Municipal wastewater treatment ; Wastewater ; Two-stage activated sludge technology

Categories:
Categories:
Unit processes/End-of-life treatment/Waste water treatment
Location:
TH - Thailand
Reference year: 2014 - 2014
Description

Two-stage activated sludge technology is a wastewater treatment method that is typically used to treat wastewater with high organic loads. It divides the wastewater treatment process into two stages: anaerobic and aerobic. In the first stage, the wastewater comes into contact with sludge in an anaerobic environment, where some of the organic material is broken down into simpler organic matter. The second stage is an aerobic environment where microorganisms utilize oxygen to completely decompose the organic matter into water and carbon dioxide, completing the purification of the wastewater. This technology can efficiently treat high concentration organic wastewater and improve wastewater treatment efficiency. When using this dataset for Life Cycle Assessment, it is important to ensure that the boundaries of the assessment include the specific technological processes of the two-stage activated sludge system as implemented in Rattanakosin, Thailand in 2014. This process may exhibit unique characteristics due to its geographical and technological context, which should be accounted for in the LCA model. Users should verify that the data accurately reflects the operation of the two-stage activated sludge system for municipal wastewater treatment and that any assumptions related to scale, efficiency, and environmental impact are applicable to the assessment at hand.

Technology

Two-stage activated sludge technology typically involves the following processes:Anaerobic stage:Wastewater first enters an anaerobic tank, where the organic matter in the effluent is decomposed by microorganisms under anaerobic conditions, producing some simple organic matter and gases, such as methane.Under anaerobic conditions, the organic matter is partially degraded, providing better conditions for subsequent treatment stages.Aerobic stage:Treated wastewater flows from the anaerobic tank into the aerobic tank, when the residual organic matter and nitrogen compounds contained in the water are oxidized under aerobic conditions.Under aerobic conditions, using oxygen, aerobic microorganisms continue to decompose and oxidize the organic matter in the sewage, while oxidizing ammonia nitrogen as nitrate nitrogen

Process type
Unit
LCI modeling approach
Unknown
Multifunctional modeling
NONE
Format
ILCD
Aggregation type
HORIZONTAL
Data provider
TianGong
Review status
Internal
Cost
Free
Contact
Tiangong LCI Data Working Group