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The role of interactions of effective biofilm surface area and mass transfer in nitrogen removal efficiency of an integrated fixed-film activated sludge system

Liu, Yiwen ; Li, Chunyan ; Lackner, Susanne ; Wagner, Michael ; Horn, Harald (2018)
The role of interactions of effective biofilm surface area and mass transfer in nitrogen removal efficiency of an integrated fixed-film activated sludge system.
In: Chemical Engineering Journal, 350
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

A reaction-diffusion biofilm model was implemented to simulate the nitrification/denitrification performance of a lab-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) reactor. The model was capable of representing the system performance, i.e. changes in organic load and decrease in sludge age. Furthermore, nitrification batch tests with sludge and carrier material could also be simulated successfully with the model. Model simulation revealed that the diffusive fluxes into biofilm depended strongly on substrate loading as well as sludge age. The microbial composition in the biofilm matrix was mainly influenced by the diffusive flux of chemical oxygen demand (COD) into biofilm. When COD removal started to switch to biofilm, heterotrophic bacteria quickly replaced the previously dominating autotrophic bacteria. Running a set of simulations with a range of effective biofilm surface area and different mass transfer coefficients revealed the strong influence of these two parameters on the IFAS performance. The analysis showed that both parameters were dominating factors for ammonium removal. The optimum mass transfer coefficient was in the range of 3–4 m d−1 and the effective biofilm surface was around 63–88% of the theoretical carrier surface.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2018
Autor(en): Liu, Yiwen ; Li, Chunyan ; Lackner, Susanne ; Wagner, Michael ; Horn, Harald
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: The role of interactions of effective biofilm surface area and mass transfer in nitrogen removal efficiency of an integrated fixed-film activated sludge system
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2018
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Chemical Engineering Journal
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 350
URL / URN: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894718...
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

A reaction-diffusion biofilm model was implemented to simulate the nitrification/denitrification performance of a lab-scale integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) reactor. The model was capable of representing the system performance, i.e. changes in organic load and decrease in sludge age. Furthermore, nitrification batch tests with sludge and carrier material could also be simulated successfully with the model. Model simulation revealed that the diffusive fluxes into biofilm depended strongly on substrate loading as well as sludge age. The microbial composition in the biofilm matrix was mainly influenced by the diffusive flux of chemical oxygen demand (COD) into biofilm. When COD removal started to switch to biofilm, heterotrophic bacteria quickly replaced the previously dominating autotrophic bacteria. Running a set of simulations with a range of effective biofilm surface area and different mass transfer coefficients revealed the strong influence of these two parameters on the IFAS performance. The analysis showed that both parameters were dominating factors for ammonium removal. The optimum mass transfer coefficient was in the range of 3–4 m d−1 and the effective biofilm surface was around 63–88% of the theoretical carrier surface.

Freie Schlagworte: Integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) Effective biofilm surface area Mass transfer coefficient Diffusive flux Microbial composition
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften
13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung
13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut IWAR - Wasser- und Abfalltechnik, Umwelt- und Raumplanung > Fachgebiet Abwasserwirtschaft
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