The Effect of Volataile Fatty Acid on an Aerobic Biofilm Reactor Using Dairy Wastewater

Authors

  • M. S. Sivakumar Civil Engineering Department, Anurag Engineering, Kodad 508206, India.
  • B. Asha Department of Civil Engineering, Annamalai University, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, T.N., India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ciees/v4/1807F

Keywords:

Organic loading rate, volatile fatty acid, hydraulic retention time, biofilm, biogas

Abstract

The use of anaerobic biofilm reactors for the treatment of various effluents has been established in recent decades. The ability to maintain microorganisms acted as a biofilm factor influencing the reactor's performance. The reactor performance is usually evaluated in terms of process efficiency and stability through estimation of organic matter removal, VFA levels, quantity and composition of biogas produced, etc. The purpose of this research is to evaluating the effectiveness of treating a dairy effluent with high pollution potential. The effluent was evaluated with an average value of Volatile Fatty Acid (VFA) of 172.8, 132.0, 193.0, 203.0 and 172 mg/L and an Organic Loading Rate (OLR) of 0.1502, to 0.266 kg COD/ m3/day, w. The maximum COD elimination efficiency of 84% along with production of 0.048m3/kg COD of biogas at 3 days Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) was noticed.

Published

2021-06-04

How to Cite

M. S. Sivakumar, & B. Asha. (2021). The Effect of Volataile Fatty Acid on an Aerobic Biofilm Reactor Using Dairy Wastewater. Challenging Issues on Environment and Earth Science Vol. 4, 63–67. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ciees/v4/1807F

Issue

Challenging Issues on Environment and Earth Science Vol. 4

Section

Chapters