Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
11-2024
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M. Eng.
Department
Chemical Engineering
Committee Chair
Jaeger, Vance
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Willing, Gerold
Committee Member
Rockaway, Thomas
Author's Keywords
Water Purification; Wastewater treatment; Peracetic acid
Abstract
The Next Round Brewing project was a project that sought to use treated wastewater to make potable drinking water using peracetic acid (PAA) and the advanced oxidation process and break the stigma around reclaimed water. In experiments, PAA was an efficient biocide which reduced the level of pathogens to within EPA standards. When PAA was coupled with the advanced oxidation process all organic matter was also reduced to within acceptable levels, and no biocide was left over in the final product, meaning PAA properly dissociated into harmless byproducts. A series of experiments are presented that vary concentrations of PAA, effluent flow rates, and recycling rates. After purifying the water to safe drinking standards, the final product was delivered to four local breweries in the Louisville area who produced 5 different craft beers that were shared with the water professional conference of 2019 in Louisville, KY.
Recommended Citation
Shipman, Spencer, "The use of peracetic acid and the advanced oxidation process in water purification." (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4498.
Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4498
