Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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679332 | Bioresource Technology | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A sulfur-redox-reaction-activated up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) system, combined with an anaerobic/anoxic sequencing batch reactor (A2SBR), has been used for municipal sewage treatment for over 2 years. The present system achieved a removal rate of 95 ± 14% for BOD, 74 ± 22% for total nitrogen, and 78 ± 25% for total phosphorus, including low water temperature conditions. Sludge conversion rates during the operational period were 0.016 and 0.218 g-VSS g-COD-removedâ1 for the UASB, and DHS, respectively, which are similar to a conventional UASB-DHS system, which is not used of sulfur-redox-reaction, for sewage treatment. Using the sulfur-redox reaction made advanced treatment of municipal wastewater with minimal sludge generation possible, even in winter. Furthermore, the occurrence of a unique phenomenon, known as the anaerobic sulfur oxidation reaction, was confirmed in the UASB reactor under the winter season.
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Authors
Masashi Hatamoto, Kota Ohtsuki, Namita Maharjan, Shinya Ono, Kazuya Dehama, Kenichi Sakamoto, Masanobu Takahashi, Takashi Yamaguchi,