Francesco. The activated ...
Published by Matthew Crowhurst, Energy and Water industry Process and Project Professional
Francesco. The activated sludge process is resilient to saline but this is dependent both on the concentrations and the variability of that concentration. The micro-organisms to acclimatise to higher levels but if concentrations are variable, the plant will struggle. The concentrations that you refer to (15 to 35 parts per thousand?), are extremely high and would have a significant adverse effect on the microbial population aswell as adversely affecting membrane permeability.