Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 154-170Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.07.028
Keywords
phenol; cresols; phenolic wastewaters; UASB; recirculation; co-substrate; specific methanogenic activity
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Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) process has been successfully applied in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters. Several researchers have investigated the suitability of the process for the treatment of phenols and phenolic wastewaters. The anaerobic treatment of phenols is still at an investigative stage. With increasing recognition of the UASB process, feasibility studies on the treatment of wastewater containing phenol and cresols (o-, m- and p- isomers) in UASB have been reviewed. It is reported that phenol concentration up to a range of 500-750 mg/L is generally not inhibitory to the UASB process. Phenol concentrations greater than 500 mg/L can be effectively treated with acclimatization of inocula, recirculation of the treated effluent and/or supplementing with co-substrates such as glucose, V FA and dilute molasses. The degradability of phenol is more than h-cresol. which in turn is more than m- and o-cresol. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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