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Lindamulla LMLKB, Jayawardene NKRN, Wijerathne WSMSK, Othman M, Nanayakkara KGN, Jinadasa KBSN, Herath GBB, Jegatheesan V. Treatment of mature landfill leachate in tropical climate using membrane bioreactors with different configurations. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:136013. [PMID: 35973495 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study describes the collection of landfill leachate from seven sites in different climatic zones of Sri Lanka and characterizes the landfills through the analyses of leachate quality. Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) with different configurations were employed to treat some of those leachates. An aerobic MBR (AMBR) system was operated in three Phases. In the first Phase, an AMBR alone, in the second Phase an anaerobic reactor followed by an anoxic reactor and an AMBR and in the third Phase an anoxic reactor followed by an AMBR were operated. In Phases I and II, the sludge retention time (SRT) and the hydraulic retention time (HRT) were kept at infinite (as no intentional wasting of sludge was made) and 96 h; in Phase III, the SRT was varied from 60, 30, 20 to 10 days and under each SRT, the HRT was varied from 96, 48, 24 and 12 h. The optimum operating conditions for the configuration used in Phase III was established through extensive experiments which had a SRT. The three MBR configurations removed more than 93%, 64.8% and 59% of BOD5, COD and total nitrogen respectively. They also removed large amounts of slowly biodegradable substances and nitrogenous compounds other than NH4+, NO3- and NO2-. Relationships between SRT and MLSS as well as SRT and fouling rate of membrane have been found. The study illustrates the capabilities of MBR in treating landfill leachate.
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- L M L K B Lindamulla
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka; School of Engineering and Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- School of Engineering and Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka
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- School of Engineering and Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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Choudhury MR, Rajagopal R, Meertens W, Rahaman MS. Nitrogen and organic load removal from anaerobically digested leachate using a hybrid electro-oxidation and electro-coagulation process. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 311:114761. [PMID: 35276557 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study evaluated the performance of an integrated electrochemical process, which simultaneously utilizes electro-oxidation (EO) and electro-coagulation (EC) methods while removing organic and nitrogen loads from high-strength leachate obtained from anaerobic digesters. A bipolar arrangement of the aluminum electrode, sandwiched between a monopolar boron-doped diamond anode and stainless-steel cathode, integrates EC and EO into a single reactor. This arrangement demonstrated an enhancement of 33%, 27%, and 24% in removal capacity for ammonia nitrogen (AN), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and total nitrogen, respectively, when compared to just EO at 0.8 A current intensity after 24 h. Increasing the current intensity from 0.4 A to 1.0 A enhanced the organic nitrogen and AN removal. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) exhibited initial faster removal kinetics with higher current intensities and eventually reached 95%-98% removal for intensities of 0.6 A or higher. Additional removal for AN, TKN were also observed with increasing current intensity. Lowering the pH further expedited the COD removal kinetics. Reducing and maintaining the pH at 4, 6, and 8 by dosing of hydrochloric acid (HCl) resulted in the 100% removal of AN and TKN from the integrated system in 6, 8, and 20 h, respectively. Accelerated removal of COD and the enhanced removal of AN and TKN through pH control could be linked to the formation of active chlorine species in bulk solution. The integrated system offered lower energy consumption than EO due to oxidation on the additional anodic surface of the bipolar electrode, as well as the adsorption-precipitation of contaminants in aluminum flocs.
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- Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury
- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 Boul de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Canada; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Manhattan College, 3825 Corlear Ave, The Bronx, NY, 10463, United States
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 Boul de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, PQ H3G 1M8, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, H3C 3A7, QC, Canada.
