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Biodegradation of high saline petrochemical wastewater by novel isolated halotolerant bacterial strains using integrated powder activated carbon/activated sludge bioreactor
Author(s) -
Jorfi Sahand,
Ghafari Shokouh,
Ramavandi Bahman,
Soltani Reza Darvishi Cheshmeh,
Ahmadi Mehdi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
environmental progress and sustainable energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1944-7450
pISSN - 1944-7442
DOI - 10.1002/ep.13088
Subject(s) - halotolerance , chemical oxygen demand , biodegradation , activated sludge , bioreactor , chemistry , salinity , wastewater , total suspended solids , pseudomonas stutzeri , volatile suspended solids , pulp and paper industry , food science , environmental engineering , bacteria , biology , environmental science , ecology , organic chemistry , engineering , genetics
The halotolerant bacteria including Pseudomonas stutzeri strain Ahv‐S12 , Bacillus vietnamensis strain Ahv‐ Q1 and Brevibacterium sediminis strain Ahv‐Z20 were used as inoculums in an integrated powder activated carbon/activated sludge bioreactor. The influence of organic loading rates (OLRs) and total dissolved solids (TDS) concentrations on chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was evaluated. Furthermore, biokinetic coefficient was evaluated under TDS variation. Results showed that the COD removal value of 68.32% was observed in OLR of 0.4 kg COD m −3 day −1 and TDS concentrations of 20,000 mg L −1 . Higher OLR and TDS concentration led to lower COD removal efficiency. On the other hand, the biodegradation function of isolated salt tolerant strains was much more affected by salinity rather than OLR. Results of biokinetic coefficient determination showed that yield value ( Y ), k d , K , and μ max were 0.199–0.274 mgVSS mg COD −1 , 0.016–0.038 day −1 , 0.48–0.922 day −1 and 0.097–0.244 day −1 , respectively. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38:e13088, 2019