Biodegradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in commercial laundry wastewater by an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor.

Autor: Braga JK; a Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation , School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo , São Carlos , SP , Brazil., Motteran F, Macedo TZ, Sakamoto IK, Delforno TP, Okada DY, Silva EL, Varesche MB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering [J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng] 2015; Vol. 50 (9), pp. 946-57.
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1030290
Abstrakt: The biodegradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) from commercial laundry wastewater was evaluated in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (FBR) fed with synthetic substrate (598 mg L(-1) to 723 mg L(-1) of organic matter) supplemented with 9.5±3.1 mg L(-1) to 27.9±9.6 mg L(-1) of LAS. The average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency was 89% and the biodegradation of LAS was 57% during the 489 days of anaerobic FBR. Higher levels of volatile fatty acids (VFA) were observed in the effluent at the stage with the best LAS removal performance. Increasing the surfactant concentration did not increase the VFA production in the effluent. The predominant VFAs after the addition of LAS were as follows: isovaleric acid and valeric acid, followed by propionic acid, caproic acid and formic acid. The similarities of 64% and 45% to Archaea and Bacteria domains were observed in the samples taken in the operating period of anaerobic FBR fed with 23.6±10 mg L(-1) and 27.9±10 mg L(-1) of LAS. During the operation stages in the reactor, Gemmatimonas, Desulfobulbus and Zoogloea were determined as the most abundant genera related to surfactant degradation using 454-Pyrosequencing.
Databáze: MEDLINE