Treatment of Leachate from a Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Station by a Combined System of MBR and Electro-Catalyzed Oxidation

Abstract:

A pilot-scale combined system composed of anaerobic digenstion, membrane bioreactor (MBR) and Electro-Catalyzed oxidation processes has been set up to treat the leachate from municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station. System performance was evaluated by ammonia and chemical oxidation demand (COD) removal . Results showed that 97% of ammonia was removed by MBR, and the elimination of COD was mainly completed in anaerobic process and MBR with a total removal of 99%. In addition, the analysis of microbial communities in the MBR, carried out by clone library and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the 16S rRNA genes, indicated a highly diverse bacterial community and the enrichment of N-cycling bacteria.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 448-453)
• Pages: 1343-1352
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.448-453.1343
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Shu Jie Liu, Fu Ming Chen, Jing Jing Zhao, Ming Fei Shao, Tong Zhang, Ze Yu Zhou
• Keywords: Anaerobic, Electro-Catalyzed Oxidation, Leachate, MBR, Microbial Community, Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Station

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