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Laboratory Demonstration and Preliminary Techno-Economic Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System
[Image: see text] Providing safe and reliable sanitation services to the billions of people currently lacking them will require a multiplicity of approaches. Improving onsite wastewater treatment to standards enabling water reuse would reduce the need to transport waste and fresh water over long dis...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33269914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02755 |
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author | Trotochaud, Lena Andrus, Rebecca M. Tyson, Kayana J. Miller, Graham H. Welling, Claire M. Donaghy, Patrick E. Incardona, Joseph D. Evans, William A. Smith, Paul K. Oriard, Tim L. Norris, Ian D. Stoner, Brian R. Guest, Jeremy S. Hawkins, Brian T. |
author_facet | Trotochaud, Lena Andrus, Rebecca M. Tyson, Kayana J. Miller, Graham H. Welling, Claire M. Donaghy, Patrick E. Incardona, Joseph D. Evans, William A. Smith, Paul K. Oriard, Tim L. Norris, Ian D. Stoner, Brian R. Guest, Jeremy S. Hawkins, Brian T. |
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description | [Image: see text] Providing safe and reliable sanitation services to the billions of people currently lacking them will require a multiplicity of approaches. Improving onsite wastewater treatment to standards enabling water reuse would reduce the need to transport waste and fresh water over long distances. Here, we describe a compact, automated system designed to treat the liquid fraction of blackwater for onsite water reuse that combines cross-flow ultrafiltration, activated carbon, and electrochemical oxidation. In laboratory testing, the system consistently produces effluent with 6 ≤ pH ≤ 9, total suspended solids (TSS) < 30 mg L(–1), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) < 150 mg L(–1). These effluent parameters were achieved across a wide range of values for influent TSS (61–820 mg L(–1)) and COD (384–1505 mg L(–1)), demonstrating a robust system for treating wastewater of varying strengths. A preliminary techno-economic analysis (TEA) was conducted to elucidate primary cost drivers and prioritize research and development pathways toward commercial feasibility. The ultrafiltration system is the primary cost driver, contributing to >50% of both the energy and maintenance costs. Several scenario parameters showed an outsized impact on costs relative to technology parameters. Specific technological improvements for future prototype development are discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-77455332020-12-18 Laboratory Demonstration and Preliminary Techno-Economic Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Trotochaud, Lena Andrus, Rebecca M. Tyson, Kayana J. Miller, Graham H. Welling, Claire M. Donaghy, Patrick E. Incardona, Joseph D. Evans, William A. Smith, Paul K. Oriard, Tim L. Norris, Ian D. Stoner, Brian R. Guest, Jeremy S. Hawkins, Brian T. Environ Sci Technol [Image: see text] Providing safe and reliable sanitation services to the billions of people currently lacking them will require a multiplicity of approaches. Improving onsite wastewater treatment to standards enabling water reuse would reduce the need to transport waste and fresh water over long distances. Here, we describe a compact, automated system designed to treat the liquid fraction of blackwater for onsite water reuse that combines cross-flow ultrafiltration, activated carbon, and electrochemical oxidation. In laboratory testing, the system consistently produces effluent with 6 ≤ pH ≤ 9, total suspended solids (TSS) < 30 mg L(–1), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) < 150 mg L(–1). These effluent parameters were achieved across a wide range of values for influent TSS (61–820 mg L(–1)) and COD (384–1505 mg L(–1)), demonstrating a robust system for treating wastewater of varying strengths. A preliminary techno-economic analysis (TEA) was conducted to elucidate primary cost drivers and prioritize research and development pathways toward commercial feasibility. The ultrafiltration system is the primary cost driver, contributing to >50% of both the energy and maintenance costs. Several scenario parameters showed an outsized impact on costs relative to technology parameters. Specific technological improvements for future prototype development are discussed. American Chemical Society 2020-12-03 2020-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7745533/ /pubmed/33269914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02755 Text en © 2020 American Chemical Society This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License (http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_ccby_termsofuse.html) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited. |
spellingShingle | Trotochaud, Lena Andrus, Rebecca M. Tyson, Kayana J. Miller, Graham H. Welling, Claire M. Donaghy, Patrick E. Incardona, Joseph D. Evans, William A. Smith, Paul K. Oriard, Tim L. Norris, Ian D. Stoner, Brian R. Guest, Jeremy S. Hawkins, Brian T. Laboratory Demonstration and Preliminary Techno-Economic Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title | Laboratory Demonstration and
Preliminary Techno-Economic
Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title_full | Laboratory Demonstration and
Preliminary Techno-Economic
Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title_fullStr | Laboratory Demonstration and
Preliminary Techno-Economic
Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title_full_unstemmed | Laboratory Demonstration and
Preliminary Techno-Economic
Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title_short | Laboratory Demonstration and
Preliminary Techno-Economic
Analysis of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System |
title_sort | laboratory demonstration and
preliminary techno-economic
analysis of an onsite wastewater treatment system |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745533/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33269914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02755 |
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