Resource recovery from an aerobic granular sludge process treating domestic wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 101148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inci Karakas ◽  
Stanley B. Sam ◽  
Ender Cetin ◽  
Ebru Dulekgurgen ◽  
Gulsum Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge

scholarly journals Anaerobic hydrolysis of complex substrates in full-scale aerobic granular sludge: enzymatic activity determined in different sludge fractions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Toja Ortega ◽  
Mario Pronk ◽  
Merle K. de Kreuk
Keyword(s):  
Hydrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Hydrolytic Activity ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Bulk Liquid ◽  
Granule Formation ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Abstract Complex substrates, like proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, are major components of domestic wastewater, and yet their degradation in biofilm-based wastewater treatment technologies, such as aerobic granular sludge (AGS), is not well understood. Hydrolysis is considered the rate-limiting step in the bioconversion of complex substrates, and as such, it will impact the utilization of a large wastewater COD (chemical oxygen demand) fraction by the biofilms or granules. To study the hydrolysis of complex substrates within these types of biomass, this paper investigates the anaerobic activity of major hydrolytic enzymes in the different sludge fractions of a full-scale AGS reactor. Chromogenic substrates were used under fully mixed anaerobic conditions to determine lipase, protease, α-glucosidase, and β-glucosidase activities in large granules (>1 mm in diameter), small granules (0.2–1 mm), flocculent sludge (0.045–0.2 mm), and bulk liquid. Furthermore, composition and hydrolytic activity of influent wastewater samples were determined. Our results showed an overcapacity of the sludge to hydrolyze wastewater soluble and colloidal polymeric substrates. The highest specific hydrolytic activity was associated with the flocculent sludge fraction (1.5–7.5 times that of large and smaller granules), in agreement with its large available surface area. However, the biomass in the full-scale reactor consisted of 84% large granules, making the large granules account for 55–68% of the total hydrolytic activity potential in the reactor. These observations shine a new light on the contribution of large granules to the conversion of polymeric COD and suggest that large granules can hydrolyze a significant amount of this influent fraction. The anaerobic removal of polymeric soluble and colloidal substrates could clarify the stable granule formation that is observed in full-scale installations, even when those are fed with complex wastewaters. Key points • Large and small granules contain >70% of the hydrolysis potential in an AGS reactor. • Flocculent sludge has high hydrolytic activity but constitutes <10% VS in AGS. • AGS has an overcapacity to hydrolyze complex substrates in domestic wastewater. Graphical abstract

Assessment of Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Emissions and the Carbon Footprint in an Aerobic Granular Sludge Reactor Treating Domestic Wastewater

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilberto Caye Daudt ◽  
Bruna Scandolara Magnus ◽  
Cássio Moraes Schambeck ◽  
Nelson Libardi ◽  
Rejane Helena Ribeiro da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Nitrous Oxide ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge

scholarly journals Efficient carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus removal from low C/N real domestic wastewater with aerobic granular sludge

2020 ◽  
Vol 305 ◽  
pp. 122961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Campo ◽  
Sara Sguanci ◽  
Simone Caffaz ◽  
Lorenzo Mazzoli ◽  
Matteo Ramazzotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus Removal

Pilot-scale aerobic granular sludge in the treatment of municipal wastewater: Optimizations in the start-up, methodology of sludge discharge, and evaluation of resource recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
pp. 123467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio Luiz de Sousa Rollemberg ◽  
Lorayne Queiroz de Oliveira ◽  
Amanda Nascimento de Barros ◽  
Paulo Igor Milen Firmino ◽  
André Bezerra dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Start Up

scholarly journals Exploring resource recovery potentials for the aerobic granular sludge process by mass and energy balances – energy, biopolymer and phosphorous recovery from municipal wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 2164-2179
Author(s):  
Philipp Kehrein ◽  
Mark van Loosdrecht ◽  
Patricia Osseweijer ◽  
John Posada
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Energy Balances ◽  
Excellent Tool ◽  
Mass And Energy Balances

Mass and energy balances are an excellent tool to explore the integration of resource recovery technologies into wastewater treatment processes and reveal recoverable resource quantities and occurring trade-offs at an early process design stage.

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