Author/Authors :
Senturk، Elif نويسنده Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli, Turkey , , Ince، Mahir نويسنده Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus, Istanbul, Turkey , , Onkal Engin، Guleda نويسنده Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus, Istanbul, Turkey ,
Abstract :
The influences of organic loading disturbances on the process performance of a thermophilic anaerobic contact
reactor treating potato-processing wastewater were investigated. For this purpose, while the reactor was operated
at steady state conditions with organic loading rate of 5.5 kg COD/m3 · day, an instant acetate concentration
increase (1 g/L) was introduced to the reactor. During the shock loading test of acetate, it was observed that the
overall process performance was adversely affected by all the shock loading, however, the system reached steady
state conditions less than 24 hours of operation indicating that thermophilic anaerobic contact reactor is resistant
to shock loading and be capable of returning its normal conditions within a short time period.
