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Application of a Rotating Biological Contactor and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor Hybrid in Bioremediating Surimi Processing Wastewater

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Surimi processing wastewater characteristically contains high quantities of organic materials. Continuous discharge of this wastewater into the ocean, especially from near-shore facilities, causes serious harm to the marine environment. A combination of rotating biological contactor and moving bed biofilm reactor processes was used in the present study for the treatment of surimi processing wastewater. Using this combined continuous system, 100% protein, 96% influent NH4+-N and 85% COD were removed from the effluent (COD/TKN ratio 2.1:1) in a hydraulic retention time of 48 h, without adding an external carbon source. Therefore, an odour-free treated effluent was generated. Results suggest effective remediation of surimi processing wastewater using this combination system and better performance as compared to reactors previously reported.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Fund for Basic, Strategic and Frontier Application Research in Agriculture (NFBSFARA), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India, for financial grant [NFBSFARA/WQ-2022/2011-12].

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    Radhika P. Keluskar, Sourav Ghosh, Madhu K. Mani & Binaya B. Nayak

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A combination of rotating biological contactor and moving bed biofilm reactor was developed that could remove 100% protein, 96% NH4+-N and 85% COD from surimi processing wastewater. It performed better than conventional and other reported systems.

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Keluskar, R.P., Ghosh, S., Mani, M.K. et al. Application of a Rotating Biological Contactor and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor Hybrid in Bioremediating Surimi Processing Wastewater. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 89, 1471–1478 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-019-01074-0

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