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Application of A2O moving-bed biofilm reactors for textile dyeing wastewater treatment

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A three-stage pilot-scale moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBRs, anaerobic-anaerobic-aerobic in series) was investigated to treat textile dyeing wastewater. Each reactor was filled with 20% (v/v) of polyurethane-activated carbon (PU-AC) carrier for biological treatment. To determine the optimum operating conditions of MBBRs, the effect of PUAC carrier, its packing percentage (v/v%) and pH control on COD removal were analyzed by batch experiments. The MBBRs were inoculated with activated sludge obtained from a local dyeing wastewater treatment plant. The MBBR process removed 86% of COD and 50% of color (influent COD=608 mg/L and color=553 PtCo unit) using relatively low MLSS concentration (average 3,000 mg/L in biomass attached to PU-AC carrier) and hydraulic retention time (HRT=44 hr). The MBBR process showed a promising potential for dyeing wastewater treatment.

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    Hye Ok Park, Sanghwa Oh, Rabindra Bade & Won Sik Shin

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Park, H.O., Oh, S., Bade, R. et al. Application of A2O moving-bed biofilm reactors for textile dyeing wastewater treatment. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 27, 893–899 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-010-0143-5

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