title: Polishing of pretreated dye wastewater using novel sequencing batch reactors.
abstract: Novel, aerobic sequencing batch reactor technology was tested as a polishing step for anaerobically treated textile wastewater containing dye. Operation cycle times of 6, 8 and 12 hours were studied using discrete phase periods. The SBRs were able to further remove influent dye concentration of as little as 5 mg/L, and remove highly variable loadings of COD and SS to effluent levels of 100 and 20 mg/L respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 17 Dineen Drive, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada. singhk@unb.ca
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: LeBlanc
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D013784:Textiles; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical