Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed

This study is aimed to use the aerobic packed bed in biotreatment of the wastewater which is discharge from AL-KARAMA teaching hospital in Baghdad. The performance of packed-bed treatment method was examined for elimination of the organic compounds from wastewater under aerobic conditions. In this r...

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Main Author: Baghdad Science Journal
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Published: University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women 2013-03-01
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description This study is aimed to use the aerobic packed bed in biotreatment of the wastewater which is discharge from AL-KARAMA teaching hospital in Baghdad. The performance of packed-bed treatment method was examined for elimination of the organic compounds from wastewater under aerobic conditions. In this research different parameters were studied. They were: inoculums concentration, circulation rate of wastewater through the bed, packing type and the temperature. Results showed that the system efficiently removed about 82% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 80% of the Biological oxygen demand (BOD). Percent reduction in turbidity was about 92% and reduction in nitrate concentration was about 87%. It was found that best performance of the packed bed method was obtained at temperature of 37 oC, circulation rate of 10 L/min and inoculums concentration of 3%.
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spelling doaj-art-390e812af8ea41a98cd99e48cc14a7432025-08-20T02:55:01ZengUniversity of Baghdad, College of Science for Womenمجلة بغداد للعلوم2078-86652411-79862013-03-0110110.21123/bsj.10.1.144-151Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed BedBaghdad Science JournalThis study is aimed to use the aerobic packed bed in biotreatment of the wastewater which is discharge from AL-KARAMA teaching hospital in Baghdad. The performance of packed-bed treatment method was examined for elimination of the organic compounds from wastewater under aerobic conditions. In this research different parameters were studied. They were: inoculums concentration, circulation rate of wastewater through the bed, packing type and the temperature. Results showed that the system efficiently removed about 82% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 80% of the Biological oxygen demand (BOD). Percent reduction in turbidity was about 92% and reduction in nitrate concentration was about 87%. It was found that best performance of the packed bed method was obtained at temperature of 37 oC, circulation rate of 10 L/min and inoculums concentration of 3%.http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/1437 Packed bed, wastewater treatment, BOD, COD
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Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Packed bed, wastewater treatment, BOD, COD
title Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
title_full Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
title_fullStr Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
title_full_unstemmed Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
title_short Biotreatment of AL-KARAMA Teaching Hospital Wastewater Using Aerobic Packed Bed
title_sort biotreatment of al karama teaching hospital wastewater using aerobic packed bed
topic Packed bed, wastewater treatment, BOD, COD
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