Evaluation of a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) Pilot Plant for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater

Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira; Marcio Dias Rabelo; Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi

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Evaluation of a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) Pilot Plant for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater

Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira, Marcio Dias Rabelo, Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 17 August 2014 Accepted: 2 September 2014 Published: 20 September 2014

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Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) process is a technology for the wastewater treatment that incorporates the best characteristics of processes with growth of biomass in suspension and adhered biomass (biofilm). Therefore, it is possible to maintain a higher amount of biomass in the same biological reactor and thus add a larger amount of substrate for biodegradation. The main aim of this paper was to characterize the adhered biomass to the carriers and evaluate the operational parameters and performance of a pilot-scale MBBR for the treatment of a pulp and paper mill wastewater, after preliminary treatment, the primary decanting, the pH adjustment, addition of nutrients, cooling and, thermophilic conditions. The pilot plant was operated within the limits recommended by literature in relation the Volumetric and Superficial Organic loads (VOL and SOL), respectively of 4.3 kg solubleBOD m-3 d-1 and 43.8 g solubleBOD m-2 d-1, equal to the lower limit recommended considering the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) of 2 mg L-1 and carriers volume equal to 10% of the reactor volume. May be detached regarding the process performance that the removal efficiencies of Soluble Biochemical Oxygen Demand (solubleBOD) and Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (solubleCOD) obtained were respectively, 56 and 35%, and that process remained fairly stable under these conditions work and in no time during this study was observed clogging/fouling of carriers.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20140204.15
Page(s)	220-225
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Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor, Operational and Performance Evaluation, Pulp and Paper Wastewater

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Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira, Marcio Dias Rabelo, Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi. (2014). Evaluation of a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) Pilot Plant for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater. International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis, 2(4), 220-225. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijema.20140204.15

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Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira, Marcio Dias Rabelo, Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi. Evaluation of a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) Pilot Plant for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2014;2(4):220-225. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20140204.15

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Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira

Environmental Engineer by UFV, M. Sc. in Technology in Environmental Sanitation and Water by COPPE/UFRJ, Doctoral Student at Departerment of Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering, USP/SP. Technical Director at MMA Consultoria Ambiental, S?o Paulo, Brazil
Marcio Dias Rabelo

M. Sc. in Chemistry at Federal University of Vi?osa, UFV, Vi?osa – Brazil
Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi

Chemical Engineer by UFES, Doctoral Student at Departerment of Chemical, USP/SP, S?o Paulo – Brazil

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Daniel Vieira Minegatti de Oliveira, Marcio Dias Rabelo, Yuri Nascimento Nariyoshi. Evaluation of a MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) Pilot Plant for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater. Int J Environ Monit Anal. 2014;2(4):220-225. doi: 10.11648/j.ijema.20140204.15

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