THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR U.S. NAVAL VESSELS

A successful sludge digestion of shipboard wastes containing sanitary, food (garbage), and 0.05% crankcase oil was carried out by continuous fermentation in an apparatus developed by the authors. An initial waste of over 1000 mg/l COD was reduced to less than 100 mg/l COD in a six hour residence time. Although this was a preliminary (Phase I) study on laboratory feasibility of an aerobic oxidation process for shipboard waste, the potential advantages to scaleup for naval and other ship waste treatment are highly recommended.

• Corporate Authors:

  Denver University

  Denver Research Institute
  Denver, CO  United States  80210
• Authors:
  • Church, B D
  • Griffin, L
  • Mac, D
  • Espinosa, R
• Publication Date: 1975-5-14

Media Info

• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Sewage treatment; Ships; Sludge (Deposit)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Activated sludge; Waste treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerobic sewage treatment; Shipboard sewage treatment
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099441
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DRI-4823 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: N00014-67-A0394-0009
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM