Open AccessA performance comparison of individual and combined treatment modules for water recycling
Author(s) -
Khan Stuart,
Wintgens Thomas,
Sherman Paul,
Zaricky Jan,
Schäfer Andrea
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
environmental progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1547-5921
pISSN - 0278-4491
DOI - 10.1002/ep.10108
Subject(s) - reverse osmosis , water treatment , waste management , flocculation , environmental science , microfiltration , filtration (mathematics) , sewage treatment , environmental engineering , water quality , pilot plant , activated carbon , process engineering , engineering , adsorption , chemistry , membrane , ecology , biochemistry , statistics , mathematics , organic chemistry , biology
An Advanced Water Recycling Demonstration Plant (AWRDP) was commissioned and constructed by the Queensland State Government in Australia. The AWRDP was used to study the effectiveness of a variety of treatment processes in the upgrading of municipal wastewater for water recycling applications. The AWRDP consists of eight modules, each housing an individual specific treatment process. These processes are flocculation, dissolved air flotation, dual media filtration, ozonation, biological activated carbon adsorption, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet disinfection. The individual performances of the treatment processes were determined, as well as their interdependence in series. A range of chemical water quality parameters were investigated. The study provides a broad process comparison on the basis of an important catalogue of these key parameters. This will be valuable in the selection and optimization of treatment processes trains in full‐scale water recycling applications. © 2005 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 2005
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