Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages 31-35Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.102
Keywords
Anaerobic treatment; Antibiotic fermentation broth wastewater; Kinetic model; UASB
Funding
- Hidromer Aritma Sistemleri Ltd. Sti.
- Deva Kartepe API Production Plant
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In this study, an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) mesophilic reactor was used to remove antibiotic fermentation broth wastewater. The hydraulic retention time was held constant at 13.3 days. The volumetric organic loading value increased from 0.33 to 7.43 kg(COD) m(-3) d(-1) using antibiotic fermentation broth wastewater gradually diluted with various ratios of domestic wastewater. A COD removal efficiency of 95.7% was obtained with a maximum yield of 3,700 L d(-1) methane gas production. The results of the study were interpreted using the modified Stover-Kincannon, first-order, substrate mass balance and Van der Meer and Heertjes kinetic models. The obtained kinetic coefficients showed that antibiotic fermentation broth wastewater can be successfully treated using a UASB reactor while taking COD removal and methane production into account. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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