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Effect of pH on aerobic granulation and treatment performance in sequencing batch reactors

Rezasoltani, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2015

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201400400
  3. Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2015
  4. Abstract:
  5. Two sequencing batch reactors were operated to investigate the effect of influent alkalinity and reactor pH on aerobic granulation. In the first reactor R1 with high influent alkalinity the pH was adjusted in the neutral range, and in the second reactor R2 with low alkalinity the pH was held within the acidic range. The R1-dominating species were bacteria and the appearance time of granules was three weeks after reactor start-up. On the other hand, the acidic environment of R2 provided favorable conditions for fungal growth, and rapid granule formation occurred within the first week of operation. The varying microbial structure of granules resulted in different reactor performance in terms of evolution time and morphology of granules, suspended solids in the reactors, settling ability of granules, effluent quality of treated wastewater, and physical strength of the granules. Adjusting the pH of granular bioreactors has a great impact on aerobic granulation. Lowering the pH in the early stage of operation followed by a gradual increase helps in rapid formation and high strength of granules. The results are valuable for the development of full-scale aerobic granular bioreactors for wastewater treatment with rapid reactor start-up and good system stability
  6. Keywords:
  7. Bioreactor pH ; Sequencing batch reactor ; Activated sludge process ; Alkalinity ; Biotechnology ; Effluents ; Granular materials ; Granulation ; pH ; pH effects ; Wastewater treatment ; Water quality ; Water treatment ; Aerobic granulation ; Favorable conditions ; Granule formations ; Microbial structures ; Reactor performance ; Sequencing batch reactors ; Treated wastewater ; Treatment performance ; Batch reactors
  8. Source: Chemical Engineering and Technology ; Volume 38, Issue 5 , 2015 , Pages 851-858 ; 09307516 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ceat.201400400/abstract;jsessionid=820FCDF609D2D672CF521D5614A16207.f02t04