Phenolic and petrochemical wastewater treatment in AnMBR under extreme conditions: High salinity, high temperature, and high concentration of toxic compounds

V.S. Garcia Rea

Research output: ThesisDissertation (TU Delft)

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Abstract

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a biochemical process in which organic matter is converted into biogas in a series of biochemical reactions. The development of high-rate anaerobic reactors (HRAR) led to the breakthrough of full-scale applications of AD for the treatment of industrial wastewater. HRARs, such as the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) or the expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors are characterized by long solids retention times obtained by the gravitational separation of the solids from the liquid. Enhanced biomass retention is facilitated by the formation and growth of granular methanogenic biomass in EGSB and, most commonly also, in UASB reactors treating industrial wastewaters....
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Delft University of Technology
Supervisors/Advisors
  • van Lier, J.B., Promotor
  • Spanjers, H., Promotor
Award date7 Dec 2023
Print ISBNs978-94-93353-44-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Anaerobic digestion
  • AnMBR
  • salinity
  • phenol
  • phenolic compounds
  • acetate
  • thermophilic
  • p-cresol
  • syntrophic acetate oxidation
  • resorcinol
  • carbon and energy sources
  • bitumen fume condensate
  • IC50
  • microbial community

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