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Mobile Biofilms for Biological Nutrient Removal and Wastewater Treatment Process Intensification

  • Joshua P. Boltz
  • , Glen T. Daigger

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Abstract

The Mobile-Organic Biofilm (MOB) process includes mobile biofilms and their retention screens with a bioreactor and liquid and solids separation. The MOB process is inexpensive, easy-to-integrate with wastewater treatment (WWT) processes, and provides for high-rate WWT in biofilm or hybrid bioreactors. This paper describes mathematical modeling of the MOB process presented by Boltz and Daigger (2022). This paper describes MOB process (1) modes of operation, (2) design and analysis methodology, and (3) mathematical modeling. The mathematical model was applied to simulate a fixed bioreactor volume and secondary-clarifier area as MOB process Modes I, II, and III. Simulated differences between MOB process modes of operation are described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event96th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2023 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Sep 30 2023Oct 4 2023

Conference

Conference96th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period9/30/2310/4/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Pollution

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