Experimental study on maize cob trickling filter-based wastewater treatment system: design, development, and performance evaluation

• Autorzy: Ali I. , Khan Z.M. , Sultan M. , Mahmood M.H. , Farid H.U. , Ali M. , Nasir A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In developing countries, good-quality water is contaminated due to the disposal of untreated municipal and industrial wastewater (WW) into natural water reservoirs. Most of the wastewater is not treated properly according to international standards, and usually is disposed of and/or utilized for irrigation without appropriate treatment. The main hurdles in providing wastewater treatment (WWT) in developing countries include high costs, and the poor design, installation, and operation of conventional WWT systems. Therefore, the present study explores the maize cobs trickling filter-based (MCTF) low-cost WWT option for developing countries like Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. In this regard, indigenous media trickling filter was designed and developed using maize cobs as packing material for biofilm growth. The MCTFWWT system was continually operated and monitored for six months at constant hydraulic wastewater loading of about 113±2 m3 per m2 per day. The experimental data covers winter and summer seasons with temperature variations from 23ºC to 43ºC. System performance was evaluated by means of various WWT parameters, including biological and chemical oxygen demands (BOD5 and COD), total suspended and dissolved solids (TSS and TDS), turbidity, and color – before and after WWT. Experimental results showed that the MCTF-WWT system successfully removed about 79% BOD and 75% COD on average. The key reason for effective BOD and COD removal was rapid development of microbial film (within the first two weeks). Furthermore, the MCTF-WWT system removed 42-46% TSS, 28-30% TDS, 43-46% turbidity, and 33-37% color. The study concludes that the MCTF-WWT system is an effective and economical WWT option for irrigation/agricultural applications in developing countries.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 25
• Numer: 6
• Opis fizyczny: p.2265-2273,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ali I.

• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, Pakistan

autor

Khan Z.M.

• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, Pakistan

autor

Sultan M.

• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, Pakistan

autor

Mahmood M.H.

• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, Pakistan
• International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

autor

Farid H.U.

• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Bosan Road, Multan 60800, Pakistan

autor

Ali M.

• Department of Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 0600, Turkey

autor

Nasir A.

• Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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DOI

10.15244/pjoes/63657