In order to elucidate optimum operational parameters, five series of experiments with bench scale “A/O and MBR (membrane biological reactor)” devices were carried out. The HRTs of each anoxic and oxic bioreactor were maintained for 2˜6 h and for 3˜6 h, respectively. The internal recycle ratios were also changed from 100% to 300% of the influent feeding rate by peristaltic pump. There were no recognizable differences in the values of BOD removal efficiency, being around 99%, in the series of experiments. The same was true for T–N removal efficiency, which ranged about 60%. The similarity of the serial experiments for each parameter indicates that the extraordinarily high concentration of microorganisms in the bioreactor, i.e. 10,000–15,000 mg/l, strongly controls the entire process regardless of any moderate changes of the operational parameters.
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May 01 2000
Influence of important operational parameters on performance of a membrane biological reactor
S-H. Yoon;
S-H. Yoon
*LG Institute of Environment, Safety & Health, Level 3, Yonsei Engineering Research Center, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 120-49, Korea
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H-S. Kim;
H-S. Kim
**Department of Civil Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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J-K. Park;
J-K. Park
*LG Institute of Environment, Safety & Health, Level 3, Yonsei Engineering Research Center, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 120-49, Korea
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H. Kim;
H. Kim
**Department of Civil Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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J-Y. Sung
J-Y. Sung
*LG Institute of Environment, Safety & Health, Level 3, Yonsei Engineering Research Center, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul 120-49, Korea
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Water Sci Technol (2000) 41 (10-11): 235–242.
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S-H. Yoon, H-S. Kim, J-K. Park, H. Kim, J-Y. Sung; Influence of important operational parameters on performance of a membrane biological reactor. Water Sci Technol 1 May 2000; 41 (10-11): 235–242. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2000.0651
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