Waste Water Treatment: An Innovative Mechanism for Sustainable Energy Production

This research paper presents an innovative mechanism for converting wastewater into a useful form for sustainable energy production. It discusses the challenges and benefits of waste water treatment, the technical barriers, and ways of enhancing the amount of energy produced. The paper also covers the treatment process, including primary, secondary, and advanced treatment stages. The subject is waste water treatment, and the course code is not mentioned. The content is relevant to environmental science, engineering, and sustainability courses in colleges and universities.

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Abstract
The construction of the urban structures and buildings comprises a lot of resources. This
means that the cities and the urban center utilizes the highest amount of energy and water as well
as leading in the production of the waste. This is majorly attributed to the fact that the urban
centers composes of high populations. as a results of the technological advancements and
globalization, the nations are tasked with the responsibility of coming up with ways of producing
sustainable energy towards the sustaining of both the city inhabitants and the future
generation .one of the ways of achieving this is by coming with means which are
environmentally friendly such that they are more sustainable and adaptable (Benjamin, 2015).
The ways must be able to ensure that the natural environment is not adversely affected
since most of the populated areas generate huge amounts of waste and toxic substances which
may result in health-related issues. This research paper has presented an innovative mechanism
which helps to ensure that the wastewater produced in the cities are not directly discharged into
the environment but then they are converted into a useful form (Blanchard, 2011).
Introduction
Project background
It is absolutely clear that pure water cannot be easily found naturally. The water gets
evaporated into the atmosphere and upon condensing and falling back into the ground, its comes
already containing some dissolved gases such as bacteria, carbon dioxide, oxygen among other
impurities. In addition, immediately the water falls on the ground, some organic and inorganic
substances are absorbed as it flows into the stream and rivers. Apart from the contamination of
the dissolved substances, radioactive isotopes also can contaminate the water thereby leading to

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adverse effects on the environment. However, despite the intended purpose of the wastewater, it
needs that it should be treated just the same way the domestic water should be treated.
Renewable source of energy has been widely applied globally in the treatment of wastewater
(Bonomo, 2011).
Literature review
Water quality and water resources
Water forms one of the naturally available resources that are readily available to a
human. The largest percentage of the world is covered by water. The various human activities
usually expose the waters to various contaminations. An example is the irrigation systems where
the chemicals from the fertilizers get washed downstream and contaminate the water (British,
2015).
Water resources
Water is applied in various day to day life. For instance washing, irrigation, drinking, as
a solvent for extraction purposes and also it can be used in large plant systems for cooling
purposes. The water that is present underground depends on various storage facilities and that
why in some places there is an abundance of water and in other places, there is the scarcity of
water. Usually, there exist two primary sources of water including the groundwater and the
surface water. The surface water resources refer to the rivers, oceans, streams lakes and seas
among others where the groundwater resources usually get formed as result of oversaturation o
and excessive filtering of water downwards (Buch, 2016).

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Anaerobic digestion of residual of wastewater and bio solids
Anaerobic digestion techniques have been applied widely when it comes to the
conversion of wastewater into some useful form despite the wastewater management system
having some limited insensitive that barricades the full realization of the potential of energy
produced (Hamid, 2014).
Technical barriers
The wastewater management faces some technical barriers that limit its realization of
energy full, potential. These factors range from the technology applied to the microbial
organisms that assist the full anaerobic digestion of the waste. Season also affects the capacity of
energy produced .below are the highlights of the technical barriers (Frank, 2017)
Knowledge barriers
There is limited knowledge concerning the operation of the anaerobic process. Besides.
The realization of the full potential of the feedstock’s to be used is also insufficient .his means
that there is need for better understanding of the digestion implementation process for the
maximum production of biogas (Maldonado, 2016).
Material handling
There is the difficulty of combining the feedstock together with other multiple organisms
thus demanding for another cost effective mechanism which will assist in decontaminating the
water
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There is the need for cheaper methodologies of testing the waste material which is also
more reliable. Besides, a reliable and easily understood cleanup technology of the biogas plant is
required (Moubray, 2016).
Insufficient technology
The pretreatment and post-treatment technologies such as the fractionation and enhanced
anaerobic performance are not sufficient enough. In addition, most of the biogas plants have a
longer residence time thereby limiting the rate of energy production. There is still need for better
technologies to improve the rate of energy production (Goncalves, 2016)
Techno-economics
The techno economics refers to the digester objectives such as
 Reduction volume,
 Energy,
 Bio solids management and nutrients.
The cost of upgrading these process is still high and need to be minimized as possible.
Characterizes of sewage strength
The wastewater usually possesses varying strengths in with regards to their origin. The
design of wastewater plants usually begins with the domestic sewage. Companies produce waste
which are of different characteristics and strengths. There are four major categories of sewage
namely; (Russel, 2007)
 Value of the alkalinity and Ph.

