An innovative reactor design for the treatment of biologically inhibitory wastewater

The anaerobic expanded-bed granular activated carbon (GAC) reactor combines biological and physical removal mechanisms to continuously treat biologically inhibitory wastewaters. An innovative reactor design that decouples biological and physical removal mechanisms by combining a GAC adsorber with a biological reactor was developed and studied. The innovative reactor design was compared with a single stage GAC reactor while both reactor systems were operated with identical influents. A synthetic wastewater composed of acetate and 3-ethylphenol was used throughout the study. Acetate was removed biologically while 3-ethylphenol was removed by both adsorption onto GAC and by biodegradation. The performance of the innovative reactor design was superior to the conventional reactor in all respects.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Engineering, Civil

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fox, Peter

Contributors dc:contributor

• Suidan, Makram T.

• Engineering, Civil
• Engineering, Sanitary and Municipal
• Environmental Sciences

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Fox, Peter

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9017501
(UMI)AAI9017501

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23669