COD removal and phosphorus conversion in a UASB-aerobic reactor system

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dc.contributor.advisorLin, K.
dc.contributor.advisorC., Kin
dc.contributor.authorSteeves, Melissa
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T20:41:37Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T20:41:37Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractThis study involved the laboratory operation of a biological wastewater treatment system which combined anaerobic and aerobic processes. A synthetic industrial waste was treated for the removal of COD and the conversion of phosphorus using a UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor in series with an aerobic reactor. The aspects examined ,in this study included the efficiency of the system to remove COD and convert phosphorus as well as the effects of the processes on the aerobic biomass. A synthetic waste containing 1400 mg/L of COD and 2.18 mg/L of total phosphorus was used as feed for the experiment. At an organic loading of 2.1 kg COD/m3d (based on the UASB reactor volume), the UASB-aerobic reactor system as a whole removed more than 90% of COD and 75% total phosphorus. The system is capable of exceeding these removal efficiencies but had not yet reached steady state at the end of this 136 day experiment.
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dc.description.noteSteeves, Melissa (1997). COD removal and phosphorus conversion in a UASB-aerobic reactor system . (Engineering Senior Report no. T-1773 1997). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Civil Engineering T-1773 1997 1882/15563
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/34969
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.titleCOD removal and phosphorus conversion in a UASB-aerobic reactor system
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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