Performance Assessment of a Combined System Using a Biological Aerated Filter and Electro-coagulation for Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Open Access
- 1 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in International Journal of Electrochemical Science
- Vol. 15 (5), 4481-4493
- https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.05.68
Abstract
In this study, a biological aerated filter (BAF), used for the preferred elimination of organic matter and ammonia nitrogen, was combined with an electro-coagulation process for guaranteed selective phosphorus removal. A synthetic feed was prepared and used to represent the concentrations of typical organics, nitrogen, and phosphorus in municipal wastewater in Korea. The performance of the combined system in the removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorus was assessed, and the internal behavior of major contaminants was also evaluated. Higher removal of organics with a concentration lower than 4 mg/L could be achieved under a retention time of 1 h or longer; however, the concentration of organic matter in the effluent increased significantly at shorter retention times, i.e., less than 1 h. When the retention time was further reduced from 1 to 0.5 h, a reduction in the nitrification efficiency was also observed because of an insufficient reaction time for the oxidation of ammonia nitrogen by microorganisms. As the electrolysis progressed, an additional removal of organics could be performed by up to 2 mg/L within 5 min. The phosphorus removal was performed by the BAF; however, the electrolysis process used copper electrodes. A phosphorus concentration of 0.1 mg/L or less could be guaranteed successfully using this combined method. Thus, the combination of the BAF and electro-coagulation procedure is an easy and reliable alternative for advanced wastewater treatment.This publication has 33 references indexed in Scilit:
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