Advancements in the application of aerobic granular biomass technology for sustainable treatment of wastewater

摘要

Aerobic granular sludge technology can be regarded as the future standard for industrial and municipal wastewaterntreatment. As a consequence, a growing number of institutes and universities focus their scientificnresearch on this new technology. Recently, after extensive Dutch research and development effort, an aerobicngranular biomass technology has become available to the market. Full scale installations for both industrialnand municipal applications are already on stream, under construction or in design. The technology is distinguishednby the name ‘Nereda?’ and based on the specific characteristics of aerobic granular sludge. It can benconsidered as the first mature aerobic granular sludge technology applied at full scale. It improves on traditionalnactivated sludge systems by a significantly lower use of energy and chemicals, its compactness and its favorablencapital and operational costs.