Laboratory investigation of aerobic granular sludge performance at high temperature
In this research, the formation and development of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for domestic wastewater treatment application in hot climate conditions was studied using a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The performance of the developed AGS in the removal of organic matter and nutrients from wastew...
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my.utm.607542017-08-09T06:07:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60754/ Laboratory investigation of aerobic granular sludge performance at high temperature Bob, Mustafa Azmi, Siti Izaidah Abdul Jamal, Nur Syahida Ab. Halim, Mohd Hakim Nur Anuar, Aznah Ujang, Zaini TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In this research, the formation and development of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for domestic wastewater treatment application in hot climate conditions was studied using a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The performance of the developed AGS in the removal of organic matter and nutrients from wastewater was also investigated. The operation of the reactor was based on the sequencing batch system with a complete cycle time of 3 hours that included feeding, aeration, settling, discharging and idling. The reactor was seeded with sludge collected from the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Madinah city, Saudi Arabia and operated at a temperature of 40ºC using synthetic wastewater as influent. Results showed that granular sludge was developed after an operation period of 30 days. The developed granular sludge had a good settling ability with an average size of 2.42 mm. The removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and total phosphorus (TP) were 87.31%, 91.93% and 61.25% respectively. These results show that AGS can be developed at elevated temperatures and it is a promising technique to treat domestic wastewater in hot and low humidity climate conditions such as those encountered in Saudi Arabia. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Bob, Mustafa and Azmi, Siti Izaidah and Abdul Jamal, Nur Syahida and Ab. Halim, Mohd Hakim and Nur Anuar, Aznah and Ujang, Zaini (2015) Laboratory investigation of aerobic granular sludge performance at high temperature. In: Eighteenth International Water Technology Conference (IWTC18), 12-14 March, 2015, Egypt. http://iwtc.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1221.pdf. |
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In this research, the formation and development of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) for domestic wastewater treatment application in hot climate conditions was studied using a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The performance of the developed AGS in the removal of organic matter and nutrients from wastewater was also investigated. The operation of the reactor was based on the sequencing batch system with a complete cycle time of 3 hours that included feeding, aeration, settling, discharging and idling. The reactor was seeded with sludge collected from the municipal wastewater treatment plant in Madinah city, Saudi Arabia and operated at a temperature of 40ºC using synthetic wastewater as influent. Results showed that granular sludge was developed after an operation period of 30 days. The developed granular sludge had a good settling ability with an average size of 2.42 mm. The removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and total phosphorus (TP) were 87.31%, 91.93% and 61.25% respectively. These results show that AGS can be developed at elevated temperatures and it is a promising technique to treat domestic wastewater in hot and low humidity climate conditions such as those encountered in Saudi Arabia. |
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