Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 306, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123177
Keywords
Moving bed biofilm reactor; Polypropylene-polyurethane foam; Central composite design; Grau kinetic model
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- Ministry of Human Resource of Development, MHRD (India)
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The performance of a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) with bio-carriers made of polypropylene-polyurethane foam (PP-PUF) was evaluated for the collective removal of phenol and ammonia. Three independent variables, including pH (5.0-8.0), retention time (2.0-12.0 h), and airflow rate (0.8-3.5 L/min) were optimized using central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). The maximum removal of phenol and ammonia was obtained to be 92.6, and 91.8%, respectively, in addition to the removal of 72.3% in the chemical oxygen demand (COD) level at optimum conditions. First-order and second-order kinetic models were analyzed to evaluate the pollutants removal kinetics in a MBBR. Finally, a second-order model was found to be appropriate for predicting reaction kinetics. The values of second-order rate constants were obtained to be 2.35, 0.25, and 1.85 L-2/gVSS gCOD h for phenol, COD, and ammonia removal, respectively.
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