A Novel Treatment Process for Odor Control at Wastewater Treatment Plants

9714988库珀这是一个支持探索性研究的奖项，目的是利用电子加速器产生的一束带电电子产生电离辐射，以控制并可能消除污水处理厂进行污泥管理过程中产生的滋扰气味。研究人员将使用弗吉尼亚州基州迈阿密污水处理厂的电子束研究装置进行这项研究。探索性工作将涉及将几类化合物的水溶液置于150万电子伏特加速器产生的辐射下，这些化合物被认为是处理污泥过程中产生的滋扰气味的罪魁祸首。待研究的化合物包括有机和无机硫化物、硫醇和萜类。导致这一奖项的提案是根据NSF 95-27《拨款提案指南》中的探索性研究小额拨款特别指南(SGER)提交的。这项研究是在1997年2月的Key West研讨会上提出的，该研讨会是根据NSF95-25059进行的，该研讨会讨论了由被激发的电子束产生的电离辐射的潜在额外用途，作为在废水和工艺残留物处理中充分利用这种环境技术的一步。该项目还涉及美国国家科学基金会奖第95-08728号关于影响污水处理过程中气态空气污染物产生和排放的物理和化学因素的研究*

9714988 Cooper This is an award to support exploratory research on the potential use of ionizing radiation produced by a beam of energized electrons from an electron accelerator to control and possibly eliminate production of nuisance odors from conduct of sludge management processes at wastewater treatment plants. The investigator will conduct the research using an electron beam research unit at the Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant on Virginia Key. The exploratory work will involve subjecting water solutions of several of classes of chemical compounds identified as responsible for nuisance odors produced during treatment of sludges to radiation produced by a 1.5 Million Electron Volt accelerator. Compounds to be investigated include organic and inorganic sulfides, mercaptans and terpenes. The proposal leading to this award was submitted and under Special Guidelines for Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) in NSF 95-27, Grant Proposal Guide. This research was suggested at the Key West workshop in February of 1997 conducted under NSF 95-25059 that addressed potential additional uses of ionizing radiation produced by a beam of energized electrons as a step toward full utilization of this environmental technology in treatment of wastewater and process residues. This project also relates to research under NSF Award No. 95-08728 on physical and chemical factors that influence production and emission of gaseous air pollutants from wastewater treatment processing of treatment-derived sludges ***