Avaliou-se a influência da carga orgânica volumétrica (COV) aplicada e do tempo de enchimento sobre a estabilidade e a eficiência do ASBR com biomassa granulada, operado em batelada e batelada alimentada seqüenciais, tratando soro de queijo diluído. Os ensaios foram realizados a 30 'graus' C com volume total de meio de 5,0 litros e tempo de ciclo de 8 horas. Na primeira etapa realizou-se a operação em batelada com tempo de enchimento ('T IND.alim') de 10 min e freqüência de agitação de 150 rpm. A cada ciclo foram alimentados 2,0 litros de meio com concentração afluente ('C IND.AF') de 1000, 2000, 4000 e 6000 mg/L, em termos de DQO. A suplementação de alcalinidade foi gradualmente otimizada partindo-se da proporção de 1 a 0,25 da razão 'NA'H'CO IND.3'/DQO. Nestas condições foi possível operar o reator com estabilidade a COV aplicada de 4,8 g/L.d , com suplementação de alcalinidade de 25% e eficiência em remoção de matéria orgânica de 96,0% e 98,4% em termos de DQO filtrada e total, respectivamente. Na segunda etapa devido a problemas operacionais desenvolveram-se dispositivos para assegurar a retenção da biomassa a fim de viabilizar a operação em batelada alimentada. Os dispositivos testados foram ASBR híbrido, sistema de agitação com 2 impelidores, hélice e pá-inclinada (a) e hélice e turbina inclinada (b). A solução utilizada foi hélice e turbina inclinada. Para essa configuração, diminuiu-se a freqüência de agitação para 75 rpm e reduziu-se o volume de biomassa para 1,0 L. Dessa forma foi possível avaliar a influência das estratégias de alimentação ('T IND.alim') de 360, 180 e 10 minutos a COV aplicada constante de 2,4 g/L.d, para 'C IND.AF' de 4000 mg/L e 'V IND.alim' de 1,0 L e para 'C IND.AF' de 8000 mg/L e 'V IND.alim' de 0,5 L. Para a 'C IND.AF' de 4000 mg/L o aumento de 'T IND.alim' resultou em diminuição da eficiência, em termos de DQO solúvel, sendo de 97,8 , 96,7 e 94,5% para os 'T IND.alim' de 10, 180 e 360 minutos, respectivamente. Para a 'C IND.AF' de 8000 mg/L o aumento do 'T IND.alim' resultou em menores valores de DQO total no efluente / The effect of volumetric organic load (VOL) and fill time on the stability and efficiency of an ASBR was assessed. The ASBR containing granular biomass was operated in batch and fed-batch mode and treated diluted cheese whey. Assays were performed at 30 'degrees' C with total medium volume of 5.0 liters and 8-h cycle lengths. In a first stage the reactor was operated batch-wise with fill time ('T IND.feed') of 10 min and agitation frequency of 150 rpm. At each cycle 2.0 liters of medium were fed at influent concentration ('C IND.infl') of 1000, 2000, 4000 and 6000 mg/L, in terms of COD. Alkalinity supplementation was gradually optimized from 100% to 25% of 'NA'H'CO IND.3'/COD ratio. At these conditions the reactor attained stability at applied VOL of 4.8 g/L.d, alkalinity supplementation of 25% and organic matter removal efficiency of 96.0% and 98.4% in terms of soluble and total COD, respectively. In a second stage due to operational problems devices were developed to assure biomass retention and hence make fed-batch operation feasible. The tested devices included hybrid ASBR, agitation system with two impellers: helix and inclined blade impeller (a) and helix and inclined turbine impeller (b). The system chosen was the helix and inclined turbine. With this configuration agitation frequency and biomass volume were reduced to 75 rpm and 1.0 L, respectively. This way, it was possible to assess feed strategies ('T IND.feed') of 360, 180 and 10 minutes at constant applied VOL of 2.4 g/L.d, for 'C IND.infl' of 4000 mg/L at 'V IND.feed' of 1.0 L and for 'C IND.infl' of 8000 mg/L at 'V IND.feed' of 0.5 L. At 'C IND.infl' of 4000 mg/L increase in 'T IND.feed' resulted in decrease in efficiency in terms of soluble COD, which amounted to 97.8, 96.7 and 94.5% for 'T IND.feed' of 10, 180 and 360 minutes, respectively. At 'C IND.infl' of 8000 mg/L the increase in 'T IND.feed' resulted in lower values for COD effluent

