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Enhanced bioremoval of refractory compounds from dyeing wastewater using optimized sequential anaerobic/aerobic process

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The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket process followed by the biological aerated filter process was employed to improve the removal of color and recalcitrant compounds from real dyeing wastewater. The highest removal efficiency for color was observed in the anaerobic process, at 8-h hydraulic retention time, seeded with the sludge granule. In the subsequent aerobic process packed with the microbe-immobilized polyethylene glycol media, the removal efficiency for chemical oxygen demand increased significantly to 75 %, regardless of the empty bed contact time. The average influent non-biodegradable soluble chemical oxygen demand was 517 mg/L, and the average concentration in effluent from the anaerobic reactor was 363 mg/L, suggesting the removal of some recalcitrant matters together with the degradable ones. The average non-biodegradable soluble chemical oxygen demand in effluent from the aerobic reactor was 87, 93, and 118 mg/L, with the removal efficiency of 76, 74, and 67 %, at 24-, 12-, and 8-h empty bed contact time, respectively. The combined anaerobic sludge blanket and aerobic cell-entrapped process was effective to remove the refractory compounds from real dyeing wastewater as well as in reducing organic loading to meet the effluent discharge limits. This integrated process is considered an effective and economical treatment technology for dyeing wastewater.

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This research was supported by the University of Macau Multi-Year Research Grants, MYRG204(Y3-L4)-FST11-SHJ and MYRG2014-00112-FST, and a grant from the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT/061/2013/A2 and FDCT/063/2013/A2).

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Sa 1-Dong, Ansan, Gyunggi-Do, 425-791, Korea

    W. Bae, D. Han, E. Kim & K. Kwon

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR, China

    R. A. de Toledo & H. Shim

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Bae, W., Han, D., Kim, E. et al. Enhanced bioremoval of refractory compounds from dyeing wastewater using optimized sequential anaerobic/aerobic process. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, 1675–1684 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-0999-y

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