Treatment of Model Wastewater Containing Aromatic Organic Compounds, Dyestuffs, and Heavy Metals by Aerobic Biological Process

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1 Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

3 Pathobiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The present work studies the capability of an aerobic biological (Ae-Bio) and a combined aerobic biological-advanced oxidation (Ae-Bio/UV-H2O2) process in the treatment of a toxic model wastewater composed of organic aromatic compounds, dyestuffs, and heavy metals. The coexistence of organics with heavy metals causes a high level of toxicity that raises the need for the successful adaptation of microorganisms to the wastewater before biological treatment processes. In each of the Ae-Bio and Ae-Bio/UV-H2O2 processes, the sludge was first adapted to the wastewater and then, the adapted sludge was used for the removal of COD and methylene blue in the wastewater.

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