期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
卷 9, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106609
关键词
Decentralized system; Phosphorus removal; Electrochemical treatment; Membrane electro-bioreactor (MEBR); PAOs; Sustainable design
资金
- Libyan-North American Scholarship Pro-gram (CBIE)
- Concordia University
The study investigates the possibility of simultaneous electrochemical and biological phosphorus removal in a single reactor, showing that such method can effectively remove phosphorus from water with high efficiency and is suitable for small-scale plants for various applications.
Excessive phosphorus levels in aquatic environments create harmful algal bloom that produces cultural eutrophication and poor water quality. The phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is required to control this undesirable phenomenon. Removing nutrients from influent wastewater necessitates the construction of various operating units to provide different conditions (i.e., anoxic and aerobic) to promote the removal efficiency of each single-nutrient compound. Unfortunately, such designs have a high energy consumption rate and leave a big carbon footprint. The present work investigates the possibility of simultaneous electrochemical and biological phosphorus removal in a single reactor. A bench-scale electrobioreactor was fed synthetic wastewater containing phosphorus ranging from 14 to 18 mg PO4 - P/L. At steadystate conditions, the phosphorus removal efficiency (PO4 - P) reached over 99%. Furthermore, a single membrane electro-bioreactor (MEBR) created anoxic and aerobic conditions suitable for polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) growth. The operation of electrocoagulation inside MEBR also generated Al3+ due to the electrolytic dissolution of aluminum anode, increasing the system's electrochemical phosphorus removal. Therefore, findings suggest that such a high percentage of phosphorus removal was due to both the electrocoagulation process and proliferation of PAOs in the reactor. The developed MEBR is particularly suitable for small-scale plants for various applications, including mining, remote and rural communities, settlements, and temporary (e.g., exploration or military).
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