O avanço da tecnologia anaeróbia para tratamento de esgotos deve ser creditado em grande parte ao desenvolvimento dos modernos reatores de alta taxa de aplicação orgânica, com os maiores méritos ao filtro anaeróbio ascendente e principalmente, à configuração do UASB. A evolução dos reatores levou à busca para maximizar a aplicação prática para aproveitar todas as potencialidades dos processos anaeróbios. Todas as modernas configurações têm em comum a preocupação em atender requisitos essenciais em um reator: formação e retenção de grande quantidade de biomassa e melhoria do contato biomassa/matéria orgânica. Esta pesquisa tem como principal objetivo avaliar dois reatores anaeróbios, operados em batelada seqüencial e periodicamente aerados, como unidade de tratamento das águas residuárias geradas no campus da Universidade de São Paulo em São Carlos. Um dos reatores contém biomassa imobilizada em espuma de poliuretano e o outro é operado com biomassa suspensa ou auto-imobilizada, sem utilização de suporte inerte. Os sistemas, na primeira etapa operacional, anaeróbia, apresentaram remoção de matéria orgânica, com eficiências médias para espuma de 61% (ASBBR) e grânulos de 56% (ASBR) e eficiências na remoção de sólidos iguais a 62% de SST e 65% de SSV no ASBBR e 56 % de SST e 61% de SSV no ASBR. Na segunda etapa operacional, anaeróbia e aeróbia, os reatores ASBR e ASBBR, mostrou que a estratégia de operação com etapa anaeróbia seguida por período com aeração não foi adequada para remoções de matéria orgânica e nitrogênio. Os reatores operaram com grande instabilidade e baixas eficiências de remoção de matéria orgânica, abaixo das observadas em reator operado de forma anaeróbia. / The advance of anaerobic technology for wastewater treatment should be credited in great part to the development of the modern reactors with high rates of organic application, with merit to the ascendant anaerobic filter and mainly to the UASB configuration. The evolution of reactors led to the search to maximize the practical aplication to make the best use of all the potentialities of the anaerobic processes. All the modern configurations have in common the preoccupation to deal with essential requisites in a reactor: formation and retention of a large quantity of biomass and improvement in the biomass/organic matter contact. This research prime objective is to evaluate two anaerobic reactors, operated in sequential batch and periodically aerated, as unity of treatment of wastewaters generated at the campus of the University of São Paulo in São Carlos. One of the reactors contains biomass immobilized on polyurethane foam and the other is operated with suspended or autoimmobilized biomass, without the use of inert support. The systems, in the first operational step, anaerobic, presented organic matter removal, with medium efficiencies for foam of 61% (ASBBR) and granule of 56% (ASBR) and efficiencies in the removal of solids equal to 62% of TSS and to 65% of VSS in the ASBBR and to 56% of TSS and to 61% of VSS in the ASBR. In the second operational step, anaerobic and aerobic, the ASBBR and ASBR reactors showed that the strategy of operation with anaerobic step followed by a period with aeration was not adequate for the removal of organic matter and nitrogen. The reactors operated with great instability and low efficiency of organic matter removal, with results below of the ones observed in a reactor operated in the anaerobic way.

