CAEE Seminar - Shortcut Biological Nitrogen Removal for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Achieving Energy Neutrality

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Stuart Building, Room 11110 West 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60616
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Armour College of Engineering's Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department will welcome Dr. Yang Fenquah, PHD, P.E. to present his lecture, Shortcut Biological Nitrogen Removal for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Achieving Energy Neutrality.

Abstract

Partial denitritation/deammonification has successfully been implemented in over 50 sidestream treatment facilities. The District had its first sidestream partial nitritation/deammonification moving bed biofilm reactor system, ANITATM Mox, online at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant in 2016. Following the success of sidestream SCBNR systems, there has been great interest in mainstream application. Experiences of researchers have thus far provided promising results to support mainstream SCBNR. According to a WERF study (2015), mainstream SCBNR offers the opportunity for sustainable wastewater treatment, energy-neutral or even energy-positive facilities. In light of this, the District initiated a research program to conduct both bench- and full-scale pilot testing on various SCBNR processes to evaluate if and how these processes can be cost effectively applied to District facilities given our current infrastructure, capability, and NPDES permit limits in parallel with enhanced biological phosphorus removal improvements and energy savings. This presentation will covers the following:

  • Nitrogen and its removal in WWTP

  • Shortcut biological nitrogen removal (SCBNR) fundamentals and its benefits

  • SCBNR in sidestream and SCBNR in mainstream

  • MWRD Initiatives on implementing SCBNR on both sidestream and mainstream

Attendance

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Earn Engineering Themes credit in WATER and ENERGY for attending.