Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country
Poor wastewater management remains a critical health and environmental challenge in most developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa due to the lack of adequate infrastructure for collection and treatment. This study evaluated the performance and methane production of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sl...
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| author | Philomina M.A. Arthur Yacouba Konaté Boukary Sawadogo Gideon Sagoe Bismark Dwumfour-Asare Issahaku Ahmed Myron N.V. Williams |
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| description | Poor wastewater management remains a critical health and environmental challenge in most developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa due to the lack of adequate infrastructure for collection and treatment. This study evaluated the performance and methane production of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor of capacity 18000 m3/d, with post-treatment unit: trickling filters followed by final settling tanks for municipal wastewater treatment in Ghana. Data was collected on operational conditions and physicochemical parameters of wastewater (influent and effluent) over a period of 35 weeks in 2021 (from January to August). The influent biochemical oxygen demand to chemical oxygen demand (BOD:COD) ratio was 0.58 ± 0.16, indicating the presence of highly biodegradable compounds in the sewage. Operational conditions for the UASB reactors were observed to be within the optimal range for anaerobic systems, with an applied organic loading rate of 1.30 ± 0.79 kgCOD/m3/d. Generally, Plant performance was satisfactory with carbon removal at 93% for COD and 98% for BOD. Biogas yield was 0.2 m3/kgCOD removed, culminating in an average biogas production rate of 831.6 ± 292.7 m3/d. Average methane composition was 64.7 ± 11.9% of the biogas output, whilst an estimated 35% of the methane generated remained dissolved in the UASB effluent. The UASB reactor presents an efficient technology that can be implemented in developing countries for effective and sustainable wastewater management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74a513158e904f25b94c6d96db6046cc2022-12-22T04:19:37ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-08-0188e10129Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing countryPhilomina M.A. Arthur0Yacouba Konaté1Boukary Sawadogo2Gideon Sagoe3Bismark Dwumfour-Asare4Issahaku Ahmed5Myron N.V. Williams6Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE), Laboratoire Eaux Hydro-Systèmes et Agriculture (LEHSA), 1 Rue de la Science 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso; Corresponding author.Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE), Laboratoire Eaux Hydro-Systèmes et Agriculture (LEHSA), 1 Rue de la Science 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina FasoInstitut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (2iE), Laboratoire Eaux Hydro-Systèmes et Agriculture (LEHSA), 1 Rue de la Science 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina FasoWaste Landfills Co. Ltd., P. O. Box DT, 1670, Adenta, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education, AAM–University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Box 40, Asante-Mampong Campus, GhanaSewerage Systems Ghana Ltd., Accra, GhanaBrew-Hammond Energy Center, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaPoor wastewater management remains a critical health and environmental challenge in most developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa due to the lack of adequate infrastructure for collection and treatment. This study evaluated the performance and methane production of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor of capacity 18000 m3/d, with post-treatment unit: trickling filters followed by final settling tanks for municipal wastewater treatment in Ghana. Data was collected on operational conditions and physicochemical parameters of wastewater (influent and effluent) over a period of 35 weeks in 2021 (from January to August). The influent biochemical oxygen demand to chemical oxygen demand (BOD:COD) ratio was 0.58 ± 0.16, indicating the presence of highly biodegradable compounds in the sewage. Operational conditions for the UASB reactors were observed to be within the optimal range for anaerobic systems, with an applied organic loading rate of 1.30 ± 0.79 kgCOD/m3/d. Generally, Plant performance was satisfactory with carbon removal at 93% for COD and 98% for BOD. Biogas yield was 0.2 m3/kgCOD removed, culminating in an average biogas production rate of 831.6 ± 292.7 m3/d. Average methane composition was 64.7 ± 11.9% of the biogas output, whilst an estimated 35% of the methane generated remained dissolved in the UASB effluent. The UASB reactor presents an efficient technology that can be implemented in developing countries for effective and sustainable wastewater management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022014177Anaerobic digestionBiogas productionMunicipal wastewaterPost-treatment unitsRemoval efficiencyUASB reactor |
| spellingShingle | Philomina M.A. Arthur Yacouba Konaté Boukary Sawadogo Gideon Sagoe Bismark Dwumfour-Asare Issahaku Ahmed Myron N.V. Williams Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country Heliyon Anaerobic digestion Biogas production Municipal wastewater Post-treatment units Removal efficiency UASB reactor |
| title | Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| title_full | Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| title_fullStr | Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| title_short | Performance evaluation of a full-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| title_sort | performance evaluation of a full scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with trickling filters for municipal wastewater treatment in a developing country |
| topic | Anaerobic digestion Biogas production Municipal wastewater Post-treatment units Removal efficiency UASB reactor |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022014177 |
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