Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) membrane BioReactor: The influence of the operational parameters

Giorgio Mannina; Marco Capodici; Alida Cosenza; Daniele Di Trapani; Zhengyu Zhu; Yongmei Li

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122752

Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) membrane BioReactor: The influence of the operational parameters

Bioresour Technol. 2020 Apr:301:122752. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122752. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

Authors

Giorgio Mannina¹, Marco Capodici², Alida Cosenza², Daniele Di Trapani², Zhengyu Zhu³, Yongmei Li³

Affiliations

¹ Engineering Department, Palermo University, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092, China. Electronic address: giorgio.mannina@unipa.it.
² Engineering Department, Palermo University, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
³ College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200092, China.

PMID: 31954970
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122752

Abstract

The present paper investigated an Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Membrane BioReactor (MBR) system monitored for 340 days. In particular, the short-term effects of some operational parameters variation was evaluated. Results showed a decrease of the removal rates under low C/N values. Respirometry results highlighted that activated sludge was more active in the organic carbon removal. Conversely, biofilm has a key role during nitrification. The major fouling mechanism was represented by the cake deposition (irreversible).

Keywords: Biological nutrient removal; IFAS; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Respirometry.

MeSH terms

Biofilms
Bioreactors*
Membranes, Artificial
Nitrification
Sewage*

Substances

Membranes, Artificial
Sewage