Treatment of a furfural wastewater in anaerobic filters at a thermophilic temperature of 55 °C
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1993
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Narigon, Linda A.
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Dague, Richard R.
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Upflow anaerobic filters were used in this research because of their ability to effectively treat high strength wastewaters with low solids contents, their ability to withstand shock loading, and because of their relatively trouble free, low maintenance operation. Due to the high temperature of the wastewater and because sufficient time and storage volume are needed if it is necessary to cool the waste before treatment, this study was conducted at a thermophilic temperature of 55 °C. It has been widely established that anaerobic processes at thermophilic temperatures are effective in treating high-strength industrial wastes.
The specific objectives of this research were to:
1. Determine the efficient operating parameters of the anaerobic filter and hybrid filter
at a thermophilic temperature and to determine the organic loadings that could be
applied and the efficiencies that could be achieved.
2. Evaluate parameters at similar HRTs as compared to the mesophilic study.
3. Feed the furfural wastewater at as low of a pH as possible.
4. Distinguish differences between the fully-packed and hybrid filters.
5. Determine the effect of furfural toxicity on the systems.
6. Develop and stimulate ideas for further research on furfural wastewater.
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