Respirometric assessment of storage yield for different substrates

Ö Karahan-Gül*, N. Artan, D. Orhon, M. Henze, M. C.M. Van Loosdrecht

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Abstract

A new procedure has been defined for the respirometric assessment of bacterial storage yield as defined in the Activated Sludge Model No.3. The procedure was used to determine the storage yield, YSTO, associated with acetate, glucose and domestic sewage, together with mixtures of acetate/glucose and acetate/domestic sewage at different initial F/M ratios. YSTO was calculated as 0.78 gCOD(gCOD)-1 for acetate, 0.87 gCOD(gCOD)-1 for glucose and 0.96 gCOD(gCOD)-1 for domestic sewage. The YSTO of substrate mixtures was found to reflect the characteristics of the dominant fraction in the mixture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)345-352
Number of pages8
JournalWater Science and Technology
Volume46
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Acetate
  • Activated Sludge Model No.3
  • Domestic sewage
  • Glucose
  • Oxygen utilisation rate
  • Respirometry
  • Storage yield

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