Sidestream superoxygenation for wastewater treatment

Oxygen transfer in clean water and mixed liquor

Journal article (2018)

Authors

Carlos M. Barreto BT/Environmental Biotechnology - , IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Ivania M. Ochoa IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Hector A. Garcia IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Christine M. Hooijmans IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

Dennis Livingston OVIVO Water - MBR Systems

Aridai Herrera JCI Industries, Inc.

Damir Brdjanovic IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, BT/Environmental Biotechnology -

Research Group

BT/Environmental Biotechnology () (TU Delft)

Wastewater treatment Activated sludge Membrane bioreactor Oxygen transfer Aeration efficiency Speece cone

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Published Date

01-08-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

BT/Biotechnologie

Research Group

BT/Environmental Biotechnology

Abstract

The performance of a pilot-scale superoxygenation system was evaluated in clean water and mixed liquor. A mass balance was applied over the pilot-scale system to determine the overall oxygen mass transfer rate coefficient (K_La, h⁻¹), the standard oxygen transfer rate (SOTR, kg O₂ d⁻¹), and the standard oxygen transfer efficiency (SOTE, %). Additionally, the alpha factor (α) was determined at a mixed liquor suspend solids (MLSS) concentration of approximately 5 g L⁻¹. SOTEs of nearly 100% were obtained in clean water and mixed liquor. The results showed that at higher oxygen flowrates, higher transfer rates could be achieved; this however, at expenses of the transfer efficiency. As expected, lower transfer efficiencies were observed in mixed liquor compared to clean water. Alpha factors varied between 0.6 and 1.0. However, values of approximately 1.0 can be obtained in all cases by fine tuning the oxygen flowrate delivered to the system.

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