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May 1975
Temperature Effects on Aerobic Digestion Kinetics
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Clifford W. Randall, M.ASCE, James B. Richards, AM.ASCE, and Paul H. King, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101, Issue 5
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The effects of temperature upon the kinetics of waste activated sludge aerobic digestion in batch reactors were studied. Reactors were maintained at temperatures of 5°C, 10°C, 20°C, 30°C, 35°C, and 45°C—1°C, and the changes in suspended solids concentration, oxygen uptake rate, pH, specific resistance and floc particle size of the mixed liquor, as well as pH, BOD, and TOC of the supernatant, with digestion time, were measured. The specific decay rate was not affected in an Arrhenius fashion above 20°C, and the greatest solids reduction occurred in the 20°C reactor over a 15-day digestion period. A significant portion of the suspended solids destroyed at 45°C are solubilized but the soluble organics are not metabolized, therefore, the true stabilization at 45°C is somewhat less than the apparent stabilization calculated from suspended solids reduction. There appears to be no practical advantage to aerobic digestion temperatures in excess of 20°C.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 101 • Issue 5 • May 1975
Pages: 795 - 811
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© 1975 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1975
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Clifford W. Randall, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Virginia Polytechnic Inst., Blacksburg, Va.
James B. Richards, AM.ASCE
Engr., Lockwood Greene, Spartanburg, S.C.
Paul H. King, M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Virginia Polytechnic Inst., Blacksburg, Va.
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