Monitoring the impact of bioaugmentation on the start up of biological phosphorus removal in a laboratory scale activated sludge ecosystem

2004 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Dabert ◽  
Jean-Philippe Delgen�s ◽  
Jean-Jacques Godon
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Development of Excess Phosphorus Removal Characteristics in a Sequencing Batch Reactor

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.-S. Shin ◽  
H.-B. Jun
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biological Phosphorus ◽  
Operating Method ◽  
Removal System

Biological phosphorus removal mechanisms become popular in activated sludge wastewater treatment systems due to their economy and efficiency. The objectives of this paper are to develop the excess phosphorus removal system in a short start-up period and to find the optimal operating conditions. In this experiment, excess phosphorus removal was achieved in a week on the proposed operating method which is to keep substrate zero before the start of aerobic react. The removal raters of both TOC and phosphorus were above 98 % in one week operation. Phosphorus removal bacteria can utilize glucose as well as acetate and also use nitrate as a single electron acceptor. The developed excess phosphorus removal system had good Stability against the impact load.

Bioaugmentation of sequencing batch reactors for biological phosphorus removal: comparative rRNA sequence analysis and hybridization with oligonucleotide probes

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 469-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel B. Oerther ◽  
James Danalewich ◽  
Ebru Dulekgurgen ◽  
Eric Leveque ◽  
David L. Freedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Laboratory Scale ◽  
Batch Reactors ◽  
Oligonucleotide Probes ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactors ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Pure Cultures ◽  
Acinetobacter Spp ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Four laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were operated to evaluate whether bioaugmentation with Acinetobacter spp. can be used to improve start-up and performance of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems. Two of the SBRs were bioaugmented during start-up by adding pure cultures of Acinetobacter spp., the third reactor received an amendment of activated sludge from a laboratory-scale EBPR system, and the fourth reactor, receiving no amendment, served as a control. Various chemical parameters were measured to monitor the performance of the four SBRS. Oligonucleotide probes of nested phylogenetic specificity were designed to quantify the contribution of Acinetobacter to EBPR. The probes were characterized for use in quantitative membrane hybridizations and fluorescent in situ hybridizations. Data from hybridizations with samples collected from the SBRs show declining levels of Acinetobacter spp. over the experiment. All four reactors achieved significant phosphorus removal and 90% nitrification after three days of operation. The results do not show a positive correlation between levels of Acinetobacter and successful EBPR.

Heterotrophic Kinetic Parameter Estimation for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes Operated in Conventional and Membrane-Assisted Modes

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe Zhang ◽  
Eric R. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Estimation ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Parameter Values ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Abstract Parameter estimation and wastewater characterization are crucial for modelling of the membrane enhanced biological phosphorus removal (MEBPR) process. Prior to determining the values of a subset of kinetic and stoichiometric parameters used in ASM No. 2 (ASM2), the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus fractions of influent wastewater at the University of British Columbia (UBC) pilot plant were characterized. It was found that the UBC wastewater contained fractions of volatile acids (SA), readily fermentable biodegradable COD (SF) and slowly biodegradable COD (XS) that fell within the ASM2 default value ranges. The contents of soluble inert COD (SI) and particulate inert COD (XI) were somewhat higher than ASM2 default values. Mixed liquor samples from pilot-scale MEBPR and conventional enhanced biological phosphorus removal (CEBPR) processes operated under parallel conditions, were then analyzed experimentally to assess the impact of operation in a membrane-assisted mode on the growth yield (YH), decay coefficient (bH) and maximum specific growth rate of heterotrophic biomass (µH). The resulting values for YH, bH and µH were slightly lower for the MEBPR train than for the CEBPR train, but the differences were not statistically significant. It is suggested that MEBPR simulation using ASM2 could be accomplished satisfactorily using parameter values determined for a conventional biological phosphorus removal process, if MEBPR parameter values are not available.

A metabolic model of the biological phosphorus removal process: II. Validation during start-up conditions

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. F. Smolders ◽  
D. J. Bulstra ◽  
R. Jacobs ◽  
M. C. M. van Loosdrecht ◽  
J. J. Heijnen
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Metabolic Model ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Removal Process ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Innovative methods for sludge characterization in biological phosphorus removal systems

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir Brdjanovic ◽  
Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht ◽  
Christine M. Hooijmans ◽  
Takashi Mino ◽  
Guy J. Alaerts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Chemical Measurement ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Sludge Characterization ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

This paper describes several techniques and methods for sludge characterization which are recently developed and used in our ongoing research on biological phosphorus removal (BPR): (i) chemical measurement of the poly-hydroxy-alkanoate (PHA) content of the biomass, (ii) bioassay for glycogen determination in BPR systems, (iii) determination of the fraction of denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organisms (DPAOs) in P-removing sludge, (iv) determination of the aerobic and anoxic ATP/NADH2 ratio (δ value) in BPR systems, and (v) determination of the glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs) / phosphorus accumulating organisms (PAOs) ratio in activated sludge.

The Influence of Nitrogen on Phosphorus Removal in Activated Sludge Plants

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Electron Donors ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Anaerobic Conditions ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

This paper discusses the need for anaerobiases as a pre-requisite for phosphorus removal in activated sludge plants and the effect of nitrates on the anaerobic conditions. If the plant could be operated to avoid nitrification, biological phosphorus removal presents no problems. When nitrification is required, the nitrates must be reduced to a low level through internal denitrification. If sufficient carbon is available to ensure complete removal of the nitrates and anaerobic conditions in a specific zone in the plant, good phosphate removal can be ensured. Below COD : TKN ratios of 10 : 1 it is becoming more difficult to control the plant and special care should be taken to determine not only the quantity of organic carbon available as electron donors for removal of the nitrates but also the form in which it arrives at the plant.

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