Effect of filling fraction on the performance of sponge-based moving bed biofilm reactor

Zhang, X; Chen, X; Zhang, C; Wen, H; Guo, W; Ngo, HH

Effect of filling fraction on the performance of sponge-based moving bed biofilm reactor

Zhang, X Chen, X Zhang, C Wen, H Guo, W

Ngo, HH

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Citation:: Bioresource Technology, 2016, 219 pp. 762 - 767
Issue Date:: 2016-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wen, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:19:08Z
dc.date.issued	2016-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology, 2016, 219 pp. 762 - 767	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0960-8524	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/59000
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Cubic-shaped polyurethane sponges (15 × 15 × 15 mm) in the form of biofilm carriers were used in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for treating synthetic domestic wastewater. Results indicated there was no significant difference in total organic carbon (TOC) and ammonia (NH4+-N) removal at different filling fractions. Three reactors exhibited high removal efficiencies of over 93% TOC and 95% NH4+-N on average at an HRT of 12 h and aeration flow of 0.09 m3/h. However, total nitrogen (TN) removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) increased with increasing the filling fraction. TN removal averaged at 77.2, 85.5% and 86.7% in 10%, 20% and 30% filling fraction reactor, respectively. Correspondingly, SND were 85.5 ± 8.7%, 91.3 ± 9.4% and 93.3 ± 10.2%. Moreover, it was observed that sponge carriers in the 20% filling fraction reactor achieved the maximum biomass amount per gram sponge, followed by the 10% and 30% filling fraction reactors.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Bioresource Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.031	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nitrogen	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Ammonia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Polyurethanes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Equipment Design	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bioreactors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biomass	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Denitrification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nitrification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water	en_US
dc.title	Effect of filling fraction on the performance of sponge-based moving bed biofilm reactor	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	219	en_US
utslib.for	090404 Membrane and Separation Technologies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	219	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Cubic-shaped polyurethane sponges (15 × 15 × 15 mm) in the form of biofilm carriers were used in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for treating synthetic domestic wastewater. Results indicated there was no significant difference in total organic carbon (TOC) and ammonia (NH4+-N) removal at different filling fractions. Three reactors exhibited high removal efficiencies of over 93% TOC and 95% NH4+-N on average at an HRT of 12 h and aeration flow of 0.09 m3/h. However, total nitrogen (TN) removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) increased with increasing the filling fraction. TN removal averaged at 77.2, 85.5% and 86.7% in 10%, 20% and 30% filling fraction reactor, respectively. Correspondingly, SND were 85.5 ± 8.7%, 91.3 ± 9.4% and 93.3 ± 10.2%. Moreover, it was observed that sponge carriers in the 20% filling fraction reactor achieved the maximum biomass amount per gram sponge, followed by the 10% and 30% filling fraction reactors.

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