A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater

With increasing industrial wastewater reuse, due to inadequate water resources, membrane technology has shown results of very high efficiency in a wide range of reuse purposes and reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment. In the present study, the performance of two pilot-scale CAS/UF and MBR to polished...

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Main Authors: Hossein Sasani, Mehdi Ghasemi
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz 2021-07-01
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Online Access:https://jhs.scu.ac.ir/article_17115_c5ec20451922b8a66b175703cff67ad9.pdf
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description With increasing industrial wastewater reuse, due to inadequate water resources, membrane technology has shown results of very high efficiency in a wide range of reuse purposes and reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment. In the present study, the performance of two pilot-scale CAS/UF and MBR to polished effluent wastewater of an industrial town treatment plant were evaluated and compared in a continuous 43-day period. According to the test results, the removal efficiency of total suspended solids (TSS) for both reactors was nearly 100%. Nevertheless, the MBR improved the Chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the total dissolved solids (TDS) by nearly 3% and 5%, respectively. Total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removals of approximately 31% and 20% in The MBR-based process and 24% and 18% in the CAS/UF module were obtained. Analysis of heavy metal concentration indicated that Cr, Pb, and Ni, which were in both soluble and particle forms, could be adequately eliminated by each system, while Cu, which was mainly in a soluble form, had a lower removal rate (32% and 51% in CAS/UF and MBR, respectively). Besides, since the silt density index (SDI) value for most of the samples was less than 3, both reactors can be used as RO pre-treatment systems.
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spelling doaj.art-a4226195095d4458aaf47dc25964d3622023-11-24T07:43:53ZengShahid Chamran University of AhvazJournal of Hydraulic Structures2345-413X2345-41562021-07-017210011510.22055/jhs.2021.38884.119317115A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewaterHossein Sasani0Mehdi Ghasemi1Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, IranDepartment of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, IranWith increasing industrial wastewater reuse, due to inadequate water resources, membrane technology has shown results of very high efficiency in a wide range of reuse purposes and reverse osmosis (RO) pre-treatment. In the present study, the performance of two pilot-scale CAS/UF and MBR to polished effluent wastewater of an industrial town treatment plant were evaluated and compared in a continuous 43-day period. According to the test results, the removal efficiency of total suspended solids (TSS) for both reactors was nearly 100%. Nevertheless, the MBR improved the Chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the total dissolved solids (TDS) by nearly 3% and 5%, respectively. Total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removals of approximately 31% and 20% in The MBR-based process and 24% and 18% in the CAS/UF module were obtained. Analysis of heavy metal concentration indicated that Cr, Pb, and Ni, which were in both soluble and particle forms, could be adequately eliminated by each system, while Cu, which was mainly in a soluble form, had a lower removal rate (32% and 51% in CAS/UF and MBR, respectively). Besides, since the silt density index (SDI) value for most of the samples was less than 3, both reactors can be used as RO pre-treatment systems.https://jhs.scu.ac.ir/article_17115_c5ec20451922b8a66b175703cff67ad9.pdfmembrane bioreactor (mbr)cas/ufheavy metalindustrial wastewaterorganic micropollutant
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A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
Journal of Hydraulic Structures
membrane bioreactor (mbr)
cas/uf
heavy metal
industrial wastewater
organic micropollutant
title A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
title_full A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
title_fullStr A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
title_full_unstemmed A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
title_short A comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration (CAS/UF) processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
title_sort comparative study on the use of membrane bioreactor mbr and activated sludge followed by ultrafiltration cas uf processes for advanced treatment of industrial wastewater
topic membrane bioreactor (mbr)
cas/uf
heavy metal
industrial wastewater
organic micropollutant
url https://jhs.scu.ac.ir/article_17115_c5ec20451922b8a66b175703cff67ad9.pdf
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