title: An integrated process for the treatment of CETP wastewater using coagulation, anaerobic and aerobic process.
abstract: The aim of this study was to treat the wastewater collected from equalization tank of Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), which was a mixture of waste coming from 525 small-scale industries manufacturing textile and dyestuff intermediate, pigments and pharmaceuticals. Initially a pretreatment using ferric chloride and lime was carried out to increase the biodegradability (BOD(5)/COD) of the effluent, which showed color removal of 74% and COD reduction of 75% at a concentration of 10 and 4 g/L. respectively. The biological treatment system using anaerobic fixed film reactor was investigated as secondary treatment. A mixture of bacterial consortium DMAB and cowdung slurry was used for the formation of biofilm. The effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and organic loading rate (OLR) on the efficiency of treatment of anaerobic reactor was analysed. Subsequent aerobic treatment after anaerobic step using aerobic culture Pseudomonas aeroginosa helped in further removal of COD and color. Formation of aromatic amines during anaerobic treatment was mineralized by sequential aerobic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India.
authors.forename: Safia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moosvi
authors.forename: Datta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madamwar
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019149:Bioreactors; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004345:Drug Industry; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D013783:Textile Industry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C092070:phyl protein, Drosophila