Journal
WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
Volume 78, Issue 2, Pages 133-140Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X89599
Keywords
aerobic and anaerobic microfiltration membrane filter; soluble chemical oxygen demand removal; aeration; nitrification; denitrification
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An aerobic bioreactor and an anaerobic bioreactor, each coupled with a microtiltration membrane filter (MBR). were operated at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) with primary effluent from the City of Elmhurst, Illinois. municipal-wastewater-treatment plant. The Soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal performance of the anaerobic MBR system was similar to that of the aerobic MBR under the same operational conditions, without the added cost of aeration. The results indicated that the solids deposition rate on the membrane surface was lower in the case of anaerobic MBR compared to the aerobic MBR, indicating possible lower loss in water-flux rates. This research found that In anaerobic MBR is a feasible and economical option for municipal-wastewater-treatment plants seeking COD removal by a biological process followed by a separate nitrification and denitrification system.
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