期刊
WATER RESEARCH
卷 43, 期 6, 页码 1577-1588出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.01.003
关键词
Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Distillery wastewater; Mesh filter; Powdered activated carbon (PAC); Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Sludge volume index (SVI)
资金
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India
This paper examines the sludge characteristics in a submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) operated on a high strength wastewater from an alcohol distillery. Two membrane bioreactors, each with a 30 mu m mesh filter, were investigated with and without addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC). Experiments were conducted with varying organic loading rates ranging from 3.4 to 6.9 kgCOD m(-3) day(-1) and the specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR), sludge volume index (SVI), mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), particle size and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were monitored over a 180 day period. Respirometric experiments did not show enhancement in microbial activity with PAC supplementation. Addition of PAC decreased the SVI thereby perceptibly improving sludge dewaterability. The sludge particle size, which increased with time, appeared to be independent of PAC addition but was influenced by the aeration intensity. PAC also did not affect the sludge EPS concentration; however, the EPS composition, in terms of protein/carbohydrate (polysaccharide) ratio was altered resulting in a high P/C ratio. FTIR analysis of the sludge samples indicated that the functional groups associated with the sludge polysaccharicies appear to be involved in its interaction with PAC. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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