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dc.contributor.authorYu, Q
dc.contributor.authorXu, H
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, P
dc.contributor.editorJ N Lester, R M Harrison
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:06:50Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2009-09-01T05:57:39Z
dc.identifier.issn0959-3330
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09593330309385577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6043
dc.description.abstractBiological treatment methods are usually effective and commonly used in the treatment of organic wastewater. However, there are a number of problems for conventional biological treatment methods in treating wastewater from industries such as food processing. For example, microorganisms in the aeration tank in an activated sludge process cannot survive a continuous series of shock loads and the process could become operationally unstable. The associated problem of sludge bulking often occurs when the organic loading to the treatment process is high. In this paper, a new flexible fibre biofilm reactor was developed for the treatment of wastewater from fruit and vegetable processing plants. Experiments were carried out to evaluate the performance of the treatment process. Acclimatisation characteristics of the treatment process were also evaluated. The removal efficiencies for COD and BOD5 for different influent organic strengths were evaluated. Results indicated that over 90% COD removal and 95% BOD5 removal could be achieved. The performance parameters were also compared with a conventional activated sludge process under similar conditions, operated in parallel. It was found that the biofilm reactor exhibited a number of advantages over the conventional reactor. These include (a) high organic loading rate, (b) long sludge retention times and low sludge discharge rate in the settling tank (about 10%), (c) elimination of the sludge recycle stream, and (d) no sludge bulking problem at high organic loading rates. Therefore, the flexible fibre biofilm reactor can provide a more efficient and cost effective treatment for wastewater from food processing industries
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSelper Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09593330.asp
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom429
dc.relation.ispartofpageto434
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume24
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEngineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode40
dc.titleDevelopment of Flexible Fibre Biofilm Reactor for Treatment of Food Processing Wastewater
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2003 Taylor & Francis. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorYu, Jimmy J.


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