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Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones, Erick R. Bandala, Gabriela E. Moeller-Ch avez, Victoria Bustos-Terrones. 2022: Enhanced biological wastewater treatment using sodium alginateimmobilized microorganisms in a fluidized bed reactor. Water Science and Engineering, 15(2): 125-133. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2022.02.002
Citation: Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones, Erick R. Bandala, Gabriela E. Moeller-Ch avez, Victoria Bustos-Terrones. 2022: Enhanced biological wastewater treatment using sodium alginateimmobilized microorganisms in a fluidized bed reactor. Water Science and Engineering, 15(2): 125-133. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2022.02.002

Enhanced biological wastewater treatment using sodium alginateimmobilized microorganisms in a fluidized bed reactor

doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2022.02.002
  • Received Date: 2021-06-25
  • Accepted Date: 2021-11-07
  • Rev Recd Date: 2021-11-07
  • Available Online: 2022-06-21
  • In this study, a microbial consortium isolated from an activated sludge tank of a conventional wastewater treatment plant was immobilized using sodium alginate (SA) as a support material for contaminant biodegradation in wastewater. A volume of 500 mL of activated sludge was immobilized in the SA beads (with a mass concentration of 25 g/L). The resulting SA beads were characterized, introduced into a fluidized bed reactor, fed with 1000 mL of the sample, and characterized again after the treatment process. The SA-immobilized microorganisms were tested first for degradation of organic matter (expressed as chemical oxygen demand) and total phosphorous in domestic wastewater, achieving removal efficiencies of 71% and 93%, respectively, after 12 h. Subsequently, the SA-immobilized microorganisms were tested for degradation of a basic blue 9 (BB9) textile dye in a condition that simulated textile wastewater. The efficiency of the BB9 degradation was found to be as high as 99.5% after 2 h. According to these results, SA-immobilized microorganisms were found to be an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative for treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater effluents.

     

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