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2017. . / One of the major effects of socio-economic change due to industrialisation is the generation of industrial wastewater, which requires treatment before being released into the environment. Laboratory-scale aerobic sequencing batch reactors under suspended-growth heterotrophic activated sludge were operated in different aeration configurations to study their effect on the treatment of wastewater generated by a local brewery. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the two laboratory-scale aerobic sequencing batch reactors treating brewery wastewater under continuous low-oxygen dosing concentration and cyclic aeration schemes on SBR operation. The characterisation of brewery wastewater was undertaken to assess the physicochemical composition of the wastewater produced from one of the breweries in South Africa (SAB). The data showed distinctive characteristics of brewery wastewater, which coincided with studies previously carried out on characterisation of brewery wastewater. The COD average concentration of the brewery influent was 7100 mg/L, with average pH values of 7. The BOD and the total solids content of the brewery wastewater influent from the facility were both high, implying that the influent was very rich in organic content and its discharge into water-receiving bodies or the municipal treatment plant could have adverse effects. From these results, a need for a competitive treatment technology was clearly highlighted so as to carry out a feasible treatment of the influent for the brewery industry. The aerobic sequencing batch reactors were designed, fabricated and set up for laboratory-scale treatment of wastewater from the brewery for 15 weeks. The performance of the two SBR configurations was determined with reference to COD, BOD, TS, VS and TSS. The experimental results demonstrated that wastewater generated from the breweries can be treated successfully using both aeration configurations. The results obtained indicated that treatment efficiencies in terms of COD and BOD were 94 % and 85 % respectively, for the reactor operated under continuous aeration configuration, while 81 % and 65 % was achieved for the reactor operated in the cyclic aeration scheme. The findings from this study demonstrate that the performance of the reactor operated under the continuous aeration scheme was successful, and showed statistically significant differences from the performance of the reactor operated under cyclic aeration schemes. These findings imply that there is a potential for the equipment, including financial benefit as a result of operating aerobic sequencing batch reactors for treating brewery wastewater under continuous low-oxygen concentration dosing schemes. In this study, it was also established that the maximum COD removal could be reached at an optimum hydraulic retention times of 5 days for both reactors. This was based upon viewing the experimental data; it appeared that the most significant difference in percentage COD removal was for HRTs 3 days and 4 days. Although, due to less percentage COD removal observed from HRTs 5 days till 7 days, it was hence established that the optimum removal of high strength organics in the brewery wastewater could be achieved within 5 days of treatment time. The pH adapted at an average of 7 for all batch experimentations of the study. The temperature maintained an average of 23 oC ambient, throughout the experimental period. These physical parameters ensured that the microbial population was kept healthy, without inhibiting its biological degradation activity. Although, sludge build up was observed in both aerobic SBRs on completion of each batch operation due to solids retention and organic pollutants biodegradation from the brewery wastewater. It was perceived that frequently reseeding both aerobic SBRs, as an alternative to 28 days sludge retention time would enhance the recovery of biomass, thus improving the overall removal of TSS consequently minimising sludge bulking in both reactors. / M

Neste trabalho de doutorado utilizou-se um reator anaeróbio em batelada seqüencial contendo biomassa imobilizada em matrizes cúbicas de espuma de poliuretano e agitação mecânica, com volume total de 5.5 L e volume útil de 4.5 L. A agitação do meio líquido foi realizada com quatro tipos de impelidores (turbina tipo hélice, lâminas planas, lâminas planas inclinadas e lâminas curvas, testados individualmente, sempre em número de 3), com 6 cm de diâmetro. A pesquisa foi realizada em quatro etapas experimentais. A etapa 1 objetivou determinar o tempo de mistura no reator para cada tipo de impelidor, ou seja, o tempo necessário para que o meio líquido ficasse totalmente homogêneo. A etapa 2 objetivou selecionar o tipo de impelidor e a respectiva intensidade de agitação que garantisse a minimização da resistência à transferência de massa externa no sistema. As intensidades de agitação testadas variaram de 200 a 1100 rpm, dependendo do tipo de impelidor. A etapa 3 foi realizada com tipo de impelidor e intensidade de agitação definidos na etapa 2, mas variando-se o tamanho da biopartícula (0,5, 1,0, 2,0 e 3,0 cm de aresta). O objetivo desta etapa foi selecionar o tamanho de biopartícula que minimizasse a resistência à transferência de massa interna. De posse das condições operacionais otimizadas (tipo de impelidor, intensidade de agitação e tamanho de partícula de suporte), a etapa 4 constituiu na aplicação das mesmas para o tratamento de um resíduo real, sendo escolhida água residuária de suinocultura. Na etapa 1, os resultados mostraram que os tempos de mistura para todos os tipos de impelidores foram desprezíveis em relação ao tempo total de ciclo. A etapa 2 revelou tempos de partida muito curtos (cerca de 20 dias), em todas as condições testadas, sendo atingidas remoções de DQO próximas de 70%. Além disso, o tipo de impelidor exerceu grande influência na qualidade final do efluente, fato este claramente constatado quando as frações de DQO foram consideradas separadamente (filtrada e suspensa). De acordo com os resultados obtidos na etapa 3, o tamanho da biopartícula teve influência decisiva no desempenho do sistema, nas condições testadas. As velocidades de dissolução foram aparentemente influenciadas pelo empacotamento do leito de espuma, enquanto que o consumo da fração de DQO correspondente às amostras filtradas foi provavelmente influenciado por fatores mais complexos. Finalmente, o teste realizado com resíduo diluído de suinocultura demonstrou que a operação do reator em estudo para o tratamento deste tipo de água residuária é possível. Os dados operacionais mostraram que o reator permaneceu estável durante o período testado. A agitação mecânica provou ser eficiente para melhorar a degradação da DQO suspensa, um dos maiores problemas no tratamento deste tipo de água residuária. Sendo assim, de acordo com os dados experimentais obtidos ao longo do trabalho, pode-se afirmar que a agitação em reatores em batelada mostrou-se importante não somente para proporcionar boas condições de mistura ou melhorar a transferência de massa na fase líquida, mas também para melhorar a solubilização da matéria orgânica particulada, melhorando as velocidades de consumo de matéria orgânica. / The bench-scale anaerobic sequencing batch reactor containing immobilized biomass and provided with mechanical stirring employed in this work had total and useful volumes of 5.5 and 4.5 L, respectively. The biomass was immobilized on cubic polyurethane foam matrices, and the agitation of the liquid medium was provided by four types of impellers (propeller, flat-blade, pitched-blade and curved-blade turbines, individually tested, always in a set of three), with 6 cm of diameter. The research was divided into 4 experimental steps. The first one aimed at determining the mixing time in the reactor for each sort of impeller, i.e., the time necessary for the system to be completely homogeneized. As for the second step, its objective was to choose the sort of impeller and the agitation rate suitable for minimizing the external mass-transfer resistance. The agitation rates tests ranged from 200 to 1100 rpm, depending on the impeller type. The step 3 was carried out utilizing the chosen impeller and agitation rate, but varying the bioparticle size (0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 cm of side). The aim of these experiments was to determine the bioparticle size that minimized the solid-phase mass transfer. Using these optimized operational conditions (type of impeller and bioparticle size), the step 4 consisted of the utilization of them in the treatment of a real wastewater (diluted swine manure). As for the results, step 1 showed the mixing times were very low compared to the total cycle times employed in the experiments (8 and 24 h). Very short start-up periods were revealed by the second experimental part (about 20 days in average) for all conditions tested, and the removal efficiencies reached approximately 70%. Besides that, the impeller type exerted great influence on the final quality of the effluent, fact clearly observed when the COD fractions were analyzed separately (filtered and suspended). According to the data obtained in the step 3, the bioparticle size influenced decisively on the performance of the system, in the conditions tested. The bed packing apparently influenced the dissolution rates, whereas the consumption of the COD correspondent to the filtered samples was defined by more complex factors. Finally, the test with the diluted swine manure demonstrated that the operation of this reactor with this type of wastewater is feasible, as the operational data showed the reactor remained stable during all the period tested. The mechanical stirring proved to be efficient to improve the degradation of the suspended COD, one of the major problems in the treatment of this type of wastewater. In this sense, according to the experimental data obtained in this work, it can be affirmed the mechanical stirring in anaerobic sequencing batch reactors showed to be not only important to provide good mixing conditions and improve the liquid phase mass transfer, but also to improve the solubilization of the particulate organic matter and increase the overall organic matter consumption rates.

