Affiliation:
1. Civil Engineering Department, Dicle University, 21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Abstract
Due to low sludge production and being a clean source without residuals, hydrogen-based autotrophic denitrification appears to be a promising choice for nitrate removal from agricultural drainage waters or water/wastewater with a similar composition. Although the incorporation of hydrogen-based autotrophic denitrification with membrane bioreactors (MBRs) enabled almost 100% utilization of hydrogen, the technology still needs to be improved to better utilize its advantages. This study investigated the anoxic treatment of both synthetic and real drainage waters using hydrogen gas in a recently developed membrane bioreactor configuration, a venturi-integrated submerged membrane bioreactor, for the first time. The study examined the effects of the inflow nitrate concentration, and the use of a venturi device on the removal efficiency, as well as the effects of the presence of headspace gas circulation and circulation rate on membrane fouling. The study found that using the headspace gas circulation through a venturi device did not significantly affect the treatment efficiency, and in both cases, a removal efficiency of over 90% was achieved. When the inlet NO3−–N concentration was increased from 50 mg/L to 100 mg/L, the maximum removal efficiency decreased from 98% to 92%. It was observed that the most significant effect of the headspace gas circulation was on the membrane fouling. When the headspace gas was not circulated, the average membrane chemical washing period was 5 days. However, with headspace gas circulation, the membrane washing period increased to an average of 12 days. The study found that the headspace gas circulation method significantly affected membrane fouling. When the upper phase was circulated with a peristaltic pump instead of a venturi device, the membrane washing period decreased to one day. The study calculated the maximum hydrogen utilization efficiency to be approximately 96%.
Subject
Filtration and Separation,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Process Chemistry and Technology
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