The overall performance of the Anjana wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) located in Surat, India, was assessed by coupling the Activated Sludge Model No. 3 (ASM3) and the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1). Guidelines developed by the Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research (STOWA) were successfully applied for the determination of wastewater characteristics. Concerning the fractionation of primary and secondary sludge, the approach proved to be adequate for the application of ADM1. A satisfactory description of the performance of the plant was obtained in terms of effluent quality, biogas generation and sludge production. This was achieved through coupling ASM3 with ADM1 and adjusting four default values (the growth of autotrophic bacteria from 1 to 0.46 day−1, influent fraction of unbiodegradable particulate chemical oxygen demand (COD) to 0.14 gCOD/gCOD, and the anaerobic disintegration factors for soluble and particulate unbiodegradable COD in ADM1 to 0.01 and 0.29 gCOD/gCOD, respectively). The model was applied to optimise the plant performance and to assess the potential influence of the return of high strength reject effluents through the implementation of an ADM1-ASM3 interface. This study underlines the feasibility, advantages and benefits of mathematical modelling as a reliable tool for process optimisation, plant upgrade and resource recovery in developing countries.
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March 01 2013
Coupling ASM3 and ADM1 for wastewater treatment process optimisation and biogas production in a developing country: case-study Surat, India
Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez;
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
E-mail: c.lopezvazquez@unesco-ihe.org
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Mayank Mithaiwala;
Mayank Mithaiwala
2Drainage Department, Surat Municipal Corporation, Muglisara, Surat Gujarat 395003, India
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Moustafa S. Moussa;
Moustafa S. Moussa
3Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Mataria, Helwan University, Egypt
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Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht;
Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht
4Department of Biochemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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Damir Brdjanovic
Damir Brdjanovic
1Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
4Department of Biochemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (2013) 3 (1): 12–25.
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Received:
January 18 2012
Accepted:
May 01 2012
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Carlos M. Lopez-Vazquez, Mayank Mithaiwala, Moustafa S. Moussa, Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht, Damir Brdjanovic; Coupling ASM3 and ADM1 for wastewater treatment process optimisation and biogas production in a developing country: case-study Surat, India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 March 2013; 3 (1): 12–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.017
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