Bioaugmentation with A. faecalis strain NR for achieving simultaneous nitrogen and organic carbon removal in a biofilm reactor

2018 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 871-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Xiang Yang ◽  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Qiang An ◽  
Yuan Sheng Huang ◽  
Jin Song Guo
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Carbon Removal

Calibration and verification of models of organic carbon removal kinetics in Aerated Submerged Fixed-Bed Biofilm Reactors (ASFBBR): a case study of wastewater from an oil-refinery

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 2446-2456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol Trojanowicz ◽  
Włodzimierz Wójcik
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Petrochemical Wastewater ◽  
Carbon Removal ◽  
Calibration And Verification

The article presents a case-study on the calibration and verification of mathematical models of organic carbon removal kinetics in biofilm. The chosen Harremöes and Wanner & Reichert models were calibrated with a set of model parameters obtained both during dedicated studies conducted at pilot- and lab-scales for petrochemical wastewater conditions and from the literature. Next, the models were successfully verified through studies carried out utilizing a pilot ASFBBR type bioreactor installed in an oil-refinery wastewater treatment plant. During verification the pilot biofilm reactor worked under varying surface organic loading rates (SOL), dissolved oxygen concentrations and temperatures. The verification proved that the models can be applied in practice to petrochemical wastewater treatment engineering for e.g. biofilm bioreactor dimensioning.

The application of moving bed biofilm reactor to denitrification process after trickling filters

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 2909-2916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukasz Kopec ◽  
Jakub Drewnowski ◽  
Adam Kopec
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Carbon Concentration ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Trickling Filters ◽  
Organic Carbon Concentration ◽  
Total Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Denitrification Process

The paper presents research of a prototype moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR). The device was used for the post-denitrification process and was installed at the end of a technological system consisting of a septic tank and two trickling filters. The concentrations of suspended biomass and biomass attached on the EvU Perl moving bed surface were determined. The impact of the external organic carbon concentration on the denitrification rate and efficiency of total nitrogen removal was also examined. The study showed that the greater part of the biomass was in the suspended form and only 6% of the total biomass was attached to the surface of the moving bed. Abrasion forces between carriers of the moving bed caused the fast stripping of attached microorganisms and formation of flocs. Thanks to immobilization of a small amount of biomass, the MBBR was less prone to leaching of the biomass and the occurrence of scum and swelling sludge. It was revealed that the maximum rate of denitrification was an average of 0.73 gN-NO3/gDM·d (DM: dry matter), and was achieved when the reactor was maintained in external organic carbon concentration exceeding 300 mgO2/dm3 chemical oxygen demand. The reactor proved to be an effective device enabling the increase of total nitrogen removal from 53.5% to 86.0%.

Biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal in an anaerobic/anoxic sequencing batch reactor with separated biofilm nitrification

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 303-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Bortone ◽  
F. Malaspina ◽  
L. Stante ◽  
A. Tilche
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactor ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
P Uptake ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Piggery Wastewater ◽  
Organic Carbon Oxidation ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

An Anaerobic/Anoxic Sequencing Batch Reactor (A/A SBR) with separated batch biofilm nitrification was tested for nutrient removal against a five step Anaerobic-anoxic/Oxic SBR (A/O SBR). Piggery wastewater, particularly challenging for its low COD/N ratio, was used as feed. After feeding, the A/A SBR ran under anaerobic conditions for organic carbon sequestering and phosphorus removal. A settling phase was allowed to separate an ammonia-rich supernatant to be nitrified in a external biofilm reactor. The nitrified effluent returned to the A/A SBR where nitrates were removed, being used as final electron acceptors for luxury P-uptake and organic carbon oxidation. A/A SBR showed very good N and P removal capacities with excellent sludge settling properties. On the other hand, organic carbon removal efficiency with nitrate was lower than with oxygen. Batch biofilm nitrification was very effective, with very high nitrification rates. Presence of poly-P bacteria in the A/A SBR sludge was assessed through microscopic observation and from the high cellular poly-phosphate content.

Controlling biofilm retention time in an A-stage high-rate moving bed biofilm reactor for organic carbon redirection

2020 ◽  
Vol 745 ◽  
pp. 141051
Author(s):  
Alessandro di Biase ◽  
Maciej S. Kowalski ◽  
Tanner R. Devlin ◽  
Jan A. Oleszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Retention Time ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed
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