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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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can be assessed. The most common standards used to assess water quality relate to
health of ecosystems, safety of human contact and drinking water. In Malaysia, water
quality is important because water from domestic sewage and industrial effluent that
needs to be discharge into environment must undergo a few treatments so that it will
meet a standard effluent requirement by Department of Environment (DOE)
Malaysia.
This final year project is conduct at one of the IPTA in Selangor. This IPTA
has built a modern sewage treatment plant to support a wastewater for the whole
campus. This campus is not fully developed and still under phase one construction
and not fully accommodating the peoples. For the sewage treatment plant, it was
functioning for the fully development phase. In addition, the water produced by this
plant after the treatment process is the higher grade which is A. The minimum
requirement needed by Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia is grade B
before the water is to be discharge to the environment [8].
The scope of this project is to make the adjustment of the operational system
of water treatment plant at one of the IPTA in Selangor. Water from the adjustment
operation then will be evaluating in order to determine the water grade discharge to
environment. There are several parameters involved that need to be tested and
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conducted on water discharged after treatment had done thus it is complying with the
Environment Quality Act 1974 requirement. The parameters are:
pH test
Suspended Solid (SS) test
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) test
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test
Oil and Grease test
The result of these tests will verify the quality of water produce by this plant
and comparison grade will be defined. Energy consumption from the current process
and adjustment process will be analyzed.
1.4 Objectives
This study is carry out to analyze water treatment method conducted in the
Sewerage Treatment Plant in one of the IPTA in Selangor,
i. To test and adjust Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) operation by reducing the
duration of operation.
ii. To compare the current process and the subsequent process after optimization
of plant operation in term of energy consumption. Energy consumption is related to
how the processes involved for sewage water treatment to produce a standard
effluent level.
iii. To compare and analyze water quality from the adjustment operation to the
current operation. There are a several important parameters will be analyzed such as
pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Suspended Solid (SS).
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CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
According to the Jeremy Parr et. al [3] industrial effluent, domestic and
commercial usage are considered as wastewater and once it is produce and collected,
those wastewater are required to undergo several treatments. Wastewater or also
known as sewage water is difficult to be treated and disposed because once improper
management occurred it might contribute a great influence to public health and
safety and to the environment. Nowadays, conventional sewage treatment is hugely
use to treat wastewater because it meant to reduce and decrease biodegradable
organic material, suspended solid and some nutrients contained in sewage water.
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This treatment involved the removal of these pollutants and converted it into another
valuable product which is sludge.
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Figure 2.1 Typical stage in the conventional of sewage [Source from Water and
Environment Health at London and Loughborough (WELL)]
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maintain of OSTDS will pose a potential risk to the public health and may contribute
toward degradation of receiving water body.
2.3 Assessing the water quality index (WQI) of water treatment plant
From the M. K. Chaturvedi and J. K. Bassin [5] was carried out the water
quality monitoring exercise with water quality index (WQI) method by using water
characteristic data for bore wells and a water treatment plant in Delhi city from
December 2006 to August 2007. WQI is used to classify the standard of water
whether it is excellent, good, medium, bad, and very bad. M. K Chaturvedi and J. K
Bassin was used the National Sanitation Foundation WQI procedure to calculate the
WQI. The index range is from 0 to 100 where 100 represent the excellent quality
condition. Theyve collected water samples monthly at a three different place in
Delhi and five parameters was analysed which is namely, nitrate, pH, total dissolved
solid, turbidity, and temperature of the water. From the finding, theyve found that
the three samplings of water show that the water quality was between good and
medium and it was acceptable for water supply. The WQI has been considered as
one criterion for surface water classification, based on the use of standard parameters
for water characterization. This index is numeric expression used to transform large
quantities of water characterization data into a single number which represent water
quality level (Mohamad Alu Fulazzaky et. al [2])
discharged from treatment plants the environment. These take the form of
acceptable upper limits for various effluent contaminants. Effluent sample from the
sewerage treatment plant will be tested in laboratory to make sure the water met the
standard and treatment plants are being operated correctly [Indah Water Konsortium]
Standard
Parameter Unit A B
Temperature C 40 40
pH value - 6.0-9.0 5.5-9.0
