INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF USING WET OXIDATION TO PROCESS DILUTE SEWAGE ONBOARD A COAST GUARD VESSEL

The investigation covered by this paper considered wet oxidation for processing the dilute wastes from a 20-man Coast Guard vessel including waste water from heads, showers, lavatories, scullery, galley, laundry, and below water deck drains. The dilute wastes result in a high hydraulic loading, which increases plant size, power and weight, but if high oxidation efficiencies can be achieved, a single step wet oxidation plant is an attractive simple solution to shipboard waste treatment. The design, assembly, and testing of a full-scale, continuous flow, laboratory breadboard wet oxidation system using a packed tower 5-gal reactor are described. Initial test results at various temperature, pressure, contact time, pH, and reactor configurations are presented, and the basis for a catalyst survey program is made.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Jagow, R B
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oxidation; Sewage treatment; Ships; Waste disposal; Waste management
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipboard sewage treatment; Waste discharge management; Wet oxidation process
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072604
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: 74-ENAs-4 ASME Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1974 12:00AM