Ir. Brendo Meulman

Sustainable Sanitation

case: Noorderhoek

Consultancy firm, founded in 2005

Sustainable and innovative (C2C)Sanitation

Leading

7 employees

DeSaH B.V.

DeSaH B.V.

Consultancy

Engineering

Contracting

Operation & Maintenance

History of sanitation

<1850

1850-1960

History of sanitation

1850-1920

History of sanitation

1920-1960

History of sanitation

1850-1960

History of sanitation

1960-2012

History of sanitation

Innovation of Sanitation

Sanitation moved from local to decentral, to central. The collection of human waste is hardly innovated in more than 200

years The transport of human waste innovated from defecation into canals, to

transportation by lorry towards transportation by tubes Treatment of human waste innovated from no treatment, towards reuse

in agriculture, towards relative clean water production but also formation of polluted by-products

Contrary to innovation in f.i. communication and energy sanitation became less indivual, less sustainable and more large scale.

How can this be changed?

Collection, transport and treatment of organic residues based on:

Creating value out of the residues Synergy with the surrounding environment Using existing infrastructure if possible Source-oriented approach

Closing loops

Energy loop

Nutrient loop

Water loop

Whether a compound is defined as waste or as resource is greatly depending on the concentration

Obtaining value out of waste

Schematic overview RMS

7%93%

COD overview, Noorderhoek

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

CZV totaal

Influent

Effluent UASB

Effluent OLAND

Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

Conc

entr

atie

CZV

((m

gO2/

l)

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500

1,000

CZV totaal

Effluent UASB

Effluent OLAND

Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

CZV

(mgO

2/l)

Nitrogen overview, Noorderhoek

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500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

N totaal

Influent

Effluent UASB

Effluent OLAND

Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

Conc

entr

atie

N (m

g/l)

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250

500

750

N totaal

Effluent OLAND

Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

N-t

otaa

l (m

gN/l

)

Phosphorus overview, Noorderhoek

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50

100

150

200

250

P totaal

Influent Effluent UASB

Effluent OLAND Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

Conc

entr

atie

P (m

g/l)

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1020304050

P totaal

Effluent struviet

Datum (dd-mm-jj)

P-to

taal

(mgP

/l)

General overview, Noorderhoek

gemiddelde wateraanvoer     1052l/d n557

gemiddeld hydraulische verblijftijd   36d n551

gemiddeld CZV-vracht influent   10.932gr/d n28

gemiddelde CZV-verwijdering vergister   10.270gr/d n29

gemiddeld methanogenese     90% n9

gemiddeld energieproductie biogas   30kWh/d n421

gemiddeld energieverbruik opwarming vergister 50kWh/d n103

gemiddelde totale CZV-verwijdering (in meetreeks) 98% n13

gemiddelde totale N-verwijdering (in meetreeks) 66% n13

gemiddelde totale P-verwijdering (in meetreeks) 74% n13

Schematic overview Noorderhoek

7%93%

C: 65%

C: 15%N: 5%P: 35%

C: 20%N: 95%P: 65%

N: 10%P: 60%

N: 5%P: 55%

N: 5%P: 5%

C: 100%N: 100%P: 100%

Advantages

Energy production

Water saving of at least 25%

Treatment of wastewater and organic waste

Closing energy and nutrient loop

Removal of micro pollutants

No harmful by-products