Recalcitrant COD degradation by an integrated system of ozonation and membrane bioreactor

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Gommers ◽  
H. De Wever ◽  
E. Brauns ◽  
K. Peys
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Integrated Treatment ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Ozone Dose ◽  
Fenton Reagents ◽  
Integrated Concept

In order to treat wastewater to a low residual COD-concentration such as 125 mg/L, classical biological treatment is not sufficient for many types of industry. This research focused on the integrated treatment of the wastewater of the paper industry, with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and an oxidation step. The optimal configuration was examined. Screening tests with different types of oxidation showed that ozonation after biological treatment could reduce the COD with 40% with an ozone dose of 0.4–0.8 g O3/g COD. BOD/COD ratio could be increased up to 0.19. Neither combination of ozone with UV and/or hydrogen peroxide nor the process H2O2/UV or (photo-)Fenton reagents gave any improvement in COD reduction or BOD increase, unless the doses were very high. Based on these results, an integrated system MBR–ozonation was designed, with recirculation of MBR effluent over ozonation. This test showed that reduction of COD up to 125 mg/L immediately behind the MBR required a lot of ozone. A technically feasible solution was to discharge the water after an extra ozonation step, which resulted in a high total ozone dosage. The alternative, the consecutive treatment activated sludge–ozonation–activated sludge, did not give a better COD-removal with the same ozone dose as the integrated concept. The economic evaluation proves that the integrated chemical and biological treatment is expensive for the paper industry if a low discharge limit of COD has to be complied with.

The Development of Waste Water Treatment in the Finnish Pulp and Paper Industry

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Luonsi ◽  
J. Junna ◽  
I. Nevalainen
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Target Values

The recent development of Finnish pulp and paper industry external wastewater treatment has created positive results by reducing the oxygen consuming load (BOD7) of the recipients. This is due to the thirteen activated sludge plants and one anaerobic reactor which have been constructed during the last four years. The target values set in the form of suspended solids (SS) and BOD7 for 1985 (400 t BOD7/d) are expected to be achieved during 1987. Activated sludge plants have also created negative effects in the form of large amounts of surplus biological sludge and increased nutrient discharges, especially phosphorus which with reduced acute toxicity will increase the eutrophication of discharge areas. The share of activated sludge plants for the increased phosphorus discharges remains to be studied. The rapid increase started before the activated sludge plants started operation. In well operated activated sludge plant nutrient discharge is not increased. Although the specific water consumption and specific organic loads continuously decrease in pulp and paper production the increased production and more stringent requirements for pollution control prerequisite investments for external treatment. Therefore it is the time for efficient biological treatment plant construction and before 1995 a good number of mainly activated sludge plants will be constructed, for which time target values and some alternative guidelines to pollution control have been planned but not yet officially issued. Also requirements for CODCr, and total organic chlorine (TOCl) will be among the effluent quality criteria in the near future. When further requirements are issued the basis must be in the requirements of the biota which it is desired to live in the discharge areas. Much research is needed to find out how many of these requirements can be satisfied by modifications of present treatment processes. Thereafter the possibility of removing specific pollutants from the low volume fractions must be identified. The results of these studies must then be compared with the tertiary processes which can be added after the biological treatment plants which process the combined mill effluent. The problem must be regarded as a complex one because any substance removed from the wastewater will be found either in the sludge or in the air. The harmful compounds should be returned to normal ecological circulation or to the least harmful form and location in the most suitable waste stream.

An integrated solution to wastewater and biodegradable organic waste management by applying anaerobic digestion and membrane bioreactor processes

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 464-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Solomou ◽  
A. Stamatoglou ◽  
S. Malamis ◽  
E. Katsou ◽  
C. N. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Integrated Treatment ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Start Up

