Comparison between treatment of kitchen-sink wastewater and a mixture of kitchen-sink and washing machine wastewater
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Chemical Engineering
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Environmental Technology
Volume
30
Issue
1
First Page
111
Last Page
117
Publication Date
1-2009
Abstract
In this paper, a submerged membrane bioreactor was used to treat ‘higher‐load’ grey water: a) kitchen‐sink wastewater only, and b) a mixture of kitchen‐sink wastewater and washing‐machine wastewater. For each type of wastewater, three systems operated at different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) were investigated. In the mixture of kitchen‐sink wastewater and washing‐machine wastewater, the reactor with a short HRT of four hours was stopped due to foaming. It has been observed that for both types of wastewater, an HRT of eight hours or longer can be used for the treatment. However, it has been observed that a higher COD in the permeate of the mixture can be obtained compared with that of the kitchen‐sink wastewater only. This indicated that washing‐machine wastewater has some component that is not easily biodegradable. The total linear akylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) removal was > 99% even at a concentration of 10–23 mg l−1.
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Recommended Citation
Huelgas, A. P., Nakajima, M., Nagata, H., & Funamizo, N. (2009). Comparison between treatment of kitchen-sink wastewater and a mixture of kitchen-sink and washing machine wastewater. Environmental Technology, 30 (1), 111-117. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5696
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering
Keywords
Sewage—Purification; Bioreactors
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