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Fall 2013 Contributions

This is semester I am a member of the Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment team.Our goal is to design and construct several tube settler reactors, feed stock to the reactors, collect and analyse biogas production and turbidity,conduct COD tests on influent and effluent water and microscopy.

 Up until now , I have reviewed existing literature and reasearch from the summer . I have familiarized myself with the use of measurement equipments and techniques like Gas Chromatograph and Spectrophotometer , by conducting regular gas ,influent and effluent sampling . I learnt the use of Process Controller software . I was a part of the reactor construction team in which I cut and drilled  holes in pipes to fit reactor specifications,threaded the pipe holes and fit the pipes with fittings using plumber's tape. I also set up five of the newly constructed reactors by placing them on the stands , attaching the required tubings,valves and pressure sensors , testing the solenoid valves using Process Controller and fixing the pumps to the reactors .

 Also , Walker Grimshaw and I are working on developing a biofilm model which describes the rate of substrate conversion per individual granule . We are doing this under the guidance of Professor Ruth Richardson . This is one of the three models we plan to develop and test on the reactors .