Use of halophilic bacteria in biological treatment of saline wastewater by fed-batch operation

Kargi F., Dincer A.

WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH, cilt.72, sa.2, ss.170-174, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2175/106143000x137248
  • Dergi Adı: WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.170-174
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: saline wastewater, halophilic bacteria, biological treatment, WATER
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Biological treatment of saline wastewater by standard activated-sludge cultures typically results in low chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies as a result of plasmolysis of cells caused by high salt content (>1%). Removal of salt from wastewater before biological treatment by reverse osmosis or ion exchange would be quite costly. However, inclusion of salt-tolerant organisms in an activated-sludge culture to improve treatment efficiency is a practical approach developed and presented in this article.