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 Nutrients concentration(Russel, 2008)
 Solids concentration – this is also expressed as in terms of the relative amount of the
sludge that is generated
 Oxidizable organic material concentration this is usually expressed as the oxygen demand
and the sewage strength measure (Heinz, 2016).
Sewage strength
Parameters for determining the strength of a sewage includes
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand.
Their selection majorly depends on the practical considerations and also the preference. The
BOD deals with the quantity of oxygen that is required to decompose the sewage by the bacteria
and other microorganisms(Russel, 2011).
Problem description
The treatment and handling of wastewater comprise of the breakdown of
complicated organic compounds into a simple form which is useful to human or rather one which
is not harmful to the environment. Usually, when the wastewater is released directly into the
environment then it has many adverse effects including; the untreated wastewater when becomes
decomposed into the land or water may lead to the production of toxic gases which are harmful
to health. When the untreated water is released into the land, it may get drained away by water
and then taken into the river or streams or sea. Upon arriving at the water bodies, it replenishes
the oxygen that is present and thereby cutting the supply of oxygen to the organism that lives in

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water. Hence, wastewater, if not treated, may even lead to the extinction of sea animals (Culp,
2007)
The untreated wastewater usually contains a lot of nutrients and when released into the water
bodies may stimulate the growth of aquatic plants that in turn leads to eutrophication and
destroying the seas. The untreated wastewater normally has very many pathogenic
microorganisms which are toxic in nature and may result into causing a lot of disease to both the
human and animals when the drink the water directly from the water bodies. As discussed above,
the treatments and proper handling of the wastewater proves not only to be a design but also it is
a fundamental responsibility that should be practiced and implemented (Stephen, 2009).
Ways of enhancing the amount of energy produced
There are two techniques which will assist in enhancing the potential of energy produced from
the treatment of wastewater. These techniques include.
Use of a bio-organic catalyst
The bio-organic catalyst allows for the large-scale production of energy in form of biogas upon
the breakdown of the inorganic substances. the biocatalyst has been found that despite just
speeding the rate of decomposition of the inorganic substances, it also results in large-scale
generation of methane gas .for instance, a study conducted in the village of ridge wood between
the years 2007 and 2008 indicated that there was a substantial increase in the production of
biogas by 62% when the bio-organic catalyst was used (Graham, 2015).
Research says that the bio-organic catalyst is hypo allergenic, biodegradable, nontoxic, and free
from bacteria and also it is not irritating. It is always heated together with sludge and thus
producing methane and organic matter which is utilized for the heating of the incoming products.

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One advantage with the organic catalyst apart from the substantial increases in the production of
methane gas in large amounts is the promoting energy savings and also significant cut of the
costs used in production (Morimoto, 2016).
Methane capping
This technique involves the utilization of new techniques that ensure that the methane gas which
escapes into the atmosphere is captured back and utilized in the heating of the incoming loads.
Paybacks of Reprocessed Wastewater
Eco-friendly benefits
Wastewater that has been recycled in other words means that the water which had been
previously made use of is reused back for other purposes instead of being disposed directly into
the environment. When the water is directly disposed into the environment, it may result in some
technical challenges such as biodegradation of the soil nutrients (Oliver, 2015)
Reduces Waste Water Pollution
Usually, when the wastewaters recycled, it prevents its discharge into ecosystem thereby
preventing the case water body’s pollution. Besides, the treatment of the wastewater ensures that
aquatic is saved from any kind of pollution.
(Partners, 2012).
Increases Irrigation Benefits

