Model development and parameter estimation for a hybrid submerged membrane bioreactor treating Ametryn

作者：Navaratna Dimuth^*; Shu Li; Baskaran Kanagaratnam; Jegatheesan Veeriah

来源：Bioresource Technology, 2012, 113: 191-200.

DOI：10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.017

• Submerged membrane bioreactor
• Ametryn
• Transmembrane pressure (TMP)
• Extra-cellular polymeric substances (EPS)
• Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS)

A lab-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) was used to remove Ametryn from synthetic wastewater. It was found that concentrations of MLSS and extra-cellular polymeric substances (EPS) in MBR mixed liquor fluctuated (production and decay) differently for about 40 days (transition period) after the introduction of Ametryn. During the subsequent operations with higher organic loading rates, it was also found that a low net biomass yield (higher death rate) and a higher rate of fouling of membrane (a very high rate during the first 48 h) due to increased levels of bound EPS (eEPS) in MBR mixed liquor. A mathematical model was developed to estimate the kinetic parameters before and after the introduction of Ametryn. This model will be useful in simulating the performance of a MBR treating Ametryn in terms of flux, rate of fouling (in terms of transmembrane pressure and membrane resistance) as well as treatment efficiency.

• 出版日期2012-6
• 单位迪肯大学