Performance and membrane fouling properties of anaerobic biofilm membrane bioreactor for low-concentration wastewater treatment
XU Deyu1,, LI Zhenghao2, SHENG Guoping2, TIAN Yongjing1, HUANG Tianyin1,, 1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China 2.Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Abstract:To deal with the high cost and serious membrane fouling of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR), a novel AnMBR with stainless steel wire mesh as membrane material was constructed to treat the low-concentration municipal wastewater. Its operation stability and resistance to temperature shock were investigated. During the period of AnMBR running, methane production, transmembrane pressure (TMP), effluent COD and effluent volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were monitored and analyzed. The membrane fouling was also characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results show that the COD removal efficiency was above 93%. Only acetate could be detected in the effluent with average concentration less than 10 mg·L?1. The average methane yield was as high as 0.28 L·g?1 (calculated based on COD). When the temperature was reduced from 35 ℃ to 25 ℃, the AnMBR had a strong tolerance. In addition, during 66 d operation, the TMP slowly increased from 0 kPa to 20 kPa and the highest membrane resistance was 4×1012 m?1. The novel AnMBR with stainless steel wire mesh as membrane material achieved good effluent quality, high energy productivity and operation stability. Key words:stainless steel wire mesh/ anaerobic membrane bioreactor/ low-concentration wastewater/ membrane fouling.
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1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China 2.Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China Received Date: 2019-01-15 Accepted Date: 2019-03-29 Available Online: 2019-12-28 Keywords:stainless steel wire mesh/ anaerobic membrane bioreactor/ low-concentration wastewater/ membrane fouling Abstract:To deal with the high cost and serious membrane fouling of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR), a novel AnMBR with stainless steel wire mesh as membrane material was constructed to treat the low-concentration municipal wastewater. Its operation stability and resistance to temperature shock were investigated. During the period of AnMBR running, methane production, transmembrane pressure (TMP), effluent COD and effluent volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were monitored and analyzed. The membrane fouling was also characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results show that the COD removal efficiency was above 93%. Only acetate could be detected in the effluent with average concentration less than 10 mg·L?1. The average methane yield was as high as 0.28 L·g?1 (calculated based on COD). When the temperature was reduced from 35 ℃ to 25 ℃, the AnMBR had a strong tolerance. In addition, during 66 d operation, the TMP slowly increased from 0 kPa to 20 kPa and the highest membrane resistance was 4×1012 m?1. The novel AnMBR with stainless steel wire mesh as membrane material achieved good effluent quality, high energy productivity and operation stability.