1.

Wastewater from a peach packaging plant was tested in a pilot activated sludge plant, and the kinetic
constants were found to be:
Maximum growth rate factor = 3/d
Yield = 0.6
Half saturation constant = 450 mg/L

The influent BOD is 1,200 mg/L and a flow rate of 19,000 m3/d is expected. The aerators to be used will limit
the suspended solids in the aeration tank to 4500 mg/L. The available aeration volume is 5,100 m 3. What
efficiency of BOD removal can be expected? Suppose we found that the flow rate is actually much higher, say
35,000 m3/day, and the flow is more dilute, S0 = 600 mg/L. What removal efficiency might we expect now? At
this flow rate and S0, suppose we could not maintain 4,500 mg/L solids in the aeration tank. If the solids were
only 2,000 mg/L and if 90% BOD removal was required? How much aeration tank volume would be needed?

Given: Required:
𝜇̂ = 3 /day Qo = 19,000 m3/d a. Efficiency of BOD removal
Y = 0.6 V = 5,100 m3 b. Removal efficiency
Ks = 450 mg/L X = 4500 mg/L c. Aeration tank volume needed
So = 1200 mg/L

Solution:

3 𝑚3
𝜇
̂𝑆 𝑄𝑜 𝑌 ×𝑆 19000 ×0.6 𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔
𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑑
a. = [𝑆𝑜 − 𝑆] =≫ 𝑚𝑔 = 𝑚𝑔 [1200 − 𝑆] =≫ 𝑆 = 100.19
𝑘𝑠 +𝑆 𝑉𝑋 450 +𝑆 5100 𝑚3 ×4500 𝐿 𝐿
𝐿 𝐿
𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔
𝑆𝑜 − 𝑆 1200 𝐿 − 100.19 𝐿
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑂𝐷 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑙 = = 𝑚𝑔 × 100 = 𝟗𝟏. 𝟔𝟓%
𝑆𝑜 1200
𝐿

3 𝑚3
𝜇
̂𝑆 𝑄𝑜 𝑌 ×𝑆 35000 ×0.6 𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔
𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑑
b. = [𝑆𝑜 − 𝑆] =≫ 𝑚𝑔 = 𝑚𝑔 [600 − 𝑆] =≫ 𝑆 = 84.04
𝑘𝑠 +𝑆 𝑉𝑋 450 +𝑆 5100 𝑚3 ×4500 𝐿 𝐿
𝐿 𝐿

𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔
𝑆𝑜 −𝑆 600 𝐿 −84.04 𝐿
𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = = 𝑚𝑔 × 100 = 𝟖𝟓. 𝟗𝟗%
𝑆𝑜 600
𝐿

𝑚𝑔
𝑆𝑜 − 𝑆 600 −S 𝑚𝑔
𝑐. 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = =≫ 0.9 = 𝐿 =≫ 𝑆 = 60
𝑆𝑜 𝑚𝑔 𝐿
600
𝐿
3 𝑚𝑔 𝑚3
𝜇
̂𝑆 𝑄𝑜 𝑌 × 60 35000 ×0.6 𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔
𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐿
= [𝑆𝑜 − 𝑆] =≫ 𝑚𝑔 𝑚𝑔 = 𝑑
𝑚𝑔 [600 − 60 ] =≫ 𝑽 = 𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟔𝟓 𝒎𝟑
𝑘𝑠 +𝑆 𝑉𝑋 450 +60 𝑉×2000 𝐿 𝐿
𝐿 𝐿 𝐿