Kinetic modeling of carbon and nutrients removal in an integrated rotating biological contactor-activated sludge system

Akhbari, A. and Zinatizadeh, A.A.L. and Mohammadi, P. and Mansouri, Y. and Irandoust, M. and Isa, M.H. (2012) Kinetic modeling of carbon and nutrients removal in an integrated rotating biological contactor-activated sludge system. [Citation Index Journal]

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Abstract

In this study, kinetics of biological carbon,
nitrogen, and phosphorous removal from a synthetic
wastewater in an integrated rotating biological contactor-activated sludge system was investigated. The experimental
data obtained from varying four significant independent
factors viz., hydraulic retention time, chemical oxygen
demand for nitrogen to phosphorus ratio, internal recirculation from aerobic to anoxic zone and disks rotating speed were used for the process kinetic modeling. In order to obtain the bioprocess kinetic coefficients, Monod, first order and Stover–Kincannon models were employed. As a result, Monod and Stover–Kincannon models were found to be the appropriate models to describe the bioprocess in the rotating biological contactor-activated sludge system as the determination coefficient for the first-order model obtained less than 0.79. According to the Monod model, growth yield, microbial decay rate, maximum specific biomass growth rate, and half-velocity constant coefficients were found to be 0.712 g VSS/g COD, 0.008/d, 5.54/d and 55 mg COD/L, respectively. From Stover–Kincannon
model, the maximum total substrate removal rate constant and half-velocity constant were determined as 15.2, 10.98, 12.05 g/L d and 14.78, 7.11, 6.97 mg/L for chemical oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus removal, respectively. The kinetic parameters determined in this study can be used to improve the design and operation of the biological contactor-activated sludge system in full scale.

Item Type: Citation Index Journal
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nutrient removal, Monod model, �First order model, Stover–Kincannon model
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Departments / MOR / COE: Departments > Civil Engineering
Depositing User: Assoc Prof Dr Mohamed Hasnain Isa
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2013 23:48
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2013 23:48
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/10766

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