Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes

Linda Y. Tseng; Michael Gonsior; Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin; William J. Cooper; Paul Pitt; Diego Rosso

doi:10.2175/193864713813716633

Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes

Linda Y. Tseng
, Michael Gonsior
, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin
, William J. Cooper
, Paul Pitt
, Diego Rosso

Chair of Analytical Food Chemistry

University of California
Appalachian Laboratory
Helmholtz Zentrum München German Research Center for Environmental Health
University of California
University of California, Irvine
Hazen and Sawyer

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Abstract

The non-targeted ultrahigh resolution electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI-FT-ICR MS) technique can provide a detailed chemical characterization of wastewater effluent organic matter (EfOM) that is essential to the understanding of dynamics and treatment efficiency during treatment. Samples were collected from parallel and independently operating full-scale activated sludge process (ASP) and the integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) system treating the same wastewater influent. The flow in the IFAS system had doubled flow of the ASP. The FT-ICR MS results for these samples demonstrated that, due to the doubled flow of IFAS, the transformation of organics was delayed in the early stages of the IFAS compared to ASP. However, both treatment trains had similar chemical composition at the end of the treatment. The data also showed that the chemical molecular complexity and diversity increased at the end of the treatment although the COD was removed as expected.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013
Publisher	Water Environment Federation
Pages	6553-6562
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510870444
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2175/193864713813716633
State	Published - 2013
Event	86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013 - Chicago, United States Duration: 5 Oct 2013 → 9 Oct 2013

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Name	86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013
Volume	10

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Conference	86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	5/10/13 → 9/10/13

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Activated sludge
Effluent organic matter
IFAS
Mass spectrometry
Molecular diversity
Organic carbon
Ultrahigh resolution FT-ICR MS

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Tseng, L. Y., Gonsior, M., Schmitt-Kopplin, P., Cooper, W. J., Pitt, P., & Rosso, D. (2013). Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes. In 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013 (pp. 6553-6562). (86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013; Vol. 10). Water Environment Federation. https://doi.org/10.2175/193864713813716633

Tseng, Linda Y. ; Gonsior, Michael ; Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe et al. / Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes. 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013. Water Environment Federation, 2013. pp. 6553-6562 (86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013).

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Tseng, LY, Gonsior, M, Schmitt-Kopplin, P, Cooper, WJ, Pitt, P & Rosso, D 2013, Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes. in 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013. 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013, vol. 10, Water Environment Federation, pp. 6553-6562, 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013, Chicago, United States, 5/10/13. https://doi.org/10.2175/193864713813716633

Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes. / Tseng, Linda Y.; Gonsior, Michael; Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe et al.
86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013. Water Environment Federation, 2013. p. 6553-6562 (86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013; Vol. 10).

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Tseng LY, Gonsior M, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Cooper WJ, Pitt P, Rosso D. Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes. In 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013. Water Environment Federation. 2013. p. 6553-6562. (86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2013). doi: 10.2175/193864713813716633

Comparison of effluent organic matter from parallel activated sludge and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) processes

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