Study of Biogas Production by Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge
Study of Biogas Production by Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge
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Authors:Ameri billal, HANINI SALAH
Abstract
In this study, a characterization protocol of sewage sludge in Algeria was carried out. Their objective was to study the process of anaerobic digestion for the production of biogas by analogy to experiments which have already been made in the literature on sludge have the same characteristic as our own product. Five models have been proposed to simulate the anaerobic digestion process; three for the production of biogas and two models for the degradation of organic matter. The performance of the proposed models have been validated with experimental data from the literature. The modeling of the volume of biogas produced was carried out by that of Gompertz and models proposed for different products. We observed a good agreement of the models proposed with the experimental data with a maximum value in r 2 = 0.9996 and minimum in ESM = 6.34 10 -4 . The modeling of the degradation of organic matter was carried out by the first order model (eq IV.19), and dimensionless models proposed. The latter gave a good agreement with the experimental data better than the model of the literature with a maximum value in r 2 = 0.9985 and minimum in ESM = 8.91 10 -4 .
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Access to safe drinking-water is essential to health, a basic human right and a component of effective policy for health protection. The importance of water, sanitation and hygiene for health and development has been reflected in the outcomes of a series of international policy forums. These have included health-oriented conferences such as the International Conference on Primary Health Care, held in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (former Soviet Union), in 1978. Access to safe drinking-water is important as a health and development issue at national, regional and local levels. In some regions, it has been shown that investments in water supply and sanitation can yield a net economic benefit, as the reductions in adverse health effects and health-care costs outweigh the costs of undertaking the interventions. Experience has also shown that interventions in improving access to safe water favour the poor in particular, whether in rural or urban areas, and can be an effective part of poverty alleviation strategies. The World Health Organization (WHO) published three editions of the Guide-lines for drinking-water quality in 1983–1984, 1993–1997 and 2004, as successors to previous WHO International standards for drinking water, published in 1958, 1963 and 1971. From 1995, the Guidelines have been kept up to date through a process of rolling revision, which leads to the regular publication of addenda that may add to or supersede information in previous volumes as well as expert reviews on key issues preparatory to the development of the Guidelines.
10 Acceptability aspects: Taste, odour and appearance
Access to safe drinking-water is essential to health, a basic human right and a component of effective policy for health protection. The importance of water, sanitation and hygiene for health and development has been reflected in the outcomes of a series of international policy forums. These have included health-oriented conferences such as the International Conference on Primary Health Care, held in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (former Soviet Union), in 1978. Access to safe drinking-water is important as a health and development issue at national, regional and local levels. In some regions, it has been shown that investments in water supply and sanitation can yield a net economic benefit, as the reductions in adverse health effects and health-care costs outweigh the costs of undertaking the interventions. Experience has also shown that interventions in improving access to safe water favour the poor in particular, whether in rural or urban areas, and can be an effective part of poverty alleviation strategies. The World Health Organization (WHO) published three editions of the Guide-lines for drinking-water quality in 1983–1984, 1993–1997 and 2004, as successors to previous WHO International standards for drinking water, published in 1958, 1963 and 1971. From 1995, the Guidelines have been kept up to date through a process of rolling revision, which leads to the regular publication of addenda that may add to or supersede information in previous volumes as well as expert reviews on key issues preparatory to the development of the Guidelines.
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Overview
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Overview
The organic matter in raw wastewater contains almost 10 times the energy needed to treat it. Some wastewater treatment works (WWTW) can produce up to 100% of the energy they need to operate, though more typically 60% of operational energy can be produced. Biogas is typically used to meet on site power and thermal energy needs. Export of gas to local industrial users, power producers or for use as a municipal vehicle fleet fuel is also possible. In a wastewater treatment works (WWTW) biogas is produced when sludge decomposes in the absence of oxygen, in digesters. This process is referred to as Anaerobic Digestion. South Africa was one of the first countries in the world to utilise digesters as part of sludge management at WWTW. Digesters at WWTW were, however, not built to capture and use the biogas produced, but rather to assist in sludge management. In most cases, digesters can actually be refurbished to allow for biogas collection.
Biogas (a methane-rich natural gas) derived from anaerobic digestion and captured at WWTW plants provides a renewable energy source which can be used for electricity, heat and biofuel production. At the same time the sludge is stabilized and its dry matter content is reduced. This sludge, or digestate (remaining solid matter after the gas has been removed), contains valuable chemical nutrients such as nitrogen and potassium, and can be used as an organic fertilizer.
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Introduction
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In Germany, daily water use now reaches 120 litres per person. All of this water ultimately ends up in the sewage system, and from there is channelled to sewage treatment plants. At such plants, the sewage passes through screens and sieves and undergoes mechanical and biological purification,
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Abstract
Clean water and renewable energy are essential requirements to build resilience towards the adverse effects of climate change and global warming. Advanced wastewater treatment
options may provide a unique opportunity to recover various useful resources such as energy (biogas), fertilizers, minerals, and metals embedded in the wastewater stream. However,
considerable challenges remain when it comes to designing and planning sustainable wastewater treatment systems. This thesis focuses on the avenues of energy recovery from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), by evaluating the potential for biogas recovery from wastewater and sewage sludge treatment in WWTPs. Various available technologies for biogas recovery are examined and evaluated to understand their viability in different applications and relative performance. Further, the methodologies and tools employed to assess such energy recovery systems are evaluated, covering the technical, economic, and environmental performance aspects. A sustainability assessment framework is then developed, using appropriate sustainability indicators to assess performance. The framework is applied to a case study of a WWTP in the emerging city of Tbilisi, Georgia. A spreadsheet tool is also developed to aid the sustainability (techno-economic and environmental) assessments for the case study. The case study results reveal a significant biogas recovery potential, with an annual energy generation potential of 130 GWh from combined heat and power (CHP) recovery, and a potential to avoid 28,200 tCO2eq emissions every year when biogas is recovered only from the wastewater. The recovery potential increases when biogas is recovered from both wastewater and sewage sludge. Further, the contribution of overall resource (energy and nutrient) recovery in WWTPs to the Sustainable Development Goals is examined. By studying the linkage of various benefits to the different SDGs, the multilateral and cross-cutting nature of benefits from resource recovery is clearly illustrated. The thesis concludes with a discussion of possible future technologies and perspectives that can enhance the sustainability of WWTPs and help transform them into Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs).
Feasibility Study for Production of Biogas from Wastewater and Sewage Sludge – Development of a Sustainability Assessment Framework and its Application
Abstract
Clean water and renewable energy are essential requirements to build resilience towards the adverse effects of climate change and global warming. Advanced wastewater treatment
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