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Research from the EPA suggests that recycled water has some desirable properties including
high nitrogen content and calcium. These nutrients are of great significance to the irrigation
systems (Abdul, 2014).
Improved Wetlands
Many significant advantages come along with the such as sustaining wildlife, accommodating
the aquatic life, refining the quality of water and finally minimizing of floods, When the
wastewater is added into the wetlands, their survival gets to be maintained (William, 2015)
Provides Future Water Supply
When wastewater is recycled, the water that has been previously used is somehow maintained
and soonest just go to waste. This means that the future generation is at least assured of water
supply.
Reduced transportation costs
After the production of wastewater from various industries and household systems, it becomes a
major challenge when it comes to transporting the wastewater. Recycling it means that there are
no costs that will be incurred to hire the Lorries which will transport it. This significantly helps
in cutting down the costs. Besides, there will be an absurdity of water since no newer water
sources will be required as the used one will just be recycled.
(Kurbiel, 2009).
Lower Operation Costs

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The continued use of wastewater when compared to the utilization of freshwater is a bit cheaper.
This is because freshwater is normally difficult to find as most of it is eliminated by the
discharges from wastewater.
Treatment Process
This design system will basically operate on the chemical, physical and chemical principles for
the purpose of removing the contaminants in water. Therefore it will basically comprise of three
stages i.e.; primary treatment, secondary treatment and finally the advanced treatment process
which is also known as tertiary treatment (Kurbiel, 2009). Some design strategies have also been
incorporated in all the stages to help in ensuring that the water that will be finally produced is
one that is of high quality.
Primary Treatment
The primary treatment involves the utilization of non-complex simple and desirable mechanical
and biological processes for the purposes of removing some of the contaminants that are present
in water, basically, it is composed of bar screens, the primary clarification and finally the grit
chamber (Zeiher, 2016)
 Bar screens

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The bar screens are screens that are structurally mechanical and usually, they are used for the
purpose of removing the big sized particles that cannot pass through the grit chamber. For
instance the rocks and also plastic rags. A rack is normally present in the screens and it is placed
horizontally on top of a gear drive that removes the waste that has been captured to a conveyor
that places the wastes into a dumpster for removal (Partners, 2012).
 Grit chamber
The grit chamber generally allows the fine particles to cool down and settle. It has chamber
which is usually aerated in order to enable the settling of the fine particles
 Primary clarification
Once the wastewater has passed through the grit chamber, the water enters the primary clarifies.
These clarifiers are responsible for controlling the velocity of the water flow in order to enable
big sized particles to settle down. The particles then get digested and dried for beneficial
commitments such as composting (Partners, 2012).
At this stage, the water quality can be approximated at 20%.
Secondary treatment
The secondary treatment stage basically involves the biological means of wastewater treatment.
It usually has some sections including the final clarifiers and also the aeration basins
 Aeration Basins

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The aeration basins allow for the wastewater to settle. The settling helps in ensuring proper
mixing of the waste particles with oxygen since they are aerated. Besides, microorganism re
usually introduced which are organic in nature. These convert the solids which have not settled
to a state whereby they simply settle and henceforth get engrossed in the final clarifiers as bio
solids (Culp, 2011).
 Final Clarifiers
Form the aeration basins, they are taken into the final clarifiers whereby the bio solids that are
still remaining get settled and then be digested. , some of the solids are taken back to the
aeration chamber whereby they are released and get into the incoming wastewater.
Advanced treatment
The advanced water treatment stage is the last stage and is usually the stage where chemicals
were introduced. This stage encompasses of disinfectants, chlorinators and sand filters,
Once the wastewater has left the secondary wastewater treatment stage, the water enters the sand
filters. The clarifiers remove any solids which might have been left out. The filters are easily
observable when the process is ongoing hence advantageous.
Disinfection and DE chlorination
The disinfection and dechlorination chambers contain chlorine which kills the microorganism
which is still remaining in the wastewater. After this, the chlorine chemical is removed by the

