Innovations in wastewater treatment: –the moving bed biofilm process

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 17-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hallvard Ødegaard
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Chemical Precipitation ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Secondary Treatment ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
N Removal ◽  
Practical Operation ◽  
Biofilm Process

This paper describes the moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and presents applications of wastewater treatment processes in which this reactor is used. The MBBR processes have been extensively used for BOD/COD-removal, as well as for nitrification and denitrification in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. This paper focuses on the municipal applications. The most frequent process combinations are presented and discussed. Basic design data obtained through research, as well as data from practical operation of various plants, are presented. It is demonstrated that the MBBR may be used in an extremely compact high-rate process (<1 h total HRT) for secondary treatment. Most European plants require P-removal and performance data from plants combining MBBR and chemical precipitation is presented. Likewise, data from plants in Italy and Switzerland that are implementing nitrification in addition to secondary treatment are presented. The results from three Norwegian plants that are using the so-called combined denitrification MBBR process are discussed. Nitrification rates as high as 1.2 g NH4-N/m2 d at complete nitrification were demonstrated in practical operation at low temperatures (11 °C), while denitrification rates were as high as 3.5 g NO3-Nequiv./m2.d. Depending on the extent of pretreatment, the total HRT of the MBBR for N-removal will be in the range of 3 to 5 h.

Advanced compact wastewater treatment based on coagulation and moving bed biofilm processes

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ødegaard
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Considerable Saving ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Biofilm Process

Advanced compact wastewater treatment processes are being looked for by cities all over the world as effluent standards are becoming more stringent and land available for treatment plants more scarce. In this paper it is demonstrated that a very substantial portion of the pollutants in municipal wastewater appears as particulate and colloidal matter. Pre-coagulation, therefore, gives very efficient pre-treatment that results in considerable saving in the total space required by the plant, especially when combined with a biofilm process for the removal of the soluble matter. A new biofilm process for this purpose is described. The moving bed biofilm process is based on plastic carriers, that move in the reactor, on which biomass attach and grow. The carriers are kept withinthe reactor by a sieve arrangement and biomass that is sloughing off the carriers is separated before effluent discharge. In addition to combining the moving bed biofilm process with pre-coagulation, the paper discusses also the use of a high-rate moving bed process combined with coagulation directly after the biofilm reactor in order to enhance separability. This results in very compact treatment plants for secondary treatment and possibly phosphate removal.

High-rate wastewater treatment combining a moving bed biofilm reactor and enhanced particle separation

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 117-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Helness ◽  
E. Melin ◽  
Y. Ulgenes ◽  
P. Järvinen ◽  
V. Rasmussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Treatment Concept ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Biofilm Reactors ◽  
Biofilm Process ◽  
Total Residence Time

Many cities around the world are looking for compact wastewater treatment alternatives since space for treatment plants is becoming scarce. In this paper development of a new compact, high-rate treatment concept with results from experiments in lab-scale and pilot-scale are presented. The idea behind the treatment concept is that coagulation/floc separation may be used to separate suspended and colloidal matter (resulting in >70% organic matter removal in normal wastewater) while a high-rate biofilm process (based on Moving Bed™ biofilm reactors) may be used for removing low molecular weight, easily biodegradable, soluble organic matter. By using flotation for floc/biomass separation, the total residence time for a plant according to this concept will normally be <1 hour. A cationic polymer combined with iron is used as coagulant at low dosages (i.e. 1–2mg polymer/l, 5–10mg Fe/l) resulting in low sludge production (compared to conventional chemical treatment) and sufficient P-removal.

scholarly journals Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) for dairy wastewater treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 340-344
Author(s):  
Andreia D. Santos ◽  
Rui C. Martins ◽  
Rosa M. Quinta-Ferreira ◽  
Luis M. Castro
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Dairy Wastewater ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed

Oxygen Supply Method Using Gas-Permeable Film for Wastewater Treatment

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
S. Miyahara ◽  
K. Takeishi
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Oxygen Transfer ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Oxygen Supply ◽  
Oxygen Transfer Rate ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Rate ◽  
N Removal ◽  
High Energy Consumption

Gas-permeable film can separate air and water, and at the same time, let oxygen diffuse from the air to the water through the film. An oxygen supply method using this film was investigated for the purpose of reducing energy consumption for wastewater treatment. The oxygen transfer rate was measured for the cases with or without biofilm, which proved the high rate of oxygen transfer in the case with nitrifying biofilm which performed nitrification. When the Gas-permeable film with nitrifying biofilm was applied to the treatment of wastewater, denitrifying biofilm formed on the nitrifying biofilm, and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification occurred, resulting in the high rate of organic matter and T-N removal (7 gTOC/m2/d and 4 gT-N/m2/d, respectively). However, periodic sloughing of the denitrifying biofilm was needed to keep the oxygen transfer rate high. Energy consumption of the process using the film in the form of tubes was estimated to be less than 40% of that of the activated sludge process.

Upgrading of a small wastewater treatment plant in a cold climate region using a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Andreottola ◽  
P. Foladori ◽  
M. Ragazzi
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Internal Surface ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
North East

The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a full-scale upgrading of an existing RBC wastewater treatment plant with a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) system, installed in a tank previously used for sludge aerobic digestion. The full-scale plant is located in a mountain resort in the North-East of Italy. Due to the fact that the people varied during the year's seasons (2000 resident people and 2000 tourists) the RBC system was insufficient to meet the effluent standards. The MBBR applied system consists of the FLOCOR-RMP®plastic media with a specific surface area of about 160 m2/m3 (internal surface only). Nitrogen and carbon removal from wastewater was investigated over a 1-year period, with two different plant lay-outs: one-stage (only MBBR) and two stage system (MBBR and rotating biological contactors in series). The systems have been operated at low temperature (5–15°C). 50% of the MBBR volume (V=79 m3) was filled. The organic and ammonium loads were in the average 7.9 gCOD m−2 d−1 and 0.9 g NH4−N m−2 d−1. Typical carbon and nitrogen removals in MBBR at temperature lower than 8°C were respectively 73% and 72%.

Kinetics of organics removal in swine wastewater treatment using anaerobic moving bed biofilm reactor

2021 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 112-120
Author(s):  
Anh Van Ngo ◽  
Oanh Hoang Thi Le ◽  
Quan Truong Nguyen ◽  
Hidenari Yasui ◽  
Khai Manh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Swine Wastewater ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Organics Removal ◽  
Kinetics Of

Biological Phosphorus Removal in a Sequencing Batch Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Helness ◽  
H. Ødegaard
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Biofilm Carrier ◽  
Biofilm Process ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Experiments have been carried out with biological phosphorus removal in a sequencing batch moving bed biofilm reactor (SBMBBR) with a plastic biofilm carrier (Kaldnes) suspended in the wastewater. The aim of the research leading to this paper was to evaluate biological phosphorus removal in this type of biofilm process. Biological phosphorus removal can be achieved in a moving bed biofilm reactor operated as a sequencing batch reactor. In order to achieve good and stable phosphorus removal over time, the length of the anaerobic period should be tuned to achieve near complete removal of easily biodegradable COD in the anaerobic period. The total COD-loading rate must at the same time be kept high enough to achieve a net growth of biomass in the reactor. Use of multivariate models based on UV-absorption spectra and measurements of the redox potential show potential for control of such a process.

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