BOD5 at 20 mg/l 20 50
COD mg/l 50 100
Suspended Solids mg/l 50 100
Mercury mg/l 0.005 0.05
Cadmium mg/l 0.01 0.02
Chromium, Hexavalent mg/l 0.05 0.05
Arsenic mg/l 0.05 0.10
Cyanide mg/l 0.05 0.10
Lead mg/l 0.10 0.5
Chromium, Trivalent mg/l 0.20 1.0
Copper mg/l 0.20 0.1
Manganese mg/l 0.20 0.1
Nickel mg/l 0.20 0.1
Tin mg/l 0.20 0.1
Zinc mg/l 1.0 1.0
Boron mg/l 1.0 4.0
Iron (Fe) mg/l 1.0 5.0
Phenol mg/l 0.001 1.0
Free Chlorine mg/l 1.0 2.0
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From a research by Srivastava Anukool and Srivastava Shivani [7], they had
done an assessment of Physico-chemical properties and sewage pollution indicator
bacteria in surface water of River Gomti in Uttar Pradesh. Their studied was aimed to
estimate a current status of Physico-chemical characteristics and level of sewage
pollution for the whole Gomti River. The sampling was covered from upstream and
downstream region of the river. Eight water samples to be analyzed to determine the
status of Physico-chemical of water. The analysis was done such as Water
temperature, Total Solids, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solid,
Conductivity, pH, COD, BOD and DO. The study for bacteriological samples was
focused on parameters like Total Coli (TC), Faecal Coli (FC) and Faecal Streptocoli
(FS). From their findings, the high values of sewage pollution indicator bacteria was
detected and they are revealed that the quality of water of Gomti River was very
poor, unsafe and not acceptable for any purpose. The main cause is totally from the
water treatment system from all cities alongside the Gomti River.
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For Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), this is simple system. It has a set of
tanks that operate on a fill and draw basis. It made from earthen or other type metal
structure. In the SBR system, each tank will be filling during a discrete period time
and operated as a batch reactor. The differences of SBR and conventional continuous
flow activated sludge system is SBR will carried out various function such as
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SBR was designed consist single or multiple reactor tanks. The operation is in
parallel which is consist of five distinctive operating phase, Fill, React, Settle, Draw,
and Idle phase.
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One of the experiments was carried out by N. Artan and R. Tasli [11]. They
was used SBR to carried out to investigate the effect of filling and aeration on the
efficiency of nutrient removal the characteristics of settling. On their study, they was
operated a SBR with a cycle time 8 hours in four different operations conditions. The
increasing of filling time will gradually reduced the aeration time during these four
different conditions. They also defined that the change of sludge characteristic
werent given a major effect on nutrient removal. From the result of their experiment,
it can be conclude that aeration time fraction is the most important parameter for the
operational of SBR that will influences the efficiency of the nutrient removal.
In the reaction process in SBR that involved aeration process, it involves the
utilization of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and ammonia nitrogen where it is
applicable by microorganism. The duration of aeration period and the mass of sludge
will determines the degree of the wastewater treatment. Aeration period length was
depending on the wastewater strength and the degree of nitrification provided for the
wastewater treatment [15].
In the wastewater plant, aeration and pumping is the largest energy user. The
largest energy user in the water system is the pump [12]. Energy consumption in
wastewater treatment is approximately about 60% can be attributed to the oxidation
process or aeration process [16].
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In this country, TNB was introduced a C2 Tariff for the wastewater treatment
plant.
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CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2
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START
Introduction to sewage
treatment plant
Water Index Quality
Acquire journal from the past (WQI)
research and development. Effluent Standard
Physical and Chemical
characteristic of waste
water
Sewage Sludge
Sequencing Batch Reactor
Analyze and understand the (SBR) System
acquired journals Aeration Process Energy
Audit
Relation with
the project
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Quality of water
Energy consumption for the
every Sequencing Batch
Result analysis
Reactor (SBR) duration
Analyzed the energy saving
Electricity cost estimation
Project
objectives
achieved
Conclusion
TERMINATION
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Semester Part 7
Task Duration (Months)
July August September October November December January
Activities
Final Year Project I
Search for project and
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confirmation
PERSONAL
Problem Statement,Objectives
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and Scope of Project
3 Literature Review
4 Project Methodology
6 Final Presentation
Remarks:
Planning
Actual
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Semester Part 8
Task Duration (Months)
February Mac April May June July
Activities
Final Year Project II
Seasonal Mode Research at
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UiTM Puncak Alam
Sequantial Batch Reactor (SBR)
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Operation Research
Samples of water from SBR
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operational changes
PERSONAL
6 Progress update
8 Final Presentation
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Samples of water will take from the plant to go through a laboratory tests.
