The Development of a Simple Waste Treatment System for U.S. Naval Vessels.

Abstract

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 scale-up for naval and other ship waste treatment are highly recommended.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010233

Entities

People

  • Brooks D. Church
  • Diane Mac
  • Larry Griffin
  • Rodolfo Espinosa

Organizations

  • Denver Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Crankcases
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Fermentation
  • Naval Vessels
  • Oxidation
  • Shipboard
  • Ships
  • Waste Treatment

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Petroleum Engineering