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Effect of pH on Aerobic Granulation and Treatment Performance in Sequencing Batch Reactors
Author(s) -
Rezasoltani Samira,
Shayegan Jalal,
Jalali Sajjad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201400400
Subject(s) - alkalinity , sequencing batch reactor , granulation , effluent , granule (geology) , chemistry , batch reactor , wastewater , settling , pulp and paper industry , bioreactor , chemical engineering , chromatography , waste management , environmental engineering , materials science , environmental science , biochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
Two sequencing batch reactors were operated to investigate the effect of influent alkalinity and reactor pH on aerobic granulation. In the first reactor R1 with high influent alkalinity the pH was adjusted in the neutral range, and in the second reactor R2 with low alkalinity the pH was held within the acidic range. The R1‐dominating species were bacteria and the appearance time of granules was three weeks after reactor start‐up. On the other hand, the acidic environment of R2 provided favorable conditions for fungal growth, and rapid granule formation occurred within the first week of operation. The varying microbial structure of granules resulted in different reactor performance in terms of evolution time and morphology of granules, suspended solids in the reactors, settling ability of granules, effluent quality of treated wastewater, and physical strength of the granules.