Effect of ElasticFiller on Pollutant Removal in Each Compartment of ABR

Pretreatment of septic tank wastewater by packed anaerobic baffled reactor: Pollutant degradation and microbial community succession in different compartments

Anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) is widely used in rural sewage treatment due to its unique structure, strong impact load resistance, and low energy consumption. However, there is a lack of research on pollutant degradation patterns and microbial community succession patterns in each compartment of ABR. In this study, a packed anaerobic baffled reactor (PABR) was constructed. The effects of T and HRT on the pollutant removal performance of PABR were investigated, and the pollutant degradation and microbial community succession in different compartments of PABR were studied. The results show that the removal rates of COD, NH₄⁺-N, and TN of PABR can reach 85.54 ± 1.08%, 16.94 ± 1.01%, and 5.64 ± 1.18% respectively, and PABR has a good pollutant removal effect. With the extension of HRT, the COD removal rate of PABR increases steadily, and the NH₄⁺-N and TN removal rate of PABR increases to a certain extent. The recommended HRT is 72 h. T has a significant impact on the COD removal effect of PABR. The increase of T in a certain range is conducive to the removal of pollutants by PABR. The COD removal rate of PABR decreases gradually along the flow direction, and the removal of organic matter is mainly concentrated in the first compartment. PABR has good removal capacity for CODss and better nitrogen removal capacity compared with traditional ABR. The richness and diversity of the microbial community in PABR increased gradually along the flow direction. The bacterial species in each compartment were similar but the proportion was different, showing the characteristics of multi-stage and separated phase operation. This study provides a new reference for the application of ABR in rural sewage treatment.

Performance Evaluation of a Field-Scale Anaerobic Baffled Reactor as an Economic and Sustainable Solution for Domestic Wastewater Treatment

The present study explored the efficiency of a four-chambered anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) as a cost-effective and sustainable method of organic pollutant and pathogen removal from domestic wastewater, under a range of environmental conditions. An ABR with a circular additional filter at the outlet pipe was constructed to treat wastewater from a residential colony of 108 households with an average inflow of 110 m3/day and a nominal hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 20 h. Analysis of the chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen, sulfate and phosphate load, and total coliform removal for 2 years of operation, 2015 and 2017, showed a COD of 46%, sulfate load of 28%, phosphate load of 51% and total nitrogen of 28% for 2015, compared to a COD of 48%, sulfate load of 44%, phosphate load of 58% and total nitrogen of 31% for 2017. The lack of a significant effect of sludge removal suggested a stable process. The overall efficiency of the ABR increased in the summer, including for pathogen removal, which was significantly higher during the summer months of both years. Overall, the ABR was found to be able to consistently treat primary wastewater, although tertiary effluent treatment was still required before water reuse or final discharge.