An integrated system for the biological treatment of wastewater and biodegradable organic waste (BOW) was examined. The system consisted of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for the treatment of sewage and an anaerobic digestion (AD) unit for the treatment of biowaste and sewage sludge. The ‘zero’ waste concept was the driving force for its implementation, targeting at the effective treatment of BOW, sewage sludge and wastewater and at energy and materials recovery. BOW and wastewater were fed to the integrated treatment system to produce treated effluent suitable for irrigation, energy and a stabilized solid to be used as soil improver. The system was operated for one year, from start-up to process optimization. After the start-up, five experimental stages were carried out for the MBR process and four phases for the AD process. Under optimized operating conditions, the MBR achieved 99% removal of ammonium nitrogen, 95% removal of nitrogen and 96% removal of chemical oxygen demand. The treated effluent satisfied the Cypriot water reuse standards. The energy balance showed that the AD required 5% of heat and 3.5% of electricity from the total energy of the produced biogas to maintain its operation. This resulted in 50% of excess heat and 31.5% of excess electricity.

Biodegradability Enhancement of Papermaking Wastewater by Electron Beam Irradiation

2013 ◽  
Vol 454 ◽  
pp. 246-249
Author(s):  
Yan Jiang ◽  
Nai Yan Wang ◽  
Jian Wei Huang ◽  
Tao Hu ◽  
Ming Xin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Activated Sludge Process ◽  
Microbial Activities ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Powerful Process ◽  
Papermaking Wastewater

Papermaking wastewater is one of six industry polluted sources. It generally contains various pollutants which can cause many problems during biological treatment. The biodegradability of papermaking wastewater was enhanced by electron beam irradiation with an activated sludge process. The value of the BOD5/COD ratio increased at a 20kGy dose. The non-biodegradable organic compounds were converted into biodegradable compounds. High organic removal efficiencies and high microbial activities were achieved in activated sludge process. The application of an integrated system can be a powerful process which contains electron beam irradiation and a biological treatment to papermaking wastewater.

The Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Wastewater Biological Treatment Field

2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 711-715
Author(s):  
Si Mai Peng ◽  
Yi Di Chen ◽  
Wan Qian Guo ◽  
Shan Shan Yang ◽  
Qing Lian Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Activated Sludge Reactor ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Ultimate Purpose ◽  
Wastewater Biological Treatment

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which is a widely used technique, has been applied to the wastewater biological treatment field recently. It can clearly reveal the inner flow state that is the hydraulic condition of a biological reactor. In engineering, it is able to guide the optimization, and even the design. This paper reviews the application of CFD in the main biological reactors, including: stabilization pond, membrane bioreactor and activated sludge reactor. In addition, the existing difficulties are thoroughly analyzed from three aspects: the current researches, the limitation of the studies and the reasons of the limitation. The ultimate purpose of this review is to point out the developing direction of the research and to inspire researchers to expand the use of CFD in this field.

Pembuatan Pilot Project Pengolahan Air Limbah Industri Rambut Palsu dengan Sistem Lumpur Aktif

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (15) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Sri Moertinah ◽  
Misbachul Moenir
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Industrial Waste Water ◽  
Microbial Adaptation ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Electricity Costs

This study aims to create a pilot project for wastewater treatment wig industry with biological activated sludge technology to applied in the industry. Design criteria for the pilot project are the influent COD ≤ 900 mg/l, MLSS = 3,000 mg/l, 30-hours residence time. DO ≥ 2 mg/l and flow 10 m3/day. Implementation of a pilot project initiated by seeding aerobic microbes and microbial adaptation to proceed with wastewater to be treated. The trial results showed that the pilot project % COD reduction ranged from 73.2% - 91% and the result is not much different from the results of laboratory-scale research about 89.7% and the quality  of the effluent is already fullfill the standard of industrial waste water wig required by the Central Java Provincial Regulation No. 5 of 2012. The calculation of operating cost of activated sludge biological treatment which includes labor costs, electricity costs, equipment maintenance costs, expenses and other nutrients obtained the price of  Rp. 2972/m3 or Rp. 742.99/wig.ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuat pilot project pengolahan air limbah industri rambut palsu dengan sistem lumpur aktif yang diterapkan di industri. Kriteria desain pilot project tersebut adalah COD influen ≤ 900 mg/l, MLSS = 3.000 mg/l, waktu tinggal 30 jam DO≥2 mg/l  dan debit air limbah 10 m3/hari. Pelaksanaan pilot project dimulai dengan seeding mikroba aerob dan dilanjutkan dengan adaptasi mikroba dengan air limbah yang akan diolah. Hasil uji coba pilot project menunjukkan bahwa % penurunan COD berkisar antara 73,2% - 91% dan hasil ini tidak berbeda jauh dengan hasil penelitian skala laboratorium sekitar 89,7% dan kualitas air limbah hasil pengolahan sudah memenuhi baku mutu air limbah industri rambut palsu yang dipersyaratkan oleh Peraturan Daerah Provinsi Jawa Tengah No 5 tahun 2012. Dari hasil perhitungan biaya operasional pengolahan biologis lumpur aktif yang meliputi biaya tenaga kerja, biaya listrik, biaya perawatan peralatan, biaya nutrien dan lainnya diperoleh harga sebesar Rp. 2972/m3  atau Rp. 742,99/wig.   Kata kunci : air limbah industri rambut palsu, pilot project, sistem lumpur aktif

