Liquid Waste Nitrification - Revision history

Kgriffin48: /* Liquid Waste Nitrification Project (inactive) */

2025-09-04T16:51:08Z

Liquid Waste Nitrification Project (inactive)

Kgriffin48 at 16:50, 4 September 2025

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Eleblanc3: /* Kendeda Wastewater System */

2022-05-02T03:54:24Z

Kendeda Wastewater System

Eleblanc3: /* Kendeda Wastewater System */

2022-05-02T03:54:08Z

Kendeda Wastewater System

Cchamblee9: /* Updates */

2022-05-02T01:52:25Z

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Etribby3: /* Team Members */

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-=== Liquid Waste Nitrification Project (inactive) ===
+=== Liquid Waste Nitrification Project  ===
 '''<big>Project Objective</big>:''' Engineer a complementary system to the pre-existing blackwater infrastructure that treats the blackwater on site and successfully converts it into usable liquid fertilizer that can be used for the uptake of plants on and off-campus.

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-=== Liquid Waste Nitrification Project ===
+=== Liquid Waste Nitrification Project (inactive) ===
 '''<big>Project Objective</big>:''' Engineer a complementary system to the pre-existing blackwater infrastructure that treats the blackwater on site and successfully converts it into usable liquid fertilizer that can be used for the uptake of plants on and off-campus.

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	The liquid storage tank is emptied approximately every six to eight weeks by the plumbing company Rooter Plus. This requires a truck to be driven out to the Georgia Tech Kendeda Building, the liquid waste to be mechanically pumped out of the tanks, and the truck to be driven back to the wastewater treatment plant in Cartersville, GA. The wastewater treatment plant introduces the liquid waste into its pre-existing blackwater load, where it then follows through the typical wastewater treatment cycle.		The liquid storage tank is emptied approximately every six to eight weeks by the plumbing company Rooter Plus. This requires a truck to be driven out to the Georgia Tech Kendeda Building, the liquid waste to be mechanically pumped out of the tanks, and the truck to be driven back to the wastewater treatment plant in Cartersville, GA. The wastewater treatment plant introduces the liquid waste into its pre-existing blackwater load, where it then follows through the typical wastewater treatment cycle.
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	[[File:Problem Diagram.jpg]]		[[File:Problem Diagram.jpg]]

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 The Kendeda Building's blackwater system employs waterless, [https://www.nepon.co.jp/ek/stw30.html Nepon foam-flush toilets] and [https://www.gerberonline.com/product/HE-27-740 Gerber waterless urinals] which drain into a set of [https://clivusmultrum.com/ Clivus Multrum] M35 Automatic Composters located in the basement of the building.
-The Clivus Multrum M35 Automatic Composter is a mesophilic composter that utilizes a long retention system for pathogen removal (NSF Certified: [https://www.nsf.org/services/by-industry/water-wastewater/onsite-wastewater/non-liquid-saturated-treatment-systems Standard 41]). It is also equipped with a  urine diversion system which introduces ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrobacter Nitrobacter]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrosomonas Nitrosomonas]'' into the blackwater, then pumps the liquid end-product into a secondary storage tank. The solid waste is stored within the original tank where aerobic fecal decomposition takes place. The solid waste environment is carefully regulated by an automatic moistening system and 980 controller.
+The Clivus Multrum M35 Automatic Composter is a mesophilic composter that utilizes a long retention system for pathogen removal (NSF Certified: [https://www.nsf.org/services/by-industry/water-wastewater/onsite-wastewater/non-liquid-saturated-treatment-systems Standard 41]). It is also equipped with a  urine diversion system which introduces ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrobacter Nitrobacter]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrosomonas Nitrosomonas]'' into the blackwater, then pumps the liquid end-product into two secondary storage tanks. This blackwater is essentially pumped through the solid waste composter and into its own separate containers where it then waits to be emptied. The solid waste is stored within the original tank where aerobic fecal decomposition takes place. The solid waste environment is carefully regulated by an automatic moistening system and 980 controller. The waste is routinely turned by pitchfork since the composters are manual, not automated, and additives such as cedar chips are introduced to the environment to reduce scent and encourage decomposition. Solid waste collected is expected to become compost after about ten years of facilitated decomposition.
-'''<big>PROBLEM</big>:''' ''The separated liquid blackwater is handled unsustainably, and although it meets the standards of the Water Petal for which the building was designed, we believe we can improve and enhance the process to make it more sustainable.''
+'''<big>PROBLEM</big>:''' ''The removal and disposal of the separated liquid blackwater meets the standards of the Water Petal for which the building was designed, however unnecessary environmental harm comes from the transportation aspect of disposal. We believe we can improve and enhance the process to make it more sustainable.''
-The liquid storage tank is emptied on a monthly once basis. This requires a truck to be driven out to the Georgia Tech Kendeda Building, the liquid waste to be mechanically pumped out of the tank, the truck to be driven back to the wastewater treatment plant, and finally, the wastewater treatment plant introduces the liquid waste into its pre-existing blackwater load, where it then follows through the typical wastewater treatment cycle.
+The liquid storage tank is emptied approximately every six to eight weeks by the plumbing company Rooter Plus. This requires a truck to be driven out to the Georgia Tech Kendeda Building, the liquid waste to be mechanically pumped out of the tanks, and the truck to be driven back to the wastewater treatment plant in Cartersville, GA. The wastewater treatment plant introduces the liquid waste into its pre-existing blackwater load, where it then follows through the typical wastewater treatment cycle.
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	WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_X4ikBkjiQ6khEizzxsHwvQCLwI5o4JmPxLJl1trOw/edit?usp=sharing slides] >		WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_X4ikBkjiQ6khEizzxsHwvQCLwI5o4JmPxLJl1trOw/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
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		+	==== <big>Spring 2022</big> ====
		+	Final Poster < [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uZdsuL6IdCiIdk2h2j-3jlRsFd9RH6qy/view?usp=sharing poster] >
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		+	WK 1: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ldTTsYTk5OcOsRX4C8cGFFarpz15SdrlNwJZ4jKgGVs/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
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		+	WK 3: Project Update < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YqbzFNgZxY1YOxtKwCf1u6xsUaepdIzl1fxmM96WZ9A/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
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		+	WK 5: Project Update < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VhY8G7UTiVyvB-Zxjg4mkqPu-CzMngoSWVJdEtSm6zo/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
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		+	WK 7: Project Update < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I_qQ-Qe9qkG6FZCat-4slF22T9ahbpPYZ8RO-3aPYQU/edit?usp=sharing slides]>
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		+	WK 10: Project Update < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ldTTsYTk5OcOsRX4C8cGFFarpz15SdrlNwJZ4jKgGVs/edit?usp=sharing slides] >

