Impact of Partial Backwashing to Ammonia Nitrogen Removal in Biological Aerated Filter

2011 ◽  
Vol 183-185 ◽  
pp. 720-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Li ◽  
Li Long Yan ◽  
Fang Ma
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Nitrifying Bacteria ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Previous Level ◽  
Aerated Filter

Biological Aerated Filter has the drawback of severe plug under low temperature, and frequent back-washing would cause the bad performance of ammonia removal. To solve these shortcomings, partial backwashing experiment was carried out to test its amelioration effect on Biological Aerated Filter. The result showed that performing backwashing at the 40 cm of filter had strong protective effect on nitrifying bacteria, the ammonia removal could be improved gradually with the highest removal rate of 71.71%. Partial backwashing affected less on ammonia removal and the removal efficiency could be restored to the previous level after the backwashing completed for 2.5 h.

scholarly journals Nitrification of low concentration ammonia nitrogen using zeolite biological aerated filter (ZBAF)

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Su Kim ◽  
Ji-Young Lee ◽  
Seung-Kyu Choi ◽  
Qian Zhu ◽  
Sang-Ill Lee
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Pond Water ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen Treatment ◽  
Aerated Filter

This study focuses on nitrification through a biological aerated filter (BAF) that is filled with a zeolite medium at low concentrations of ammonia. The zeolite medium consists of natural zeolite powder. The BAF is operated under two types of media, which are a ball-type zeolite medium and expanded poly propylene (EPP) medium. Nitrification occurred in the zeolite BAF (ZBAF) when the influent concentration of ammonia nitrogen was 3 mg L-1, but the BAF that was filled with an EPP medium did not experience nitrification. The ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency of ZBAF was 63.38% and the average nitrate nitrogen concentration was 1.746 mg/L. The ZBAF was tested again after a comparison experiment to treat pond water, and municipal wastewater mixed pond water. The ZBAF showed remarkable ammonia-nitrogen treatment at low concentration and low temperature. During this period, the average ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency was 64.56%. Especially, when water temperature decreased to 4.7℃, ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency remained 79%. On the other hand, the chemical-oxygen demand (COD) and phosphorus-removal trends were different. The COD and phosphorus did not show as efficient treatment as the ammonia-nitrogen treatment.

The Experimental Study of Ammonia Removal in Compound Clinoptilolite Biological Aerated Filter (BAF)

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
Long Long Gao ◽  
Yan Zhen Yu ◽  
Miao Wan Li ◽  
Yu Xing Zhou ◽  
Hua Dong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Filter Material ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Wastewater Discharge ◽  
First Order ◽  
Aerated Filter

The experiment use clinoptilolite powder as main materials to prepare the large specific surface and high porosity spherical compound filter material.Experimental results indicate that compound filter material is used as filter medium in biological aerated filter for wastewater treatment，in the early 5 days the average removal rate of NH3-N was 58.5% in biological aerated filter when the average influent NH3-N concentration was 37 mg/L. At the stably running phase, the average removal ratio and concentration of effluent NH3-N reached 83.51% and 5.81mg/L, when the average concentrations of influent NH3-N was 35mg/L which could meet the first order discharging index of Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996).

Performance of Micro-Polluted Source Water Treatment by Biological Aerated Filter with Lava Media

2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 968-971
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Li Ping Qiu ◽  
Li Xin Zhang ◽  
Kang Xie
Keyword(s):  
Ph Value ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Source Water ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Operational Temperature ◽  
Promising Treatment ◽  
Aerated Filter

The performance of biological aerated filter (BAF) with lava media for the treatment of micro-polluted source water was investigated with the operational temperature 18°C, the PH value 6.29-8.35, hydraulic retention time (HRT) 30 min as well as dissolved oxygen (DO) 2-3mg/L. The results show that the lava media is a pretty carrier that has promising surface characteristics for microorganism growth and biofilm formation. The biofilter could be operated successfully in 18d, that was shorter than the ceramic and zeolite media filter in the same start-up condition. During the steady operation period, the lava media BAF performed a promising treatment performance of permanganate index, ammonia nitrogen, and turbidity removal, where as the removal rate were 46%, 97% and 62%, respectively. Moreover, the index of UV254, which partly indicates the concentration of hardly degradable substance in the micro-polluted source water, could be removed 23% in the novel media filter.

Research of Carbon and Nitrogen Ratio and Sludge Stability in Aerobic Granular Sludge Bioreactor

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 473-477
Author(s):  
Xia Zhao ◽  
Hui Xia Feng ◽  
Feng Jiang ◽  
Na Li Chen ◽  
Xiao Chun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrifying Bacteria ◽  
Aerobic Granular Sludge ◽  
Nitrogen Ratio ◽  
The Stability

In sequencing batch reactor aerobic granular sludge was cultivated, and the influence of influent C/N ratio to aerobic granular sludge was studied. The results showed that the granulation and the settling ability of the sludge were poor in high C/N, however, low C/N was beneficial to the accumulation of microorganism in reactor and MLSS could reach to as high as 8740 mg/L. Lower C/N ratio would lead to increase of particle size and disintegrate of loose structure and overgrowth on filamentous microbe, these were disadvantage of the stability of the system. It was not obvious that influent C/N ratio affected on the organic removal. The COD removal maintained at 87% after the preliminary form particles were formed in reactor. When C/N ratio was 100:15~100:35, the phosphorus removal efficiency was good. If C/N ratio was too high or too low, the formation of sludge granulation would be affected in the process. The influence of C/N ratio to ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency was obvious. While C/N ratio was 100:10, granular sludge had good simultaneous nitrification and denitrification performance, and the average removal of ammonia nitrogen attained to 91%. But low C/N ratio was able to inhibit the activity of nitrifying bacteria and denitrifying bacteria. At that time, ammonia nitrogen removal rate declined sharply in the system.

