Research

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Title :	Developing Rapidex the liquid Sewage Treatment System
Area of Research :	Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences
Focus Area :	Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Treatment
Principal Investigator :	Prof. Shaon Ray Chaudhuri, Tripura University, Tripura (799022)
Contact info :	shaon.raychaudhuri@gmail.com
Total Budget (INR):	34,25,376

Details

Executive Summary :

Sewage treatment is a major problem due to the large investment required for the plant setup, operation and maintenance. A bacterial consortium based biofilm reactor has been developed which can treat municipal wastewater and agricultural runoff within 2 hours under an anoxic condition in a single unit operation, thus saving time, energy as well as space when compared to conventional sewage treatment system which requires at least 10 times more energy, 13 to 26 hours of treatment in 6 to 7unit operation. The treated water is suitable for reuse in agriculture and aquaculture. However, the emphasis of the study was on nitrate and phosphate sequestration, hence COD and BOD reduction was only assessed at the optimum nitrate and phosphate concentration. In industry as per Pollution Control Board norms, the parameters that are monitored are the TSS, COD and BOD reduction. This project would deal with performance optimization of the bacterial consortium for sewage treatment in a biofilm reactor in terms of COD, TSS and BOD removal efficiency in minimal medium and validating the finding with real effluent. Well standardized procedure would be used as cited later to carry out the work. The successful demonstration of this technology would make STP operation ecofriendly and economical, solving a major national issue of water pollution through discharging of untreated sewage into the water bodies.

Equipments :

FRP bioreactor for waste water treatment 27 Ltr capacity ( Rs.62540.00 ) , FRP bioreactor for waste water treatment 27 Ltr capacity ( Rs.0.00 ) , Probes for water quality testing ( Rs.433645.00 ) , Probes for water quality testing ( Rs.0.00 ) , Prototype design & fabrication:- FRP bioreactor for waste water treatment 1000 Ltr capacity ( Rs.914500.00 ) , Prototype design & fabrication:- FRP bioreactor for waste water treatment 1000 Ltr capacity ( Rs.0.00 )

Organizations involved

Implementing Agency :	Tripura University, Tripura
Funding Agency :	Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Source:	Department of Science and Technology (DST)