Influence of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate and ethanol on the degradation kinetics of domestic sewage in co-digestion with commercial laundry wastewater
2019
Macedo, Thaís Zaninetti | Silva, Edson Luiz | Sakamoto, Isabel Kimiko | Zaiat, Marcelo | Varesche, Maria Bernadete A.
The influence of ethanol on the degradation kinetics of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) and organic matter was investigated using batch experiments with different initial LAS concentrations (8.3 mg L⁻¹ to 66.9 mg L⁻¹) and biomass immobilized on sand. Data were fitted with a substrate inhibition model. Concentrations of 2.4 mg LAS L⁻¹ and 18.9 mg LAS L⁻¹ (without and with ethanol) provided the maximum LAS utilization rate by the biomass (Sbₘ). For LAS degradation, ethanol addition favored a lower decrease in the specific substrate utilization rate (rₒbₛ), even at the LAS concentration usually reported as inhibitory (> 14.4 mg L⁻¹). For organic matter degradation, rₒbₛ was higher with ethanol. Higher biomass differentiation was observed at higher LAS concentrations. With ethanol, microbial selection occurred at LAS concentrations near Sbₘ. At higher LAS concentrations, the dominance and diversity values did not change significantly with ethanol, whereas without ethanol, their behaviors were irregular.
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