Wastewater Treatment in a Hybrid Biological Reactor (HBR): Nitrification Characteristics

Objective To investigate the nitrifying characteristics of both suspended- and attached- biomass in a hybrid bioreactor. Methods The hybrid biological reactor was developed by introducing porous ceramic particles into the reactor to provide the surface for biomass attachment. Microorganisms immobilized on the ceramics were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). All chemical analyses were performed in accordance with standard methods. Results The suspended- and attached-biomass had approximately the same nitrification activity. The nitrifying kinetic was independent of the initial biomass concentration, and the attached-biomass had a stronger ability to resist the nitrification inhibitor. Conclusion The attached biomass is superior to suspended-biomass for nitrifying wastewater, especially that containing toxic organic compounds. The hybrid biological reactor consisting of suspended- and attached-biomass is advantageous in such cases.

United membrane biological reactor in the treatment of wastewater

The united membrane biological reactor(UMBR) was studied for the treatment of some simulate and municipal wastewater. The removal efficiency for COD and turbidity are greater than 80% and 99% respectively. Effluent COD is less than 100 mg/L while turbidity less than 5 The removal of LAS in bath wastewater is greater than 70%. In treatment of dinning hall wastewater, removal of fatty oil is greater than 90%, and its concentration in effluent is less than 5 mg/L. The match of biological reactor and the membrane separation component were calculated. The stable performance of wastewater treatment can be maintained by the optimization of operation conditions and the cleanout of membranes.

Evaluation of the Inverse Fluidized Bed Biological Reactor for Treating High-Strength Industrial Wastewaters

The aim of this work was to investigate the aerobic degradation of high-strength industrial (refinery) wastewaters in the inverse fluidized bed biological reactor, in which polypropylene particles of density 910 kg/m3 were fluidized by an upward flow of gas through a bed. Measurements of chemical oxygen demand (COD) versus residence time t were performed for various ratios of settled bed volume to reactor volume (Vb/VR) and air velocities u. The largest COD reduction, namely, from 54,840 to 2,190 mg/l, i.e. a 96% COD decrease, was achieved when the reactor was operated at the ratio (Vb/VR) = 0.55, air velocity u = 0.046 m/s and t = 65 h. Thus, these values of (Vb/VR), u and t can be considered as the optimal operating parameters for a reactor when used in treatment of high-strength refinery wastewaters. In the treatment operation conducted in a reactor optimally controlled at (Vb/VR) = 0.55, u = 0.046 m/s and t = 65 h, the conversions obtained for all phenolic constituents of the wastewater were larger than 95%. The conversions of about 90% were attained for other hydrocarbons.

Biological removal of methanol from process condensate for the purpose of reclamation

The biological removal of methanol from condensate of ammonia manufacturing processes for the purpose of reclamation using contact type reactor was studied. Methanol of 60 mg/L was removed completely under an HRT of 1 12 h. Optimal inorganic nutrient dose was determined on evaluating methanol removal performance and dehydrogenase activities(DHA) under different nutrition doses. The optimal inorganic nutrient dose only gave an increase of conductivity of ca. 10 μs/cm 2 in the effluent on treating synthetic condensate containing methanol of 30 mg/L. The results demonstrated that biological removal of methanol was effective for the purpose of recovering the methanol bearing condensate.

The System Design of Green Wastewater Treatment in Campus Life

[Objective] The aim was to address the difficulty of long pipe for centralized sewage treatment in campus life and difficulty in use. [ Method] Though the four integrated approach of fermentation tank, coal ash slag filters, chemical and biological membrane reactor and separation of heavy metals in electromagnetic fields, the green wastewater treatment system in campus life was designed to realize the recycle use of sewage in campus life. [ Result] The processed sewage can flush the restroom. The sludge in the processed sewage can feed earthworms, while earth- worms （material or production servers） were food for chickens and ducks and the compost of earthworms was fertilizer, which brought promising economic and social benefits. Tests showed that using the green treatment system to process campus sewage can achieve or pass national second emission standard. Process charge was 50% lower than the centralized sewage processed company and the treatment process was completely qreenized and recvclincl rate was hiah.

An innovative integrated system utilizing solar energy as power for the treatment of decentralized wastewater

This article reports an innovative integrated system utilizing solar energy as power for decentralized wastewater treatment, which consists of an oxidation ditch with double channels and a photovoltaic （PV） system without a storage battery. Because the system operates without a storage battery, which can reduce the cost of the PV system, the solar radiation intensity affects the amount of power output from the PV system. To ensure that the power output is sufficient in all different weather conditions, the solar radiation intensity of 78 W/m 2 with 95% confidence interval was defined as a threshold of power output for the PV system according to the monitoring results in this study, and a step power output mode was used to utilize the solar energy as well as possible. The oxidation ditch driven by the PV system without storage battery ran during the day and stopped at night. Therefore, anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic conditions could periodically appear in the oxidation ditch, which was favorable to nitrogen and phosphate removal from the wastewater. The experimental results showed that the system was efficient, achieving average removal efficiencies of 88% COD, 98% NH 4 ＋ -N, 70% TN and 83% TP, under the loading rates of 140 mg COD/（g MLSS·day）, 32 mg NH 4 ＋ -N/（g MLSS·day）, 44 mg TN/（g MLSS·day） and 5 mg TP/（g MLSS·day）.

Direct GHG emissions from a pilot scale MBR-process treating municipal wastewater

To evaluate direct greenhouse gas emissions from Membrane Biological Reactor(MBR),measurements of nitrous oxide(N_(2)O)and methane(CH_(4))were made at a pilot-scale MBR treating municipal wastewater Measurements were conducted during two campaigns with some changes in processes,i.e.introducing a pre-aeration tank in the second measurement,different distributions of aeration in the treatment line,not the same wastewater inflow rate,two types of ultrafiltration membrane.It was found that about 0.004% and 0.07% of the total ammonium loads were emitted as N_(2)O,CH_(4) emissions were 0.026% and 0.12% of incoming TOC(0.008% and 0.04% of incoming COD)in 2014 and 2018.The obtained N_(2)O emission values were relatively low.The study suggested that a high aeration at the beginning of the treatment line may result in significantly high emissions of both N_(2)O and CH_(4).A significant change in aeration in the membrane ultrafiltration tank did not have the same impact.The MBR process is known for high quality effluent but have been questioned due to its higher carbon footprint due to energy consumption.This study gave a reference case about direct GHG emissions from MBR process and provide information for the further evaluation of MBR processes.