In:
Science and Technology Development Journal, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vol. 20, No. K8 ( 2019-04-13), p. 42-49
Abstract:
Industrial sludge is a by-product which is enormously generated in wastewater treatment plants. Constructed wetland for sludge treatment (CWST) is a low cost, effective technology. This study investigated the effect of various design and operation parameters on the efficiency of four pilot-scale CWSTs to determine the optimal parameters by using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for Decision- Making. The wetland units were planted with Phragmites australis or Typha angustifolia, operated with four sludge loading rate (SLR) (50, 60, 70 and 80 L/m2) and monitored in six different hydraulic retention time (HRT) (2,5,7,9,12 and 14 days). AHP results provided the optimal key parameters (vegetation of P. australis, 14-day HRT, SLR of 60 L/m2) which gave the most effective sludge treatment, reducing 99.8%, 95.16% and 98.23% for COD, TKN and TP, respectively. The results also showed that HRT, SLR and vegetation remarkably affected to the efficiency of CWST. In addition, AHP is an effective method to determine the optimal design and operation parameters of CWST.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1859-0128
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1859-0128
DOI:
10.32508/stdj.v20iK8.1669
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City
Publication Date:
2019
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