Continuous fill intermittent decant type sequencing batch reactor application to upgrade the UASB treated sewage

Abid Ali Khan, Rubia Zahid Gaur, Vasileios Diamantis, Beni Lew, Indu Mehrotra, A. A. Kazmi

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Abstract

The performance of continuous flow intermittent decant type sequencing batch (CFID) reactor treating the effluent of an UASB reactor treating domestic wastewater and operated at 8 h hydraulic retention time (HRT) was investigated. The CFID was operated at three different HRTs (22, 8 and 6 h) and three different dissolved oxygen (DO) patterns (<0.5, 2.5-3.5 and 3.5-4.5 mg/L). The highest effluent quality was observed at the 8 h HRT and 2.5-3.5 mg/L DO concentration. At this operational condition, the average BOD, TSS, ammonia nitrogen and fecal coliform removal efficiencies were 83, 90, 74 and 99 %, respectively. The CFID is a promising post-treatment option for existing UASB systems, with a final effluent quality that comply with receiving water and effluent reuse criteria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)627-634
Number of pages8
JournalBioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
Volume36
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • Ammonia removal
  • Dissolved oxygen limitation
  • Hydraulic retention time
  • Sequencing batch reactor
  • Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket

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