Treatment of strong domestic sewage in a 96 m3 UASB reactor operated at ambient temperatures: two-stage versus single-stage reactor.
Treatment of strong domestic sewage in a 96 m3 UASB reactor operated at ambient temperatures: two-stage versus single-stage reactor.
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在环境温度下运行的 96 m3 UASB 反应器中处理浓生活污水:两级反应器与单级反应器。
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2004.06.014
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
G. Lettinga
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作者:
M. Halalsheh;Z. Sawajneh;M. Zu'bi;G. Zeeman;J. Lier;M. Fayyad;G. Lettinga
A 96 m3UASB reactor was operated for 2.5 years under different conditions to assess the feasibility of treating strong sewage (CODtot=1531 mg/l) at ambient temperatures with averages of 18 and 25 °C for winter and summer respectively. During the first year, the reactor was operated as a two-stage system at OLRs in the range of 3.6–5.0 kg COD/m3d for the first stage and 2.9–4.6 kg COD/m3d for the second stage. The results of the first stage showed average removals of 51% and 60% for CODtotand CODssrespectively without significant effect of temperature. The second stage reactor was unstable. The temperature affected sludge stabilization. During the second year, the first stage was operated as a single-stage UASB reactor at half of the previous loading rates. The results showed an average removal efficiency of 62% for CODtotduring summer, while it dropped to 51% during wintertime. However, the effluent suspended solids were stabilized with VSS/TSS ratio around 0.50 all over the year. The sludge in the single-stage reactor was well-stabilized and exerted an excellent settlability. During the last three months of research, sludge was discharged regularly from the single-stage UASB reactor. The results showed no significant improvement in the performance in terms of CODtot. Based on the results of the experiment, a single-stage UASB reactor operated at relatively long HRT is preferred above two-stage system at the Jordanian conditions.