NAME: Chilton John C.

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COURSE/YEAR: BSCE – 2nd Year
Subject/Offer Number: BES 12_24324

REACTION PAPER

Chemical Treatment for the Waste Water Treatment Plant

In the Video, Grundfos was introduced as a water pump company that provides a big range of dosing
pumps – digital and mechanical dosing pumps that cover the entire treatment process at the wastewater
treatment plant. This includes including primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment, coagulation and
flocculation, substrate dosing, and alkalinity correction in sludge treatment. In their advanced primary
treatment process, which offer pumps with a flocculation process or coagulation. The flocculant's primary
use is to bind and agglomerate suspended particles in water to form large particles to assist in their
settling and facilitate removal through particle and water separation processes. The primary purpose of
the coagulation/flocculation process is the removal of turbidity from the water. In secondary treatment,
they provide alum dosing which is used as a flocculant to remove unwanted color and turbidity from
water supplies. Also, they can provide the removal of phosphorous by means of dosing ferric chloride, ph
correction, and substrate dosing. Tertiary treatment is the same as secondary treatment, like Flocculation,
coagulation, alkalinity, or ph correction with lime milk and chlorine solution for water disinfection
treatment. Also, have a powder-activated carbon dosing to eliminate undesired substances. Finally, sludge
treatment has a polymer to dose for the flocculation process.
In my view, the discussed chemical wastewater treatment processes include chemical precipitation
(coagulation, flocculation), ion exchange, neutralization, adsorption, and disinfection (chlorination). This
chemical wastewater treatment process works in a similar fashion as chemical oxidation. Sludge is treated
with a large amount of a given oxidant, such as chlorine. The introduction of the oxidant slows down the
rate of biological growth within the sludge and also helps deodorize the mixture. The water is then
removed from the sludge. Chlorine is the chemical most often used in treating sewage and other types of
wastewater. The process is called chlorination. This is the most effective means of destroying a variety of
viruses and bacteria.
 
Biological Process in Wastewater Treatment
The biological wastewater treatment method, also known as the conventional method, is a common and
widely used method of treatment. It takes into account biodegradation bleaching by taking the aid of
several microorganisms, fungi, bacteria, yeasts, and algae. The biological treatment stage comprises
called activated sludge tank and a final clarification tank. The activated sludge is the place of the
nitrification and denitrification process. In larger wastewater treatment plants, the additional step of
phosphate elimination is carried out before these processes. The biological treatment, here micro-
organisms – anaerobic, anoxic, and aerobic bacteria – serve to decompose dissolved substances contained
in the wastewater. The process is divided into 2 steps: Denitrification and nitrification phase and Final
Clarification. Nitrification under aerobic conditions. Nitrification is a biochemical reaction that occurs
inside bacteria. The most widespread process for nitrogen removal from wastewater is the activated
sludge process, which uses nitrification-denitrification to remove nitrate. The last stage is the sludge
treatment. This sludge comprises primary sludge, secondary sludge, and grease. Primary sludge is mainly
composed of feces. The terms secondary or excess sludge define excess micro-organisms that are
removed from the treated water after the final clarification stage. The different types of sludge can either
be treated together or separately.
The goal of biological wastewater treatment is to create a system in which the results of decomposition
are easily collected for proper disposal. Biological treatment is used worldwide because it's effective and
more economical than many mechanical or chemical processes.
Further, biological treatment can be used to reduce the volume of waste materials, destruct human
pathogens, and produce biogas for energy use. Biological treatment can be operated both aerobically and
anaerobically. Composting is the aerobic decomposition of biodegradable organic matter and toxic
compounds.
Compared to other treatment methods, biological methods have certain advantages such as (1) treatment
technology is traditional and well understood; (2) enhanced efficiency in terms of organic content
removal; (3) cost-effective; and (4) environment-friendly and safe.