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[Optimization effect of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in unifed SBR process for domestic wastewater]
Xu-guang Tang1, Shu-ying Wang, Sheng-bo Gu
1Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China. txg@emails.bjut.edu.cn
Abstract:
Appropriate change of the traditional operation modes was investigated in a UniFed SBR lab-scale apparatus treating actual domestic wastewater with low C/N and C/P. Results showed that when the feed/decant time was extended from 2 h to 3 h and 4 h, the phosphorous removal efficiency increased from 59.93% to 88.45% without any external carbon source. In the mode of anoxic-aerobic condition, TIN of the effluent reduced obviously, the removal efficiency increased from 49.54% to 60.75% for utilizing limited substrate in influents with low C/N = 2.57, adequately. In the mode of alternation of anoxic-aerobic condition, the nitrogen and phosphorous removal efficiency increased clearly. The carbon source in the influent can be used adequately and it occurred denitrifying dephosphatation in anoxic segment 2. This mode was optimal for the treatment of actual domestic wastewater with low C/N and C/P.
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