Biological treatment schemes for preventing oxime inhibition of nitrification

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dc.contributor.authorLubkowitz, Erika M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLove, Nancy G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDietrich, Andrea M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRandall, Clifford W.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:44Zen
dc.date.adate2008-10-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:44Zen
dc.date.issued1996-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-10-02en
dc.date.sdate2008-10-02en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to develop a single sludge multi-environment anoxic/aerobic biological treatment scheme that could achieve oxime degradation and nitrification in the same treatment process. Aerobic and anoxic batch experiments were initially performed to determine degrees of nitrification inhibition caused by three oximes, acetaldehyde oxime (AAO), aldicarb oxime (ADO), and methyl ethyl ketoxime (MEKO), and to investigate the fate of these oximes under anoxic, denitrifying conditions. Results from aerobic batch studies showed that MEKO was the only oxime which caused significant nitrification inhibition at concentrations expected in the industrial client's waste streams. Nitrification rates were reduced by 31% at MEKO concentrations as low as 2 mg/L and were almost completely inhibited above 9 mg/L. Results from anoxic batch studies demonstrated that MEKO was biologically degraded under nitrate limiting conditions, although the microorganism( s) responsible were not explicitly identified. Similar degradation trends were seen for AAO, but at significantly lower rates. ADO, however, appeared to be stable under all anoxic conditions examined. Results from batch studies were utilized to determine operational conditions for a single sludge multi-environment anoxic/anaerobic/aerobic sequencing batch reactor supplied with a synthetic organic wastewater containing up to 40 mgIL MEKO and 56 mgIL AAO. The system was able to achieve complete oxime degradation and nitrification when operated on a one day cycle with a twelve hour anoxic/anaerobic reaction phase and a nitrate:carbon ratio below 0.15 mg N0₃-N/mg TOC.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 154 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10022008-063211en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022008-063211/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44979en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.L835.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35393265en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectnitrification inhibitionen
dc.subjectnitrificationen
dc.subjectdenitrificationen
dc.subjectoximesen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.L835en
dc.titleBiological treatment schemes for preventing oxime inhibition of nitrificationen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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