A model for the filterability of activated sludge supported by mixed-liquor biochemical data.
A predictive model was developed to estimate the dewatering characteristics of waste-activated sludges. This model utilizes the COD-nitrogen ratio of the wastewater and the organic loading rate of the process to predict sludge filterability in terms of specific resistance. A completely mixed, continuous flow secondary treatment process with solids recycle was used for the cultivation of activated sludges. The sludge wasted from this process was used in Buchner funnel specific resistance determinations. The basic concepts involved in the development of the model were supported by sludge carbohydrate, protein, and surface charge data.
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211.