Removal of nitrogen in wastewater by polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-immobilization of effective microorganisms |
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Authors: | Jintae Lee Moo Hwan Cho |
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Affiliation: | (1) Graduate School of Science and Technology (GSST), Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan;(2) Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan |
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Abstract: | To remove nitrogen and carbon simultaneously from municipal wastewater, a mixture of effective microorganisms (EM) was immobilized
in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel beads. The modified PVA beads with calcium alginate show characteristic pores and mechanical
stability and flexibility. The EM-immobilized PVA system was established in a 3 L sequential batch reactor (SBR) with a synthetic
wastewater and operated at an HRT of 12 h with COD loading rate of 0.5–2.4 g COD/L·d. In this system, intermittent aeration
is more efficient than continuous aeration, and removal rates of COD and total nitrogen (T-N) were increased as the feed COD/N
ratio was increased from 1.9 to 5.6. At an optimal condition, 73% of total nitrogen and 93% of COD were stably removed at
a COD loading rate lower than 2.4 g COD/L·d and at 3: 1 ratio of aerobic time to anoxic time. |
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