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Ambient temperature treatment of low strength wastewater using anaerobic sequencing batch reactor
Biotechnology Letters (1997)
  • Udeme J Ndon, San Jose State University
  • R. R Dague, Iowa State University
Abstract

Low strength wastewater having chemical oxygen demands (COD) concentrations of 1000, 800, 600 and 400mg/l were treated at 35, 25, 20 and 15¡C using four anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs). Reactor 1 was operated at hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 48h, reactor 2 at 24h HRT, reactor 3 at 16h HRT and reactor 4 at 12h HRT. 80 to 99% soluble COD was removed at the various operational conditions, except during 15¡C treatment of 1000 and 800mg/l COD wastewater at 12h HRT and 1000mg/l COD wastewater at 16h HRT, where excessive loss of biological solids occurred. The ASBR process can be an effective process for the treatment of low concentrated wastewaters which are usually treated aerobically with large amount of sludge production and higher energy expenditures.

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1997
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Citation Information
Udeme J Ndon and R. R Dague. "Ambient temperature treatment of low strength wastewater using anaerobic sequencing batch reactor" Biotechnology Letters Vol. 19 Iss. 4 (1997)
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