The ever-expanding world-wide application of biological nutrient removal (BNR) technology is generating a greater appreciation for the performance of BNR processes under different operating conditions. This paper examines the effects of high process temperature on the biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal mechanisms and the sludge settling properties in BNR activated sludge processes. Thes...

in this research, an experimental study to evaluate nutrient removal from synthetic wastewater by a lab-scale moving bed biofilm process was investigated. also, kinetic analysis of the process with regard to phosphorus and nitrogen removal was studied with different mathematical models. for nutrient removal, the moving bed biofilm process was applied in series with anaerobic, anoxic and aerobic...

Biological nutrient removal (BNR) technology can suffer poor performance or complete failure due to the fastidious nature of the bacteria used in the system. The bacteria involved necessitate strict operating conditions, multiple zones with one or more recycling lines, carbon source augmentation, and efficient aeration. For wastewater treatment plants receiving significant combined sewer overfl...

In this study, effects of organic loading rates on biological nutrient removal and in an MBR based nutrient removal system were investigated. Furthermore, trans-membrane pressure at different applied conditions was monitored to observe impact on membrane fouling Three different levels of CODinf and three HRTs (4, 5 & 8 hrs) were applied. An improved performance with 74 % & 89% of TN & TP remova...

The purpose of this research was develop a biological nutrient removal (BNR) system which has low energy consumption, sludge production, and land usage. These indicate that BNR system could be a alternative of future wastewater treatment in ubiquitous city(U-city). Organics and nitrogen compounds could be removed by this system so that secondary or tertiary stages of wastewater treatment satisf...

Three full-scale Australian wastewater treatment plants are reviewed to present the ‘lessons learnt’ so far in developing an improved design and operating strategy able to efficiently achieve biological nitrogen removal and phosphorus removal. The success of the ‘state of the art’ wastewater treatment plants is based on the development and refinement of existing nutrient removal process models,...

In combination with activated sludge process and biomembrance process, based on the principle of denitrifying dephosphatation, A2ON processes for biphase sequencing batch reactor biological nutrient removal (BNR) treatment have been developed, with an emphasis on the effects of the ratio of COD to TN (COD/TN) variations on the BNR treatment. Results indicated that the process possessed stable e...

Most biological nutrient removal (BNR) wastewater treatment plants are required by permit to significantly reduce total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP). In Florida, advanced wastewater treatment (AWT) permit limits are as stringent as 3 mg/L TN and 1 mg/L TP as annual average or maximum month values. Consistently meeting low nutrient permit limits presents several operational challenges...

Sludge retention time (SRT) is an important factor affecting not only the performance of the nutrient removal and sludge characteristics, but also the production of secondary pollutants such as nitrous oxide (N2O) in biological nutrient removal (BNR) processes. Four laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), namely, SBR5, SBR10, SBR20 and SBR40 with the SRT of 5 d, 10 d, 20 d and 40 d, ...