Trzcinski, Antoine P. and Stuckey, David C. (2016) Effect of sparging rate on permeate quality in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAMBR) treating leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Journal of Environmental Management, 168. pp. 67-73. ISSN 0301-4797
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Abstract
This paper focuses on the treatment of leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAMBR). Operation of the SAMBR for this type of high strength wastewater was shown to be feasible at 5 days hydraulic retention time (HRT), 10 L min-1 (LPM) biogas sparging rate and membrane fluxes in the range of 3e7 L m-2 hr-1 (LMH). Under these conditions, more than 90% COD removal was achieved during 4 months of operation without chemical cleaning the membrane. When the sparging rate was reduced to 2 LPM, the transmembrane pressure increased dramatically and the bulk soluble COD concentration increased due to a thicker fouling layer, while permeate soluble COD remained constant. Permeate soluble COD concentration increased by 20% when the sparging rate increased to 10 LPM.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Accepted version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences (1 Jul 2013 - 5 Sep 2019) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences (1 Jul 2013 - 5 Sep 2019) |
Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2016 06:33 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2018 05:14 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | anaerobic digestion; landfill leachate; submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor; sparging rate; effluent quality |
Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0907 Environmental Engineering > 090703 Environmental Technologies 05 Environmental Sciences > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050205 Environmental Management |
Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.055 |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/28545 |
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