Hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor for the treatment of high-strength landfill leachate

Marwan Rizkallah; Mutasem E. El-Fadel; Pascal Saikaly; George M. Ayoub; Nadine D. Darwiche; Jihan Hashisho

doi:10.1177/0734242X13497075

Hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor for the treatment of high-strength landfill leachate

Marwan Rizkallah, Mutasem E. El-Fadel, Pascal Saikaly, George M. Ayoub, Nadine D. Darwiche, Jihan Hashisho

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Performance assessment of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for the treatability of high-strength landfill leachate is relatively limited or lacking. This study examines the feasibility of treating high-strength landfill leachate using a hollow-fiber MBR. For this purpose, a laboratory-scale MBR was constructed and operated to treat leachate with a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 9000-11,000 mg/l, a 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of 4000-6,000 mg/l, volatile suspended solids (VSS) of 300-500 mg/l, total nitrogen (TN) of 2000-6000 mg/l, and an ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) of 1800-4000 mg/l. VSS was used with the BOD and COD data to simulate the biological activity in the activated sludge. Removal efficiencies > 95-99% for BOD5, VSS, TN and NH3-N were attained. The coupled experimental and simulation results contribute in filling a gap in managing high-strength landfill leachate and providing guidelines for corresponding MBR application. © The Author(s) 2013.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1041-1051
Number of pages	11
Journal	Waste Management & Research
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X13497075
State	Published - Jul 15 2013

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Acknowledgements: Special thanks are extended to the US Agency for International Development for funding the rehabilitation efforts at the Zahle landfill.

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