Abstract
Effectiveness of operation of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment with the use of the biological method was considered. The pilot studies were carried out in the test membrane bioreactor, manufactured by company Alfa Laval (Denmark). The process of biological treatment of wastewater using the membrane bioreactor makes it possible to intensify the operation of biological treatment plants due to the lack of facilities for settling the sewers, an increase in the dose of active sludge up to 12–13 g/l; the process of deposition is replaced with filtration, washing of membrane modules can be carried out without emptying the tanks and without taking modules out of the tanks. In the process of testing of the membrane bioreactor, based on the module plant, manufactured by company Alfa Laval (Denmark) for treatment of domestic wastewater, the treatment mode that meets the requirements for discharge was achieved. Treatment effectiveness by basic indicators was: COD – 93 %, BOD 5 – 99 %, suspended substances – 98.5 %, ammonium nitrogen – 98.5%. Operation efficiency of MBR as for nitrates amounted to 89 % after adjustment of reagent’s dose (40–50 mg/l) and the oxygen dose in the nitrification zone (2–3 mg/l). Efficiency of 98.6% for phosphates was achieved after the introduction of the reagent aluminum sulfate with the dosage of 40–50 mg/l. The study conducted has made it possible to obtain the consistent operation mode of the MBR with ensuring effective process of wastewater treatment. Dependences of wastewater treatment efficiency on the MBR as for major contaminants (COD, BOD 5 , nitrogen compounds and phosphorus) were shown. This enables meeting the strict requirements for wastewater discharge into water bodies and decreasing the cost value of the treatment through a decrease in power consumption. The mechanism of the MBR operation under conditions of treatment of actual wastewater, which allows determining the conditions of the use of the MBR in the technology of the biological wastewater treatment was studied.
Highlights
Water drainage belongs to one of the most essential issues of social importance since it has a direct impact on the state of health of population and radically determines the degree of environmental and epidemiological safety of the regions
The resulting method of additional treatment is recommended for usage in wastewater treatment stations with full biological purification, which work with incomplete oxidation of organic substances
The aim of our experimental research into the process of biological treatment with the application of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) was to determine the operating parameters of the MBR in order to ensure stable and efficient wastewater cleaning from nitrogen and phosphorus compounds
Summary
Water drainage belongs to one of the most essential issues of social importance since it has a direct impact on the state of health of population and radically determines the degree of environmental and epidemiological safety of the regions. The problem of household and industrial wastewater in most CIS countries is quite urgent. Introduction of the membrane technologies into biological wastewater treatment in the CIS countries is only beginning to emerge and is at the stage of particular facilities. These facilities most commonly operate in the lab mode and the experimental base for studying the MBR operation on actual sewers has not been created yet. That is why the problem of studying and analyzing the impact of the initial qualitative parameters of wastewater on efficiency of MBR operation under actual conditions of wastewater treatment facilities and on an actual sewer remains relevant in the CIS countries
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
