Investigation of optimum temperature for accelerated domestic wastewater treatment process :

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the optimum temperature for accelerated clarification of effluent from the biological wastewater treatment phase. The parameters that were investigated in this study are color and total suspended solids removal. Results obtained indicated that at a temperature range of 37-40oC, accelerated removal of color would be achieved with removal percentages of 62.05%. On the other hand, accelerated total suspended solids removal was achieved at temperature ranges of 35-40oC within a time interval of 30 minutes. The system could be refined by increasing the time interval along which the settleability of solids can be determined.