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Farsani MH, Yengejeh RJ, Mirzahosseini AH, Monavari M, Hassani AH, Mengelizadeh N. Effective leachate treatment by a pilot-scale submerged electro-membrane bioreactor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:9218-9231. [PMID: 34494194 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Most landfill leachates contain organic compounds that cannot be easily separated by conventional biological processes. Recently, integration of membrane bioreactors and electro-oxidation has been proposed as a suitable option for the treatment and separation of organic and inorganic contaminants in leachate. Therefore, in the present study, the performance of submerged electro-membrane bioreactor (SEMBR) along with a conventional membrane bioreactor (MBR) on a pilot scale was evaluated for the treatment of leachate. Both bioreactors were used to compare treatment efficiency under the same conditions. The removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N), phosphate (PO43--P), color, UV254, and metals were investigated. The results showed that applying electric current to the MBR could approximately increase the COD removal efficiency from 94 to 98.5%; PO43--P removal from 70 to 99%; NH3+-N removal from 91 to 99%; UV254 removal from 80 to 96%; and heavy metals removal from 40 to 95%. Humic acid removal efficiency as another indicator of humic substances was increased from 75% in the MBR to 96% in the SEMBR process. The results also showed that the effluent can be introduced into the wastewater treatment plant for further treatment. The SEMBR process achieved a minimization of fouling of membranes compared to conventional MBR. The consumption of the energy and electrode was in accordance with the previous results, and the required energy of 1.57 kWh/m3 of wastewater was calculated. The sludge volume index (SVI) in SEMBR (105 ml/g) was better than MBR (135 ml/g) due to the electrokinetic effect on the production of denser flocs. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the application of electric current can improve the performance of MBR in removing PO43-, NH4+, and membrane fouling.
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- Mohammad Heidari Farsani
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Health, Safety and Environment, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Evaz Faculty of Health, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran
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Ittisupornrat S, Phetrak A, Theepharaksapan S, Mhuantong W, Tobino T. Effect of prolonged sludge retention times on the performance of membrane bioreactor and microbial community for leachate treatment under restricted aeration. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 284:131153. [PMID: 34214930 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Leachate treatment is challenging owing to the complex composition of pollutants. This study investigated the treatment performance of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and the microbial community structure corresponding to the effect of prolonged sludge retention times (SRTs) under restricted aeration. In the present study, a pilot-scale MBR was designed to treat leachate after being pretreated with an anaerobic filter for continuous operation for 240 days. The experimental results showed that removal performance of over 90% was achieved for biochemical oxygen demand, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, ammonia-nitrogen, and suspended solids when the MBR was operated at SRTs of 150-300 days. The results on microbial communities revealed that Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Planctomycetes, Chloroflexi, and Actinobacteria were the major phyla. Furthermore, ammonia-oxidizing bacteria belonging to Nitrosomonadaceae were considered to play a vital role in the ammonia-nitrogen removal. A high abundance of Rhizobiales was detected on the biofilm of the membrane, which could be the key driver of bio-fouling. The dynamic changes in the microbial community indicate steady performance of MBR and can act as an indicator of membrane bio-fouling. The results of our study highlight that MBR can be viably operated in long SRTs under restricted aeration for leachate treatment with technical, economic, and environmental feasibility for resource recovery.
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- Suda Ittisupornrat
- Environmental Research and Training Centre, Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Pathum thani, Thailand
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- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
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- Enzyme Technology Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum thani, Thailand
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- Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Brasil YL, Moreira VR, Lebron YAR, Moravia WG, Amaral MCS. Combining yeast MBR, Fenton and nanofiltration for landfill leachate reclamation. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 132:105-114. [PMID: 34329924 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study investigated the best way to combine nanofiltration (NF) and Fenton with membrane bioreactor inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae (MBRy) for the treatment of landfill leachate, aiming at compliance with legislation and water reuse. Firstly, the permeate from MBRy was treated by Fenton process followed by NF (MBRy - Fenton - NF). Another alternative evaluated was the polishment of MBRy permeate by NF and treatment of NF concentrate by Fenton process (MBRy - NF - Fenton(concentrate)). COD removal in the Fenton step was optimized according to central composite design (CCD) and 85.5% removal was obtained at pH = 3, Fe2+:H2O2 molar ratio = 1:9.81 and C:H2O2 molar ratio = 1:1.14. Increased toxicity was observed with the Fenton application (EC50 = 2.45%). The NF showed the best performance treating the MBRy permeate. High permeate flux (8.9 ± 1.6 L h-1 m-2) and ion rejection (82 ± 4.2%), and low membrane fouling was observed in this condition. Although both NF permeate presented potential for reuse, the final COD concentration was lower in the MBRy - Fenton effluent (88 mg L-1). The Fenton application for the NF concentrate was able to remove 87.24% of COD. With a preliminary economic analysis, it was verified that the MBRy - NF - Fenton(concentrate) combination is the most advantageous due to the lower chemical reagent and membrane area requirements. Thus, this route presents itself as an alternative for landfill leachate reclamation.
