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FieldTrip1ReportAssessmentofSolidandLiquidWasteManegementSolution

AmanChaudhary,12D170006

Details:SewageTreatmentPlant(NaikEnviro)
Location:SevenHillsHospital,Marol,Mumbai
DateofVisit:30thJanuary2016,Saturday

The site contained contained 2 plants a sewage treatment plant (capacity 200 cubic
metre/day) and an effluent treatment plant (capacity 70 cubic metre/day). The sewage
treatment plant uses the sewage from the housing quarters of the hospital staff.
The plant can
operateunmannedthroughamicroprocessorsystem.

TheProcess:
Atthestartoftheprocess,gangrene,sugar,cowdungandureaareaddedtothereactor

1. Screen:
Raw wastewater passes through a bar screen and is collected in aRawSewagetankprovided
by the owner and pumped at asteadyrateintothesystem.Thescreenseparatesoutthesolids
(majorlynondissolvable)fromthesewage

2. SewageTank&pump:
The tank as a collection unit which is connected to 2
submersible pumps. One of the pumps is installed solely as a
backup.Thetankinbeneaththeground(calledacivilsetup).

3. RMBR(RotatingMediaBioReactor)

The wastewater flows through the rotating media bioreactor where organic matter in the
wastewater comes into intimate contact with a very large area of a rotating biofilm residing on
synthetic media. The media has a very high specific surface and hence supports a very high
microbialpopulation.
Aeration is achieved by rapid surface renewal of thin films of wastewater. As the film grows in
thicknessitsloughsoffandanewfilmtakesitsplace.
Properties:
Therotationspeedis23rotationsperminute.
40%submersionofrotatingplasticmediainwastewater
Plasticmediashouldhavehighinternalsurfacearea
Process:
It converts organic matter into simpler inorganic compounds throughaeration. Abiofilmgrows
on the plastic media. As the media is rotating, biofilm gently absorbs organic matter (acting as
food for it), and itabsorbsair(Oxygen).Overaperiodoftime,thelayerthickensandthebottom
part of the biofilm gets starved, hence peels off > a new biofilm layer grows on themediaand
theprocessrepeats.
Inputparameters:
The input parameters for the RMBR are COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), BOD (Biological
OxygenDemand),Oil&grease,pHandTSS(TotalSuspendedSolids).
4. SettingTank:
The flow to the setting tank isdosedbyalum.Alumcoagulates
the fine solids in water and allows them to settle. The setting
tank allows the biofilm solids to settle to the bottom, which is
then referred to as sludge. Sludge is pumped out periodically
and removed manually through trolleys. Dried sludge is used
asmanureingardening.

Overflowing mechanism is used to transfer the water to the


nextsystemforfiltration.

5. TertiaryTreatmentsystem:
Thewaterpassesthrough2filtersadualmediafilterandtheactivatedcarbonfilter.

DualMediafilter:
Layer1AnthraciteItremovesthebulkofthesolids
Layer2SandPolishesthewater

ActivatedCarbonFilter
Theactivatedcarbonremovesdissolvedorganicmatter

6. Disinfectation:
Option1Hypochloritedosingsystem(presentatthegivenplant)
Chlorineisastrongdisinfectantandkillsbacteria

Option2Ozonator
Itkillsmicrobes,removesresidualchlorineandincreaseddissolvedoxygen

7. Treatedwaterstoragetanks:
A flow meter provides a direct reading of the flowrate.
Tanks with exhaust, fresh air fans and
aerationfountains

TreatedWaterusage:
The water output from the treatment plant is used for flushing and gardening. It is not potable
water as it still contains residual micro organisms. The water output has to be used with
approximately 8 hours otherwise microbe activity increases exponentially and leads to
precipitation.

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