The mass transfer coefficient for oxygen in water (KLaO2) is an important parameter for respirometric studies. But determination of KLaO2 in process conditions is not straightforward. In this paper, two distinct procedures for determining KLaO2 in process conditions are outlined and tested. The off-gas method relies on a gas mass balance over a bioreactor while the non-steady state methods rely on analysing DO recovery after perturbation. Various means for inducing perturbation are tested and compared. KLaO2 values for a bioreactor are determined by the listed methods. It was found that the off-gas method resulted in the highest KLaO2 for the given reactor, while the non-steady state method, whereby perturbation is caused by exogenous activity on acetate, resulted in the lowest KLaO2. It is shown that the gas mass balancing technique is robust to unexpected exogenous activity (caused by for example, the oxidation of storage polymers formed or nitrite accumulated), while the non-steady state methods that involve inducing perturbations by exogenous activity appear susceptible to such continued exogenous activity in the DO recovery period.
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Comparison of methods for the determination of KLaO2 for respirometric measurements Available to Purchase
S. Pratt;
S. Pratt
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1Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
2Centre for Environmental Technology and Engineering (CETE), Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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R. Zeng;
R. Zeng
1Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Z. Yuan;
Z. Yuan
1Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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J. Keller
J. Keller
1Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Water Sci Technol (2004) 50 (11): 153–161.
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S. Pratt, R. Zeng, Z. Yuan, J. Keller; Comparison of methods for the determination of KLaO2 for respirometric measurements. Water Sci Technol 1 December 2004; 50 (11): 153–161. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2004.0683
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