Proceedings of the 2016 5th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2016)

Enhancement of A/O process by hydrocyclone

Authors
Yuan-Yuan Fang, Zhen-Hua Wang, Yi Liu, Yan-Hong Zhang, Hua-Lin Wang
Corresponding Author
Yuan-Yuan Fang
Available Online November 2016.
DOI
10.2991/iceep-16.2016.71How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Excess sludge reduction, Nitrogen removal, Hydrocyclone, A/O
Abstract

A modified anoxic/oxic (A/O) process was represented by coupling suspended-growth activated sludge and hydrocyclone, simply termed "AOH" process. The nitrate mixture liquid was firstly transported into hydrocyclone and then returned into the anoxic zone in AOH process. Sludge flocs were disrupted and organic carbon substances including extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and cytoplasm were released into aquatic phase by the effects of pressure gradient, shear stress, cavitation, turbulence and impingement of hydrocyclone. These soluble organic carbon substances were consumed as complementary carbon sources for denitrification reaction, and also consumed by the heterotrophic aerobic bacteria. The end products were carbon dioxides and water. The denitrification reaction was enhanced because of the addition of complementary carbon sources and the removal efficiency of nitrogen (N) was improved. The cryptic growth of sludge was achieved by hydrocyclone, and the production of sludge was reduced. The results of this study showed that the average effluent N concentration of AOH was decreased 14.1 mg/L, the average N removal efficiency was improved 21.5%, the average observed biomass yield (Yobs) of AOH was decreased 0.110 mg MLSS/mg COD , and the total excess sludge production of AOH was decreased mg TSS, compared with A/O.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2016 5th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection (ICEEP 2016)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
November 2016
ISBN
10.2991/iceep-16.2016.71
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/iceep-16.2016.71How to use a DOI?
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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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