Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of San Carlos – Technological CenterNasipit, Talamban, Cebu CityChE 52EEnvironmental Engineering
Biotowers
A report submitted toEngr. Camilla Flor YagoniaByLumanog, AnnetteRubillos, JonathanSalas, BernardoSalise, Ferdinand PeterYocte, JosefinoYu, JamesJanuary 13, 2009
Biotowers
are
structures
used
in
the
treatment
of
wastewater.
Biotowers
share
many
commonalities
with
traditional
trickling
filters.
Like
the
trickling
filters,
biotowers
are
essentially
hollow
structures
containing
packing
material.
The
packing
materials
serve
as
a
medium
where
the
microbial
substrates
attach
and
wastewater
treatment
is
accomplished
by
allowing
the
wastewater
to
come
in
contact
with
the
substrate.
A
simplified
schematic
diagram
of
the
biotower
is
shown
in
Figure
1.
Figure
1.
Schematic
Diagram
of
a
Biotower
In
the
operation
of
the
biotower,
influent
is
pumped
to
the
top
of
the
tower
and
into
an
application
system.
The
application
system
is
responsible
for
the
uniform
application
of
the
influent
to
the
media.
The
application
system
can
be
fixed
or
rotating.
The
wastewater
then
trickles
down
through
the
pore
spaces
of
the
media
bed.
The
media
bed
may
consist
of
rock,
wood,
or
synthetic
plastics
of
different
types.
The
media
bed
provides
the
surface
from
which
the
microorganisms
grow.
In
the
selection
of
media
for
the
bed,
high
void
space
and
surface
area
must
be
balanced
versus
cost.
Different
types
of
materials
for
the
media
bed
are
shown
in
Figure
2.
Figure
2.
Media
used
in
Biotowers
Biological
reactions
occurring
at
various
depths
are
shown
in
Figure
3.
Figure
3.
Biological
reactions
at
various
depths
The
underdrain
collects
the
treated
effluent
and
either
re
‐
circulates
a
portion
or
sends
it
out
the
bioreactor
for
discharge.
The
underdrain
also
serves
as
a
passageway
for
air
entering
the
media
bed.
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