Concept
NH4+-N → Cells
NH4+-N → NO3-
O2
H2O
a. O2 only used for nitrification
COD/O2 equivalent = 4.57 g O2 / g NH4+-N
(from NH4+ + 2 O2 → NO3- + H2O + 2H+)
mass O2/d = 0.8(40 - 2) g NH4+-N/m3 (4.57 g O2/g NH4+-N) 70 m3 1440 min/d
≅ 14,000 kg/d
b. cells: C5H7NO2
uHXB = 14 gN / 113 g cells = 0.124 gN/g cells
mass cell formation rate = 0.2(40 - 2) g N/m3 (70 m3) (1440 min/d) 365 / 0.124
= 2,255 MT/yr
(4 points)
2. CH2O + O2 → CO2 + H2O
(3 points) CH2O + 0.8NO3- + 0.8H+ → 0.4N2 + CO2 + 1.4H2O
compare
(1(32)O2 / 1(30)CH2O) / (0.8(14)N / 1(30)CH2O) = 32 g O2 / 11.2 g NO3--N = 2.86 g O2 / g NO3--N
Purposes:
a. Compare stoichiometries for 2 e- acceptors
b. get familiar with writing redox stoichiometry
3. (3 points)
COD-S in
Y = 0.4
growth 1 → cells
assume Y = 0.4
growth 2 → cells
decay → debris
COD-S recycled
a. Yobs = growth1 - decay + growth2
= 0.4 - 0.25(0.4) + 0.4(0.5)(0.25)(0.4)
= 0.4(1 - 0.25 + 0.5(0.25)(0.4)) = 0.32 g cells / g CODS
introduce component non-degradable organic matter
4. a. 0.45 g alls x 1.42 g allOD / g alls = 0.64 g all-OD / g COD
(4 points)
b. reference COD-S
(1) -1 COD-S + (1-Y) COD-O2 + Y COD-cells = 0
CR for O2
(2) -1 COD-S - (1-Y) O2 + Y COD-cells = 0
reference COD-cells
(3) -(1/Y) COD-S - ((1-Y)/Y) O2 + 1 COD-cells = 0
from (2)
r = rs/(-1) = rO/-(1-Y) = rX/Y
rs = -300 g 50,000 m3/d assuming 100% removal
rO2 = -(1 - 0.64)(300)(50000)0 kg/d = 5,400 kg/d
reference rate
5. 1 CH3COO- + 0.03O2 + 0.02NH4+ + 0.92H2O → 0.95CH4 + 0.02C5H7NO2 + 0.78HCO3-
a.) ref CH3COO-, mw = 59
ψ1 = 1, ψ2 = 0.03(44) / 1(59) = 0.022, ψ3 = 0.02(8) / 1(59) = 0.006
ψ4 = 0.92(18) / 1(59) = 0.281, ψ5 = 0.95(16) / 1(59) = 0.258
ψ6 = 0.02(13) / 1(59) = 0.038, ψ7 = 0.78(61) / 1(59) = 1.01
1 CH3COO- + 0.022 CO2 + 0.006 NH4+ + 0.281 H2O → 0.258 CH4 + 0.038 C5H7NO2 + 1.01 HCO3-
1/30? = 1.306 ✓
b. ψ = 1, COD-Ac = 1.085 g COD/g Ac
COD-O2 (acceptor) = -1.45 g COD/g O2
COD-CH4 = 4 g COD/g CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2
COD-cells = 1.42
COD-everything else = 0
ψ2 = -1.45(0.022) / 1.085 = -0.029
ψ3 = 0.258(14) / 1.085 = 0.95
ψ4 = 0.038(1.42) / 1.085 = 0.05
b) 1 COD-Ac - 0.029 COD-O2 → 0.95 COD-CH4 + 0.05 COD-cells
1 - 0.029 = 0.971, 0.95 + 0.05 = 1.0 (close)
transform rates using matrix
method for multiple phases in one
reactor.
[ matrix diagram ]
multiply 2 vectors
for ith component, n reactions
for ith component / jth component
r_i = Σ(ψ_i,j r_j)
will be used extensively in BioWin
have already used in simple CSTR
rX = (μm - bH) XBH
7/32 = 2.38 g O2/COD / g phenol
a. mass added = 500 g phenol/m3 2.38 g O2/g phenol 1000 m3 10^-? /d
= 1,191.5 kg phenol COD/d
regular ww mass/d = 450 g COD/m3 (25000 m3) 10^-3 kg/g = 11,250 kg/d
~10% increase in COD loading
b. additional O2 = (1 - 0.35) g O2/g CODphenol (1191.5 g CODphenol/d)
= 774.5 kg O2 additional/d
c. toxicity of phenol to WWTP bacteria
discharge of unbiodegraded phenol
volatilization of phenol during aeration
Purpose: be able to assess impact of new
waste/industrial waste on WWTP
CH3COO- + 2O + H+ → 2CO2 + 2H2O
2(32) / 1(44) = 1.45 g O2 / g CO2
5 c. 500 kg-CH3COO- consumed (0.258 g CH4 / g CH3COO-) = 129 kg CH4/d
rAc = rCH4 / -1 = 500 kg Ac/d
V = nRT / P = 129 kmol CH4/d (8.314 kPa·m3/kmol·K) (357.3 K) / 101 kPa
V = 204 m3 CH4/d
d) rVSS / ψ6 = rAc / -1 = 500 kg Ac/d VSS = C5H7NO2
rVSS = 500 kg Ac/d (0.038 kg VSS / kg Ac)
rVSS = 19 kg VSS/d
5. purpose
Practice converting stoichiometries
and related rates
COD AND NITROGEN STOICHIOMETRIC AND KINETIC MATRIX FOR GROWTH AND D...
a. (4 points)
Process | Soluble COD SS (mg/L COD) | Soluble NH4+-N SNH (mg/L N) | Dissolved O2, SO (mg/L O2) | Heterotrophic biomass XBH (mg/L COD) | Autotrophic (Nitrifying) Biomass XBA (mg/L COD) | Debris, XD (mg/L COD)
Aerobic Heterotrophic Growth
rH = -μH XBH
= -1.82
-4XBH = -0.08
na
na
na
Aerobic Growth of Autotrophs (Nitrification)
- FA* =
-8.33
na
1
na
Decay and Lysis of Heterotrophs
1-fa = 0.98
μWB = 0.079
na
na
[equations handwritten along right side, partly unreadable]
And rates are [3 points]
μH, XBH = growth rate for heterotrophs (d-1)
μA, XBA = growth rate for autotrophs (d-1)
bH, XBH = decay rate for heterotrophs (d-1)
* could use all active biomass in the?
r = -1/4
= 0.171? something unclear