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use of sulfur dioxide. The reason as to why sulfur is not used is because it is normally undesired
in the large water bodies.
At this stage, the quality of water is usually a bit increased and can be approximated to be 96
percent.
Outfall
After the whole water treatment process, the water is now clean and ready to be released into the
environment. At the point where water is released into the environment is called the outfall.
Solid waste processing
During the treatment processes, bio solids are generated from each stage. These bio solids are
very beneficial to the environment and should be decomposed. They act as natural organic
fertilizer and also as soil conditioners. Besides, these bio solids can be utilized agriculturally by
providing the full micronutrients and essential nutrients required for a healthy plant growth.
Thus, they can be applied directly to the Land or applied in gardens and lawns as compost
manure. Below are ways of processing bio solids (Skarheim, 2008).
Thickening
In this chamber, air under high pressure is forced into the liquid where it gets dissolved and then
it is allowed into the sludge. At the sludge, tiny air bubbles rise carrying the solids into the
surface (Culp, 2007).
Anaerobic digester

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Here, the sludge which has settled into the primary clarifiers is pumped in for stabilization. The
air inside the tank is restricted and cannot escape at any point thereby encouraging anaerobic
respiration (Skarheim, 2008).
De watering
This process is meant to remove water from the digested solids. It is mechanically done using
belt filter press or by squeezing. Below is the flowchart diagram
Technical report
Introduction
, Wastewater refers to the water which is combined with water materials and then released to the
environment. The sources of the waste materials range widely from residential to industrial,
institution and also to commercial. These wastes are harmful to the environment and also to

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human thus a more friendly and sustainable way should be put into place to ensure they are done
away with (Kurbiel, 2009).
The whole process of wastewater treatment process involves biological, mechanical and sludge
treatment process and it is done in structures called wastewater treatment plants.
Conceptual Design
Assuming that the following information is provided to be used in the design of a wastewater
plant;
-M is the last two digits of group members when averaged and other values have been assumed
as per the references and citations, the wastewater CONTAINS impurities that are big sized i.e.
Bottles and hair (Esmond, 2009).
Designing,
Silt particles having a diameter and density of 0.017*(1+M*0.1) cm and 3*(1-M*0.1) g/cm3
respectively. Design a grit chamber and write down the merits of an aerated grit chamber?
Solution
Grit chamber:
M = 5
O the particles = 0.017*(1+ M*0.1)/100 = 0.000255 m
Density = 3*(1-M*0.1) = 1500 kg/m3

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From introduction to environmental engineering book, the temperature of wastewater 22 degrees
Celsius, while the density of density is approximately 1000 kg/m3 .besides, the viscosity is 0.995
mPa. Silt particles diameter is 0.000255 m., length of the grit chamber = 13.5m
Vs. =g* {(ρs− ρ)*d}/18μ but g =9.8, ρs=1500, ρ=1000, d=0.000255m, μ=0.995
Hence replacing; Vs. = 9.8 (1500−1000)0.000255/18(0.995) = 0.0177 m/s – settling
velocity
Reynolds number is thus calculated as shown;
Re =settling velocity * silt diameter / viscosity
= (0.0177)*(0.000255)/ (0.000995/1000) = 4.54
Assuming that horizontal velocity =0.25m/original velocity is Vo = 0.028 m/s, rate of flow =
0.15 m3/s, channel width= 0.56m
The cross sectional area is calculated by dividing the flow rate by horizontal velocity.
A = (0.15 m3/s)/ (0.25m/s)
= 0.60 m2
Height of the flow is obtained by; area/channel width
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h =1.07m
The time taken by the particle to reach the bottom of the chamber is evaluated by
t=h/Vs.
= 1.07/0.028 = 38.2 s
Comparing with the total time taken by the particles in the grit chamber will use the assumed grit
chamber length and horizontal velocity of 13.5 m and 0.25 m/s respectively (Culp, 2007, p. 232).
Thus, t = 13.5/0.025
= 54s, hence the particle will have no doubt be contained in the chamber
Overflow velocity
= 0.15/ (13.5*0.56) =19.8 mm/s
Diving by the settling viscosity to obtain the ratio,
Vs. /Vo = 17.7 / 19.8 = 0.893 which is less than 1. This means that particles having a
diameter equal to this would settle in the bottom of the chamber.
Advantages of aerated grit chamber:
Below are some of the merits that come with this design of the aerated grit chamber,
 The effluent removal efficiency is Consistent for a longer period.

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 The pre aeration process helps to improve downstream performance which alternatively
reduces the incoming wastewater septic conditions (Esmond, 2009).
 The versatile nature of the aerated grit chambers helps in enabling the addition and
mixing of chemical and also flocculation process.
 The maintenance cost is greatly reduced (Abdul, 2014).
 This design is very simple since there are no underwater parts that are in motion
 Besides, the lift pumping can be enabled by a blower
Design an equalization basin.

