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no oxygen
60%
40%
CO2
h
Monomers
(sugars, amino acids, peptides, Long chain fatty acids
Methanogenic
Consortium
1
propionate
butyrate
2
2
H2 + CO2
4
acetate
3
CH4 + CO2
3 Homoacetogenic bacteria
h Hydrolytic enzymes
4 Methanogens
1 Fermentative bacteria
2 Syntrophic acetogenic bacteria
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
Draw backs
1. Long start-up period when seed
sludge is not available, as the
growth rate of methanogenic
microorganisms is low.
2. Low pathogen removal.
UASB reactor
Baffle
Settler
Gas
collector
Settler
Gas
collector
Settler
Gas
deflector
Sludge blanket
Sludge bed
Small scale UASB
Large scale UASB reactor
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
Gas
collector
Settler
Treated
sewage
Raw
sewage
Screens
Grit
chambers
Post treatment
system
UASB
reactors
Excess
sludge
Drying
beds
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
65 - 80 %
BOD removal
75 - 85 %
SS removal
75 - 85 %
Coliform removal
Helminth eggs
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
70 - 90 % (i.e. 1 log)
up to 100%
HRT
First step:-
HRT = 3 - 4 hours
Second step:-
HRT = 4 - 8 hours
10
4
9
6
2
AF reactor
7
AH reactor
= 6-8h
= 12 - 20 days
Inlet pipe
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
The most applied systems for the post treatment:1. Pond, Duckweed, Wetland,
2. Tricking filter,
3. Rotating biological contactor,
4. Aerated lagoon,
5. Activated sludge process.
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
Screen
Trickling filter
WEB BASED TRAINING 2005
UASB
polishing pond
Papermill Schulte,
Dsseldorf, Germany:
closed water system
pH fluctuates: 5 12 (!)
sea
road
Sea-outfall
UASB
road
UASB reactors
H = 6 m.
sand & grit removal
Modular Design
UASB Reactors
Duckweed
pond
Biogas
UASB reactor
Wetland
Biogas
storage
UASB septic
Tank
Wetland
sewage
black water grey
urine faeces water
UASB reactor
Biogas
storage
Duckweed
pond
Biogas
Biogas
Wetland
UASB reactor
Biogas
35oC sludge
Pre-treatment
(SS removal)
Anaerobic
digester
storage
35oC
UASB septic
Tank
Wetland
sewage
black water grey
urine faeces water
UASB reactor
Biogas
storage
35oC
storage
Anaerobic
digester
References
1. Elmitwalli T.A., Zeeman G., Oahn K.L.T. and Lettinga G. (2002) Treatment of domestic
sewage in a two-step system anaerobic filter/anaerobic hybrid reactor at low temperature.
Water Research, 36(9), 2225-2232.
2. LeAF foundation(http://www.ftns.wau.nl/lettinga-associates/)
3. Mahmoud N. (2002). Anaerobic pre-treatment of sewage under low temperature (15oC)
conditions in an integrated UASB-digester system. Ph. D. thesis, Sub-department of
Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
4. Yamuna Action Plan (http://yap.nic.in/research-development.asp
5. Wang K. (1994) Integrated anaerobic and aerobic treatment of sewage. Ph. D. thesis,
Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.