Several test to be conduct such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test,
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) test, Suspended Solid (SS) test and Oil and
Grease test. The purpose of this laboratory test is to determine whether the
wastewater was discharge into the environment is meet the standard needed by
Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia.
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= (1 )
(3.2.1.1.2)
Or
( )
= (3.2.1.1.4)
= 20 ()20 (3.2.1.1.5)
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Where:
BOD biochemical oxygen demand
L ultimate biological demand
k ultimate biological demand
t time
D1 initial diluted seeded wastewater dissolved oxygen
D2 final diluted seeded wastewater dissolved oxygen
B1 initial diluted seed sample DO
B2 final diluted seed sample DO
f seed volume ratio
P wastewater decimal fraction
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then serial dilutions are performed and 2 mL of the diluted sample are
added to the corresponding vial.
vi. Each vial is mixed well and placed into the reactor block for two
hours. After two hours, the vials are removed from the block to a
cooling rack for about 15 minutes.
vii. The colorimeter is set and calibrated per the specific instructions for
that unit (i.e., proper wavelength, blank and standards) and each vial is
placed in the unit and the COD concentration read.
viii. If the sample diluted, the corresponding multiplication been made.
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()1000
/ = , (3.2.4.1.1)
Where:
B = weight of filter, mg
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CHAPTER 4
4.1 Introduction
In this section, it will shows that the result of the experiment. There are three
samples of water had been test in order to determine the standard effluent. Samples
of water were taken after through the adjustment operation in Sequencing Batch
Reactor (SBR) system. There are two types of water has been tested which is water
in (water flows in the wastewater treatment plant or influent) and water out (water
discharge from the plant or effluent). The current process of SBR is 60 minutes per
cycle. Standard grade water discharged to the environment is A for the 60 minutes
operation of SBR.
Energy consumption after reducing the SBR operation also being recorded
and analyzed in this section. The main purpose for the energy consumption analysis
is to determine the energy saving for this plant per day and per month after reducing
operational time of SBR.
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Table 4.1 Sample 1 data obtain for Sequential Batch Reactor operation
SAMPLE 1
Energy
Water
No. Duration Parameters Water In Water Out Consumption
Standard
(kWH)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 155 4
1 1 Hour COD 471 19 A 792
Suspended Solid 236 20
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 156 6
2 55 Minutes COD 472 26 A 756
Suspended Solid 230 33
Oil and Grease 99 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.7 at 26 deg 5.8 at 26 deg
BOD 153 10
3 50 Minutes COD 465 30 A 736
Suspended Solid 232 20
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.0 at 26 deg
BOD 156 12
4 45 Minutes COD 470 32 A 711
Suspended Solid 235 26
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
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Table 4.2 Sample 2 data obtain for Sequential Batch Reactor operation
SAMPLE 2
Energy
Water
No. Duration Parameters Water In Water Out Consumption
Standard
(kWH)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 155 4
1 1 Hour COD 472 18 A 859
Suspended Solid 236 18
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 156 7
2 55 Minutes COD 471 24 A 756
Suspended Solid 230 37
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.7 at 26 deg 5.8 at 26 deg
BOD 155 11
3 50 Minutes COD 468 30 A 723
Suspended Solid 231 24
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.0 at 26 deg
BOD 156 11
4 45 Minutes COD 472 36 A 704
Suspended Solid 234 27
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
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Table 4.3 Sample 3 data obtain for Sequential Batch Reactor operation
SAMPLE 3
Energy
Water
No. Duration Parameters Water In Water Out Consumption
Standard
(kWH)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 155 5
1 1 Hour COD 472 19 A 838
Suspended Solid 234 18
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.1 at 26 deg
BOD 156 6
2 55 Minutes COD 472 21 A 748
Suspended Solid 235 32
Oil and Grease 97 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.7 at 26 deg 5.8 at 26 deg
BOD 155 10
3 50 Minutes COD 471 30 A 730
Suspended Solid 231 21
Oil and Grease 99 Not detected (<2)
pH 6.9 at 26 deg 6.0 at 26 deg
BOD 156 13
4 45 Minutes COD 463 33 A 695
Suspended Solid 236 29
Oil and Grease 99 Not detected (<2)
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6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6
6.05
6
6
6
5.95
pH Value
5.9 5.8
5.85 5.8
5.8 5.8
5.75
5.7
5.65
60 Minutes
55 Minutes
50 Minutes
Duration 45 Minutes
Figure shows the result of pH content in the wastewater treatment plant for
effluent water at UiTM Puncak Alam. Three samples have been tested for required
duration which is 60 minutes, 55 minutes, 50 minutes and 45 minutes. For the 60
minutes duration of SBR operation, pH value of effluent is 6.1 for all samples. pH
value remain 6.1 after reducing the system operation time to 55 minutes. For 50
minutes operation, pH value shows the reading of 5.8. And after 45 minutes
operation which is the minimum operation time for the experiment, pH value shows
the reading of 6.0. By referring Table 2.1(Standard Effluent of Malaysia), pH value
for the minimum operation time is standard A effluent.
