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Comparison of intermittently aerated continuous and batch biofilm reactor in nutrient removal

  • Ufuk Altinbaş*
  • , Izzet Öztürk
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

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Abstract

Removal efficiency of TOC ranged between 86-89% in an intermittently aerated reactor. High efficiency in TKN removal and nitrification was found at lower applied load or longer retention time such as 2 days. TKN removal and nitrification efficiency was found to be 17-96% and 35-99% respectively. Through examination and comparison of the removal efficiencies, the stability of nitrification/denitrification and the biological phosphorus removal it was found that the sequencing batch feeding system gave a higher performance in total nitrogen and phosphorus removals. In the SBR reactor, nitrogen removal efficiency was mainly controlled by organic loading. Nitrification efficiency ranged between 31-56%. Nearly complete denitrification was observed in the sequencing batch reactor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-376
Number of pages6
JournalWater Science and Technology
Volume48
Issue number11-12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  2. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

  • Intermittent aeration
  • Nutrient removal
  • Sequencing batch reactor

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