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T1 Nitrogen removal in domestic wastewater. Effect of nitrate recycling and COD/N ratio
A1 Pelaz, L.
A1 Gómez, A.
A1 Letona, A.
A1 Garralón, G.
A1 Fdz-Polanco, M.
AB A denitrification/nitrification pilot plant was designed, built and put into operation, treating the effluent of an anaerobic reactor. The operation of the plant examined the effect of the nitrate recycling and the COD/N ratio on the nitrogen and the remaining organic matter removal at 18 °C. The system consisted of a two-stage treatment process: anoxic and aerobic. The hydraulic retention time (HRT) of the system was 1 h for the anoxic bioreactor and 2 h for the aerobic one. The increase in the nitrate recycling ratio did not cause a significant improvement in the nitrogen removal due to the insufficient carbon source. The wastewater to be treated had a C/N ratio of 1.1 showing a lack of organic carbon. The addition of methanol was a key point in the denitrification process used as a model for the traditional wastewater by-pass in the WWTP. The maximum nitrogen and organic matter removal (87.1% and 96%, respectively) was achieved with a nitrate recycling ratio of 600% and a C/N of 8.25, adjusted by methanol addition.
SN 0045-6535
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65858
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65858
LA eng
NO Chemosphere, 212, pp. 8-14
DS UVaDOC
RD 27-jun-2024