Removal of Ammonia Nitrogen in Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) Filled with Smaller Ceramsite Particles

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 1583-1587
Author(s):  
Bo Zu ◽  
Yong Zhen Li ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Xiang Chao Liu ◽  
Qing Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Reflux Ratio ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Aerated Filter ◽  
Filter Layer

The smaller ceramsite particles were selected to be filled in a biological aerated filter (BAF) to remove ammonia nitrogen from the synthetic wastewater which did not contained COD. The effect of the filter layer, the inner reflux ratio and the ceramsite particle on the removal rate of ammonia nitrogen in the wastewater was investigated in the present study. The results indicated that the steady removal rate of eighty-eight percent was excitingly detected after the 24 days of the biofilm formation, and both the low and middle filter layer showed the removal rate of the wastewater ammonia nitrogen higher than the top layer. In addition, in the present study, the best inner reflux ratio of the present smaller-ceramsite BAF could be steadily kept in case of the slight fluctuation of the ceramsite size and the organic concentration of the wastewater.

scholarly journals Monitoring and control of a partially packed biological aerated filter (BAF) reactor for improving nitrogen removal efficiency

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramanik Biplob ◽  
Suja Fatihah ◽  
Zain Shahrom ◽  
Elshafie Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Ph Profile ◽  
N Removal ◽  
Aerated Filter ◽  
And Control

This paper examines on-off systems and automatic monitoring and control of a biological aerated filter to identify the end point of nitrification and denitrification processes, and chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia-nitrogen removal (NH3-N) and aeration savings. Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) were measured on-line and chemical parameters were measured in the wastewater. The ‘nitrate knee’ in the ORP profile was characterised by a breakpoint at average 160 min, representing the complete removal of NO3-N, i.e. the end of the denitrification period, as well as the end of the nitrification period was clearly shown in the pH profile (ammonia valley) at average 210 min for all C/N ratios. The NH3-N removal efficiencies were 92.30, 97.57 and 98.02% whilst the COD removals of 95.06, 96.38 and 97.56% were achieved for the C/N ratios of 10, 4 and 1 respectively. Therefore, the on-off control was operated at average 230 min for aeration time and 130 min for the anoxic period. Thus significant improvements can be achieved with respect to the continuous aeration strategy, and average operational costs reduced by 36.11%. The study showed that an on-off controller can easily be implemented in wastewater process-control, and monitoring systems improve effluent quality and reduce energy consumption.

Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in biofilters with real time aeration control

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Puznava ◽  
M. Payraudeau ◽  
D. Thornberg
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Simultaneous Nitrification And Denitrification ◽  
Biological Aerated Filter ◽  
Diffusion Effect ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Nitrification And Denitrification ◽  
Aerated Filter ◽  
Denitrification Process ◽  
Aeration Control

The aim of this article is to present a new biological aerated filter (BAF) for nitrogen removal based on simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. Contrary to the systems which integrate both an aerated and a non-aerated zone to allow complete nitrogen removal in one compact or two different units (pre-denitrification and nitrification), this upflow BAF system is based on the principle of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification since the filter is completely aerated. The denitrification process is possible due to the diffusion effect which dominates biofilm processes. The real time aeration control allows us to maintain a low dissolved oxygen value (0.5 to 3 mg O2/l). In this case, the biofilm will not be fully (or less) penetrated with oxygen and denitrification will be carried out in a large part of the biofilm. Therefore, nitrification and denitrification is running simultaneously in different depths of the biofilm. By using 50% less air this BAF gave the same results (less than 20mg TN/l) on pilot plant as a classical nitrification and denitrification BAF (Toettrup et al., 1994). Less recirculation was necessary to achieve the same denitrification.

Research on Nitrogen Removal Performance of Leachate Treatment of WSIP Reactor

2011 ◽  
Vol 55-57 ◽  
pp. 789-795
Author(s):  
Xiu Ju Duan ◽  
Qiang He ◽  
Ya Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Ammonia Removal ◽  
Leachate Treatment ◽  
Treatment Performance ◽  
Biomass Retention ◽  
Nitrification And Denitrification

This thesis put forward the treatment concept of “without Biomass Retention Sequential Batch Intensified Pretreatment (WSIP)” in leachate treatment, for sake of improving performance of nitrogen removal, optimizing excess water’s nutritional ratio and benefitting the follow-up aerobic biological treatment. Based on orthogonal experiment of WSIP Reactor’s leachate treatment performance, Conclusions can be drew: the removal performance of ammonia nitrogen and TN is higher of WSIP, in which short-cut nitrification and denitrification can be realized; HRT, DO and sequential period are remarkable factors of ammonia removal performance, TN removal performance and realization of short-cut nitrification and denitrification; In normal temperature, the most perfect functional parameter of WSIP Reactor is: HRT=4d, DO=0.75mg/L and sequential period is 6h.

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