Journal
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 77, Issue 12, Pages 2803-2811Publisher
IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.270
Keywords
baffled membrane bioreactor; nitrification/denitrification in a single reaction tank; recirculation intensity; simultaneous removal of organic matter and nutrients; wastewater treatment
Funding
- 'Program to promote R&D bridging to SMEs' by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan
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In this study, we investigated the effects of recirculation and separation times on removals of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus in a baffled membrane bioreactor (B-MBR) treating real municipal wastewater. A pilot-scale B-MBR experimental apparatus was operated under two different sets of recirculation and separation times. The results revealed that, irrespective of operating conditions, the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and concentration of total nitrogen (T-N) in the treated water can be lowered to less than 3 and 5 mg/L, respectively. Although T-N was effectively removed in the two different operating conditions, increase in the fraction of recirculation time results in tiny deterioration of nitrogen removal efficiency in the B-MBR. Phosphorus removal efficiency was also slightly decreased as the fraction of recirculation time (ratio between recirculation and separation times) was increased. The results of the measurement of dissolved oxygen (DO) profiles at different points of the B-MBR apparatus indicate that the increase in DO concentration in the anoxic zone of the B-MBR becomes much more pronounced by increasing recirculation intensity. On the basis of the results obtained in this study, it can be concluded that efficient removal of BOD, T-N, and total phosphorus can be achieved by the B-MBR as long as appropriate recirculation intensity is selected.
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