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- Yara L Brasil
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering - Federal University of Minas Gerais, P.O. Box 1294, ZIP 30.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering - Federal University of Minas Gerais, P.O. Box 1294, ZIP 30.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering - Federal University of Minas Gerais, P.O. Box 1294, ZIP 30.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais, ZIP 30.421-169, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering - Federal University of Minas Gerais, P.O. Box 1294, ZIP 30.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Roy D, Drogui P, Tyagi RD, Landry D, Rahni M. MBR treatment of leachates originating from waste management facilities: A reference study of the design parameters for efficient treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 259:110057. [PMID: 31929035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The main objective of the study was to define the interaction between the solid retention time (SRT) and the contaminant loading rate on a membrane bioreactor's efficacy in removing contaminants frequently detected (chemical oxygen demand (COD), NH4+, total phosphorus and metals) above the discharge criteria in waste-originating leachates. The rates and coefficient calculated from this study's experimental data can be used for the design of membrane bioreactor treating wastewaters, even beyond the scope of this experiment. Over a period of 152 days, SRTs of 28 and 47 days and HRTs of 13, 25, 36 and 52 h were studied using a real leachate with a constant composition. Results showed that membrane bioreactors can efficiently treat >1850 mg COD L-1 d-1 of highly to moderately biodegradable COD, with the SRT having no significant impact on the removal of recalcitrant COD. Overall ammonium removal rates of >740 mg NH4-N L-1 d-1 can be achieved as long as a residual alkalinity of 200 mg CaCO3 L-1 and an adequate dissolved oxygen concentration (6-7 mg L-1) are both maintained. Overall phosphorus removal rates are independent of the phosphorus loading rate. However, the highest overall phosphorus removal rate (39 ± 2 mg P per g of total suspended solids) was obtained at the lowest SRT (28 days) due to an increased extracellular polymeric substance production. Finally, membrane bioreactor's metal removal capacity is mostly dependent on the metals' affinity to both the leachate's recalcitrant COD as well as sludge concentrations.
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- Dany Roy
- INRS, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec, Qc, G1K 9A9, Canada
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- INRS, 490, rue de la Couronne, Québec, Qc, G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- Englobe Corp., 505 Boul. de Parc Technologique, Québec, Qc, G1P 4S7, Canada
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- CNETE, 5230, Boul. Royal, Shawinigan, Qc, G9N 4R6, Canada
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Silva NCM, Moravia WG, Amaral MCS, Figueiredo KCS. Evaluation of fouling mechanisms in nanofiltration as a polishing step of yeast MBR-treated landfill leachate. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2019; 40:3611-3621. [PMID: 29806798 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1482568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the nanofiltration process as a polishing step of a membrane bioreactor inoculated with commercial baker yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) used to treat sanitary landfill leachate. The contaminants retention and influence of concentration polarization and fouling phenomena on the permeate flux decline (FD) at different operating pressures were analysed. The greatest total flux reductions of 63.57% and 70.83% were observed for the lowest and the highest pressures, respectively, being this reduction attributed mainly to the concentration polarization. Membrane itself and concentration polarization phenomena were the main resistances to the nanofiltration process. Hermia model adjustment to the experimental data revealed that cake formation was the main mechanism that explained the FD at pressures of 8, 10 and 12 bar. At recovery rates above 40%, there was a significant decrease in permeate quality, so this value was chosen as the viable value for the proposed system. Integrated MBR-nanofiltration system led to the high removal of pollutants and made the treated effluent feasible for reuse in the landfill itself.
