Abstract
This study investigated the effects of adding polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) beads on the performance of methanogenic reactors and the fouling behavior of a two-stage thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor (ThAnMBR) for treating wastewater at a feed chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 10 g/L. The PVA-added methanogenic reactor exhibited stable operation performance and offered a relatively low volatile fatty acid concentration effluent with a higher COD removal than the system without PVA addition. The predominant microbial communities in both methanogenic reactors were similar and were assigned to the genus Methanosaeta, followed by Clostridia, which was the predominant genus in the hydrolytic reactor. Ultrafiltration in the PVA-added system offered higher effluent quality and lower fouling resistance. The system was able to operate with hydraulically removable fouling, without any chemical cleaning requirements; however, an elevated flux caused the system to suffer from hydraulically irreversible fouling. PVA beads exhibit their structural stability over long-term operation.
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