With membrane bioreactors, the production of surplus sludge is lower than with conventional activated sludge systems, a fact that has been confirmed in a large number of analyses. There is, however, no consensus about the dimension of the reactions and their respective causes. In order to examine these, at the University of Hanover a pilot plant with a capacity of 220 l was run for one year without any extraction of surplus sludge. The plant was started with 2 g MLSS/l; after one year, this value had risen to approximately 18 g MLSS/l. In order to be able to set the plant for different sludge loads (0.04 to 0.2 kg COD/(kg MLSS · d)), the wastewater was artificially stocked up. The emerging result was that in contrast to conventional systems the sludge growth was lower, but still continuously existing. Then, comparisons with theoretical approaches were run – among others with the ASM1-Model – which confirmed the findings. One possible reason could be the different biocoenoses, which was assumed to be the cause after several microscopic examinations had been run.
This study evaluated aerobic granulation and nitrogen removal via assimilation, nitrification, and denitrification of a system fed with real domestic wastewater. The granulation process was complete after 160 days of operation. The mature granules had an almost spherical structure, an average size of 473.0 μm, and a good settling ability (SVI30 of 75.6 mL g⁻¹). Ammonium assimilation for cell growth varied between 3.5 and 64.6% during reactor start-up. After granule formation, assimilation accounted for less than 5% and nitrogen was mainly removed by partial nitrification up to nitrite, followed by denitrification via nitrite. Average efficiencies of 86.6% for nitrification, 59.5% for denitrification, and 60.5% for total nitrogen were obtained in this period. The assimilation ability of the mature granules grown on domestic wastewater was lower than the commonly reported results obtained for synthetic granules.
Neste trabalho estudou-se a formação de grânulos aeróbios em um reator em bateladas sequenciais alimentado com esgoto doméstico e avaliou-se o desempenho desse reator em relação à remoção de carbono, nitrogênio e fósforo utilizando ciclos operacionais de 3 e 4 h. Após 150 dias de operação, a biomassa do reator era constituída predominantemente por grânulos maduros e compactos, com concentração de sólidos suspensos em torno de 1,5 g.L-1. O reator apresentou elevada capacidade de remoção de carbono, nitrogênio e fósforo, principalmente quando operado em sucessivos ciclos de 4 h, atingindo uma eficiência média de remoção de demanda química de oxigênio solúvel de 82±5%, de NH4+-N de 69±19% e de PO43--P de 30±10%.
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