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The other columns have been generated as shown below.
Volume inflow = inflow *time difference (1hour)*3600 seconds per hour
Volume outflow = outflow *time difference (1hour)*3600 seconds per hour
dS= inflow volume – outflow volume
The required volume for the equalization basin is the maximum cumulative storage. With the
requirement for 25 percent excess, the volume would then be (Kurbiel, 2009).

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The maximum cumulative volume/ storage would then be obtained by a 25% excess of volume
i.e. =125/ 100 * 2219.4
=27774.25 m3.
The average concentration is determined as.
Sav= inflow volume at certain time interval * average BOD5 concentration at certain time
interval + previous time interval final volume of basin water * BOD5 concentration in the basin)
initial volume + settling volume.
Design of the Primary sedimentation

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Using the following set of data, evaluate the design of the primary sedimentation with regards to
the detention time, weir loading, and the overflow rate (Santamouris, 2015).
Design data.
Design of the secondary settling tank.

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Comparing this rate with the maxima in the figure above. We can deduce that;
Ways of handling sludge
Sludge refers to residue or biosolids which are the sole responsibility for the storage in sewage
treatment plants. Proper handling of this sludge material should be of priority and the handling
comprises of some processes such as burning stabilization, absorption dehydration, and

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dewatering. Some of the techniques applied to the proper management of the biosolids include
(Skarheim, 2008).
 landfilling
 utilization as compost manure
 Agriculturally though inorganic manure production
Merits and drawbacks of biological phosphorus elimination process
Advantages
1. The sludge produced is of high quality since the process of dewatering is not interfered with
2. The saline which is obtained is normally of reduced connect that is comparatively harmless.
3. Since there is biological removal of the waste substances, it indicates that there are contents of
chemicals that are produced during the process
4. In addition, the inhabitation of nitrification process is condensed (Thomas, 2006)
Disadvantages
1. During the process of treatment, some content of phosphorus gets released into the
environment and this is harmful
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3. There is undesired influence on the volume index of the sludge
Cost analysis: infrastructure cost & maintenance cost (energy consumption)
During the process of the wastewater treatment, there are various forms of energy which are involved. For
instance, manual, the local energy and also the electrical energy. These forms of energy can be grouped as
non-renewable sources of energy or renewable sources of energy. As shown below in the following table,
the various forms of energy portrays how their utilization takes place.
Electrical energy
Electrical energy usually is with respect to the load which is present in the motor which is operated for a
specific period. If we assume that the motor operates at an efficiency of 0.8, the below table shoes the
kilowatt-hour usage for the total energy particulars (Benjamin, 2015).

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From the above calculation, it is found that the total amount of energy used is
approximately 1.03 kWh/m3 of the total amount of wastewater treatment. This value is
comparatively less than the values that are present in the literature reviews for the large-
scale wastewater treatment plants hence making the design more optimized and
adaptable.

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Conclusion
The construction of the urban strictures and buildings needs a lot of resources such that
both the cities and the urban center utilizes the highest amount of energy and water as well as
leading in the production of the waste. This is majorly attributed to the fact that the urban centers
composes of high populations. as a results of the technological advancements and globalization,
the nations are tasked with the responsibility of coming up with ways of producing sustainable
energy towards the sustaining of both the city inhabitants and the future generation .one of the
ways of achieving this is by coming with means which are environmentally friendly such that
they are more sustainable and adaptable (Skarheim, 2008).
The ways must be able to ensure that the natural environment is not adversely affected
since most of the populated areas generate huge amounts of waste and toxic substances which
may result in health-related issues. This research paper has presented an innovative mechanism
which helps to ensure that the wastewater produced in the cities are not directly discharged into
the environment but then they are converted into a useful form. Besides, a comprehensive
design of a mechanism that can be used to treat wastewater from the story buildings has also
been provided.
Wastewater when not properly handled may lead to many disadvantages to human and
the environment. The worst scenario is the situation whereby the future generation is put at risk
such that biodiversity is compromised. Ensuring that better wastewater treatment will be no
doubt a significant benefit to the society (Santamouris, 2015).

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