moving bed biofilm reactor Articles

Quantification of kinetic parameters for heterotrophic bacteria via respirometry in a hybrid reactor

Over the last decade new technologies are emerging even more for wastewater treatment. Among the new technologies, a recent possible solution regards Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBRs) that represent an effective alternative to conventional processes. More specifically such systems consist in the introduction of plastic elements inside the aerobic reactor as carrier material for the growth of ...

Apr. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Army Truck Wash Depot case study

The Problem: The Army Truck Wash Depot had a trickling filter that was not capable of handling the organic loading generated by heavy vehicle wash operation. The tricking filter was channeling the wastewater due to media that had been crushed by the weight of the biomass that could not be sloughed off. As a result, the ability to treat the wastewater for BOD reduction could not meet the NPDES ...

Jan. 21, 2014

By BioprocessH2O

Comparative study on membrane fouling between membrane-coupled moving bed biofilm reactor and conventional membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment

This study compared the performance between membrane-coupled moving bed biofilm reactor (M-MBBR) and a conventional membrane bioreactor (MBR) in parallel. Extensive tests were conducted in three pilot-scale experimental units over 6 months. Emphasis was placed on the factors that would affect the performance of membrane filtration. The results showed that the concentrations of soluble microbial ...

Mar. 13, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Removal of phosphorus and residual aluminium with the simultaneous use of chitosan and alum on the effluent of an MBBR biological system during start–up

Physico–chemical treatment with aluminium salts is a common practice to remove total phosphorus (TP) from wastewaters. However, the use of alum can increase the residual aluminium concentration both in the effluent and biosolids. Chitosan, an alternative coagulant, does not allow for the removal of TP below the requirement level when lower than the soluble phosphorus fraction of the water. Hence, ...

Dec. 29, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Nitrous oxide emissions from one-step partial nitritation/anammox processes

Measurements of nitrous oxide were made at pilot- and full-scale plants to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from one-step partial nitritation/anammox processes applied in moving bed biofilm reactors treating reject water. It was found that 0.51–1.29% and 0.35–1.33% of the total nitrogen loads in the pilot- and full-scale reactor, respectively, were emitted as nitrous oxide. Between 80 and ...

Oct. 1, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Modelling clogging and biofilm detachment in sponge carrier media

Sponge carrier media provide a large surface area for biofilm support; however, little information is known about how to model their dual nature as a moving bed and as porous media. To investigate the interaction of mass transfer and detachment with bio-clogging, a novel biofilm model framework was built based on individual-based modelling, and hydrodynamics were modelled using the lattice ...

Mar. 19, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Biofilm carriers / MBBR carrier media and their respective diffusion depth

Within the biological wastewater treatment sector, it can increasingly be observed that biofilm carriers are applied in so-called Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBR). Thereby, the MBBR process is not only used to great success for the purification of domestic sewage but also in the sector of industrial wastewater and aquaculture systems. The availability of high-performance biofilm carriers, ...

Aug. 5, 2016

By MUTAG (Multi Umwelttechnologie AG)

Biofilm regeneration on carriers in MBBR used for vitamin C wastewater treatment

Methods were investigated for biofilm regeneration on carriers in a moving bed biofilm reactor used for vitamin C production wastewater treatment. Three ordinary chemical cleaning agents (hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite) and physical drying were chosen for evaluation as methods for biofilm detachment. The results showed that these methods all had some degree of ...

Mar. 18, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Synergistic application of advanced primary and secondary wastewater treatment systems

Published in Water and Waste Digest membrane issue, November 2008 Miroslav Colic; Chief Scientist, Clean Water Technology Inc., Los Angeles, CA To be published in Water and Waste Digest later this year The increased regulatory pressures and demand for reused water stimulated development of several new wastewater technologies in the last decade. Advanced treatment systems are characterized by ...

Jan. 1, 2008

By Clean Water Technology, Inc.

5 Top advantages of MBBR wastewater treatment

Wastewater treatment solutions have become one of the significant moves to filter waste water. Whether it is for fighting with the growing shortage of drinking water or finding better water sources for wastewater, several technologies have been practice for centuries, and MBBR wastewater treatment is being used for filtering waste water in both industrial and domestic sectors. MBBR or Moving Bed ...

Aug. 10, 2016

By Genesis Water Technologies, Inc.

