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Wastewater from Biodiesel Production as a Carbon Source for Denitrification of Sludge Liquor in SBR

MALÁ, J. MALÝ, J.

Original Title

Wastewater from Biodiesel Production as a Carbon Source for Denitrification of Sludge Liquor in SBR

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Sludge liquor from an anaerobic sludge digester with an average N-NH4 mass concentration of = 1185 mg.L-1 was treated in a pilot-scale SBR (sequencing batch reactor) system. The returned activated sludge of a WWTP was used as inoculum. The average efficiency of N-NH4 removal was over = 90%. Mass concentrations of N-NH4 in the effluent were typically below 10 mg.L-1. The maximal achieved nitrification rate was rN = 9.1 mg.g-1.h-1 (relative to MLVSS). Wastewater of methyl ester wash arising during biodiesel production was used as an external carbon source for denitrification. A dosage of 3.5 - 4.5 g of COD per 1 g of nitrogen available for denitrification was found optimal. Typical effluent N-NO3 mass concentration was about = 25 mg.L-1 and maximal achieved denitrification rate was rD = 14.5 mg.g.h-1. Operation of the SBR was stable at a HRT of = 4 - 5 days.

Keywords

sequencing batch reactor, nitrogen, denitrification, biodiesel

Authors

MALÁ, J.; MALÝ, J.

RIV year

2010

Released

31. 5. 2010

Publisher

Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers

Location

Zagreb, Croatia

ISBN

0352-9568

Periodical

CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING QUARTERLY

Year of study

24

Number

2

State

Republic of Croatia

Pages from

211

Pages to

217

Pages count

7

BibTex

@article{BUT50736,
  author="Jitka {Malá} and Josef {Malý}",
  title="Wastewater from Biodiesel Production as a Carbon Source for Denitrification of Sludge Liquor in SBR",
  journal="CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING QUARTERLY",
  year="2010",
  volume="24",
  number="2",
  pages="211--217",
  issn="0352-9568"
}