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Abstract:
The anoxic-aerobic recirculated filter (AARF) process was investigated on removal effciencies of organics and nitrogen with regard to loading rates, recirculation ratios of nitrified liquor and contribution of methane production and sulfate reduction in the treatment of the municipal sewage. The AARF process is composed of an anoxic filter for denitrification and an aerobic filter for nitrification and some of the nitrified liquor in the aerobic filter is recirculated to the anoxic filter. The AARF process successfully removed organics and nitrogen achieving high removal rates of 88% for COD and 64-74% for nitrogen. The recirculation ratio (Re) did not affect the COD removal efficiency but did affect the nitrogen removal, which was enhanced at a higher ratio (Re = 4). The methane production was not contributive to the COD removal but the COD consumed by the sulfate reduction was equivalent to 17% of total COD removed at Re = 2. We confirmed that the AARF process was applicable to the sewage treatment including nitrogen removal at a hydraulic retention time close to that of the conventional activated sludge process.
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