An App for modeling Groundwater treatment system

Please, I am doing a study or research on the treatment of groundwater using biochar and sand.

My aim is to model the treatment system or run some simulations to determine the performance of different woods species for effective treatment while achieving acceptable quantity of treated water for consumption of a rural household. 

I will be grateful if any member could assist me with an app that can be used or adapted for this simulation. Any other support will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged in my publications.

Thank you

Taxonomy

• Public Health
• Treatment
• Purification
• Technology
• Modeling
• Hydrological Modelling
• Water Supply
• Groundwater Modeling
• Modeling Tools
• Hydrodynamic Modelling

4 Answers

1. For me it is interesting. I can assist in development of such app

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   1. Thank you for your willingness to support. I will contact you via email. 

2. Could you give me more clearly information that you need advice.

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   1. I am going to setup a groundwater treatment system using biochar. I need the app to run simulation before and after treatment to see the performance and how to optimize the system.  Thank you for asking.

3. We have produced and supplied biochar made from different wood species for these types of tests in the past.   We also supply our biochar to commercial entities for biochar and sand filters for roadway culverts.   If I could be so bold, I would suggest you consider focusing on different species of soft woods and maybe throw in bamboo and some fast growing trees like Paulownia.   The faster growing softwoods and bamboo have larger cell structure which make larger macropores at the molecular level (once they are pyrolyzed) that are large enough to bind the largest organic pollutant  molecules.   The hardwood biochars do not have macropores as they grow slower and some of the larger molecules cannot be effectively bound as they simply cannot fit in the pores.     I have not personally seen any similar study using fast growing super trees or even fast growing Paulownia as the biochar feedstock as many in the industry studying the topic tend to be "nature purists" and do not want to work with biochar from GMO trees when it would seem they would be best to bind the larger molecules that need to be removed for a rural setting.

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   1. Thank you James for the information.

4. Please view americatestyourwater.com