Combination of a UASB reactor and a curtain type DHS (downflow hanging sponge) reactor as a cost-effective sewage treatment system for developing countries
I. Machdar et al., Combination of a UASB reactor and a curtain type DHS (downflow hanging sponge) reactor as a cost-effective sewage treatment system for developing countries, WATER SCI T, 42(3-4), 2000, pp. 83-88
The second generation of our originally proposed sewage treatment system. w
hich consists of a UASB reactor as an anaerobic pre-treatment unit and curt
ain-type DHS (downflow hanging sponge) reactor as an aerobic post-treatment
unit, was installed at a municipal sewage treatment site. A 550-day contin
uous experiment demonstrated that the whole combined system successfully ac
hieved 94-97% of unfiltered-BOD removal, 81-84% of unfiltered-GOD removal,
and 63-79% of SS removal. at an overall HRT of 8 h (6 h for UASB and 2 h fo
r DHS units). The combined system performed an excellent organic removal as
well as a fairly efficient nitrification, i.e. 52-61 % of ammonia-nitrogen
removal. Our proposed combined system possesses prominent advantages: requ
iring neither external aeration input nor excess sludge withdrawal.