Dynamic modeling of nutrient removal by a MBR operated at elevated temperatures

SARIOGLU M., SAYI-UCAR N., Cokgor E., ORHON D., van L., INSEL G.

WATER RESEARCH, cilt.123, ss.420-428, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 123
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.001
  • Dergi Adı: WATER RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.420-428
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: EBPR, GAOs, PAOs, Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, Temperature, MBR, ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS, NITROGEN REMOVAL, SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION, EBPR PROCESS, DENITRIFICATION, GLYCOGEN, PERFORMANCE, COMPETITION, AERATION, CALIBRATION
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The process performance of a MBR operated on municipal sewage at elevated temperatures was evaluated by dynamic modeling. The enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) performance varied from 40% to 95% with process temperature ranging from 24 to 38 degrees C. The respective maximum substrate uptake rate (q(PHA)) was estimated at 1.5 gCOD(S)/gCOD(X).day(-1) for Glycogen Accumulating Organisms (GAO) and 4.7 gCOD(S)/gCOD(X).day(-1) for Phosphate Accumulating Organisms (PAO) with Arrhenius coefficients (theta) for GAOs and PAOs of 1.06 and 1.04 respectively. With these parameters the effluent PO4 levels of the MBR operated for 450 days could be well described. In addition, the impact of mesophilic conditions and low influent P/VFA levels on GAO proliferation was evaluated under dynamic process conditions. Nitrification process was temporarily impaired at high temperatures around 38 degrees C. Simulations revealed that the contribution of the anoxic reactor to the total overall denitrification was limited to 40%The contribution of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SNdN) process to the denitrification was around 40-50% depending upon dissolved oxygen levels in aerobic and MBR tanks. The large contribution of SNdN was due to gas/liquid mass transfer limitation conditions mediated by high mixed liquor viscosities (20-35 mPa.S) in MBR system. The membrane flux was 43 L/m(2)/h corresponding to the specific permeability (K) of 413 L/m(2)/h/bar at 38 degrees C. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.