Pulp Wastewater Treatment Using Anaerobic Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors: A Case-StudyShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: International Conference on Wider-Uptake of Water Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment, ICWRR 2024, Springer Nature , 2024, p. 234-239Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The pulp and paper (P&P) industry holds significant global importance. However, the industry’s processes substantially demand water and energy resources. Consequently, there is a pressing need for the industry to adopt more sustainable production practices, aiming to trim environmental impact and strengthen resilience against climate change. Recent research has highlighted the potential for substantial increases in Swedish biogas production using anaerobic wastewater (WW) treatment methods within P&P mills. The P&P sector traditionally relies on aerobic biological WW treatment, overlooking the valuable opportunity for WW resource recovery. This study aims to evaluate anaerobic moving bed biofilm reactors (AnMBBR) to enhance energy recovery while enabling treatment capacity for the P&P industry’s anaerobic WW treatment. The results of this study showed the resilience of the AnMBBR system. It proved capable of recovering from overload conditions and operating even during prolonged periods at low pH levels. However, the system removes mainly soluble COD, suggesting higher capabilities on P&P WW with a high fraction of soluble COD. Its ability to produce methane-rich biogas demonstrates efficient gas production while maintaining simple operational procedures.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature , 2024. p. 234-239
Keywords [en]
AnMBBR, biofilm, CTMP
National Category
Water Treatment Other Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-350714DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63353-9_41Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85197870918OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-350714DiVA, id: diva2:1884680
Conference
International Conference on Wider-Uptake of Water Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment, ICWRR 2024, Palermo, Italy, Jun 18 2024 - Jun 21 2024
Note
Part of ISBN 9783031633522
QC 20240719
2024-07-172024-07-172025-02-10Bibliographically approved