title: Application and advantages of novel clay ceramic particles (CCPs) in an up-flow anaerobic bio-filter (UAF) for wastewater treatment.
abstract: Utilization of clay ceramic particles (CCPs) as the novel filter media employed in an up-flow anaerobic bio-filter (UAF) was investigated. After a series of tests and operations, CCPs have presented higher total porosity and roughness, meanwhile lower bulk and grain density. When CCPs were utilized as fillers, the reactor had a shorter start up period of 45 days comparing with conventional reactors, and removal rate of chemical oxygen demand (COD) still reached about 76% at a relatively lower temperature during the stable state. In addition, degradation of COD and ammonia nitrogen (NH4-N) at different media height along the reactor was evaluated, and the dates showed that the main reduction process happened within the first 30 cm media height from the bottom flange. Five phases were observed according to different organic loadings during the experiment period, and the results indicated that COD removal increased linearly when the organic loading was increased.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Qinyan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Suqing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Baoyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D019149:Bioreactors; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077215:Clay; D005374:Filtration; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000077215:Clay