title: Investigation on evaluation criteria of backwashing effects for a pilot-scale BAF treating petrochemical wastewater.
abstract: Parameters for evaluation criteria of air-water backwashing effects of a pilot-scale biological aerated filter (BAF) treating petrochemical wastewater were investigated. The parameters included the suspended solids (SS) and specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR) of the backwashing effluent, recovery of the BAF after backwashing, and the removal of the biomass/bioactivity attached on the filter media after backwashing. Results showed that the weight of the total sludge produced in the backwashing effluent increased with the increase in water-backwashing intensity, while the total SOUR of backwashing effluent rose notably with the increase of air-backwashing intensity. The optimal backwashing intensity of 14 L/(m2·s) for air and 4 L/(m2·s) for water were obtained. When the BAF was backwashed on this condition, the BAF recovered with high average removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen [Formula: see text] of 14.3% and 50.3%, respectively. High amount of biomass removal at 15.8% and low level of bioactivity removal at 8.8% attached on the filter media were also found. Concentrations of the benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and (o-, m-, p-) xylenes (BTEX) and phenol in the backwashed sludge were analyzed, showing that the backwashing was essential to remove some aromatic compounds adsorbed in the microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: a School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.|b State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment , Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: b State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment , Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.|c Research Center of Water Pollution Control Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Changyong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.|b State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment , Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.|c Research Center of Water Pollution Control Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yuexi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a School of Environment, Tsinghua University , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.affiliation: d College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D005374:Filtration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D000066388:Oil and Gas Industry; D012722:Sewage; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D062065:Wastewater; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D062065:Wastewater
keywords: Backwashing criteria; air/water intensity; bioactivity; biological aerated filter; petrochemical wastewater