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140
120
100
mg/L 80
60 Water In
40 Water Out
20
Grade B
0
60 Minutes
55 Minutes
50 Minutes
45 Minutes
Duration
Figure shows the result of BOD content in the wastewater at UiTM Puncak
Alam wastewater treatment plant. This is a sample 1 result of water testing. There are
two types of water has been tested which is the water in (water flows into the
treatment plant or influent) and water out (water discharge from the treatment plant
or effluent). BOD in a wastewater been tested for each duration of SBR operation.
For the 60 minutes duration of SBR operation, BOD content of effluent is 4 mg/L. It
was increase to 6 mg/L after reducing the SBR system operation time to 55 minutes.
For 50 minutes operation, BOD content shows the reading of 10 mg/L. And after the
45 minutes operation which is the minimum operation time of the experiment, BOD
content increase to 12 mg/L. By referring Table 2.1(Standard Effluent of Malaysia),
BOD content for the minimum operation time is standard A effluent. Grade of
effluent will reduce to standard B if BOD content in effluent exceeds 50 mg/L.
Results for the sample 2 and 3 shows the similarities with the first sample.
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250
200 Water In
100
50
0 Grade B
60 Minutes
55 Minutes
50 Minutes
Duration 45 Minutes
Figure shows the result of COD content in the wastewater at UiTM Puncak
Alam wastewater treatment plant. This is a sample 1 result of water testing. There are
two types of water has been tested which is the water in (water come into the plant or
influent) and water out (water discharge from the plant or effluent). COD in a
wastewater been tested for each duration of SBR operation at this plant. For the 60
minutes duration of SBR operation, COD content of effluent is 19 mg/L. It was
increase up to 26 mg/L after reducing the SBR system operation time to 55 minutes.
For 50 minutes operation, COD content shows the reading 30 mg/L. And after the 45
minutes operation which is the minimum operation time of the experiment, COD
content increase to 32 mg/L. By referring Table 2.1(Standard Effluent of Malaysia),
COD content for the minimum operation time is standard A effluent. Grade of
effluent will reduce to standard B if COD content in effluent exceeds 100 mg/L. For
the sample 2 and 3 of the experiment the result shows it close at similarities between
the three results.
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Suspended Solid
(Sample 1)
250
200
150
mg/L
100 Water In
Water Out
50 Grade B
60 Minutes
55 Minutes
50 Minutes
Duration
45 Minutes
Figure shows the result of Suspended Solid (SS) content in the wastewater at
UiTM Puncak Alam wastewater treatment plant. This is a sample 1 result of water
testing. There are two types of water has been tested which is the water in (water
come into the plant or influent) and water out (water discharge from the plant or
effluent). SS in a wastewater been tested for each duration of SBR operation at this
plant. For the 60 minutes duration of SBR operation, SS content of effluent is 20
mg/L. It was increase up to 33 mg/L after reducing the SBR system operation time to
55 minutes. For 50 minutes operation, SS content shows the reading 20 mg/L. And
after the 45 minutes operation which is the minimum operation time of the
experiment, SS content is 26 mg/L. By referring Table 2.1(Standard Effluent of
Malaysia), COD content for the minimum operation time is standard A effluent.
