Combined anaerobic-aerobic and UV/H2O2 processes for the treatment of synthetic slaughterhouse wastewater

J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2013;48(9):1122-35. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2013.774662.

Abstract

The biological treatment of a synthetic slaughterhouse wastewater (SSWW) is studied using an anaerobic baffled bioreactor (ABR) and an aerobic activated sludge (AS) at a laboratory scale in continuous mode. The total organic carbon (TOC) loading rate, the total nitrogen (TN) loading rate, and the flow rate are 0.03-1.01 g/(L.day), 0.01-0.19 g/(L.day), and 2.93-11.70 mL/min, respectively. The results reveal that combined anaerobic-aerobic processes had higher efficiency to treat SSWW than a single process. Up to 96.36% TOC, 80.53% TN, and 99.38% 5-day carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD5) removal from an influent concentration of 1,009 mgTOC/L, 420 mgTN/L, and 640 mgCBOD5/L at the hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6.24 days and a flow rate of 3.75 mL/min are achieved. The UV/H2O2 process is studied to treat a secondary effluent of SSWW with TOC loadings of 65-350 mg/L. Up to 75.22% TOC and 84.38% CBOD5 removal are obtained at the HRT of 3 h with H2O2 concentration of 900 mg/L. Optimum molar ratios of 13.87 mgH2O2/mgTOCin and 4.62 mgH2O2/mgTOCin.h are also obtained. Combined anaerobic-aerobic and UV/H2O2 processes enhanced the biodegradability of the TOC, TN, and CBOD5 present in the SSWW. Up to 99.98% TOC, 82.84% TN, and 99.69% CBOD5 overall removals are obtained for an influent concentration of 1,005 mgTOC/L, 200 mgTN/L, and 640 mgCBOD5/L at the HRT of 4 days and a flow-rate of 5.90 mL/min.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abattoirs
  • Aerobiosis
  • Anaerobiosis
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Bioreactors*
  • Carbon / metabolism
  • Denitrification
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry
  • Nitrification
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Ultraviolet Rays
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
  • Wastewater / chemistry*

Substances

  • Waste Water
  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen