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<META NAME="DC.Creator" CONTENT="R Francisco Jr">
<META NAME="DC.Creator" CONTENT="J Scheleuderer">
<META NAME="DC.Creator" CONTENT="S S Venturelli">
<META NAME="DC.Creator" CONTENT="G C da Rocha">
<META NAME="DC.Keyword" CONTENT="Land disposal">
<META NAME="DC.Keyword" CONTENT="land farming">
<META NAME="DC.Keyword" CONTENT="sludge farming">
<META NAME="DC.Keyword" CONTENT="land application">
<META NAME="DC.Keyword" CONTENT="trench fill system">
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<p>Water Science & Technology <b>Vol 19 No 8 pp 127–137</b> © IWA Publishing 1987</p>
<h2>Alternatives for Soil Disposal of Excess Activated Sludge from the Industrial Waste Treatment Plant at Companhia Alcoolquímica Nacional</h2>
<h3>R. Francisco, Jr<sup>*</sup>, J. Scheleuderer<sup>**</sup>, S. S. Venturelli<sup>**</sup> and G. C. da Rocha<sup>***</sup></h3>
<sup>*</sup>Filsan Equipamentos e Sistemas SA, Rua Frederico Esteban Jr, 230, V. Albertina, São Paulo, SP, CEP 02357, Brazil<br/>
<sup>**</sup>Natron Consultoria e Projetos SA, Rua D. Gerardo, 46, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20090, Brazil<br/>
<sup>***</sup>Companhia Alcoolquímica Nacional, Rua Sete de Stembro, 92, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20050, Brazil<br/><br/>
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<b>ABSTRACT</b>
<p>The industrial wastewater treatment plant at Companhia Alcoolquímica Nacional in Cabo, PE, with operation start-up expected in the second semester of 1986, is composed of: hydraulic and organic load equalization, pH correction and an extended aeration activated sludge plant. For the purpose of disposing of 995 kg solids/day (dry solids) excess biological sludge, a study was undertaken with the intention of using land disposal, after preliminary comparison with other conventional methods.</p>
<p>For the disposal of this sludge, which was thickened to 4% suspended solids by dissolved air flotation, two alternatives were proposed:</p>
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<li>Land disposal by subsurface injection (10 t dry solids per hectare per pass every 60 days).</li>
<li>Land disposal by the trench fill system, in an available area of 3 ha.</li>
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<p>In the case of subsurface injection, grass would be used for the vegetation cover. In the case of the trench fill system, corn and/or manioc tillages would be used. The crops obtained from these tillages may be used for animal feed.</p>
<p>After analysing several factors, such as available area, implementation and operating costs, handling facilities and climatic conditions, the trench fill disposal system was chosen. This has the following features:</p>
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<li>Trenches with 50 cm base, distance from one trench to the next of 100 cm, (i.e., 10 trenches per 15 m), 35 cm depth;</li>
<li>0.3% trench slopes;</li>
<li>Conveyance of thickened sludge through a main chute with 0.1% slope;</li>
<li>120 t dry solids/ha/yr application, on a 3 ha total area;</li>
<li>Addition accomplished at a rate of 1/5 ha/day (5 days per week), the whole cycle being completed every three weeks.</li>
</ol>
<p><b>Keywords:</b> Land disposal; land farming; sludge farming; land application; trench fill system.</p>
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