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Table 4.7 COD Removal Efficiency in BMBR System at Different HRT<br />

Values<br />

COD Removal (%)<br />

HRT 24 h HRT 20 h HRT 16 h HRT 12 h<br />

Maximum 66 76 76 56<br />

Minimum 53 50 52 46<br />

Average 60 65 62 51<br />

Std. Dev. 6 9 6 4<br />

To fur<strong>th</strong>er verify <strong>th</strong>e treatability in <strong>th</strong>e yeast and b<strong>ac</strong>terial system, <strong>th</strong>e F/M ratio and<br />

<strong>th</strong>e COD removal wi<strong>th</strong> MLSS were compared. Figure 4.18 represents <strong>th</strong>e organic removal<br />

wi<strong>th</strong> variation in F/M ratio. It indicated <strong>th</strong>at while comparing <strong>th</strong>e BMBR, YMBR obtained<br />

higher specific COD removal rate at F/M ratio greater <strong>th</strong>an 0.85 mg COD/mg SS.d. It also<br />

showed <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>e COD removal rate <strong>of</strong> YMBR is higher <strong>th</strong>an <strong>th</strong>at <strong>of</strong> BMBR at <strong>th</strong>e same F/M<br />

ratio. Thus, it could be said <strong>th</strong>at <strong>th</strong>ough <strong>th</strong>e performance in terms <strong>of</strong> removal efficiency<br />

cannot be compared, in terms <strong>of</strong> total organic removal for available biomass in <strong>th</strong>e YMBR<br />

system is better.<br />

COD Removal Rate<br />

(mg COD/mg SS.d)<br />

1.20<br />

1.00<br />

0.80<br />

0.60<br />

0.40<br />

0.20<br />

0.00<br />

BMBR YMBR<br />

Figure 4.18 Variations in COD Removal Rate as a Function <strong>of</strong> F/M Ratio<br />

As <strong>th</strong>e loading rate was progressively increased <strong>th</strong>rough different stages, COD in <strong>th</strong>e<br />

effluent in <strong>th</strong>e yeast ranged from 1,860 to 4,270 mg/L and from 1,765 to 4,560 mg/L in <strong>th</strong>e<br />

b<strong>ac</strong>terial system.<br />

86<br />

YMBR:<br />

BMBR:<br />

y = 0.5993Ln(x) + 0.6183<br />

R 2 y = 0.7156Ln(x) + 0.6578<br />

R<br />

= 0.937<br />

2 = 0.8766<br />

0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80<br />

F/M Ratio (d -1 )

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