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 |Environmental Engineering
-|2020 - Current
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 |[[Shalini's Notebook|Shalini Udawatte]]
 |sudawatte3@gatech.edu
 |Chemistry
-|2021-Current
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 |sauborn3@gatech.edu
 |Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
 |2021 - Current
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-WK12 Project Update 5  < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IJjgGo45jbZx6_FCq23VktdFRxUHC3lelIRw3joY0C0/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK12 Project Update 5  < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IJjgGo45jbZx6_FCq23VktdFRxUHC3lelIRw3joY0C0/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
-WK10: Project Update 4 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1umkZR6ZQVsvMV7cGvxoGqAR3BZW6Hww4CRcVYylICw4/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK10: Project Update 4 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1umkZR6ZQVsvMV7cGvxoGqAR3BZW6Hww4CRcVYylICw4/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
-WK8: Project Update 3 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WIAa3kyp-egRDwUJXfls8F9eSwbikc19kp4xn1pCjHQ/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK8: Project Update 3 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WIAa3kyp-egRDwUJXfls8F9eSwbikc19kp4xn1pCjHQ/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
-WK6: Project Update 2 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/166K-2CLOSh1OA-AlR_RUTPalDV4coj-99KcNCgvlI3U/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK6: Project Update 2 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/166K-2CLOSh1OA-AlR_RUTPalDV4coj-99KcNCgvlI3U/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
-WK4: Project Update 1 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Nu5Cpf7Qwzcf4lQcMI5fWEOAiruG6lTwsvAkG0viRc/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK4: Project Update 1 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Nu5Cpf7Qwzcf4lQcMI5fWEOAiruG6lTwsvAkG0viRc/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
-WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_X4ikBkjiQ6khEizzxsHwvQCLwI5o4JmPxLJl1trOw/edit?usp=sharing] >
+WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_X4ikBkjiQ6khEizzxsHwvQCLwI5o4JmPxLJl1trOw/edit?usp=sharing slides] >

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	WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uWnKZJGZAHxG6VTEYuR5AxqYCANuRKCCK2E9TJDAPGg/edit?usp=sharing slides] >		WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uWnKZJGZAHxG6VTEYuR5AxqYCANuRKCCK2E9TJDAPGg/edit?usp=sharing slides] >
		+	==== <big>Fall 2021</big> ====
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		+	WK12 Project Update 5 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IJjgGo45jbZx6_FCq23VktdFRxUHC3lelIRw3joY0C0/edit?usp=sharing] >
		+
		+	WK10: Project Update 4 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1umkZR6ZQVsvMV7cGvxoGqAR3BZW6Hww4CRcVYylICw4/edit?usp=sharing] >
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		+	WK8: Project Update 3 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WIAa3kyp-egRDwUJXfls8F9eSwbikc19kp4xn1pCjHQ/edit?usp=sharing] >
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		+	WK6: Project Update 2 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/166K-2CLOSh1OA-AlR_RUTPalDV4coj-99KcNCgvlI3U/edit?usp=sharing] >
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		+	WK4: Project Update 1 < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Nu5Cpf7Qwzcf4lQcMI5fWEOAiruG6lTwsvAkG0viRc/edit?usp=sharing] >
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		+	WK2: Project Proposal < [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s_X4ikBkjiQ6khEizzxsHwvQCLwI5o4JmPxLJl1trOw/edit?usp=sharing] >

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 |Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
 |2021 - Current
 |}