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Occurrence of Microplastics in Waste Sludge of Wastewater Treatment Plants: Comparison between Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) and Conventional Activated S…
2022
In this study, the presence of microplastics in the sludge of three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) was examined. The investigated WWTPs operated based on a conventional activated sludge (CAS) process, with (W1) or without (W2) primary clarification, and a membrane bioreactor process (MBR) (W3). The microplastics (MPs) concentration in the samples of W3 was approximately 81.1 ± 4.2 × 103 particles/kg dry sludge, whereas MPs concentrations in W1 and W2 were 46.0 ± 14.8 × 103 particles/kg dry sludge and 36.0 ± 5.2 × 103 particles/kg dry sludge, respectively. Moreover, MPs mainly consisted of fragments (66–68%) in the CAS plants, whereas the fra…
Innovative sequential batch reactor solutions for wastewater treatment
2019
Sekwencyjne biologiczne reaktory (SBR) są szeroko wykorzystywane do oczyszczania ścieków, które obecnie stają się zanieczyszczone coraz to nowymi i bardziej złożonymi substancjami. Korzystne zatem staje się włączenie różnego rodzaju rozszerzających się konfiguracji oraz modyfikacji operacyjnych, aby efektywniej oczyszczać ścieki. W pracy przedstawiono podstawowy opis procesu SBR oraz jego modyfikacji, które prowadzą do lepszego usuwania powstających zanieczyszczeń. Scharakteryzowano cykliczny system osadów czynnych (CASS), który jest jednym z najpopularniejszych procesów reaktorów sekwencyjnych (SBR) stosowanych do oczyszczania ścieków komunalnych oraz ścieków z różnych branż, w tym rafiner…
Biopolymer Recovery from Aerobic Granular Sludge and Conventional Flocculent Sludge in Treating Industrial Wastewater: Preliminary Analysis of Differ…
2022
The recovery of biopolymers from sewage sludge could be a crucial step in implementing circular economy principles in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In this frame, the present study was aimed at evaluating the simultaneous production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) obtainable from the treatment of agro-industrial wastewater. Two biological enrichment systems, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and a conventional activated sludge operating as a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), were monitored for 204 and 186 days, respectively. The maximum biopolymers accumulation capacity was close to 0.60 mgPHA-EPS gVSS−1 in the AGS when operating at 3 kgCODm…
Proceedings of Frontiers International Conference on Wastewater Treatment May 21-14, 2017, Palermo, ITALY
2017
Today multidisciplinary is a key and a must for solving issues in the water field. The works in several International Water Association Specialist Groups have demonstrated the importance of both innovative technologies and mathematical modelling, and that the exchange of scientific and technical information among researchers and practitioners involved in these fields is crucial for effectively advancing knowledge.