Application of an anaerobic reactor for the treatment of sulfide-rich wastewater using biogas for H2S removal
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 90(2024), 11 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 3029-3040 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article anaerobic treatment gas stripping inhibition internal phase-separated reactor sulfide removal Wastewater Sulfides Biofuels Hydrogen Sulfide mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2024 The Authors This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Anaerobic treatment of sulfur-rich wastewater is challenging because sulfide greatly inhibits the activity of anaerobic microorganisms, especially methanogenic archaea. We developed an internal phase-separated reactor (IPSR) that removed sulfide prior to methanogenesis by gas stripping using biogas produced in the reactor. The IPSR was fed with synthetic wastewater containing a very high sulfide concentration of up to 6,000 mg S L-1 with a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 30,000 mg L-1. The IPSR was operated at an organic loading rate of 5-12 kg COD m-3 day-1 at 35 °C. The results show that the sulfide concentration was reduced from 6,000 mg S L-1 in the influent to <700 mg S L-1 in the first-stage effluent. The second-stage effluent contained <400 mg S L-1. As a result of effective sulfide removal by its gas stripping function, the IPSR had a COD removal efficiency of >90% over the entire experimental period. High-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed that the major anaerobic archaea were Methanobacterium and Methanosaeta, which are frequently found in high-rate anaerobic reactors. Thus, the IPSR maintains these microorganisms and achieves high-process performance even when fed wastewater with very high sulfide concentrations |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 14.12.2024 Date Revised 14.12.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0273-1223 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/wst.2024.383 |