Performance and bioparticle growth of anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) fed with low-strength domestic sewage

doi:10.1007/s11783-014-0638-0

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (2) : 352-364 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-014-0638-0

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Performance and bioparticle growth of anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) fed with low-strength domestic sewage

Jing FENG,Yili WANG(

),Xueyuan JI,Dongqin YUAN,Hui LI

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

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Abstract

We investigated the performance of a 15.3 L capacity anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) toward the treatment of low-strength domestic wastewater. The start-up period of the ABR was finished within approximately 130 days at a temperature below 25°C. The average COD_Cr in the effluent was 165 mg·L^-1, and the corresponding COD_Cr removal efficiency of the ABR was 52.3%. During the third stage (from day 130 to day 233) of ABR operation, the average COD_Cr in the effluent reached 71 mg·L^-1, which meets the secondary discharge requirement of the Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 18918-2002, China). Moreover, partial microbial separation was observed along the five ABR compartments through scanning electron microscopic images. The geometric mean diameter of bioparticles in the five compartments increased from 0.050 mm to 0.111, 0.107, 0.104, 0.110, and 0.103 mm during the start-up stage. After operation for 179 days, the corresponding diameters further increased to 0.376, 0.225, 0.253, 0.239, and 0.288 mm, respectively. The fractal dimensions of the bioparticles indicated that these particles have smoother surfaces and more compact structures during ABR operation. Morphological analysis of the bioparticle sections demonstrated that the bioparticles have a pore volume of 30%–55%. The highest porosity was observed for the bioparticles in the second ABR compartment, whereas the lowest fractal dimension of bioparticle section was observed in the fifth compartment.

Keywords low-strength domestic wastewater start-up bioparticles morphology anaerobic baffled reactor

Corresponding Author(s): Yili WANG

Online First Date: 16 January 2014 Issue Date: 13 February 2015

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Jing FENG,Yili WANG,Xueyuan JI, et al. Performance and bioparticle growth of anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) fed with low-strength domestic sewage[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(2): 352-364.

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Fig.1 Schematic of the ABR

Fig.2 Dynamic variation in COD_Cr and temperature during ABR start-up

Fig.3 SEM images of the seed sludge and the anaerobic sludge withdrawn from the ABR on the 99^th day: (a) seed sludge; (b) – (f) sludge in compartments I to V on the 99^th day. The scale bar in all the images represents 10 μm

Fig.4 Characteristics of the bioparticles in compartments I to V of the ABR. (A–E) geometric mean diameter (d_GM) versus operation time and the corresponding fitting curves; (a–e) size distribution (by count number) on the 96^th, 130^th, and 179^th days

Fig.5 Fractal dimension (one-dimensional and two-dimensional) of the bioparticles in the compartments I to V of the ABR: (a)-(e) represent compartments I to V, respectively

Fig.6 Images of the paraffin slices of the bioparticles in the ABR on the 179^th day. (a)–(e) represent compartments I to V, respectively

Tab.1 Porosity of sludge flocs derived from different methods

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