Esta pesquisa objetivou enriquecer biomassa capaz de realizar a oxidação anaeróbia do amônio (anammox) utilizando inóculo proveniente de reator nitrificante-desnitrificante, com a finalidade de estabelecer biofilme nitrificante-anammox em reator de leito fixo. O enriquecimento foi realizado em reator operado em bateladas sequenciais (RBS), com volume útil de 5 L e tempo de ciclo, inicialmente, de 56 h, e depois, sem tempo predeterminado (estratégias I e II). Após 89 dias de operação, 27,2 mg de \'N\'-\'N0 IND.2\'POT.-\'/L e 32,1 mg de \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\'/L foram consumidos concomitantemente. A estratégia III consistiu de batelada alimentada com ciclos de sete dias com afluente contendo 210 mg de cada composto nitrogenado. Na última estratégia (IV) a operação foi com ciclos de 24 h. Nessa etapa, a carga nitrogenada aplicada (CNA) foi aumentada de 155 g de \'N\' (\'N\'-\'N0 IND.2\'POT.-\' \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\')/\'M POT.3\' dia para 1.405,7 g de \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' dia com eficiências de conversão de nitrogênio de 91,7% e 98,0%, respectivamente. Essa biomassa foi inoculada em reator de leito fixo ascendente (RLF) visando estabelecimento da biomassa anammox em meio suporte (PEBD). Sob tais condições foi obtido eficiência de conversão de nitrogênio de 97,6% e carga nitrogenada removida média de 598,5 \'+ OU -\' 22,5 g \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' dia. Após estabelecimento de biomassa anammox, foi adicionado lodo ativado da indústria Volkswagen (São Carlos-SP) para formação de biofilme nitrificante-anammox. Nessa fase, a remoção de nitrogênio foi de 19,2% para CNA de 112,2 g \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' dia. A atividade anammox específica máxima foi 33,5 mg \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\'/g SSV h com a biomassa submetida à 50 rpm. Paralelamente ao processo de enriquecimento, foi verificada a influência de micronutrientes em condições nitrificantes em três quimiostatos, nas seguintes condições: Q1 alimentado com meio contendo solução de micronutrientes completa, Q2 alimentado sem solução de micronutrientes e Q3 alimentado com solução de micronutrientes sem o elemento Boro (quimiostato experimental). Nas três condições a estabilidade foi atingida com 11 dias de operação com conversão média de nitrogênio amoniacal de 99 \'+ OU -\' 1,5%, 94,6\'+ OU -\' 6,3% e 93,3\'+ OU -\' 7,3%, para Q1, Q2 e Q3, respectivamente, para 79 mg \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\'/L afluente. Após 450 dias de operação do RBS foi constatado semelhança do clones com Brocadia anammoxidans, Planctomycetes, Proteobacteria, Chlorobi, Nitrospira, filo Chloroflexi e ao filo candidato OP 11. A composição microbiana encontrada no RLF com 139 dias de operação (final da fase anammox) foi de 48% dos clones relacionados à B. anammoxidans, 4% relacionados à Planctomycetes não cultivados, 12% relacionados à Proteobacteria, 8% relacionados à Chlorobi, 24% relacionados à Nitrospira, 4% relacionados ao filo Chloroflexi. Pode-se concluir que a biomassa aderida em PEBD selecionou positivamente microrganismos anammox e Nitrospira e negativamente aos filamentos relacionados ao filo Chloroflexi. / This research aimed to enhance biomass capable of performing anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) using inoculum from nitrifying-denitrifying reactor, with the goal of establishing nitrifying-anammox biofilm in fixed bed reactor. The enrichment was performed in sequencing batch reactor (SBR), with a volume of 5 L and cycle time, initially, 56 h, and then, without pre-set time (strategies I and II). After 89 operation days, 27.2 mg \'N\'-\'N0 IND.2\'POT.-\'/L and 32.1 mg \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\'/L were consumed concomitantly. The strategy consisted of fed batch III with seven days cycles with influent containing 210 mg of each nitrogen compound. The last strategy (IV) was with 24 h/cycle. At this strategy, the nitrogen applied load (NAL) was increased from 155 \'N\' (\'N\'-\'N0 IND.2\'POT.-\' + \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\')/\'M POT.3\' to 1405.7 g \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' day with conversion efficiencies of 91.7% nitrogen and 98.0%, respectively. This biomass was inoculated into fixed bed reactor up (FBR) in order to establish the anammox biomass in support medium (LDPE). Under such conditions was obtained nitrogen conversion efficiency of 97.6% and nitrogen load removed an average of 598.5 \'+ OU -\' 22.5 g \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' day. After establishment of anammox biomass it was added activated sludge - Volkswagen industry (São Carlos-SP) - for nitrifying-anammox biofilm. At that stage the removaI of nitrogen was 19.2% to 112.2 g CNA \'N\'/\'M POT.3\' day. Simultaneously to enrichment process, was verified the influence of micronutrients in nitrifying conditions in three chemostats, as follows: Q1 fed with medium containing micronutrients solution complete feeds without Q2 and Q3 micronutrients solution fed micronutrients solution without the element Boron (chemostat experiment). In the three conditions stability was achieved with 11 days of operation with average conversion of ammonia nitrogen of 99 \'+ OU -\' 1.5%, 94.6 \'+ OU -\' 6.3% and 93.3 \'+ OU -\' 7.3% for Q1, Q2 and Q3 respectively for 79 mg \'N\'-\'NH IND.4\'POT.