Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the optimum temperature for accelerated clarification
of effluent from the biological wastewater treatment phase. The parameters that were
investigated in this study are color and total suspended solids removal. Results obtained
indicated that at a temperature range of 37-40oC, accelerated removal of color would be achieved
with removal percentages of 62.05%. On the other hand, accelerated total suspended solids
removal was achieved at temperature ranges of 35-40oC within a time interval of 30 minutes.
The system could be refined by increasing the time interval along which the settleability of solids
can be determined.
