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Adsorption of phosphate and mitigation of biofouling using lanthanum-doped quorum quenching beads in MBR

  • Hyeonwoo Choi (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Youjung Jang (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Jaeyoung Choi (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Hyeonsoo Choi (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Heekyong Oh (Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Shinho Chung (Department of Environmental Science, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University))
  • Received : 2024.01.23
  • Accepted : 2024.04.20
  • Published : 2024.04.25
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Abstract

The removal of phosphorus, especially phosphate-form phosphorus, is necessary in wastewater treatment. Biofouling induced by the quorum sensing mechanism is also a major problem in membrane bioreactor (MBR), which reduces membrane flux. This study introduces lanthanum-doped quorum quenching (QQ) beads into MBR, confirming their inhibitory effect on biofouling due to Rhodococcus sp. BH4 and their capacity for phosphorus removal through lanthanum adsorption. A batch test was conducted to access the phosphate adsorption of lanthanum-QQ (La-QQ) beads and lab-scale MBR to verify the effect of inhibition. The study aimed to identify distinctions among the MBR, QQ MBR, and La-QQ MBR. In the batch test, the phosphate removal rate increased as the volume of beads increased, while the unit volume removal rate of phosphate decreased. In the lab-scale MBR, the phosphate removal rates were below 20% in the control MBR and QQ MBR, whereas the La-QQ MBR achieved a phosphate removal rate of 74%. There was not much difference between the ammonia and total organic carbon (TOC) removal rates. Regarding the change in transmembrane pressure(TMP), 3.7 days were taken for the control MBR to reach critical pressure. In contrast, the QQ-MBR took 9.8 days, and the La-QQ MBR took 6.1 days, which confirms the delay in biofouling. It is expected that La-QQ can be used within MBR to design a more stable MBR process that regulates biofouling and enhances phosphate removal.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Basic Study and Interdisciplinary R&D Foundation Fund of the University of Seoul (2023).

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