+\'/L. After 450 days of operation of the RBS was found similarity of clones with Brocadia anammoxidans, Planctomycetes, Proteobacteria, Chlorobi, Nitrospira, Chloroflexi phyla and candidate phylum OP 11. The microbial composition found in the FBR with 139 days of operation (end of anammox phase) was 48% of clones related to B. anammoxidans, 4% related to uncultured Planctomycetes, Proteobacteria related to 12%, 8% related to Chlorobi, 24% related to Nitrospira, 4% related to the phylum Chloroflexi. It can be concluded that biomass adhered to LDPE selected anammox microorganisms and Nitrospira positively, and negatively to the filaments related to the Chloroflexi phylum.

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar o desempenho do reator anaeróbio operado em batelada seqüencial quando submetido ao aumento progressivo da concentração de glicose e estimar os parâmetros cinéticos da degradação da glicose. Inicialmente o reator foi operado com ciclos de 8 horas, tratando glicose nas concentrações, aproximadas, de 500, 1000 e 2000 mg/L. Não foi detectada glicose no efluente nas três condições. O reator operou de maneira estável, tratando aproximadamente 500 mg/L de glicose, com eficiência na remoção da DQO filtrada entre 93% e 97%. Na operação com concentrações de glicose no afluente próximas de 1000 mg/L e 2000 mg/L, observou-se instabilidade operacional, principalmente devido à produção de polímeros extracelulares (EPS) que comprometeram a hidrodinâmica e a transferência de massa no sistema. Os valores médios da concentrações de ácidos voláteis no efluente foram de 159 ± 72 mg/L e 374 ± 92 mg/L, respectivamente. Aos perfis de concentração de glicose foi ajustado modelo de primeira ordem, enquanto que um modelo modificado, contemplando concentração residual de matéria orgânica, foi ajustado aos perfis temporais de DQO. Para verificar a formação do EPS, operou-se o reator com 3 horas de ciclo nas concentrações, aproximadas, de 500 e 1000 mg/L. Esta fase teve como objetivo verificar a hipótese, segundo a qual, a produção de EPS seria resultado da exposição da biomassa a baixas concentrações de matéria orgânica por longo período. Dessa forma, reduzindo o tempo de ciclo, a exposição a baixas concentrações também seria reduzida. No entanto, embora o reator tenha operado com relativa estabilidade, verificou-se formação de grande quantidade de EPS logo na primeira condição operacional, com aproximadamente, 500 mg/L de glicose no afluente, indicando que a hipótese não estava correta. / The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the performance of the anaerobic sequencing batch reactor when subjected to a progressive increasing of the influent glucose concentration and estimate the kinetic parameters of glucoses degradation. Initially the reactor was operated with 8-hour cycles, treating glucose at concentrations of 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/L. Glucose was not detected in the effluent in all these three conditions. The reactor showed operating stability treating glucose concentration of approximately 500mg/L, with efficiencies between 93% to 97% in the filtrated COD removal. In the operation with glucose concentrations of 1000 mg/L and 2000 mg/L, approximately, it could be noticed an operational instability, caused mainly by a production of extracellular polymers (EPS) leading to hydrodynamic and mass transfer problems in the reactor. The mean values of volatile acids concentration in the effluent were about 159 ± 72mg/L and 374 ± 92mg/L, respectively. A first order model was adjusted to glucose concentration profiles, and a modified model, including a residual concentration of substrate, was adjusted to COD temporal profiles. To verify the EPS formation, the reactor was operated with 3-hour cycle in the concentrations of 500 and 1000 mg/L This stage had the objective of verifying if the EPS production would result from the exposure of the biomass to low concentration of substrate for a long period of time. Thus, reducing the time cycle, the exposure to low concentrations would also be reduced. Nevertheless, even with the reactor operating with relative stability, the hypotheses could not be verified due the formation of a large amounts of EPS right in the first operational condition with approximately to 500 mg/L of glucose in the influent, showing that the hypothesis was not right.