Improvement of an Industrial Wastewater Treatment System at a Former Viscose Rayon Plant – Results From Two-Stage Biological Leachate Treatability Testing

Leachate is currently being pumped from three surface impoundments filled with waste material from the production of viscose rayon at the former Avtex Fibers plant. The primary objective of this study was to optimize a two-stage biological treatment process that has the potential to effectively treat a wastewater stream containing high levels of reduced sulfur compounds while also removing ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Effect of selective organic fractions on denitrification rates using Salsnes Filter as primary treatment

The purpose of this project was to investigate the effect of selective particle removal during primary treatment on downstream biological nutrient removal processes. Bench-scale Salsnes Filter fine mesh sieves were used as a primary treatment to obtain different organic fractions to test the effect on denitrification. Activated sludge and moving bed biofilm reactor anoxic tests were performed ...

May 7, 2014

By IWA Publishing

MBBR and IFAS PILOT Program for denitrification at Fairfax county’s Noman Cole Pollution Control Plant

ABSTRACT As part of a nutrient reduction program, developed to meet new Virginia ENR requirements, two innovative denitrification technologies were piloted at the Noman Cole Jr. Water Pollution Control Plant in Fairfax County, Virginia. The first technology was a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR). The second technology was a modified Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) process. These ...

Oct. 13, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Partial nitrification in MBBRs for mainstream deammonification with thin biofilms and alternating feed supply

A new principle for mainstream nitrogen removal through nitritation followed by anammox was studied in a two-stage moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) configuration. The first stage was optimized for nitritation by using thin biofilms and a feed alternating between synthetic mainstream wastewater at 15°C and, for shorter periods, synthetic reject water at 30 °C. The exposure of the biofilm to ...

Nov. 26, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Degradation of aromatic compounds using moving bed biofilm reactors

The removal of toxic phenolic compounds from industrial wastewater is an important issue to be addressed. Phenolic compounds such as phenol, hydroquinone and pyrogallol are used in different industries which end into their wastewaters. They are considered as priority pollutants because of their high toxicity at low concentrations. Phenol is an important raw material in petrochemical, ...

Mar. 27, 2006

By University of Tehran

Municipal Bloomingdale, MI USA - Case Study

Project Name: Bloomingdale WWTP Upgrade Location: Bloomingdale, MI USA Type of Plant: Municipal - Nitrification Technology Used: Biowater CMFF Biomedia Used: Biowater BWT-X Operational Since: 2013 The Challenge Bloomingdale’s existing wastewater treatment plant has unique challenges associated with seasonal fluctuation from regional school and food processor discharges. The existing ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By Biowater Technology AS

Upgrading of an activated sludge wastewater treatment plant by adding a moving bed biofilm reactor as pre-treatment and ozonation followed by biofiltration for enhanced COD reduction: design and operation experience

A paper mill producing 500,000 ton of graphic paper annually has an onsite wastewater treatment plant that treats 7,240,000 m3 of wastewater per year, mechanically first, then biologically and at last by ozonation. Increased paper production capacity led to higher COD load in the mill effluent while production of higher proportions of brighter products gave worse biodegradability. Therefore the ...

Dec. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Operating a pilot-scale nitrification/distillation plant for complete nutrient recovery from urine

Source-separated urine contains most of the excreted nutrients, which can be recovered by using nitrification to stabilize the urine before concentrating the nutrient solution with distillation. The aim of this study was to test this process combination at pilot scale. The nitrification process was efficient in a moving bed biofilm reactor with maximal rates of 930 mg N L−1 d−1. Rates ...

Sep. 21, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Effect of salinity variation on the autotrophic kinetics of the start-up of a membrane bioreactor and hybrid moving bed biofilm reactor-membrane bioreactor at low hydraulic retention time

A membrane bioreactor (MBR) and a hybrid moving bed biofilm reactor-membrane bioreactor (hybrid MBBR-MBR) for municipal wastewater treatment were studied to determine the effect of salinity on nitrogen removal and autotrophic kinetics. The biological systems were analyzed during the start-up phase with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6 h, total biomass concentration of 2,500 mg L−1 in the ...

Nov. 20, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Pilot scale studies on nitritation-anammox process for mainstream wastewater at low temperature

Process of partial nitritation-anammox for mainstream wastewater at low temperature was run in a pilot scale moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system for about 300 days. The biofilm history in the reactor was about 3 years of growth at low temperature (down to 10 °C). The goal of the studies presented in this paper was to achieve effective partial nitritation-anammox process. Influence of ...

Oct. 26, 2015

By IWA Publishing

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