Treatment of Industrial Analgesic Wastewater by Submerged Membrane Bioreactor
S.Sundararaman1, R.Saravanane2, T.Sundararajan3
1Dr.S.Sundararaman, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam.
2Dr. R. Saravanane, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry.
3Dr. T. Sundararajan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry.
Manuscript received on May 25, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on June 13, 2013. | Manuscript published on June 30, 2013. | PP: 311-313 | Volume-2, Issue-5, June 2013. | Retrieval Number: E1818062513/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: Extensive laboratory investigations were carried out using a commercially available submerged membrane (ZENON make; pore size – 0.04 µm and made of a polymeric material) for studying the treatment efficiency of an industrial pharmaceutical wastewater (obtained from a company manufacturing ‘analgesic’ drug). The bioaugmentation process adopted in the MBR is very effective for the treatment of the pharmaceutical effluent, as evident from the COD removal (%) obtained (ie., 82.5% @ 24 h HRT and 71.47% @ 8 h HRT, at the maximum OLR.
Keywords: Bioaugmentation, Membrane bioreactor, Pharmaceutical (industrial) effluent, Submerged membrane.