Wastewater treatment and fouling control in an electro algae-activated sludge membrane bioreactor

2021 ◽  
pp. 147475
Author(s):  
Mary Vermi Aizza Corpuz ◽  
Laura Borea ◽  
Vincenzo Senatore ◽  
Fabiano Castrogiovanni ◽  
Antonio Buonerba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Fouling Control

scholarly journals The diversity of active microbial groups in an activated sludge process treating painting process wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
Herto Dwi Ariesyady ◽  
Mentari Rizki Mayanda ◽  
Tsukasa Ito
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Activated Sludge Process ◽  
Painting Process ◽  
Process Wastewater

Activated sludge process is one of the wastewater treatment method that is applied for many wastewater types including painting process wastewater of automotive industry. This wastewater is well-known to have high heavy metals concentration which could deteriorate water environment if appropriate performance of the wastewater treatment could not be achieved. In this study, we monitored microbial community diversity in a Painting Biological Treatment (PBT) system. We applied a combination of cultivation and genotypic biological methods based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis to identify the diversity of active microbial community. The results showed that active microbes that could grow in this activated sludge system were dominated by Gram-negative bacteria. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis, it was revealed that their microbial diversity has close association with Bacterium strain E286, Isosphaera pallida, Lycinibacillus fusiformis, Microbacterium sp., Orchobactrum sp., Pseudomonas guariconensis, Pseudomonas sp. strain MR84, Pseudomonas sp. MC 54, Serpens sp., Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila, and Xylella fastidiosa with similarity of 86 – 99%. This findings reflects that microbial community in a Painting Biological Treatment (PBT) system using activated sludge process could adapt with xenobiotics in the wastewater and has a wide range of diversity indicating a complex metabolism mechanism in the treatment process.

Savings with upgraded performance through improved activated sludge denitrification in the combined activated sludge–biofilter system of the Southpest Wastewater Treatment Plant

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1287-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jobbágy ◽  
G. M. Tardy ◽  
Gy. Palkó ◽  
A. Benáková ◽  
O. Krhutková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Initial Profile ◽  
Biological Treatment System

The purpose of the experiments was to increase the rate of activated sludge denitrification in the combined biological treatment system of the Southpest Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to gain savings in cost and energy and improve process efficiency. Initial profile measurements revealed excess denitrification capacity of the preclarified wastewater. As a consequence, flow of nitrification filter effluent recirculated to the anoxic activated sludge basins was increased from 23,000 m3 d−1 to 42,288 m3 d−1 at an average preclarified influent flow of 64,843 m3 d−1, Both simulation studies and microbiological investigations suggested that activated sludge nitrification, achieved despite the low SRT (2–3 days), was initiated by the backseeding from the nitrification filters and facilitated by the decreased oxygen demand of the influent organics used for denitrification. With the improved activated sludge denitrification, methanol demand could be decreased to about half of the initial value. With the increased efficiency of the activated sludge pre-denitrification, plant effluent COD levels decreased from 40–70 mg l−1 to < 30–45 mg l−1 due to the decreased likelihood of methanol overdosing in the denitrification filter

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