Biological phosphorus removal characteristics in a full-scale unitank wastewater treatment plant

  • Zhen Zhou*
  • , Wenrui Shao
  • , Can Xing
  • , Zheng Li
  • , Pengqiong Guan
  • , Tao Zhou
  • , Zichao Wei
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The biological phosphorus (P) removal characteristics of a full-scale Unitank wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were investigated by field survey, model analysis and sludge P content determination. In the Unitank WWTP, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) reached the lowest value of -17 mV and the highest value of 130 mV at the end of anoxic/anaerobic stage and aerobic stage, respectively. The anaerobic P release process could be fitted by first-order kinetics with rate constant of 3.52 h-1, while the maximum aerobic P uptake rate was 3.31 mgP/(L·h). The measured sludge P content in the Shidongkou WWTP was 15.4±2.1 mgP/gSS, significantly lower than that in full-scale AAO WWTPs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Environmental Science and Engineering
Pages1696-1700
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, EESD 2012 - Jilin, China
Duration: 12 Oct 201214 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume610-613
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, EESD 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityJilin
Period12/10/1214/10/12

Keywords

  • Biological phosphorus removal
  • ORP
  • Unitank
  • Wastewater treatment

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