Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater

Catherine A. O'Brien; Miklas Scholz; Gordon L. McConnachle

doi:10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01586.x

Membrane bioreactors and constructed wetlands for treatment of rendering plant wastewater

Catherine A. O'Brien, Miklas Scholz, Gordon L. McConnachle

University of Edinburgh

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Abstract

The performance of a novel industrial membrane bioreactor (MBR) comprising denitrification, nitrification and ultrafiltration for the secondary treatment of primary treated animal rendering wastewater has been compared with an experimental, low-cost and novel vertical-flow constructed wetland planted with Typha latifolia L. (Reedmace or Broad-leaved Cattail). The process wastewater followed pre-treatment by dissolved air flotation (DAF). The mean DAF effluent gave highly variable chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia concentrations of 5816 (standard deviation (SD): 3005.0) and 614 (SD: 268.7) mg/l, respectively. The mean MBR effluent for COD and ammonia was 37 and 86 mg/l, respectively. The mean treatment performance of the constructed wetland for COD, ammonia and suspended solids was 205, 67 and 57 mg/l, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-198
Number of pages	10
Journal	Water and Environment Journal
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb01586.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

And water quality
Constructed wetland
Data variability
Denitrification
Dissolved air flotation
Nitrification
Rendering plant effluent
Ultrafiltration

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Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Pollution
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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