En aquesta tesis s'ha desenvolupat un sistema de control capaç d'optimitzar el funcionament dels Reactors Discontinus Seqüencials dins el camp de l'eliminació de matèria orgànica i nitrogen de les aigües residuals. El sistema de control permet ajustar en línia la durada de les etapes de reacció a partir de mesures directes o indirectes de sondes. En una primera etapa de la tesis s'ha estudiat la calibració de models matemàtics que permeten realitzar fàcilment provatures de diferents estratègies de control. A partir de l'anàlisis de dades històriques s'han plantejat diferents opcions per controlar l'SBR i les més convenients s'han provat mitjançant simulació. Després d'assegurar l'èxit de l'estratègia de control mitjançant simulacions s'ha implementat en una planta semi-industrial. Finalment es planteja l'estructura d'uns sistema supervisor encarregat de controlar el funcionament de l'SBR no només a nivell de fases sinó també a nivell cicle. / In this Thesis a control system has been developed which permits optimizing the performance of the Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBR) within the field of organic matter and nitrogen removal from the wastewater. This control system is based on the on-line adjustment of the length of the reaction phases using directly or indirectly the data acquired from the sensors. In a first stage of the Thesis the calibration of the activated sludge models is studied what permits obtaining models for testing different operating and control strategies. From the analysis of historical data several options for controlling the SBR are obtained and most suitable is tested using a simulation approach. Afterwards, the control strategy is implemented in a semi-industrial plant obtaining promising results. Finally, a proposal for a supervisory control system is presented which can be in charge of controlling the performance of the SBR not only at a phase level but also at cycle level.

In the last decades, the awareness of environmental issues has increased in society considerably. There is an increasing need to improve the effluent quality of domestic wastewater treatment processes. This thesis describes the application of the Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) technology for Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) from the wastewater. In particular, the work presented evolves from the nitrogen removal to the biological nutrient removal (i.e. nitrogen plus phosphorous removal) with special attention to the operational strategy design, the identification of possible reactor cycle controls or the influent composition related to the process efficiency. In such sense, also the use of ethanol as an external carbon (when low influent Carbon:Phosphorus (C:P) or Carbon:Nitrogen (C:N) ratios are presented) are studied as an alternative to maintain the BNR efficiency.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-07-15T11:55:55Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO LAÍSE ALVES CANDIDO.pdf: 1717138 bytes, checksum: 7884517a24d4674909faeecc260c672f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-15T11:55:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTAÇÃO LAÍSE ALVES CANDIDO.pdf: 1717138 bytes, checksum: 7884517a24d4674909faeecc260c672f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-21 / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a capacidade de previsão do algoritmo ASM2d modificado, utilizando o programa AQUASIM 2.0® após sua calibração para um reator de bateladas sequenciais com adição de fonte externa de carbono para tratamento de esgoto doméstico objetivando a remoção de matéria orgânica, fósforo e nitrogênio. O sistema piloto está instalado na área experimental da UFPE localizada na Estação de Tratamento de Esgotos da Mangueira que recebe os esgotos de uma comunidade de baixa renda da cidade de Recife-PE. O reator tem volume útil de 160 L (cento e sessenta litros) e opera em batelada com ciclos de 08h (oito horas) dividas em: enchimento e fase anaeróbia (120 min), fase aeróbia (260 min), fase anóxica (50 min), sedimentação (45 min) e esvaziamento (5 min). Os comportamentos previstos pelo modelo para as frações de matéria orgânica, de nitrogênio e de fósforo e do oxigênio dissolvido (OD) e taxa de consumo de oxigênio são coerentes com o descrito pela literatura e concordam com os dados medidos durante a fase de operação do reator. No entanto, faz-se necessária sua validação com maiores séries temporais de dados para maximizar sua confiabilidade, assim como é imprescindível que sejam instalados equipamentos para medição do volume de oxigênio adicionado, monitoramento