Abstract
Coal gasification wastewater (CGW) is a typical toxic and refractory industrial wastewater with abundant phenols contained. Two identical anoxic/aerobic membrane bioreactors (with (R2) and without (R1) polyurethane (PU) foam) were carried out in parallel to investigate the role of PU foam addition in enhancing pollutants removal in CGW. Results showed that both systems exhibited effective removal of chemical oxygen demand (>93%) and total phenols (>97%) but poor ammonia nitrogen removal (<35%) constrained by ammonia oxidation process. GC–MS analysis revealed that aromatic and other refractory intermediates were dramatically reduced in R2. Moreover, the PU addition had negligible influence on the total soluble microbial products and extracellular polymeric substances contents but significantly alleviated membrane fouling with the operating time 33% prolonged. Microbial community revealed that Flavobacterium, Holophaga, and Geobacter were enriched on PU. Influent type might be a main driver for microbial community succession.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 148037 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 789 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Oct 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- A/O-MBR
- Coal gasification wastewater
- Membrane fouling
- Microbial community structure
- Polyurethane foam
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