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- N C M Silva
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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Brito GCB, Lange LC, Santos VL, Amaral MCS, Moravia WG. Long-term evaluation of membrane bioreactor inoculated with commercial baker's yeast treating landfill leachate: pollutant removal, microorganism dynamic and membrane fouling. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2019; 79:398-410. [PMID: 30865611 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, commercial baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was employed as a novel inoculum for a membrane bioreactor (MBRy). It was applied to landfill leachate (LFL) treatment to remove recalcitrant organic compounds as well as for the assimilation of recalcitrant compounds, since yeasts have a high ability to break such compounds down. The MBR was inoculated with 10 g L-1 of commercial baker's yeast and was operated at a hydraulic retention time of 48 h and pH of 3.5. The specific air demand based on the membrane area (SADm) was maintained at 0.6 m3 h-1 m-2. The MBRy achieved chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, NH3, and humic substances removal of 68, 79, 68, and 50%, respectively. Furthermore, the MBRy showed lower fouling potential, which can be attributed to the low extracellular polymeric substances production, as the formation of a cake layer was the major mechanism of membrane fouling. The work demonstrated that novel MBR is a promising technology for treating recalcitrant landfill leachate.
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- Gabriela C B Brito
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Antônio Carlos Av. 6627, ZIP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Antônio Carlos Av. 6627, ZIP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Antônio Carlos Av. 6627, ZIP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Antônio Carlos Av. 6627, ZIP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departments of Environmental Science and Technology, Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Amazonas Av. 5253, ZIP 30421-169, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil E-mail:
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Dabaghian Z, Peyravi M, Jahanshahi M, Rad AS. Potential of Advanced Nano-structured Membranes for Landfill Leachate Treatment: A Review. CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cben.201600020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zoheir Dabaghian
- Babol Noshirvani University of Technology; Department of Chemical Engineering; Nanotechnology Research Institute; Shariati Ave. 47148-71167 Babol Iran
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- Babol Noshirvani University of Technology; Department of Chemical Engineering; Nanotechnology Research Institute; Shariati Ave. 47148-71167 Babol Iran
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- Babol Noshirvani University of Technology; Department of Chemical Engineering; Nanotechnology Research Institute; Shariati Ave. 47148-71167 Babol Iran
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- Islamic Azad University; Department of Chemical Engineering; Qaemshahr Branch; Qaemshahr Iran
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Hashisho J, El-Fadel M, Al-Hindi M, Salam D, Alameddine I. Hollow fiber vs. flat sheet MBR for the treatment of high strength stabilized landfill leachate. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 55:249-56. [PMID: 26775757 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology is increasingly becoming a prominent process in the treatment of high-strength wastewater such as leachate resulting from the decomposition of waste in landfills. This study presents a performance comparative assessment of flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes in bioreactors for the treatment of relatively stable landfill leachate with the objective of defining guidelines for pilot/full scale plants. For this purpose, a laboratory scale MBR system was constructed and operated to treat a leachate with Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) (3900-7800mg/L), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) (∼440-1537mg/L), Total Phosphorus (TP) (∼10-59mg/L), Phosphate (PO4(3)(-)) (5-58mg/L), Total Nitrogen (TN) (1500-5200mg/L), and ammonium (NH4(+)) (1770-4410mg/L). Both membranes achieved comparable BOD (92.2% vs. 93.2%) and TP (79.4% vs. 78.5%) removals. Higher PO4(3)(-) removal efficiency or percentage (87.3% vs. 81.3%) and slightly higher, but not statistically significant, COD removal efficiency were obtained with the hollow fiber membrane (71.4% vs. 68.5%). On the other hand, the flat sheet membrane achieved significantly higher TN and NH4(+) removal efficiencies (61.2% vs. 49.4% and 63.4% vs. 47.8%, respectively), which may be attributed to the less frequent addition of NaOCl compared to the hollow fiber system.
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- J Hashisho
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon
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Amaral MCS, Moravia WG, Lange LC, Zico MR, Magalhães NC, Ricci BC, Reis BG. Pilot aerobic membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration for municipal landfill leachate treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2016; 51:640-649. [PMID: 27050340 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1159874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The purpose of this article is to evaluate the integration of the air stripping, membrane bioreactor (MBR) and nanofiltration (NF) processes for the treatment of landfill leachate (LFL). Pretreatment by air stripping, without adjustment of pH, removed 65% of N-NH3 present in LFL. After pretreatment, the effluent was treated in MBR obtaining 44% of COD removal, and part of the N-NH3 was converted to nitrite and nitrate, which was later removed in the post-treatment. Nanofiltration was shown to be an effective process to improve the removal of organic compounds, the high toxicity present in LFL and nitrite and nitrate generated in the MBR. The system (air stripping + MBR + nanofiltration) obtained great efficiency of removal in most parameters analyzed, with overall removal of COD, ammonia, color and toxicity approximately 88, 95, 100 and 100%, respectively. By this route, treated landfill leachate may be reused at the landfill as water for dust arrestment and also as earth work on construction sites.
