Publications by authors named "Rodrigo Braz Carneiro"
Enhanced biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal from sewage driven by fermented glycerol: comparative assessment between sequencing batch- and continuously fed-structured fixed bed reactor.
Jéssica Costa Lopes Bruno Garcia Silva Maria Eduarda Simões Dias Rodrigo Braz Carneiro Márcia Helena Rissato Zamariolli Damianovic
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on enhancing nitrogen and phosphorus removal from sewage treated in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor using a structured fixed bed reactor (SFBR) with polyurethane foam and fermented glycerol as a carbon source.
- * The SFBR achieved average nitrogen removal efficiencies of 88% and phosphorus removals of 56%, with optimal performance noted during a batch feeding method.
- * Continuous operation without glycerol addition resulted in low nitrogen removal (42%), but glycerol increased nitrogen removal to nearly 70% during certain conditions, while phosphorus release occurred in non-aerated periods.