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Techno-Economic Analysis and Use of Potable Water Treatment Sludge as Coagulant for the Treatment of Brewery Industry Wastewater

İçme Suyu Arıtma Çamurunun Bira Endüstrisi Atıksuyunun Arıtımı için Koagülant Olarak Kullanımı ve Tekno-Ekonomik Analizi

Pelin Yapıcıoğlu(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6354-8132
Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar(HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9724-8683
Pages
734–742
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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The results showed that the use of sludge as a secondary source decreased the operational costs by 68.75% for the brewery industry wastewater treatment plant.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The main objective of this study was the techno-economic assessment of use the potable water treatment sludge as a coagulant for the treatment of brewery industry wastewater.
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Key Findings & Data:Alum (Al2(SO4)3.18H2O) was used as the coagulant for the potable water treatment.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results showed that the use of sludge as a secondary source decreased the operational costs by 68.75% for the brewery industry wastewater treatment plant.
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⚙️Variables:Yeraltı Suyu · Çamur · Koagülant

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The main objective of this study was the techno-economic assessment of use the potable water treatment sludge as a coagulant for the treatment of brewery industry wastewater. Within the scope of circular economy principles, a techno-economic analysis was performed of the use of sludge obtained after coagulation of groundwater as a recovered secondary resource instead of coagulant in the treatment of brewery wastewater. Alum (Al2(SO4)3.18H2O) was used as the coagulant for the potable water treatment. As a result, an alum-depended sludge was ensured at the end of coagulation process. The alum-depended sludge was used as the coagulant instead of ferric chloride (FeCl3) and addition to ferric chloride for the coagulation process of brewery industry wastewater. The use of sludge as a coagulant (24.5 ± 1.5 mL dewatered sludge/L wastewater) enhanced the organic materials removal efficiency 14.5%. An economic reuse index (ERI) was calculated depended on estimated and virtual sludge disposal and handling and chemical use as of FeCl3. The results showed that the use of sludge as a secondary source decreased the operational costs by 68.75% for the brewery industry wastewater treatment plant.

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Öz: Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, bira endüstrisi atık suyunun arıtımı için içme suyu arıtma çamurunun koagülant olarak kullanımının tekno-ekonomik değerlendirmesidir. Döngüsel ekonomi prensipleri kapsamında, yeraltı suyunun koagülasyonu sonrası elde edilen çamurun geri kazanılmış ikincil kaynak olarak bira atıksuyunun arıtımında koagülant yerine kulanımının tekno-ekonomik analizi yapılmıştır. İçme suyu arıtımında koagülant olarak alum (Al2(SO4)3.18H2O) kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, koagülasyon işleminin sonunda alum bazlı bir çamur elde edilmiştir. Alum bazlı çamur, bira endüstrisi atık suyunun koagülasyon işlemi için demir (III) klorür (FeCl3) yerine koagülant olarak ve FeCl3’e ilaveten kullanılmıştır. Çamurun koagülant olarak kullanılması (24,5 ± 1,5 mL susuzlaştırılmış çamur/L atık su) organik maddelerin giderim verimliliğini %14,5 oranında artırdı. Çamur bertarafı ve işleme ve kimyasal kullanımına (FeCl3) dayalı olarak tahmini ve sanal bir ekonomik yeniden kullanım indeksi (ERI) hesaplandı. Sonuçlar, çamurun ikinci bir kaynak olarak kullanılmasının işletme maliyetlerini bira endüstrisi atıksu arıtma tesisi için %68,75 oranında azalttığını gösterdi.

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Yapıcıoğlu, P., Yeşilnacar, M. İ. (2025). Techno-Economic Analysis and Use of Potable Water Treatment Sludge as Coagulant for the Treatment of Brewery Industry Wastewater. Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 41 Sayı: 3, 734–742. https://doi.org/10.65520/erciyesfen.1686505

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