Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15-18℃

摘要

Low-temperature, or psychrophilic (< 20℃) anaerobic digestion has been proven feasible for the mineralisation of simple wastewaters. In this study, hybrid expanded granular sludge bed-anaerobic filter (EGSB-AF) bioreactors were used to evaluate the feasibility of psychrophilic digestion for the treatment of phenol-containing wastewater. Efficient chemical oxygen demand and phenol removal were observed at organic and phenol loading rates of 5 kg COD m~(-3) d~(-1) and 0.4-1.2kg phenol m~(-3)d~(-1) (400-1200mg phenol [1 wastewater]~(-1)), respectively. There was no long-term accumulation of volatile fatty acids in the reactor systems. Methanogenic activity was developed under psychrophilic conditions but anaerobic methane-producing populations remained mesophilic throughout the trial of 415 days.