title: Settling and dewatering characteristics of granulated methane-oxidizing bacteria.
abstract: We evaluated the settling ability and dewaterability of granulated methane-oxidizing bacteria (GMOB) after granulation using a continuous-flow reactor. A comparative analysis on settling and dewatering characteristics due to changes in sludge retention time (SRT, 10, 15 and 20 days) during cultivation of GMOB was conducted. In assessing dewaterability, the specific resistance to filtration (SRF) of activated sludge and GMOB was found to be 8.21 x 10(13)-2.38 x 10(14) and 4.88 x 10(12) - 1.98 x 10(13) m/kg, respectively. It was confirmed that as SRT decreased, SRF of GMOB increased. In the case of bound extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), activated sludge registered 147.5 mg/g-VSS while GMOB exhibited 171-177.2 mg/g-VSS. In the case of extracellular polymeric substance soluble EPS in effluent, activated sludge measured 62 mg/L and GMOB had 17.4-21.4 mg/L. The particle size analysis showed that mean particle diameters of GMOB were 402, 369, and 350 microm, respectively, at SRTs of 20, 15 and 10 days. In addition, it was found that GMOB had a larger mean particle diameter and exhibited much better settleability and dewaterability than activated sludge did.
authors.affiliation: Korea Institute of Construction Technology, 283, Goyangdae-Ro, Ilsanseo-Gu, Goyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 411-712, Korea. khahn@kict.re.kr
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Kwang Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Chul Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Um
authors.forename: Won Tae
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Baik
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D008772:Methylococcaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*