Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Graduate level project to study and predict the operation of: Regie d’Assainissement des Eaux du Bassin LaPrairie (RAEBL) Wastewater Treatment Plant, using mathematical models. *Processed plant raw data, and evaluated plant performance against Quebec water quality guidelines * Assessed possible reactor configurations of treatment plant with respect to various treatment goals * Determined the effect of a plant wide retrofit to overall aeration requirements
Objective was to develop and optimize an energy efficient process which captures and recycles mercury from spent fluorescent lamps, cheaply, using nanotechnologies. *Designed and built lab-scale electrolysis and adsorption reactors in-house * Selected, ordered and installed: process instrumentation, piping and pumping * Developed and implemented the analytical mercury sampling technique used in project. * Trained 3 undergraduate students on project-related safety and experimental procedures * Planned and coordinated daily experiments with lab group members. * Troubleshoot and optimized process performance based on data analysis
Worked with 4 team members to: perform a detailed analysis of the Kroll Process, and compare calculated process energy flows with literature studies * Prepared a process flow diagram including a mass and energy balance, * Equipment selection and sizing * Developed comprehensive energy demand and loss estimates of individual unit components * Identified and quantified areas where energy recovery and reintegration is possible