Abstract
A continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) type of hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HF-MBfR) using composite membranes was investigated for the nitrogen removal in synthetic wastewater. The CSTR-type of HF-MBfR process couples autotrophic biological nitrogen removal reactors with the bubbleless mass transfer of oxygen and hydrogen through hollow fiber membranes. For nitrification, CSTR-type of HF-MBfR was operated over 400 days and for hydrogenotrophic denitrification, CSTR-type of HF-MBfR was operated over 300 days. The maximum steady-state NH 4 +-N removal rate achieved was 0.25 kg N/m 3 day (2.06 g N/m 2 day) and the denitrification rate achieved was 0.22 kg N/m 3 day (1.72 g N/m 2 day). Consequently, in the HF-MBfRs, biofilms were formed stably on surface of membranes, and nitrification and hydrogenotrophic denitrification were performed successfully during long-term operation.
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