Advancing resource recovery following anaerobic secondary treatment of domestic wastewater
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Proper treatment of domestic wastewater is crucial for protecting human health and the environment. However, conventional wastewater treatment processes are often high-cost, energy-intensive, and insufficient for recovering resources. Furthermore, water infrastructure in the United States is nearing the end of its intended design lifespan, posing a key opportunity for reinvention. Anaerobic secondary treatment is a promising example of next-generation water infrastructure that prioritizes resource recovery through the production of methane energy. However, anaerobic secondary effluent requires further attention due to the presence of dissolved methane, sulfide, nitrogen, and phosphorus. This dissertation explores post-treatment of anaerobic secondary effluent to maximize resource recovery from domestic wastewater. Specifically, a life cycle assessment was performed to evaluate tradeoffs between physical/chemical processes and biological processes for dissolved methane, sulfide, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal. Additionally, a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor was tested to treat anaerobic secondary effluent with high concentrations of ammonium-nitrogen and sulfide. Lastly, the use of wastewater-derived struvite as a novel fire retardant was explored to improve the profitability of phosphorus-recovery technologies. These studies serve to direct future efforts in developing complete water treatment trains with anaerobic secondary treatment.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Kim, Andrew Hyunwoo |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Criddle, Craig |
| Thesis advisor | Criddle, Craig |
| Thesis advisor | Luthy, Richard G |
| Thesis advisor | Tarpeh, William |
| Degree committee member | Luthy, Richard G |
| Degree committee member | Tarpeh, William |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Engineering |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Andrew Hyunwoo Kim. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/zr457rg3557 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2023 by Andrew Hyunwoo Kim
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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