Environmental Technology

Grado en Ingeniería Electrónica Industrial y Automática, 2º, G29

1st Test. Topics 2-6
Departamento de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales
  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

1 2 3 4 Mark

May 12th, 2020

Duration: 45 min.

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1. (1 point) What of the following treatments sequence can take place in a real
wastewater treatment plants:

a) Pretreatment  Primary Treatment  Secondary Treatment  Tertiary Treatment

b) Pretreatment  Tertiary Treatment  Primary Treatment  Secondary Treatment 

Tertiary Treatment

c) Pretreatment  Primary Treatment  Tertiary Treatment  Secondary Treatment

d) All of them.

e) No answer

2. (1 point) In Wastewater Treatment Plants, chlorine can be used for:

a) Nitrogen removal

b) Disinfection

c) Foaming prevention

d) All of them

e) No answer

3. (1 point) In a Facultative Lagooning system:

a) Only aerobic metabolism takes place

b) Only anaerobic metabolism happens

c) Microorganisms metabolism is not involved

d) There is a combination of different microbial metabolisms: aerobic, anaerobic and

facultative.

e) No answer
 
4. (1 point) Choose the true statement. Removal of Phosphor by biological processes
requires at least two stages:
a) First, aerobic stage for nitrification and then followed by anoxic stage for denitrification
(postdenitrification)
b) First, anaerobic stage for using intracell polyphosphates, and then aerobic stage
for phosphate removal in the form of intracell polyphosphates accumulation.
c) First, aerobic stage for intracell polyphosphates accumulation and then anaerobic stage for
using intracell polyphosphates as energy.
d) At least three stages are required, including internal recirculation.
e) No answer

5. (1 point) Membrane Bioreactor Technology is:

a) A technology always used after the secondary treatment

b) An Intensive System
c) A technology where the biomass is attached to the membranes
d) A technology with low costs
e) No answer

6. (2 point) There is a village with a population equivalent of 2500 he (60 g/(pe•day)

BOD) and they are producing 240 L wastewater/(pe•day). What is the average value
of the BOD in wastewater produced assuming a regular production of wastewater
along the day:

a) 25 mg O2/L
b) 150 mg O2/L
c) 0.25 mg O2/L
d) 250 mg O2/L = 60 gO2/(pe·day)/240 L/(pe·day) x1000 mgO2/gO2
e) No answer

7. 5. (3 points) Pre-treatment in a WWTP includes the following equipment: a

Sedimentation Tank and a Degritter/Degreaser. Peak flow rate is 1500 m3/h.
a) Determine Sedimentation tank dimensions, considering as design parameters:
hydraulic retention time of 12 min, 10 m/h as sedimentation rate (vc), and a ratio
Length/Width = 4. (1.5 points).
b) Degritter/Degreaser has the following dimensions: Length 12 m, width 3 m and
depth 7 m. Calculate hydraulic retention time, horizontal rate and hydraulic loading
rate. (1.5 points).

a) ; ; ;
; w=6.1m; L=4·w=24.5 m

b) tHR=(12·3·7)/1500*60=10.08 min; vH= 12/(10.08/60)=71.4 m/h;

CH=7/(10.08/60)= 41.7 m/h.