Application of a simplified model for assessing particle removal in dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems: Experimental verification at laboratory and full-scale level

Particle-bubble collisions in dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems play a crucial role in the removal of total suspended solids (TSS). DAF particle-bubble collision models incorporate factors such as particle diameters, charge and density, bubble diameters, and collision factors. The challenge lies in accounting for the wide range of...

The fate of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim in a micro-aerated anaerobic membrane bioreactor and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance in the permeate

This study investigates the effects, conversions, and resistance induction, following the addition of 150 μg·L⁻¹of two antibiotics, sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and trimethoprim (TMP), in a laboratory-scale micro-aerated anaerobic membrane bioreactor (MA-AnMBR). TMP and SMX were removed at 97 and 86%, indicating that micro-aeration did not...

Effects of Low Oxygen Dosages on an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor, Simulating the Oxygen Load in an Anaerobic Digester-Dissolved Air Flotation (AD-DAF) System

This study reports the effects of microaeration on a laboratory-scale AnMBR (MA-AnMBR) fed with synthetic concentrated domestic sewage. The imposed oxygen load mimics the oxygen load coming from a dissolved air flotation (DAF) unit, establishing an anaerobic digester-DAF (AD-DAF) combination with sludge recycling. Results showed a reduced COD...

Autogenerative high pressure digestion: Future potentials and constraints

Biogas generated in waste (water) treatment facilities is increasingly regarded as an important source of renewable energy. However, generally, the CH4 content in biogas ranges between 55-70%, depending waste(water) composition, and cannot be applied directly for high grade applications such as gas grid injection or vehicle fuel. Conventional...

Autogenerative High Pressure Digestion: Future Potentials and Constraints

Conventional anaerobic digestion is a commonly used technology worldwide and external biogas upgrading is well documented (Wellinger and Lindberg, 2001). Biogas generated in waste (water) treatment facilities is increasingly regarded as an important source of renewable energy. However, generally, the CH4 content in biogas ranges between 55-70%,...

Application of high speed imaging as a novel tool to study particle dynamics in tubular membrane systems

Membrane bioreactors represent a promising technology for wastewater treatment, already applied to a wide variety of industrial effluents and sewage. Gas or air sparging is a commonly applied approach to generate surface shear to control fouling phenomena and cake formation causing flux reduction. In inside-out tubular membranes, gas sparging is...