Combined chemical and biological degradation of tannery wastewater by a periodic submerged filter (SBBR)

The paper reports on the results of an investigation aimed to evaluate the performances of an innovative tannery wastewater process based on the combining biological degradation, carried out in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor, with chemical oxidation, performed by ozone. The combined treatment wa...

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 2002-05, Vol.36 (9), p.2205-2214
Main Authors: Di Iaconi, C., Lopez, A., Ramadori, R., Di Pinto, A.C., Passino, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Biodegradation
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biofilms
Biological and medical sciences
Biological treatment of waters
Bioreactors
Biotechnology
Environment and pollution
Exact sciences and technology
Filtration
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Industrial Waste
Industrial wastewaters
Integrated processes
Italy
Oxidants, Photochemical - chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Ozonation
Ozone - chemistry
Pollution
SBBR
Tannery wastewater
Wastewaters
Water Purification - methods
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:The paper reports on the results of an investigation aimed to evaluate the performances of an innovative tannery wastewater process based on the combining biological degradation, carried out in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor, with chemical oxidation, performed by ozone. The combined treatment was carried out at the laboratory scale on real primary effluent coming from a centralised plant treating the wastewater from a large tanning district in Northern Italy. SBBR performances with and without ozonation were compared resulting to be very satisfactory only in the latter instance where recorded COD, NH 4–N and TSS average removals were 97%, 98% and 99.9%, respectively. Such efficiencies correspond to specific concentrations in treated effluent well below the limit values fixed by the in-force Italian regulations. Furthermore, it was proved that the combined process is characterised by a very low sludge production. In fact, the measured specific sludge production (0.03 kg TSS/kg COD removed) resulted unexpectedly much more lower than the value reported for conventional biological systems (i.e., 0.3–0.5 kg TSS/kg COD removed).
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00445-6