The Analysis of Nitrogen Removal Performance for Eco-Ceramic Concrete Biofilm Reactors

Abstract

In order to achieve high efficiency of biofilm and removing nitrogen with low consumption, people have developed a new eco-ceramic concrete filler, used for the denitrification in treating municipal wastewater. When the water temperature is 25 ~ 30°C, the pH of influent is 7.0 ~ 7.5, the concentration of DO is 2.5 ~ 3.0mg /L, and the removal rates of COD, ammonia and total nitrogen are 78.6 ~ 91.8%, 83.4 ~93.6% and 63.4 ~ 73.8 % respectively. The removal of the pollutants mainly concentrates on the front and center of the reactor. We can also draw a conclusion from the experiment that, SOUR, the dry weight of biofilm and the thickness of biofilm present a pattern of diminishing along the corridor. The average decreasing ratio of each filler are 0.81%, 1.3% and 1.05%, respectively. And the activity of per unit mass of biofilm has increased along the corridor, and the end of it is 51.5% more than the front, which indicates that the system has good ability of resistance.