Published 2017
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Determining biokinetic coefficients for the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating sugarcane wastewater in hot climate conditions
Description
Sugar extraction from sugarcane is a process which contains high volume of effluent, high levels of biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and organic matter. Thus, their discharge into the rivers and environmental systems endangers the aquatic
life. This study investigates and determines the kinetic coefficients of anaerobic treatment system (upflow anaerobic sludge
blanket) in sugarcane industrial wastewater treatment plant. COD, BOD5
and TSS parameters in the input and output effluent
of reactor were measured, and the kinetic coefficients of Kd, KS, Kmax and μmax were calculated using modified Monod
equations by determining the design and operating parameters of the system. The experimental results showed that rate of
KS, Y, Kd, μmax and Kmax for the application of UASB process in wastewater treatment of sugarcane factories was 506.4 mg/L,
0.053 g VSS/g COD, 0.086, 0.0049 and 0.055 day−1, respectively. The kinetic coefficients obtained in this research can be
used in management, operation and preparation of design principles of similar sugarcane treatment plants particularly in
topical areas.
Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/908747
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/908747