TAMILNADU STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

STUDENT PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. Name of the Student (s) :

S.No Name of the Student E-Mail ID Phone No.

1 HARIHARAN.B hariharanbalu421@gmail.com 9994116884
2 KARTHIKEYAN. P karthinp3130@gmail.com 9597901440
3 SASIKUMAR. P sachanivi34@gmail.com 9488892459
4 TAMILMANI. T mtamil339@gmail.com 9360886037

2. Name of the Guide : Dr.G.Gnanapragasam

Department / Designation : ASP/Civil
Institutional Address : V.S.B Engineering College, Karudayampalayam, Karur
Phone No. & Mobile No. : 9715087279
3. Project Title : Treatment of three different characteristics wastewater using
laboratory scale Hybrid Uplfow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket
Reactor
4. Sector in which your Project proposal : Engineering Technology (Civil)
is to be Considered

5. Project Details : Refer Annexure-I

6. Has a similar project been carried out : No

in your college / elsewhere? If so
furnish details of the previous
project and highlight the
improvements suggested in the
present one
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr.B.Hariharan, Mr.P.Karthikeyan, Mr.P.Sasikumar, Mr.T.Tamilmani is a
bonafide final year student of B.E. Civil Engineering of our college and it is also certified that two
copies of utilization certificate and final report along with seminar paper will be sent to the Council
after completion of the project by the end of May 2023.

Signature of the Guide Signature of the HOD Signature of the Principal/

Head of the Institution
(with seal)
 Annexure-I
1. Introduction
The generation of highly coloured wastewater by the textile dyeing industry now-a-days constitutes
an important environmental problem. Globally, textile industry accounts for two-thirds of the total
dyestuff market and consuming a large proportion of reactive azo dyes owing to the high demand
for cotton fabrics with brilliant colors. In 1978, it was estimated that around 2 % of the 450,000
tons of dyes produced in the world were discharged as trade effluents, whereas around 9 % were
discharged in textile dyeing effluents. The color in textile dye-house effluent and the possible
problems associated with the discharge of dyes and dye degradation products are of environmental
concern. The release of colored compounds into water bodies is undesirable because of their impact
on photosynthesis of aquatic plants, the carcinogenic nature of many of these dyes and their break-
down products. Whereas in case of sago effluent possesses high COD, highly acidic and highly
organic in nature. As a result of discharge of sago wastewater depletion of dissolved oxygen is
imported in the water sources of the affected area. It also causes an increase in air pollution in terms
of stringent foul odour, inorganic carbon deposit and change of soil matrix. Textile dyeing and sago
industries are the most polluting industries in cities like Salem, Pallipalayam, Kumarapalayam,
Bhavani, Erode and Karur in Tamil Nadu State, South India; these types of industries are clustered
together. Textile dyeing effluents are highly alkaline with low BOD:COD, high color, higher TDS
and are recalcitrant in nature. But sago effluent possesses higher BOD:COD and is highly acidic
and organic in nature. Whereas the municipal wastewater is neutral in pH and moderate organic
content. As of now, there are only separate Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) for textile dyeing,
sago units and municipal wastewater. It is decided to combine the wastewater to treat. Incorporation
of the Combined Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) concept for textile dyeing and sago units will
have the following advantages:
a) Project cost will be reduced due to installation of CETP for both sectors.
b) Neutralization of acidic sago effluent by alkaline dyeing effluent reduces the operation cost.
c) Addition of carbon rich sago wastewater acts as co-substrate and improves the treatability of
textile dyeing effluent which is recalcitrant in nature.
2. Objectives
This project aims at to evaluate the biomineralization of combined textile dyeing effluent, sago
effluent and municipal wastewater using anaerobic reactor. The main objectives are:
 To characterize the effluents from textile dyeing, sago industries and Municipal Wastewater
 To study the various operating characteristics during start-up of the anaerobic reactor
 To optimize the operating variables viz. mixing ratio of effluents, temperature and pH
3. Methodology
3.1. Textile Dye Wastewater Preparation
The wastewater used in this study was similar to that from a continuous dyeing process wash water
effluent (excluding concentrated dye bath). Logistic determined the use of a synthetic dye wash water
effluent produced based on the characteristics of the actual dye wash water effluent produced from
textile dyeing units located at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
It consisted of a mixture of six reactive dyes Red F3B, Black BL, Yellow HE4R, Red HE7B, Blue
HERD, Yellow F3R. The other chemicals used in dyeing process such as soda ash, caustic soda, soap
oil , free flow salt, wetting agent (Lentol BX), fixing agent (Fixoene NX Supra), Acetic acid ,
Hydrogen peroxide. The characteristics of the synthetic textile dyeing wash water is to be tested.
3.2. Sago Wastewater Preparation
The synthetic starch effluent was prepared by dissolving the tapioca starch produced from a starch and
sago unit located at Salem, Tamil Nadu. One gram of starch powder dissolved in 1litre of water gives
COD concentration of about 2,200mg/l. The starch powder was dissolved in hot water for sometime,
pre-acidified and fed into the reactors so as avoid the settling of starch particles at the bottom of the
influent container.
3.3. Analytical procedure
The chemical oxygen demand (COD) was measured using the closed reflux titrimetric method (APHA
2005). The biogas generated was monitored by water displacement method. The other variables like pH
using pH meter, MLVSS by gravimetric method, color intensity using UV-vis Spectrophotometer
(HITACHI – U2001) at 600 nm wavelength. The instruments for analysis were available in our
department laboratory.
3.4. Experimental Setup:
The experiment were carried out in the laboratory using 5 L capacity of UASB reactor each. The
reactor was maintained with anaerobic condition and 50% of the total volume is filled with active
anaerobic granules procured from existing anaerobic digester. Initially the reactor was fed with
synthetic sago wastewater for the start-up. After start-up the reactor were fed with the combined
wastewater which was prepared by mixing the synthetic reactive dye wastewater, sago effluent and
municipal wastewater in various ratios such as 10:70:20, 20:60:20, 20:50:30, 30:40:30 and 30:30:40
respectively. The reactor was spurged with nitrogen to obtain anaerobic conditions before startup. The
experiments will be carried for 45 days at room temperature (30±3 0C) with initial pH of 7. The
alkalinity and neutral pH were adjusted by NaHCO3. The values of pH, COD, color, biomass and
biogas were monitored for every 24 h.
Figure: Schematic representation of UASB reactor
4. Work Plan

136-180days

91-135days
Time taken to complete

46-90days

16-45days

0-15days

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

% of work done

First 15 days 10% of work is done – Collection of research paper related to this project and fabrication
of the reactor.
At the stage of 45 days period 30 % of the work is to be done- Collection of raw materials, chemicals
and stratup of the reactor
At the stage of 90th period of 50% of the work is to be done – The reactor is stabilized and the slow feed
of the combined water is fed for different ratio.
When the time period reaches 135 days 80% of the work will be completed – reactor get optimized
with the mixing ratios and then the operational parameters (pH, Temperature, COD etc.) were varied.
At 180th day around 100% of the work will be completed – compiling the result preparing report and
submitting to the funding agency.
5. Budget
S.No. Item Amount (Rs)*
1 Fabrication of Reactor setup 3000.00
2 Chemicals (for analysis, Dyes) 6500.00
3 Travel (for sampling) 1000.00
4 Stationeries (Project Book Binding) 1000.00

TOTAL 11,500.00

 Approximate amount for the project.