Optimizing the MBBR System and Integrating Nanoparticles to Improve Wastewater Treatment Efficiency

• Autorzy: Eid Ahmed , El-sayed Abd-Elaziz , Ayoub Mohamed , El-Morsy Ahmed

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/176313

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Wastewater treatment faces a growing challenge in removing nutrients and organic matter. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system in removing nutrients and organic from municipal wastewater. The impact of different carrier filling ratios and hydraulic retention times (HRT) on the removal efficiency was systematically investigated. Moreover, the addition of nanoparticle additives to enhance system performance was evaluated. The optimal conditions for the MBBR system were 30–45% filling ratios and a 10-hour HRT, resulting in maximum removal efficiencies for biological oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia (NH4 + -N) with a percentage of 85.23%, 81.69%, and 54.45% respectively. Furthermore, adding nanoparticles improved the BOD5 and COD removal efficiencies by 6.6% and 8.0% respectively, compared to the MBBR system without nanoparticles.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

moving bed biofilm reactor; nanoparticles; wastewater treatment; filling ratio; hydraulic retention time

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 25, iss. 2
• Strony: 218--229
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Eid Ahmed

• M.Sc Student, Public Works Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0032-3806

autor

El-sayed Abd-Elaziz

• Public Works Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt

• https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8209-3654

autor

Ayoub Mohamed

• Public Works Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-7397

autor

El-Morsy Ahmed

• Public Works Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, 31511, Egypt

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7648-625X

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).