Orientador: Roberto Alves de Oliveira / Banca: Marcelo Zaiat / Banca: Tania Leme de Almeida / Resumo: Neste trabalho foi avaliado o desempenho de três reatores anaeróbios horizontais instalados em série, em escala de bancada, com volume de 1,2 L cada, para o tratamento de águas residuárias do beneficamento do café por via úmida. Foi utilizado um reator anaeróbio horizontal com manta de lodo (R1) e dois de leito fixo, preenchidos com anéis de bambu (R2) e fibras da casca de coco (R3) como meio suporte. O reator R1 foi inoculado com lodo proveniente de reator UASB tratando águas residuárias de suinocultura. Os tempos de detenção hidráulica (TDH) aplicados aos reatores anaeróbios horizontais (R1+R2+R3) foram de 90, 72 e 54 h resultando em cargas orgânicas volumétricas médias (COV) de 12,8, 13,2 e 19,7 kg DQOtotal (m3 d)-1, nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. Os valores médios da DQO total do afluente foram de 16002, 13198 e 14774 mg L-1, nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. Os valores médios da DQO total dos efluentes dos reatores R1, R2 e R3 foram 6424, 4067 e 2975 mg L-1 , 6807, 5232 e 4081 mg L-1 e 8154, 6871 e 5700 mg L-1 nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. As eficiências médias de remoção de DQO total no sistema de tratamento com os três reatores, foram de 76, 69 e 61%, nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. A produção volumétrica média foi de 1,70, 1,25 e 0,70 L CH4 (L reator d)-1 no conjunto dos reatores, (R1+R2+R3), respectivamente. As eficiências médias de de remoção de DQOtotal, SST, e fenóis totais no conjunto de reatores (R1+R2+R3) não apresentaram diferença significativa e foram de 76, 69 e 61%, de 77, 81, 82% e de 58, 62 e 69% nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente. Os valores médios de pH nos efluentes dos reatores variaram de 6,2 a 7,9. A concentração média de ácidos voláteis totais do afluente e efluente do R3 foram de 2206, 1630 e 1732 mg CH3COOH L-1 e de 168, 1269 e 1220 mg CH3COOH L-1, nos ensaios 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In this work it was evaluated the efficiency of three horizontal anaerobic reactors installed in series, in bench scale (volume of 1,2 L each), one with sludge blanket (R1) and two of fixed bed filled out with bamboo rings (R2) and coconut fibers (R3) as it supports. The reactor R1 was inoculated with sludge originating from reactor UASB treating swine residual water. These reactors were fed whit wastewater from the coffee pulping originating by hand pulping of the dry coffee beans, simulating the wastewater of the mechanical pulping of the coffee beans. Each reactor was submitted at hydraulic detention time (HDT) of 30, 24 and 18 h resulting in organic load rate (OLR) of 12,8, 13,2 and 19,7 kg COD (m3 d)-1, in the rehearsals 1 and 2, respectively. The average values of total COD of the influent in the rehearsals 1, 2 and 3 were of 16002, 13198 and 14774 mg L-1, respectively. The average values of total COD of the effluent of the reactors R1, R2 and R3 were 6424, 4067 and 2975 mg L-1, 6807, 5232 and 4081 mg L-1 and 8154, 6871 and 5700 mg L-1 in the rehearsals 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The average efficiencies of removal of total COD in the treatment system with the three reactors, in the rehearsals 1, 2 and 3 were of 76, 69 and 61%, respectively. The content of methane in the biogas was of 76, 69 and 61% and the maximum volumetric methane production was of 1,7 L CH4 (L reactor d)-1 in the system of treatment, with OLR of 12,8 kg DQO (m3 d)-1 and HDT of 30 h, in the second rehearsal the average content of methane was 71, 64 and 17% in the reactors R1, R2 and R3, respectively with volumetric methane production of 1,21 L CH4 (L reactor d)-1 in the system of treatment. The average values of pH in the effluent of the reactors ranged from 6,2 to 7,9. In the rehearsal 1 the average concentration of total volatile acids of the influent was of 2206 mg CH3COOH L-1 and in the effluent... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre