Physical characterisation of the sludge produced in a sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor

Sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor (SBBGR) is a recently developed biological wastewater treatment technology characterised by a very low sludge production, among other numerous advantages. Even if costs for sludge treatment and disposal are mainly dependent on the amount of sludge produced...

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 2012-10, Vol.46 (16), p.5316-5326
Main Authors: Lotito, Adriana Maria, Di Iaconi, Claudio, Lotito, Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bioreactors
Centrifugation
Chemical Precipitation
Costs
Dewaterability
Dewatering
Dewatering (separation process)
Exact sciences and technology
Filtration - methods
Granular materials
Pollution
Reactors
Rheological behaviour
Rheology
Sequencing
Sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor
Settling
Settling properties
Sewage - analysis
Sludge
Sludge properties
Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods
Water Purification - methods
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:Sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor (SBBGR) is a recently developed biological wastewater treatment technology characterised by a very low sludge production, among other numerous advantages. Even if costs for sludge treatment and disposal are mainly dependent on the amount of sludge produced, sludge properties, especially those linked to solid–liquid separation, play a key role as well. In fact, such properties deeply influence the type of treatments sludge has to undergo before disposal and the final achievable solids concentration, strongly affecting treatment and disposal costs. As sludge from SBBGR is a special mixture of biofilm and aerobic granules, no information is available so far on its treatability. This study addresses the characterisation of the sludge produced from SBBGR in terms of some physical properties (settling properties, dewaterability, rheology). The results show that such sludge is characterised by good settling and dewatering properties, adding a new advantage for the full-scale application of SBBGR technology. [Display omitted] ► Some physical properties of SBBGR sludge (biofilm and granules) have been studied. ► SBBGR sludge demonstrates good settleability and dewaterability by centrifugation. ► Filtration under pressure is not a convenient treatment for SBBGR sludge. ► Easy sludge treatability and low sludge production represent important advantages.
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.053