JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Moving bed biofilm reactors: a small-scale treatment solution.

The design and operational suitability of the moving bed process for small-scale sewage treatment systems were evaluated. A prototype plant was installed at a new housing development near Winchester, UK, and operated under different conditions over an eight-month period. During normal operation, the MBBR plant produced a good quality effluent with average values for BOD5, COD, SS and NH4-N of 15.6 mg l(-1), 65.9 mg l(-1), 21 mg l(-1) and 4.7 mg l(-1), respectively. The plant was further subjected to organic and hydraulic shock loads. The treatment performance remained high over the organic shock period, however, hydraulic surges of up to 10 times the design flow caused a loss of solids from the final settlement stage. While organic carbon removal resumed to over 80% within a single week after a prolonged power failure, effluent NH4-N values remained high for a period of three weeks. Besides producing a good quality effluent, the MBBR plant proved to be simple and reliable to operate, thus providing a viable treatment solution for small-scale applications.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app