Biotreatability Kinetics: A Critical Component in the Scale-up of Wastewater Treatment Systems

摘要

The case study presented herein has demonstrated clearly that SOCs that are biode-graded very slowly can be effectively removed in properly configured treatment systems using biological processes. Identification of the best system configuration requires knowledge of the kinetics of biodegradation in a form that can be incorporated into mathematical models. That means that parameters such as μ_(max), K_s, and Y must be quantified in such a way that they are representative of the culture in the treatment system. This can be done by lab-scale studies using a variety of techniques (Grady and Daigger, 1996). Lab-scale studies also offer an opportunity to prove the feasibility of a concept, or conversely, to show that a concept won't work, without huge investments of time and money.