Characteristics of DO, organic matter, and ammonium profile for practical-scale DHS reactor under various organic load and temperature conditions

Profile analysis of the down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor was conducted under various temperature and organic load conditions to understand the organic removal and nitrification process for sewage treatment. Under high organic load conditions (3.21-7.89 kg-COD m −3  day −1 ), dissolved oxygen (...

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Published in:Environmental technology 2018-04, Vol.39 (7), p.907-916
Main Authors: Nomoto, Naoki, Ali, Muntjeer, Jayaswal, Komal, Iguchi, Akinori, Hatamoto, Masashi, Okubo, Tsutomu, Takahashi, Masanobu, Kubota, Kengo, Tagawa, Tadashi, Uemura, Shigeki, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Harada, Hideki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Ammonium
developing country
Dissolved oxygen
Down-flow hanging sponge
high organic load
Horizontal orientation
Microorganisms
Nitrification
Nitrogen removal
Organic loading
Organic matter
Reactors
Sewage
Sewage treatment
Temperature effects
Waste treatment
Wastewater treatment
Water temperature
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Summary:Profile analysis of the down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor was conducted under various temperature and organic load conditions to understand the organic removal and nitrification process for sewage treatment. Under high organic load conditions (3.21-7.89 kg-COD m −3  day −1 ), dissolved oxygen (DO) on the upper layer of the reactor was affected by organic matter concentration and water temperature, and sometimes reaches around zero. Almost half of the COD Cr was removed by the first layer, which could be attributed to the adsorption of organic matter on sponge media. After the first layer, organic removal proceeded along the first-order reaction equation from the second to the fourth layers. The ammoniacal nitrogen removal ratio decreased under high organic matter concentration (above 100 mg L −1 ) and low DO (less than 1 mg L −1 ) condition. Ammoniacal nitrogen removal proceeded via a zero-order reaction equation along the reactor height. In addition, the profile results of DO, COD Cr , and NH 3 -N were different in the horizontal direction. Thus, it is thought the concentration of these items and microbial activities were not in a uniform state even in the same sponge layer of the DHS reactor.
ISSN:0959-3330
1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2017.1316319