Recycling and Reuse of Wastewater from a New-Developed Community Using Sand Filtration, Ultrafiltration, and Ozonation

Abstract

In this study, the pilot apparatus combined with sand filtration, ozonation and ultrafiltration was established. Wastewater from the secondary treatment effluent in the new-developed community was taken as the sample for looking into the feasibility of domestic wastewater reuse and recycling. The test results by sand filtration, sand filtration/ultrafiltration, sand filtration/ozonation, and sand filtration/ultrafiltration/ozonation were compared for looking for appropriate treatment processes applied in the domestic wastewater reuse and recycling. Finally, cost analysis was carried out and sand filtration/ozonation process was suggested to be one of the best processes. The total cost is about 0.1–0.32 $USD per cubic meter of produced water by considering the capital and operation cost for five years in the small domestic wastewater treatment plant (50–750 CMD).