Publications by authors named "Meena Kumari Sharma"

The present research aims to predict effluent soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) in anaerobic digestion (AD) process using machine-learning based approach. Anaerobic digestion is a highly sensitive process and depends upon several environmental and operational factors, such as temperature, flow, and load. Therefore, predicting output characteristics using modeling is important not only for process monitoring and control, but also to reduce the operating cost of the treatment plant.

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Sludge reduction by physico-chemical methods results in the buildup of chemicals, which may require further treatment. Owing these reasons various biologically sustainable methods of sludge reduction including the application of high oxygenation have been successfully tested. Experiments on actual sewage in two lab-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were conducted under normal (1.

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Article Synopsis
  • A lab study investigated how different supporting media and varying shock loads affect the efficiency of an onsite wastewater treatment system featuring two anaerobic reactors.
  • The research was divided into three phases based on the types of media used, including Aqwise carriers, corrugated rings, and baked clay, with hydraulic loadings simulating peak flow conditions.
  • Results indicated high hydraulic efficiency, peaking at 0.93 with the most porous media at lower loads, and effective removal rates for chemical oxygen demand (80.5%) and total suspended solids (82.3%) even at higher hydraulic loadings, with a plug-flow dispersion model best describing the system’s mixing.
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This study demonstrates the performance evaluation of a uniquely designed two-stage system for onsite treatment of domestic wastewater. The system consisted of two upflow anaerobic bioreactors, a modified septic tank followed by an upflow anaerobic filter, accommodated within a single cylindrical unit. The system was started up without inoculation at 24 h hydraulic retention time (HRT).

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