Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is an emerging and an advance technology for intensive and high-rate biological nutrient removal from wastewater that may play as important role in industrial wastewater treatment strategy in Iraq. Lab scale sequential batch reactor (SBR) operated with selected operatio...

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Main Authors: M.A.I. Al-Hashimi, T.R. Abbas, G.F. Jumaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Unviversity of Technology- Iraq 2017-03-01
Series:Engineering and Technology Journal
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Online Access:https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_127838_2d54aacb5ae1a667aa02936adcd07427.pdf
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author M.A.I. Al-Hashimi
T.R. Abbas
G.F. Jumaha
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description Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is an emerging and an advance technology for intensive and high-rate biological nutrient removal from wastewater that may play as important role in industrial wastewater treatment strategy in Iraq. Lab scale sequential batch reactor (SBR) operated with selected operation cycle was used to cultivate granular sludge for each of dairy and oil refinery wastewaters. Successful granulation process in each reactor was achieved after 72 day of operation. The results of experimental work proved the flexibility of AGS technology to treat refinery and dairy wastewater and withstand fluctuated load. The COD and NH4 removal efficiencies for oil refinery wastewater were 86% and 92%, respectively, with sludge volume index (SVI) of 50 ml/g and granules size distribution of (0.3-3) mm. While COD and NH4 removal efficiencies for dairy wastewater were 80% and 82%, respectively, with SVI of 70 ml/g and the large percentage of its granules were ranged between 0.3 and 0.5 mm and the other smaller percentage were ranged between 0.75 and 2 mm. In addition microbiology observations showed high diverse in microorganisms communities which indicated the presence of stabilized sludge in both reactors.
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spelling doaj.art-f40d2d5038bb47ad86faa1902dae61d72024-02-04T17:19:19ZengUnviversity of Technology- IraqEngineering and Technology Journal1681-69002412-07582017-03-01353A21622110.30684/etj.35.3A.5127838Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy WastewatersM.A.I. Al-HashimiT.R. AbbasG.F. JumahaAerobic granular sludge (AGS) is an emerging and an advance technology for intensive and high-rate biological nutrient removal from wastewater that may play as important role in industrial wastewater treatment strategy in Iraq. Lab scale sequential batch reactor (SBR) operated with selected operation cycle was used to cultivate granular sludge for each of dairy and oil refinery wastewaters. Successful granulation process in each reactor was achieved after 72 day of operation. The results of experimental work proved the flexibility of AGS technology to treat refinery and dairy wastewater and withstand fluctuated load. The COD and NH4 removal efficiencies for oil refinery wastewater were 86% and 92%, respectively, with sludge volume index (SVI) of 50 ml/g and granules size distribution of (0.3-3) mm. While COD and NH4 removal efficiencies for dairy wastewater were 80% and 82%, respectively, with SVI of 70 ml/g and the large percentage of its granules were ranged between 0.3 and 0.5 mm and the other smaller percentage were ranged between 0.75 and 2 mm. In addition microbiology observations showed high diverse in microorganisms communities which indicated the presence of stabilized sludge in both reactors.https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_127838_2d54aacb5ae1a667aa02936adcd07427.pdfaerobic granular sludgesequencing batch reactorsvisettling velocity
spellingShingle M.A.I. Al-Hashimi
T.R. Abbas
G.F. Jumaha
Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
Engineering and Technology Journal
aerobic granular sludge
sequencing batch reactor
svi
settling velocity
title Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
title_full Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
title_fullStr Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
title_full_unstemmed Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
title_short Aerobic Granular Sludge: an Advanced Technology to Treat Oil Refinery and Dairy Wastewaters
title_sort aerobic granular sludge an advanced technology to treat oil refinery and dairy wastewaters
topic aerobic granular sludge
sequencing batch reactor
svi
settling velocity
url https://etj.uotechnology.edu.iq/article_127838_2d54aacb5ae1a667aa02936adcd07427.pdf
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