Authors: Kim, B. R; Anderson, J. E; Mueller, S. A; Gaines, W. A; Szafranski, M. J; Bremmer, A. L; Yarema, G. J; Guciardo, C. D; Linden, S; Doherty, T. E

Source: Water Environment Research, Volume 78, Number 4, April 2006 , pp. 362-371(10)

Publisher: Water Environment Federation

Abstract:

A wastewater-treatment facility at Ford (Dearborn, Michigan) was recently upgraded from chemical de-emulsification to ultrafiltration (UF) followed by a membrane-biological reactor (MBR). This paper describes the design, startup, and initial operational performance of the facility. Primary findings are as follows: (1) the MBR proved resilient; (2) the MBR removed approximately 90% of chemical-oxygen demand (COD) after primary UF; (3) the removal of total Kjeldahl nitrogen by MBR appeared to be more sensitive to operating conditions than COD removal; (4) nitrification and denitrification were established in one month; (5) the MBR removed oil and grease and phenolics to below detection levels consistently, in contrast to widely fluctuating concentrations in the past; (6) permeate fluxes of the primary and MBR UF were adversely affected by inadvertent use of a silicone-based defoamer; and (7) zinc concentrations in the effluent increased, which might have been a result of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid used in membrane washing solutions and/or might have been within typical concentration ranges.

Keywords: automotive; oily wastewater; membrane-biological reactor; ultrafiltration; nitrification; engine plant

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143006X98778

Publication date: 2006-04-01

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