High efficiency removal of 2-chlorophenol from drinking water by a hydrogen-based polyvinyl chloride membrane biofilm reactor

2011 ◽  
Vol 186 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 1367-1373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqing Xia ◽  
Zhiqiang Zhang ◽  
Fohua Zhong ◽  
Jiao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Polyvinyl Chloride ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Membrane Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Polyvinyl Chloride Membrane

A membrane biofilm reactor achieves aerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification (AME-D) with high efficiency

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Modin ◽  
K. Fukushi ◽  
F. Nakajima ◽  
K. Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Methane Oxidation ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Suspended Culture ◽  
Consumption Ratio ◽  
Membrane Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Nitrate Consumption ◽  
Attached Culture ◽  
Aerobic Methanotrophs

Methane would potentially be an inexpensive, widely available electron donor for denitrification of wastewaters poor in organics. Currently, no methanotrophic microbe is known to denitrify. However, aerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification (AME-D) has been observed in several laboratory studies. In the AME-D process, aerobic methanotrophs oxidise methane and release organic metabolites and lysis products, which are used by coexisting denitrifiers as electron donors for denitrification. Due to the presence of oxygen, the denitrification efficiency in terms of methane-to-nitrate consumption is usually low. To improve this efficiency the use of a membrane biofilm reactor was investigated. The denitrification efficiency of an AME-D culture in (1) a suspended growth reactor, and (2) a membrane biofilm reactor was studied. The methane-to-nitrate consumption ratio for the suspended culture was 8.7. For the membrane-attached culture the ratio was 2.2. The results clearly indicated that the membrane-attached biofilm was superior to the suspended culture in terms of denitrification efficiency. This study showed that for practical application of the AME-D process, focus should be placed on development of a biofilm reactor.

Study on Membrane Fouling of a Hydrogen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor Treating Nitrate-Contaminated Drinking Water

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 814-817
Author(s):  
Gang Li ◽  
Jun Yu ◽  
Yan Hao Zhang ◽  
Lei Gao ◽  
Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Fiber Membrane ◽  
Membrane Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Contaminated Drinking Water ◽  
Total Nitrogen Removal

A hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) using Polyethylene (PE) membranes was investigated for denitrification in nitrate-contimanitated drinking water. The reactor was operated over 85 days with influent nitrate loading increasing gradually. The result showed that maximum of nitrate denitrification rate achieved was 3.84 g NO3ˉ-N/m3/d (1.36 g NO3ˉ-N/m2/d) and the total nitrogen removal was more than 96%. The results also showed that the membrane pollution was mainly caused by the mineral sedimentation and EPS.

Hydrogen-based, hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor for reduction of perchlorate and other oxidized contaminants

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nerenberg ◽  
B.E. Rittmann
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Electron Donor ◽  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Chlorinated Solvents ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Primary Electron ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Fiber Membrane ◽  
Membrane Biofilm Reactor

Many oxidized pollutants, such as nitrate, perchlorate, bromate, and chlorinated solvents, can be microbially reduced to less toxic or less soluble forms. For drinking water treatment, an electron donor must be added. Hydrogen is an ideal electron donor, as it is non-toxic, inexpensive, and sparsely soluble. We tested a hydrogen-based, hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) for reduction of perchlorate, bromate, chlorate, chlorite, chromate, selenate, selenite, and dichloromethane. The influent included 5 mg/L nitrate or 8 mg/L oxygen as a primary electron accepting substrate, plus 1 mg/L of the contaminant. The mixed-culture reactor was operated at a pH of 7 and with a 25 minute hydraulic detention time. High recirculation rates provided completely mixed conditions. The objective was to screen for the reduction of each contaminant. The tests were short-term, without allowing time for the reactor to adapt to the contaminants. Nitrate and oxygen were reduced by over 99 percent for all tests. Removals for the contaminants ranged from a minimum of 29% for chlorate to over 95% for bromate. Results show that the tested contaminants can be removed as secondary substrates in an MBfR, and that the MBfR may be suitable for treating these and other oxidized contaminants in drinking water.

A novel hollow-fibre membrane biofilm reactor for autohydrogenotrophic denitrification of drinking water

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
K-C. Lee ◽  
B.E. Rittmann
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Hydrogen Transfer ◽  
Hollow Fiber Membrane ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Hollow Fibre ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Biofilm Thickness ◽  
Membrane Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Regulatory Standards

A novel hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HFMBR) was developed to remove nitrate from contaminated drinking water using molecular hydrogen as a clean electron-donor substrate. The hollow fibers were sealed on one end and were pressurized with hydrogen on the other end. The counter-diffusion transfer of nitrate and hydrogen allowed 100% hydrogen transfer efficiency into the biofilm and achieved up to 99.9% hydrogen-utilization efficiency for denitrification. Partial denitrification met regulatory standards for nitrate and nitrite at the same time that relatively high steady-state nitrate fluxes (0.08 and 0.1 mg N/cm2−d) were achieved with liquid-phase hydrogen concentrations (0.009 and 0.07 mg H2/l) magnitudes lower than in previous studies. The low frequency of fiber-to-fiber contact in the upflowing liquid established good biofilm accumulation. The specific biofilm detachment rates were between 0.015 and 0.017 day−1, which attained biofilm thickness up to 179 μm. Finally, DOC and BDOC analyses showed that the DOC was increased, while the effluent BDOC was 0.5 mg/l.

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