Print Email Facebook Twitter Performance Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Aerobic Granular Sludge Integrated with Gravity-Driven Membrane System Treating Domestic Wastewater Title Performance Evaluation of a Pilot-Scale Aerobic Granular Sludge Integrated with Gravity-Driven Membrane System Treating Domestic Wastewater Author Ali, Muhammad (Trinity College Dublin; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Singh, Yogesh (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Fortunato, Luca (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Rehman, Zahid Ur (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Manjunath, Sarvajith (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Vrouwenvelder, J.S. (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Pronk, M. (TU Delft BT/Environmental Biotechnology) van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (TU Delft BT/Environmental Biotechnology) Saikaly, Pascal E. (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Date 2023 Abstract This study describes a novel integration of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) with a gravity-driven membrane (GDM) system at a pilot scale with a treatment capacity of approximately 150 L per day to treat raw domestic wastewater. The treatment performance and energy consumption of the AGS-GDM system were compared to the neighboring full-scale aerobic membrane bioreactor (AeMBR), treating the same wastewater at about 4000(±500) m3 per day. The AGS-GDM system demonstrated superior nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) removal as compared to the AeMBR. The GDM unit was continuously supplied with AGS-treated effluent. The GDM unit started with high [ >20 L per m2 per h (LMH) ] flux, which gradually declined. The flux remained quite stable after 15 days reaching 3 LMH after 35 days without any physical or chemical cleaning. Our results suggest that AGS-GDM is a viable technology for decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse in water-scarce regions. The AGS-GDM could easily replace conventional AeMBR technology in the wastewater treatment and reclamation market. Subject aerobic granular sludgedecentralized wastewater treatmentgravity-driven membranewater reuse To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:566d08f6-6e84-4b4f-9fe5-07282756d99d DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00178 Embargo date 2023-12-20 Source ACS Environmental Science and Technology Water, 3 (8), 2681-2690 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2023 Muhammad Ali, Yogesh Singh, Luca Fortunato, Zahid Ur Rehman, Sarvajith Manjunath, J.S. Vrouwenvelder, M. Pronk, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Pascal E. Saikaly Files PDF acsestwater.3c00178.pdf 4.72 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:566d08f6-6e84-4b4f-9fe5-07282756d99d/datastream/OBJ/view