The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

Parameter Value Units Reference Process Wastewater tested and additional comments
k d,n 0.21 per day Dinçer and Kargi (2000) ASP with Synthetic wastewater (100:100 COD:NH 4-N)
denitrification
k dn 0.05–0.15 per day Metcalf and Eddy (2003) 0.08 typical
k e 0.06–0.2 per day Metcalf and Eddy (2003) 0.12 typical
k e 0.067 per day Yenkie (1992) High-rate CAS 22°C, synthetic wastewater (1090:872 COD:BOD), SRT 0.3 day
k e 0.050 per day Fan et al. (1996) MBR Municipal wastewater, 30°C, 411–72 COD: 26–53 NH 4-N,
20 days SRT
k e 0.85� x �0.62 per day Huang et al. (2001) MBR Domestic wastewater (�250:20:170 COD:NH 3-N:SS), SRT
5–40 days
k e 0.023 per day Liu et al. (2005) MBR Synthetic wastewater (220–512 mg/L COD,
36–72 mg/L NH 4-N), infinite SRT
k e 0.08 per day Wen et al. (1999) MBR 30°C, urban wastewater (�500 COD), SRT 5–30 days
k e 0.025–0.075 per day Xing et al. (2003) MBR Variable (30–2234 mg/L COD) municipal wastewater, SRT
5–30 days
k e 0.048 per day Yilditz et al. (2005) MBR Synthetic wastewater, 26°C, 1090 COD, SRT 0.3 day
k d,n 0.12 per day Harremoës and ASP with Municipal wastewater, 20°C, 397–256 COD:
Sinkjaer (1995) denitrification 40–35 TKN, 18–21 days SRT
K n 0.1–0.4 g/m 3 Harremoës and ASP with Municipal wastewater, 20°C, 397–256 COD: 40–35 TKN,
Sinkjaer (1995) denitrification 18–21 days SRT
K n 0.5–1 g/m 3 Metcalf and Eddy (2003) 0.74 typical
K n 0.1–0.15 g/m 3 Manser et al. (2005) MBR & CAS Domestic wastewater (quality not given), SRT 20 days
in parallel
K n 0.85 g/m 3 Wyffels et al. (2003) MBR with 30°C, �sludge digester supernatant 605:931 COD:TAN
low DO (total ammonium nitrogen), SRT �650 days
K n 0.01–0.34 g/m 3 Gröeneweg et al. (1994) Nitrifying Synthetic wastewater, 30°C, 392 mg NH x-N/L.
chemostat Values were dependant on pH, temp and bacterial species
20 typical
K s 5–40 g/m 3 Metcalf and Eddy (2003)
K s 80 g/m 3 Yenkie (1992) High-rate CAS 22°C, synthetic wastewater (1090:872 COD:BOD), SRT 0.3 day
K s 192 g/m 3 Yilditz et al. (2005) MBR Synthetic wastewater, 26°C, 1090 COD, SRT 0.3 day
Y 0.3–0.5 g VSS/g bCOD Metcalf and Eddy (2003) 0.4 typical
Y 0.44 per day Yenkie (1992) High-rate CAS 22°C, synthetic wastewater (1090:872 COD:BOD), SRT 0.3 day
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