Photosynthetic bacteria pond system with infra-red transmitting filter for the treatment and recovery of organic carbon from industrial wastewater.
A photosynthetic bacteria pond system was applied to the treatment of food industrial wastewater and recovery of carbon in the form of purple non-sulphur bacterial (PnSB) cell. The effect of infra-red transmitting filter on the selection of microbial groups in the system was investigated. It was found that more than 90% of organic removal could be achieved when the system was operated at HRT of 3 to 10 days, even though some fluctuations were observed at lower HRT. Infra-red transmitting filter could suppress the growth of microalgae in the system and allow the purple non-sulphur to grow in the system. Nevertheless, they could be outgrown by sulphate-reducing bacteria at higher organic loading rates. The growth of purple sulphur bacteria associated with sulphate reducing bacteria was also observed. ORP is a crucial operating factor to control the system under micro-anaerobic conditions which is preferred to the growth of purple non-sulphur bacteria.
Chiemchaisri
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Department of Environmental Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand. fengccc@ku.ac.th
Jaitrong
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Honda
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Fukushi
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Yamamoto
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003116:Color; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism*; D010777:Photochemistry; D020560:Proteobacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014867:Water