THE TREATMENT TRILOGY OF FLOATING FILTERS - FROM PILOT TO PROTOTYPE TO PLANT

被引:14
作者
TOETTRUP, H [1 ]
ROGALLA, F [1 ]
VIDAL, A [1 ]
HARREMOES, P [1 ]
机构
[1] ANJOU RECH,RES CTR CO GEN EAUX OTV,F-78600 MAISONS LAFFITTE,FRANCE
关键词
NITRIFICATION; DENITRIFICATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; UPFLOW FILTER; FILTRATION; TERTIARY TREATMENT; UPSCALING; BIOFILM KINETICS; DIFFUSION;
D O I
10.2166/wst.1994.0741
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The basic kinetic expressions developed in non-aerated biofilms (denitrification and RBCs) were verified on granular floating media in aerated filters. The limiting parameters of biofilms were verified on a small scale lab unit, using wastewater and media from full scale. It could be shown that the observed relationships corresponded to theoretical expectations and half-order kinetics as well as the significant constants were established. Maximum surface removal rates were measured as 1.7 g N-NH4/m(2) d for nitrification, and the most limiting parameter was a half-order oxygen concentration close to saturation. Similar kinetics as on small scale were observed on a full-scale prototype of a new floating aerated biofilter, which can be used for both nitrification and denitrification, as well as complete nitrogen removal from settled wastewater in one reactor. The mixed biofilm nitrified 15 % less than pure tertiary treatment, and 20 % performance was lost between lab and full scale, due mainly to aeration limitations. Also, 35 % lower denitrification rates were observed between ethanol and sewage as carbon source, but addition of ethanol raised the full-scale performance to nitrate removal rates of 1,4 g N-NO3/m2 d. After pilot testing and full-scale demonstration, the process was implemented on several treatment plants, one of which was located in Denmark,to achieve nitrogen residuals below 8 mg TN/1. This plant uses 8 filters of 63 m2 to treat 12 000 m3/d, and the biological reactor occupies a surface similar to the existing conventional primary settler. The results of the first few months of operation are given: as long as the ratio between biodegradable COD and total nitrogen at the filter inlet is above 5, nitrogen removal of 80 % is achieved.
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