| Enhanced biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal within a field-scale membrane bioreactor by adding pre-treated sludge and alum |
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학술지명 IWA
저자 김병군,김홍석,김지연,차재환
발표일 2012-09-20
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The conventional activated sludge process for wastewater treatment generallyproduces a considerable amount of excess sludge, which must be safely disposed.However, the disposal of sludge is very expensive, which may account for around 20%of the total operating costs of domestic wastewater treatment plants in South Korea.Therefore, membrane bioreactor (MBR) is considered as a good solution for enhancedwastewater treatment, because it has great advantages including a smaller footprint,less sludge production and better effluent quality. However, it is difficult for MBRemploying a single reactor to remove nitrogen and phosphorus simultaneously. Manyresearchers have recommended that the anaerobic and anoxic conditions be spatiallycompartmentalized for the efficient removal of nitrogen and phosphorus.Therefore, in this study, a field-scale MBR coupled with anaerobic tank and twointerconnected biological tanks was investigated. In this system, a biological tank wasoperated in aerobic conditions, while the other tank was operated in anoxic conditions.After passing through anaerobic tank, the raw wastewater was entered into twoswitching tanks alternately and then moved to a submerged membrane bioreactor.This study focused on the enhanced biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal withinthe MBR plant by adding pre-treated sludge and alum. The excess sludge producedfrom MBR was treated by sequential sludge reduction/solubilisation processes. Thenpre-treated sludge was used as an additional carbon source. Alum was added toswitching tanks as a coagulant for effective phosphorus removal. |