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Application of sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) to recycled paper mill effluent treatment

  • Shuangshuang Chen , Lirong Lei EMAIL logo and Youming Li
Published/Copyright: September 9, 2021
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Abstract

Paper mill effluent has been characterized as recalcitrant because of containing lignin and its derivatives. Since biofilm system exhibits a notable potential for the removal of recalcitrant contaminants, a sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) was employed to treat coagulated recycled paper mill effluent in this study. The results indicated that the SBBR removed 91.3 % of chemical oxygen demand (COD), whilst total suspended solid (TSS) and color removal reached 83.1 % and 71.0 %, respectively. The microbial analysis suggested that three typical heterotrophic phyla, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Acidobacteria are dominant bacteria and reflected the removal of recalcitrant contaminants. The COD removal rate of SBBR is evidently superior to conventional activated sludge process due to high sludge concentration as well as long sludge retention time (SRT). Whilst the problem of sludge bulking can be successfully avoided, the blockage of reactor caused by TSS accumulation and microbial growth deserve further investigation.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2014A030310145

Award Identifier / Grant number: D2190550

Funding statement: This work was supported by the [Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province] under Grant [2014A030310145] and the [Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities] under Grant [D2190550].

  1. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/npprj-2021-0030).


Received: 2021-04-16
Accepted: 2021-07-10
Published Online: 2021-09-09
Published in Print: 2021-12-20

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