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- Míriam C S Amaral
- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- b Departments of Environmental Science and Technology , Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- a Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering , Federal University of Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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El-Fadel M, Hashisho J. A comparative examination of MBR and SBR performance for the treatment of high-strength landfill leachate. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2014; 64:1073-1084. [PMID: 25283005 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2014.907840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The management of landfill leachate is challenging, with relatively limited work targeting high-strength leachate. In this study, the performance of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technologies are compared in treating high-strength landfill leachate. The MBR exhibited a superior performance with removal efficiencies exceeding 95% for BOD5, TN, and NH3 and an improvement on SBR efficiencies ranging between 21 and 34%. The coupled experimental results contribute in filling a gap toward improving the management of high-strength landfill leachate and providing comparative guidelines or selection criteria and limitations for MBR and SBR applications. Implications: While the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology offers some flexibility in terms of cycle time and sequence, its performance is constrained when considering landfill leachate associated with significant variations in quality and quantity. Combining membrane separation and biodegradation processes or the membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology improved removal efficiencies significantly. In the context of leachate management using the MBR technology, more efforts have targeted low-strength leachate with limited attempts at moderate to high strength leachate. In this study, the SBR and MBR technologies were tested under different operating conditions to compare and evaluate their feasibility for the management of high-strength leachate from a full-scale operating landfill. Such a comparison has not been reported for high-strength leachate.
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Rizkallah M, El-Fadel M, Saikaly PE, Ayoub GM, Darwiche N, Hashisho J. Hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor for the treatment of high-strength landfill leachate. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2013; 31:1041-1051. [PMID: 23856789 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x13497075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Performance assessment of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for the treatability of high-strength landfill leachate is relatively limited or lacking. This study examines the feasibility of treating high-strength landfill leachate using a hollow-fiber MBR. For this purpose, a laboratory-scale MBR was constructed and operated to treat leachate with a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 9000-11,000 mg/l, a 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of 4000-6,000 mg/l, volatile suspended solids (VSS) of 300-500 mg/l, total nitrogen (TN) of 2000-6000 mg/l, and an ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) of 1800-4000 mg/l. VSS was used with the BOD and COD data to simulate the biological activity in the activated sludge. Removal efficiencies > 95-99% for BOD5, VSS, TN and NH3-N were attained. The coupled experimental and simulation results contribute in filling a gap in managing high-strength landfill leachate and providing guidelines for corresponding MBR application.
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- Marwan Rizkallah
- 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Campagna M, Cakmakcı M, Yaman FB, Ozkaya B. Molecular weight distribution of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment by membrane bioreactor and nanofiltration membrane. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 33:866-70. [PMID: 23290269 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this study, Molecular weight (MW) distributions of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant consisting of membrane bioreactor (MBR) and nanofiltration (NF) membrane were investigated. The leachate was sampled from the equalization tank, and effluents of MBR and NF membrane in the landfill leachate treatment plant. Parameters of COD, TOC, TKN, NH4(+)-N and UV(254, 280 and 320) absorbance were analyzed to evaluate both the removal performance of the plant and MW distributions. MW distribution of samples were determined by ultrafiltration (UF) (100 kDa, 10 kDa, 5 kDa, 1 kDa and 500 Da) membranes. The results indicated that organic matter of one third percent is particulate or colloidal form and almost half of the organic fraction has a lower MW than 500 Da. In addition, organic matter had hydrophilic character. Most part of TKN was>500 Da with the corresponding rate of 92%. Further, UV absorbance of raw leachate (RW) decreased 85% after 500 Da.
