Brent Myles R.

San Pedro

EENV102.A271

From the wastewater treatment systems discussed, make a table/matrix comparing the characteristics of each of the system in terms of, but not
limited to:

1. Aerobic / Anaerobic / Hybrid

2. Efficiency (BOD Reduction)

3. Wastewater characteristics / industry the system is most efficient.

4. Advantages

5. Disadvantage

6. Others

Wastewater Aerobic/ Efficiency Wastewater Advantages Disadvantages

Treatment Anaerobic/ (BOD Characteristics/Industry
System Hybrid Reduction) the system is most efficient.
Sedimentation N/A (Physical Low -A physical separation -Simple design - Limited BOD
Treatment) process where solid and operation reduction
particles are allowed to
settle to the bottom of a
container.
-General wastewater
treatment
Filtration N/A (Physical Low- -A physical separation -Removes - Limited BOD
Treatment) Moderate treatment that involves the suspended reduction
usage of porous material to solids
separate solids and
wastewater.
- General wastewater
 treatment
Coagulation N/A Moderate -A chemical treatment - Effective in - Requires
(Chemical process wherein coagulants removing chemical
Treatment) are added to wastewater to colloidal and treatment and
aggregate solids. Used in suspended handling
conjunction with solids
sedimentation and/or
filtration.
-Industrial wastewater with
high suspended solids
Flocculation N/A Moderate -A chemical separation - Enhances - Requires
(Chemical process wherein stirring is sedimentation chemical
Treatment) used to allow the smaller and solids treatment and
solids to form into larger removal handling
solids. Used in conjunction
with physical treatment.
- Industrial wastewater
with high suspended solids
Extended Aerobic High -An aerobic treatment - High BOD - Requires
Aeration where oxygen is introduced removal significant
to wastewater, which efficiency energy for
encourages aeration
microorganisms to develop
and consume organic
pollutants.
-Municipal wastewater and
organic-rich industrial
wastewater
Oxidation Ponds Aerobic Moderate- -Employs the use of large - Low-cost - Requires large
High containers or bodies of treatment land area and
water to hold wastewater system long retention
 and allows treatment time
through natural processes.
- Municipal wastewater and
low-to-medium strength
industrial wastewater
Trickling Filter Aerobic Moderate- -An aerobic treatment - Simple - Clogging of
High system that uses bed(s) of operation and filter media may
porous materials (e.g., maintenance occur
charcoal, rocks) where
wastewater trickles. This
allows microorganisms to
break down organic
pollutants.
- Municipal wastewater and
medium-to-high strength
industrial wastewater
Membrane Hybrid Moderate- -A hybrid treatment - Produces high- - High capital
Filtration High process that uses quality effluent and operational
Technology membranes, known for costs
high porosity, to separate
contaminants from
wastewater.
- Municipal and industrial
wastewater with strict
effluent requirements
Upflow Anaerobic High -An anaerobic treatment - High BOD - Requires pre-
Anaerobic system where wastewater removal treatment for
Sludge Blanket flows upward towards a efficiency solids removal
(UASB) blanket of sludge where
bacteria converts organic
pollutants into biogas.
 - Industrial wastewater
with high organic content
Activated Sludge Aerobic High An aerobic treatment - Effective - Requires higher
where wastewater is mixed removal of skill and more
with activated sludge. This organic matter monitoring.
promotes decomposition of and nutrients
organic pollutants. Used in
conjunction with physical
treatment. May refer to the
umbrella of activated
sludge processes to be
mentioned.
- Municipal and industrial
wastewater
Conventional Aerobic High -A variant of activated - High BOD - Sensitive to
Activated Sludge sludge wherein a specific removal shock loads and
Process arrangement of tanks and efficiency variations in
processes are used. influent
- Municipal and industrial characteristics
wastewater
High Rate Aerobic High -A more advanced version - Enhanced -May require
Activated Sludge of the activated sludge treatment more skill and
process designed to be efficiency from monitoring than
more efficient and have conventional activated sludge.
more capacity. Increased in and regular
terms of sludge added, activated sludge
loading rates, shorter process.
hydraulic retention time,
etc.
-Municipal wastewater with
a high organic load.
 Contact Aerobic High -A wastewater treatment -Effective -Higher
Stabilization process that combines both nutrient operation and
aerobic and anaerobic removal, odor maintenance
treatment, albeit in control, solid costs, higher
separate tanks. It is separator, and retention time
classified as aerobic very short needed due to
because wastewater is hydraulic additional tank
partially treated in retention time required.
anaerobic tanks first,
before being finished in
aerobic tanks.
-Municipal wastewater with
moderate organic load.
Sequencing Aerobic High -An aerobic wastewater -Very flexible in -Consumes more
Batch Reactor treatment system where terms of energy than
wastewater is sequentially operation and other
added to a single tank, control. wastewater
allowing it to undergo Produces treatment
treatment in multiple effluent that systems.
stages. Operated in batch yields low
mode, hence the name. organic material.
-Municipal and industrial
wastewater.
Aerated Lagoons Aerobic Moderate- -An aerobic process where -Low-cost -Requires a large
High large lagoons are used wastewater land area, higher
while employing multiple treatment retention time,
aerobic processes. system in terms and requires
-Municipal wastewater and of energy and input of energy.
industrial wastewater operation costs.
Facultative Hybrid Moderate- -Similar to Aerated -Essentially a -Requires EVEN
Lagoon High Lagoons, the Facultative much more more land than
 Lagoon is only different in effective aerated aerated lagoons.
the sense that it utilizes lagoon, It is also a
both aerobic and anaerobic especially in potential
processes. terms of mosquito
-Municipal and industrial removing habitat.
wastewater. nutrients.
Rotating Aerobic Moderate- -An aerobic wastewater -Low operating -Possible failure
Biological High treatment system wherein costs due to of bearings,
Contactor microbial biofilms attached simple handling shafts, disks, and
to rotating discs are of machine other
submerged in wastewater, which also mechanical
breaking down and means lower parts.
removing organic energy
pollutants. expenditure.
-Municipal and industrial
wastewater
Moving Bed Aerobic High -An aerobic wastewater -Known to have -May cost higher
Bioreactor treatment like the previous high efficiency in in terms of
but instead of rotating terms of treating capital,
discs, media suspended in wastewater and operational, and
the wastewater with for being a very maintenance
attached biofilms are stable process. costs.
utilized.
-Municipal and industrial
wastewater
Expanded Hybrid High -An anaerobic wastewater -High treatment -May cost higher
Granular Sludge treatment system that efficiency in in terms of
Bed Reactor utilizes an expanded general. Also, capital and
(EGSB) granular sludge bed, which high efficiency operating costs.
exacerbates bacterial for BOD. Comact Complex
growth for breaking down design. machine control
 organic pollutants. and
-Industrial wastewater with configuration.
high organic pollutants.
Baffled Anaerobic Moderate- -An anaerobic system that -Very efficient in -Requires pre-
Anaerobic Filter High employs compartments or terms of treatment of
baffles to create a flow nitrogen solids before
path for wastewater removal. Low operation.
through a medium (usually energy Desludging is
the tank itself), allowing for consumption required
culturing bacteria and the and sludge annually or
breakdown of organic production. semiannually.
matter. Stringent
-Industrial wastewater with conditions to
high level of organic work properly.
pollutants.

References:

 Cunningham, W. C., & Cunningham, M. A. (2019). ISE Principles of Environmental Science.

 Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. (2014). Wastewater engineering: Treatment and reuse. McGraw-Hill Education.