Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 251, Issue -, Pages 135-142Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.050
Keywords
Landfill leachate; Wastewater; UV disinfection; Organic carbon; Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR); UV quenching
Funding
- Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF)
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Landfill leachate typically contains UV-quenching organics, which hinder disinfection at POTWs. This study tested a 2-stage submerged AnMBR for the degradation of UV-absorbing compounds in landfill leachate. Leachate was treated in a thermophilic reactor (55 +/- 2 degrees C) followed by a mesophilic AnMBR (37 +/- 1 degrees C), with HRTs of 25 +/- 5 days and 40 +/- 5 days respectively. Solids were not wasted, in order to promote biomass accumulation. COD, Organic carbon, and UV254 absorbance were monitored over 13 months of operation. Known UV-quenching compounds, including humic acids, fulvic acids and hydrophilic matter, were reduced by 55%. Molecular weight distribution analyses revealed that the thermophilic reactor hydrolyzed organic carbon>100 KDa into smaller fractions, which were removed in the AnMBR. The system consistently removed 50% of the total UV absorbance. This promising, new enhanced biological process may provide landfills with a feasible pretreatment alternative to expensive chemical oxidation or RO processes before discharging leachate into sewers.
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