Waste Treatment Processes

CHEM4015/CIVE4140
Tutorial 1
Introduction to waste water treatment

Please try these exercises on your own BEFORE attending the tutorial session.
You can also work in groups to solve the questions.
Come prepared, the staff will be happy to help you with any questions you may have

Lecturer Name: Dr Nitin Raut

Dr Amal Al Saadi
Prof Rajamohan Natarajan
Academic Year: 2023-2024
Q1

If the BOD of a municipal wastewater at the end of 7 days is 60.0 mg/L and the ultimate
BOD is 85.0 mg/L, Calculate the rate constant?

Q2
A BOD5 (20 O C ) test was carried out on a river water sample and gave a BOD 5 value of
20 mg / L with a reaction rate constant of 0.18 1/day. Calculate the BOD 5 at a
temperature of 10 O C.

Q3
If k 2 for a body of fresh water, initially 0 % saturated, is 0.6 1 / day at 20 O C, calculate
the initial rate of change of dissolved oxygen in the water. Calculate also the initial rate
of change if the water were originally at 0 O C.

Q4
If k 1 and k 2 for a given river are 0.15 1 / day and 0.20 1 / day, respectively, calculate the
dissolved oxygen deficits for the flow 6 days downstream if the river is initally 80 %
saturated and has an ultimate BOD of 10 mg / L. The value of C S for the river is 12 mg /
L.

Ref:
1. Cameron, I. T., & Hangos, K. (2001). Process modelling and model analysis (Vol. 4).
Elsevier.
2. Luyben, W. L. (1989). Process modeling, simulation and control for chemical engineers.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education