Date of Award

5-1987

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

Abstract

Milorganite is a by-product of the treatment of wastewater in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The method of production, in its most elementary form, begins with the introduction of a biomass of organisms into wastewater as it enters the sewage treatment plant. These organisms, in an oxygen rich environment, consume the organic impurities within the wastewater. The organisms grow in size and multiply. When the impurities are removed, the resulting bio-mass is separated from the clean water through settling techniques. Portions of this bio-mass can be introduced into untreated wastewater with the remainder becoming the raw material for the production of Milorganite.

Comments

An Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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