Synthetic dairy wash-water treatment by using an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor

Michael Rodgers, Edmond O'Reilly, Xin Min Zhan

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Abstract

The performance of an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor process in synthetic diary wash-water treatment was studied. The system comprises two reactors with two identical plastic biofilm modules. Two centrifugal pumps, one connected to each reactor, alternately move the water from one reactor to the other one, resulting in aeration. At three loading rates (336, 501 and 1080 g COD/(m3 d)), total COD and total nitrogen were removed by 91-94% and 46-80%, respectively. Nitrogen was removed from wastewater by denitrification in the anoxic phase and Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification (SND) in the aerobic phase.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-384
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Environment and Pollution
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2009

Keywords

  • Alternating pumped sequence
  • Batch biofilm reactor
  • Biofilm growth
  • Biofilm reactor
  • Dairy wash-water
  • Nitrogen removal
  • SND
  • Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

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