In-situ determination of the observed yield coefficient of aerobic activated sludge by headspace gas chromatography
2020
Zheng, Yukai | Hu, Zhanbo | Tu, Xiaojie | Wu, Kai | Chen, Gang | Chai, Xin-Sheng
This paper describes a headspace gas chromatographic (HS–GC) method for the in-situ determination of the observed yield coefficient (Yₒbₛ) of aerobic activated sludge from domestic wastewater treatment plants. It is based on the measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide in samples that have been incubated in headspace vials for relatively short periods of time. The method has good precision (the relative standard deviation < 5.46%) and accuracy (the relative differences < 9.23% when compared with the data from the reference method). The new method is much simpler and more efficient than the reference methods and should greatly facilitate the testing in aerobic activated sludge related applications, such as system design, operation and management.
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