Biofilm Reactor with Permeable Materials as Carriers Archives Better and More Stable Performance in Treatment of Slightly Polluted Water during Long-Term Operation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biofilm Carrier Preparation
2.2. Biofilm Reactor Setup and Long-Term Test
2.3. Biofilm Morphology Observation by SEM
2.4. Estimating the Surface Loading Rates and Specific Surface Area Activity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Reactor Performance during Start-Up Period
3.2. Reactor Performance under Stabilized Conditions
3.3. SALR and SSAA for Different Biocarriers during Long-Term Tests
3.4. Biofilm Morphology Formed on Nylon Mesh and PE Carriers
3.5. Proposed Mass Transfer in the Biofilms Formed on Permeable Materials
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ren, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Lu, Z.; Liu, X.; Liu, G. Biofilm Reactor with Permeable Materials as Carriers Archives Better and More Stable Performance in Treatment of Slightly Polluted Water during Long-Term Operation. Water 2023, 15, 2415. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132415
Ren Z, Zhou Y, Lu Z, Liu X, Liu G. Biofilm Reactor with Permeable Materials as Carriers Archives Better and More Stable Performance in Treatment of Slightly Polluted Water during Long-Term Operation. Water. 2023; 15(13):2415. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132415
Chicago/Turabian StyleRen, Zhichang, Yangqi Zhou, Zichuan Lu, Xuechun Liu, and Guoqiang Liu. 2023. "Biofilm Reactor with Permeable Materials as Carriers Archives Better and More Stable Performance in Treatment of Slightly Polluted Water during Long-Term Operation" Water 15, no. 13: 2415. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132415
APA StyleRen, Z., Zhou, Y., Lu, Z., Liu, X., & Liu, G. (2023). Biofilm Reactor with Permeable Materials as Carriers Archives Better and More Stable Performance in Treatment of Slightly Polluted Water during Long-Term Operation. Water, 15(13), 2415. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15132415