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Effect of addition of one carbon source on the operation of sequencing batch reactor in order to remove nitrogen and COD from poultry wastewater

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The effect of carbon source addition on the operation of a sequencing batch reactor in order to remove nitrogen and COD of poultry wastewater was studied. The reactor was constructed with a glass tube having a volume of 7 l and a jacket for temperature control. The reactor bottom consisted of a conical porous stone in order to promote liquor aeration and agitation. Initial conditions and operation strategies were adjusted to improve the final effluent quality. According to the attained experimental results, it was verified that nitrification and denitrification can occur simultaneously in aerated culture, contrary the observation of some authors.

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Abbreviations

C:

Carbon

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

HRT:

Hydraulic residence time

MLSS:

Mixed liquor suspended solids

MLVSS:

Mixed liquor volatile suspended solids

N:

Effluent nitrogen concentration

NO x –N:

Nitrate + nitrite nitrogen concentrations

P:

Phosphorus

SAS:

Sludge addition strategy

SBR:

Sequencing batch reactor

SSS:

Sludge separation strategy

TOC:

Total organic carbon

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Acknowledgements

The authors want to thank to The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for financial support and to thank Eng. Luis Boneto (Abattoir “Pena Branca”, São Paulo, Brazil) for providing the wastewater samples used in this work.

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  1. School of Environmental Engineering, Municipal Faculty “Prof. Franco Montoro”, SP, Brazil

    Mauro de Paula Moreira

  2. School of Food Engineering, Educational Foundation of Barretos (UNIFEB), SP, Brazil

    Celso S. Yamakawa, Victor Haber Perez & Ranulfo Monte Alegre

  3. Food Engineering Department, School of Food Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6121, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil

    Ranulfo Monte Alegre

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de Paula Moreira, M., Yamakawa, C.S., Perez, V.H. et al. Effect of addition of one carbon source on the operation of sequencing batch reactor in order to remove nitrogen and COD from poultry wastewater. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 1937–1942 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-008-9701-y

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