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Treatment of Spacecraft Wastewater in a Submerged-Membrane Biological Reactor
Technical Paper
2003-01-2556
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A submerged membrane biological reactor (MBR) was evaluated for treatment of a spacecraft wastewater analog. The aerobic MBR (a modified CSTR) had a 12 L working volume, submerged 0.2 μm membrane filter, 12.6 h hydraulic retention time (simulated 2 person crew), and infinite solids retention time. Simulated graywater contained a urine analog and two surfactants: disodium cocoamphodiacetate and sodium laureth sulfate (461 ppm of active ingredient, combined). Two MBR runs of 60- and 10-day durations were completed with different conditions (startup: 16 d vs. 3 d, pH control vs. none). Influent, effluent, and mixed liquor were analyzed for COD, BOD, TSS, surfactant concentration, and microbial load and activity. BOD removal averaged ≥ 92% for each run with 100% surfactant degradation but no detectable nitrification. The food to mass (F/M) ratio decreased over time. Surfactant decomposition is feasible with a small-scale MBR, although changes are needed to promote nitrification.
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Authors
- R. F. Strayer - Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center
- M. P. Hummerick - Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center
- J. L. Garland - Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center
- M. S. Roberts - Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center
- L. H. Levine - Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center
- V. Krumins - Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissions
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Strayer, R., Hummerick, M., Garland, J., Roberts, M. et al., "Treatment of Spacecraft Wastewater in a Submerged-Membrane Biological Reactor," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2556, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2556.Also In
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