Grade of effluent will reduce to standard B if SS content in effluent exceeds 100
mg/L. For the sample 2 and 3 of the experiment the result shows it close at
similarities between the three results.
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50
40
Water In
30
Water Out
20
10
0
60 Grade B
Minutes 55
Minutes 50
Minutes 45
Duration Minutes
Figure 4.5 Graph of Oil and Grease change s against duration of SBR operation
Figure shows the result of Oil and Grease content in the wastewater at UiTM
Puncak Alam wastewater treatment plant. This is a sample 1 result of water testing.
There are two types of water has been tested which is the water in (water flows into
the plant or influent) and water out (water discharge from the plant or effluent). For
every durations of water been tested, oil and grease in effluent that discharge to the
environment has less than 2 mg/L. Thus, oil and grease in the effluent will consider
as not detectable. By referring Table 2.1(Standard Effluent of Malaysia), oil and
grease content for the minimum operation time is standard A effluent. Grade of
effluent will reduce to standard B if oil and grease content in effluent exceeds 10
mg/L.
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From the result that obtained from 4.1, it can be plotted the energy
consumption for the various duration of SBR in UiTM Puncak Alam Sewage
Treatment Plant.
Experiment 1
850 Experiment 2
Energy Consumption, kWH
Experiment 3
800
750
700
650
60 Minutes 55 Minutes 50 Minutes 45 Minutes
Duration of SBR operation
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For the first experiment, an overall energy consume for current process is 792
kWH per day. After the operation has been reduced to 45 minutes, energy
consumption reduced to 711 kWH per day. The differences of overall energy
consume at this plant after the reducing the SBR operation is about 81 kWH per day.
For the second experiment, actual energy consumption for this plant is 859 kWH per
day when SBR operates in 60 minutes. After the operation was reduced to 45
minutes the overall energy consumes is 704 kWH per day. The differences energy
consumed for the reduction until 15 minutes operation is about 155 kWH per day. It
same goes to third experiment where it recorded the energy reduction until 143 kWH
per day. From the energy consumed, it shows that the daily energy consumption for
overall plant decreased when the operation is reduced to 15 minutes.
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Table 4.4 Energy saving for the duration of SBR operation per day
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Energy consumption:
Table 4.5 Total energy saving per month for the duration of SBR operation per
day
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Energy saving
per day
45 Minutes 126.34
Duration of SBR operation
50 Minutes 100
55 Minutes 73.34
60 Minutes 0
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From the average energy consumption, average cost for the energy usage per
day can be calculated. TNB was introduced a Tariff C2 for the wastewater treatment
plant. But for this project, the cost calculation cant be managed because of lack of
data for energy consumption by this plant.
The procedure to calculate the cost of electricity by using Tariff C2, it need
an hourly basis data for energy consumption by this plant. It is because from the
hourly basis data, it can be determine the peak period time and off-peak period time
in one day operation. It does automatically can be determine the maximum demand
on that day.
Besides that, the management of this plant only provided a data of energy
consumption for the overall plant which is included the Heating, Ventilation and Air-
Conditioning (HVAC) system, other process pumping system, Lighting system for
this plant and miscellaneous. In order to have a specific energy usage for the SBR
operation, it needs a specific data and electricity bill for the energy audit of SBR
system.
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CHAPTER 5
5.1 Conclusion
For energy consumption of this plant, it shows that the overall energy
consumption was decrease after the duration of SBR operation had reduces from 60
minutes to 45 minutes without affecting the effluent standard. The average energy
consume by this plant is 829.67 kWH per day for the actual process while for 45
minutes operation, the average energy consumed by this plant is only 703.33 kWH.
The expected energy can be saving after the operation reduction is about 15.22% per
day.
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For the water quality, most of the water parameters had been test after the
reduction of operational time of SBR still far to exceed the standard B effluent. The
reading of important parameter such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and
Suspended Solids (SS) remain in standard A.
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5.2 Recommendation
Plant management also must have a data for hourly basis at least once a week.
To be more specifically in order to determine the cost for the Sequencing Batch
Reactor (SBR), the data should be taken and record separately based on the different
system in the plant.
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