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Successful operation of the activated sludge process relies heavily
on the ability to effectively separate mixed liquor into return
activated sludge (RAS) and a high quality final effluent. Solids
separation efficiency is dictated in large part by the relative
population of floc-forming and filamentous microorganisms present
in the activated sludge. During normal operation, mixed liquor will
be composed primarily of floc-formers with relatively low levels of
filamentous organisms. Some population of filamentous organisms is
necessary to promote the formation of larger flocs and prevent
development of a "pin-floc" condition, which often results in high
effluent turbidities (Jenkins, 2004). However, when conditions
favoring the growth of filaments over floc-formers occur, a
condition commonly referred to as filamentous "bulking" may occur.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate and compare various
thermophilic anaerobic digestion processes for meeting U.S. EPA
biosolids Class A pathogen standards. The project was split into
three phases. Phase 1 screened three bench-scale thermophilic
anaerobic process configurations at three different thermophilic
temperatures based on their fecal coliform destruction efficiency.
All three of the thermophilic process configurations tested were
capable of achieving the Class A fecal coliform standard and were
included in Phase 2. In Phase 2, bench-scale anaerobic digesters
were fed primary sludge seeded with E.coli, helminth ova,
poliovirus, and Salmonella to evaluate pathogen destruction. Two
process configurations, the thermophilic single-stage and the
two-stage mesophilic acid-phase/thermophilic methane-phase system,
met Class A requirements at 50oC. In Phase 3, the single-stage
thermophilic anaerobic digestion process was compared to the
single-stage mesophilic process at full scale (1.5-MG digesters)
based on fecal coliform and pathogen destruction, process
performance, digested sludge dewaterability, and odor
generation.Pathogen destruction and process performance comparisons
of the various process configurations are presented for each phase
of the study. Based on the fecal coliform data presented here, an
empirical model was developed for quantitatively comparing multiple
stage and single-stage thermophilic anaerobic digester performance.
The model demonstrates that various combinations of thermophilic
temperatures, staging, and residence times can achieve the Class A
fecal coliform requirement. This study also suggests that anaerobic
digesters operating in the lower thermophilic temperature range
(approximately 50degreeC) are not only capable of achieving Class A
requirements but may also produce digested sludges with less odor
and lower volatile solids than digesters operating at higher
thermophilic temperatures.
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