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Use of Shredded Recycled Plastic as Filter Bed Packing in a Vertical Flow Filter for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Plants: Preliminary Findings

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  • Krzysztof Chmielowski

    (Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Wiktor Halecki

    (Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Kraków, Poland)

  • Adam Masłoń

    (Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Łukasz Bąk

    (Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Geomatics and Power Engineering, Kielce University of Technology, Al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland)

  • Marek Kalenik

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Marcin Spychała

    (Department of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Piatkowska 94A, 60-649 Poznan, Poland)

  • Arkadiusz Niedziółka

    (Department of Management and Economics of Enterprises, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland)

  • Mariusz Łaciak

    (Gas Engineering Department, Drilling, Oil and Gas Faculty, AGH University of Since and Technology, Mickiewicza 30 Av., 30-059 Krakow, Poland)

  • Michał Roman

    (Department of Tourism, Social Communication and Consulting, Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jakub Mazurkiewicz

    (Ecotechnologies Laboratory, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznan, Poland)

Abstract

Household wastewater is a problem, especially in areas with a dispersed settlement where there is no wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment plant. In this case, it is necessary to build a local or onsite wastewater treatment plant. This paper is an attempt to analyse the possibility of using recycled shredded ABS plastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) as packing media in an experimental vertical flow filter for use in on-site wastewater treatment plants. Studies have shown that shredded recycled ABS is a promising filtration material that has several features important in the treatment process, like a large surface area, high mechanical strength and chemical inertness. The system was operated with a hydraulic load of 50 dm 3 /m 2 (3 months). BOD5 (biochemical oxygen demand), COD (chemical oxygen demand), and total suspended solids (TSS) reduction efficiency in the primary effluent was high; 94.4%, 77.8%, and 92.8%, respectively.

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  • Krzysztof Chmielowski & Wiktor Halecki & Adam Masłoń & Łukasz Bąk & Marek Kalenik & Marcin Spychała & Arkadiusz Niedziółka & Mariusz Łaciak & Michał Roman & Jakub Mazurkiewicz, 2023. "Use of Shredded Recycled Plastic as Filter Bed Packing in a Vertical Flow Filter for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Plants: Preliminary Findings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:3:p:1883-:d:1040408
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