31

Oct 2024

Environmental Science & Engineering Seminar

Treated Effluent of Wastewaters as Water Reclamation and Reuse and Nutrient Recovery (case studies: decentralized WWTP)

Presenter
Dr. Pongsak (Lek) Noophan
Date
31 Oct, 2024
Time
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Abstract:
Centralized wastewater treatment systems (CWTs) have been the focus of the treatment efforts and are widely used. These systems, however, have not always been used successfully. CWTs offer many advantages but may also cause problems, such as requiring large amounts of energy, chemicals, and money. They can also degrade water quality and threaten public health by the release of raw sewage into the environment by sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). decentralized wastewater treatment systems are a popular alternative to centralization because SSOs and CSOs are avoided. Additionally, they reply on natural systems for treatment instead of chemical and energy intensive arrangements. However, there are many research needs for application of onsite (septic) systems. Activated sludge type biological nutrient removal (BNR) treatment systems are popular and always designed for decentralized wastewater treatment plants for domestic and industries. Nutrient recovery from wastewater treatment plant was done on this research.

Bio:
Pongsak (Lek) Noophan, Ph.D. Lek is Professor at Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University; Bangkok, Thailand. Lek got Bachelor Degree in Public Health (Major Sanitary) Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand and graduated M.S. and Ph. D. (Environmental Science and Engineering), Colorado School of Mines; Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. Lek’s research areas are biological nutrient removal, nutrient recovery and water reclamation and reuse. Lek is a leader of biological nutrient removal and recovery group in Thailand and has several publications on biological nitrogen removal: new aspect on partial nitritation and anammox process. These publications were in peer reviewed international journal and many papers were in peer reviewed international conference proceedings.

Event Quick Information

Date
31 Oct, 2024
Time
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Venue
Building 3 - Level 5 - Room 5209