The efficiency of a membrane bioreactor in drinking water denitrificationPetrovič, Aleksandra (Avtor) Simonič, Marjana (Avtor) capacitydenitrificationdrinking waterefficiencymembrane bioreactorsucroseThe membrane bioreactor (MBR) system was investigated regarding its nitrate removal capacity from drinking water. The performance of a pilot-scale MBR was tested, depending on the operational parameters, using sucrose as a carbon source. Drinking water from the source was introduced into the reactor in order to study the influence of flow-rate on the nitrate removal and denitrification efficiency of drinking water. The content of the nitrate was around 70 mg/L and the C/N ratio was 3:1. Nitrate removal efficiencies above 90% were obtained by flow-rates lower than 4.8 L/h. The specific denitrification rates varied between 0.02 and 0.16 g/L NO3/ (g/L MLSS.d). The efficiencies and nitrate removal were noticeably affected by the flow-rate and hydraulic retention times. At the maximum flow-rate of 10.2 L/h still 68% of the nitrate had been removed, whilst the highest specific denitrification rate was achieved at 0.2738 g/L NO3/ (g/L) MLSS.d). The maximum reactor removal capacity was calculated at 8.75 g NO3/m3.h.20152016-06-09 03:14:47Znanstveno delo60144sl