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- Marco Campagna
- University of Catania, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Catania, Italy
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Bu L, Wang K, Zhao QL, Wei LL, Zhang J, Yang JC. Characterization of dissolved organic matter during landfill leachate treatment by sequencing batch reactor, aeration corrosive cell-Fenton, and granular activated carbon in series. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 179:1096-1105. [PMID: 20430522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2009] [Revised: 03/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Landfill leachate is generally characterized as a complex recalcitrant wastewater containing high concentration of dissolved organic matter (DOM). A combination of sequencing batch reactor (SBR)+aeration corrosive cell-Fenton (ACF)+granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption in series was proposed for the purpose of removing pollutants in the leachate. Fractionation was also performed to investigate the composition changes and characteristics of the leachate DOM in each treatment process. Experimental results showed that organic matter, in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD), 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD(5)), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), was reduced by 97.2%, 99.1%, and 98.7%, respectively. To differentiate the DOM portions, leachates were separated into five fractions by XAD-8 and XAD-4 resins: hydrophobic acid (HPO-A), hydrophobic neutral (HPO-N), transphilic acid (TPI-A), transphilic neutral (TPI-N), and hydrophilic fraction (HPI). The predominant fraction in the raw leachate was HPO-A (36% of DOC), while the dominant fraction in the final effluent was HPI (53% of DOC). Accordingly, macromolecules were degraded to simpler ones in a relatively narrow range below 1000 Da. Spectral and chromatographic analyses also showed that most humic-like substances in all fractions were effectively removed during the treatments and led to a simultaneous decrease in aromaticity.
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- Lin Bu
- School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Li G, Wang W, Du Q. Applicability of nanofiltration for the advanced treatment of landfill leachate. J Appl Polym Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/app.31769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Wang Z, Wu Z, Yin X, Tian L. Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) under sub-critical flux operation: Membrane foulant and gel layer characterization. J Memb Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sadri S, Cicek N, Van Gulck J. Aerobic treatment of landfill leachate using a submerged membrane bioreactor--prospects for on-site use. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2008; 29:899-907. [PMID: 18724645 DOI: 10.1080/09593330802075379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for aerobic treatment of landfill leachate was studied in laboratory scale to evaluate its potential for on-site use. Three combinations of solid retention time (SRT) - hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 60 days - 3.5 days, 60 days - 2 days and 30 days - 1 day, were examined to evaluate reactor performance under varying loading and biomass conditions. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal ranged from 54 to 78%, depending on the influent leachate source and loading conditions. The MBR showed excellent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5) removal of 97% and higher, even at HRT as low as 1 day. Complete suspended solids retention and full nitrification of the incoming ammonia was observed despite highly variable loading. Significant removal of iron, lead, manganese, cadmium and aluminum was observed. No significant changes in the removal efficiency of metals, ammonia, and BOD5 were observed at different SRT-HRT. Toxicity removal decreased with increasing HRT. The produced effluent met current water quality guidelines for discharge into natural streams in Manitoba.
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- S Sadri
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Xu Y, Zhou Y, Wang D, Chen S, Liu J, Wang Z. Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants in the treatment of landfill leachate by combined anaerobic-membrane bioreactor technology. J Environ Sci (China) 2008; 20:1281-1287. [PMID: 19202865 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(08)62222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Organic micropollutants, with high toxicity and environmental concern, are present in the landfill leachate at much lower levels than total organic constituents (chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), or total organic carbon (TOC)), and few has been known for their behaviors in different treatment processes. In this study, occurrence and removal of 17 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and technical 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) in landfill leachate in a combined anaerobic-membrane bioreactor (MBR) were investigated. Chemical analyses were performed in leachates sampled from different treatment processes, using solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography with electron capture detector and mass spectrometry. Concentrations of OCPs, PAHs, and 4-NP in the raw leachate were detected within the range from ND (not detected) to 595.2 ng/L, which were as low as only 10(-7)-10(-5) percentage of TOC (at the concentration of 2,962 mg/L). The removal of 4-NP was mainly established in the MBR process, in agreement with removals of COD, BOD, and TOC. However, the removals of OCPs and PAHs were different, mainly achieved in the anaerobic process. High removal efficiencies of both total organic constituents and organic micropollutants could be achieved by the combined anaerobic-MBR technology. The removal efficiencies of total organic constituents were in the order of BOD (99%) > COD (89%) > TOC (87%), whereas the removal efficiencies of investigated organic micropollutants were as follows: OCPs (94%) > 4-NP (77%) > PAHs (59%).
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- Yiping Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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