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The objectives of this experiment is to study the aerobic and anaerobic wastewater
treatments. Besides, the objectives of this experiment is to differentiate between the aerobic and
anaerobic wastewater treatment. Other than that, this experiment is to study the flow of the aerobic
and anaerobic wastewater treatment plants.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Aerobic wastewater treatment is a process which governed by aerobic organisms that need
an oxygen for the breaking process. Aerobic wastewater treatment tanks are usually constantly
supplied with oxygen. It is been done by the circulation of air through the tanks. Thus, for effective
functioning of aerobic organisms, the sufficient amounts of oxygen should be present in the aerobic
tanks at all times, as shown in Figure 1.0. Besides, the aeration is properly maintained throughout
aerobic treatment. The example of aerobic wastewater treatment is activated sludge sewage
treatment.
There are three main components in the principle of activated sludge which are an aeration
tank that serves as bioreactor, a settling tank for the separation of activated sludge solids and
treated wastewater, and a return activated sludge equipment to transfer settled activated sludge
from the clarifier to the influent of the aeration tank. An oxygen is introduced to a mixture of
primary treated or screened sewage combined with an organisms, the mixture is known as mixed
liquor. Basically, the dry solids concentration of mixed liquor (MLSS) range from 3 to 6 g/L.
Besides, at the effluent of the aeration tank, mixed liquor is discharged into settling tanks and the
supernatant (treated wastewater) is run off to be discharged to a natural water or undergo further
treatment before discharge. Hence, the settled activated sludge is returned to the head of the
aeration tank to re-seed the new sewage entering the tank and this is to ensure the desired MLSS
concentration in the aeration tank. Due to the biological growth present in the wastewater, excess
sludge eventually accumulates beyond the desired MLSS concentration in the aeration tank. This
amount of solid which called as Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) is removed from the treatment
process to keep the ratio of biomass to food supplied in balance. Therefore, WAS is stored away
from the main treatment process in storage tanks and is further treated by digestion.
Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment