Avaliação de sistema composto por reatores anaeróbios e aeróbio para tratmento de águas residuárias de suinocultura

Abstract

Neste trabalho avaliou-se o desempenho de sistema de tratamento combinado anaeróbio-aeróbio constituído por dois reatores anaeróbios de fluxo ascendente com manta de lodo (UASB), em série, em escala piloto (volumes de 510 e 209 L, respectivamente) seguidos de um reator em batelada seqüencial (RBS - volume de trabalho 210 L) aeróbio, tratando águas residuárias de suinocultura com concentrações médias de sólidos suspensos totais (SST) variando de 5 a 11 g L-1 e submetidos a tempos de detenção hidráulica (TDH) de 28 e 14 h no primeiro reator (R1), 11 e 6 h no segundo reator (R2) e de 58 e 26 h no RBS. As eficiências médias de remoção de DQO total e SST variaram de 54 a 90% e de 54 a 96%, respectivamente, no conjunto de reatores UASB em dois estágios (R1+R2), com carga orgânica volumétrica (COV) de 11 a 26 g DQO (L d)-1 no R1. A produção volumétrica máxima de metano de 1,613 m3 CH4 (m3 reator d)-1 ocorreu no R1, com COV de 19 g DQO (L d)-1 e TDH de 14 h. No RBS aeróbio, como pós-tratamento do efluente gerado nos reatores UASB, as eficiências médias de remoção foram 89%, 93%, 61%, 89% e 71% para a DQO total, SST, P-total, NTK e NT, respectivamente, com COV variando de 0,4 a 3,6 g DQO (L d)-1. Assim, no sistema de tratamento combinado anaeróbio-aeróbio (R1+R2+RBS), as eficiências médias de remoção da DQO total, SST, P-total, NTK e NT atingiram valores de 96 a 99%, 96 a 99%, 77 a 85%, 76 a 97% e 68 a 89%, respectivamente, e dos micronutrientes de 77 a 98%, 94 a 99%, 83 a 97% e de 62 a 99% para Fe, Zn, Cu e Mn, respectivamente, Para os coliformes termotolerantes, as eficiências de remoção médias foram de 93,80 a 99,99%, obtendo-se valores mínimos de 2,3 x 103 NMP/100 mL. A atividade metanogênica específica do lodo dos reatores UASB foi mais elevada quando se utilizou o propionato + butirato como fonte de substrato, e quando os reatores foram operados...

In this work a combination between aerobic and anaerobic treatment systems constituted by two Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Reactor (UASB) in series, in a pilot scale (510 and 209 L volume each respectively) followed by a sequential batch reactor (SBR – 210L net volume) aerobic, treating swine residual water having from 5 to 11 g L-1 of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and under a hydraulic detention timing (HDT) of 28 and 14 hours in the first reactor (R1), 11 and 6 hours in the second reactor (R2) and 58 and 26 hours in the Sequential Batch Reactor (RBS). The COD and TSS average efficiency varied from 54 to 90% and from 54 to 96% respectively in the UASB two stages (R1 and R2), in a volumetric organic load (VOL) varying from 11 to 26g COD (L d)-1 in the R1. The maximum methane volumetric production was 1.613 m3 CH4 (m3 reactor d)-1 in the R1, having a 19g COD (L d)-1 and an HDT of 14h. Using an aerobic SBR as an effluent pretreater that was generate in the UASB reactors, it was reached an average of removing efficiency of 89%, 93%, 61%, 89% and 71% to total COD, TSS, total P, TNK and TN, respectively, COD varying from 0.4 to 3.6 g COD (L d)-1. This way, in the anaerobic-aerobic combined system (R1 + R2 + RBS) the total COD, TSS, total P, TNK and TN, average removing reached values from 96 to 99%, 96 to 99%, 77 to 85%, 76 to 97% and 68 to 89%, respectively. To Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn the average efficiency was from 77 to 98%, 94 to 99%, 83 to 97% and 62 to 99%, respectively. To the thermotolerant coliforms the removal efficiency average was from 93.80 to 99.99% reaching the lower value of 2.3 x 103 MPN/100 mL. The sludge specific methanogenic activity in the UASB reactors was more elevated when was used the propionate + butyrate as substrate in conjunction with the operation of 28 HDT, 11h and TSS affluent around 5 g L-1, reaching 0.443 and 0.206 mmol CH4 (g SV h)-1 in the reactors R1 and R2, respectively.