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Optimizing OLR and HRT in a UASB reactor for pretreating high- Strength municipal wastewater
, Article Chemical Engineering Transactions ; Volume 24 , 2011 , Pages 1285-1290 ; 19749791 (ISSN) ; Shayegan, J ; Sharif University of Technology
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This study was carried out for examination of a lab-scale UASB reactor for optimization of organic loading rate and hydraulic retention time. The total volume of the reactor was 5 1 with an effective height of 160 cm and diameter of 5 cm. This reactor was used to treat fortified municipal wastewater at volumetric organic loadings of 3.6, 7.2, 10.8, and 14.4 kg m3 d 1 at temperature 30°C. The result of present work indicated an optimum range for organic loading (7.2 to 10.8 kg m-3 d-1) with COD removal efficiency of about 85%. Moreover, optimum HRT for influent COD concentration of 1200mg/l is shown to be only 4 hours. Furthermore nitrate removal efficiency was about 80% at optimized organic...
Formaldehyde biodegradation using an immobilized bed aerobic bioreactor with pumice stone as a support
, Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 18, Issue 6 , December , 2011 , Pages 1372-1376 ; 10263098 (ISSN) ; Borghei, M ; Sharif University of Technology
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The objective of this study is the investigation of formaldehyde degradation in a bioreactor with pumice stone as a support. The reactor was tested at different synthetic wastewater concentrations with total COD of 500, 1000 and 1500 mgL, respectively, at 24 h hydraulic retention time. The effect of feed composition was tested by changing the COD TCOD FA ratio in order to analyze the impact of formaldehyde concentration. The average formaldehyde and COD removal efficiencies obtained in the reactor were 97.1% and 88%, respectively. The maximum COD and formaldehyde removal efficiencies occurred at the COD TCOD F of 41 at COD T=1000mgL. The effect of toxic shock on reactor performance was...
Upgrading activated sludge systems and reduction in excess sludge
, Article Bioresource Technology ; Volume 102, Issue 22 , November , 2011 , Pages 10327-10333 ; 09608524 (ISSN) ; Shayegan, J ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
Abstract
Most of 200 Activated Sludge Plant in Iran are overloaded and as a result, their efficiency is low. In this work, a pilot plant is manufactured and put into operation in one of the wastewater treatment plants in the west of Tehran. Instead of conventional activated sludge, a membrane bioreactor and an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor used as a pretreatment unit in this pilot. For the sake of data accuracy and precision, an enriched municipal wastewater was opted as an influent to the pilot. Based on the attained result, the optimum retention time in this system was 4. h, and the overall COD removal efficiency was 98%. As a whole, the application of this retrofit would increase the...