Three laboratory-scale moving bed biofilm reactors （MBBR） with different carrier filling ratios ranging from 40% to 60% were used to study the effects of carrier-attached biofilm on oxygen transfer efficiency. In th...Three laboratory-scale moving bed biofilm reactors （MBBR） with different carrier filling ratios ranging from 40% to 60% were used to study the effects of carrier-attached biofilm on oxygen transfer efficiency. In this study, we evaluated the performance of three MBBRs in degrading chemical oxygen demand and ammonia. The three reactors removed more than 95% of NH4^＋ -N at an air flow-rate of 60L·h^-1. The standard oxygen transfer efficiency （αSOTE） of the three reactors was also investigated at air flow-rates ranging from 60 to 100L·h^-1. These results were compared to αSOTE of wastewater with a clean carrier （no biofilm attached）. Results showed that under. these process conditions, αSOTE decreased by approximately 70% as compared to αSOTE of wastewater at a different carrier-filling ratio. This indicated that the biofilm attached to the cartier had a negative effect on αSOTE. Mechanism analysis showed that the main inhibiting effects were related to biofilm flocculants and soluble microbial product （SMP）. Biofilm flocs could decrease otSOTE by about 20%, and SMP could decrease aαSOTE by 30%--50%.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 51408601）.
文摘Three laboratory-scale moving bed biofilm reactors （MBBR） with different carrier filling ratios ranging from 40% to 60% were used to study the effects of carrier-attached biofilm on oxygen transfer efficiency. In this study, we evaluated the performance of three MBBRs in degrading chemical oxygen demand and ammonia. The three reactors removed more than 95% of NH4^＋ -N at an air flow-rate of 60L·h^-1. The standard oxygen transfer efficiency （αSOTE） of the three reactors was also investigated at air flow-rates ranging from 60 to 100L·h^-1. These results were compared to αSOTE of wastewater with a clean carrier （no biofilm attached）. Results showed that under. these process conditions, αSOTE decreased by approximately 70% as compared to αSOTE of wastewater at a different carrier-filling ratio. This indicated that the biofilm attached to the cartier had a negative effect on αSOTE. Mechanism analysis showed that the main inhibiting effects were related to biofilm flocculants and soluble microbial product （SMP）. Biofilm flocs could decrease otSOTE by about 20%, and SMP could decrease aαSOTE by 30%--50%.