online do OD e da alcalinidade e controle rigoroso do volume e características do lodo descartado e das frações de sólidos em todas as fases da operação do reator. Embora o modelo não tenha tido sua capacidade de previsão dos parâmetros validada, foi possível verificar a aplicabilidade do ASM2d para a configuração de fases escolhida e com temperatura próxima à real. / The objective of this study was to evaluate the modified ASM2d algorithm foresight capacity using the AQUASIM 2.0® program after its calibration for sequencing batch reactor with the addition of external carbon source for domestic sewage treatment aiming at removal of organic matter, phosphorus and nitrogen. The pilot plant is installed at UFPE’s experimental area at the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Mangueira which receives influent from a low-income community in the city of Recife-PE. The reactor has an effective volume of 160 L (one hundred sixty liters) and operates in batch with cycles of 08h (eight hours) divided into: filling and anaerobic stage (120 min), aerobic phase (260 min), anoxic phase (50 min), sedimentation (45 minutes) and emptying (5 min). The behavior predicted by the model for fractions of organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus, dissolved oxygen (DO) and oxygen uptake rate are consistent with that described in the literature and agree with the measured data during reactor operation phase. However, a validation with larger data time series is necessary to maximize its reliability, as it is indispensable to have installed equipment for measuring oxygen input, online monitoring of DO and alkalinity and strict control of the volume and characteristics of the excess sludge and solid fractions for all phases of reactor operation. Although the model has not had its predictive power validated, it was possible to verify the applicability of ASM2d for the chosen stage setting and at a temperature close to the operational.

Orientador: Carlos Gomes da Nave Mendes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T08:45:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Higa_MarciaFernanda_M.pdf: 694032 bytes, checksum: 6aeb2dc109b978afe0fa9cd54037a168 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal a investigação do potencial de utilização de reatores de lodos ativados intermitentes para o tratamento conjunto de diversos tipos de águas residuárias geradas na indústria de catalisadores químicos Degussa, localizada no município de Americana - SP, incluindo-se os esgotos sanitários. Foram utilizados reatores de bancada e estudadas duas idades de lodo, simulando-se a aeração convencional e aeração prolongada. Foram investigados também quatro cenários possíveis, ou seja, quatro amostras compostas distintas de efluentes, de serem implantados em escala real. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que o sistema de aeração prolongada foi preferível em todas as situações estudadas, e que três dos cenários foram adequados ao tratamento biológico de lodos ativados por batelada, uma vez que apresentaram eficiências de redução dos valores de DQO superiores à 80%. No caso do tratamento conjunto de todas as águas residuárias da indústria, essa eficiência foi de 85,7 e 92,1% para as idades de lodo de 7 e 20 dias, respectivamente, indicando que o uso de reatores biológicos de lodos ativados por batelada constituiu-se em alternativa viável para a Degussa / Abstract: The present work had as main objective the investigation of the utilization potential of activated sludge sequencing batch reactors on the combined treatment of several kinds of wastewaters originated in the chemical catalyst industry Degussa, located in Americana - SP, including the domestic sewage. Workbench reactors were used and two sludge ages were studied, simulating the conventional and the prolonged aerations. Four possible sceneries, or four different effluent compound samples, possible of being full-scale introduced, were also investigated. The results showed that the system of prolonged aeration was preferable in alI the studied situations, and that three of the sceneries were suitable for the biological treatment by activated sludge using sequencing batch reactors, once they achieved efficiencies of reduction in the COD values greater than 80%. In the treatment inc1uding the total reunion of the industry effluents, this efficiency was 85,7 and 92,1%, to the sludge age of 7 and 20 days, respectively, indicating that the use of activated sludge sequencing batch biological reactors is a feasible alternative for Degussa / Mestrado / Saneamento e Ambiente / Mestre em Engenharia Civil