Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
- Cited by SciELO
- Access statistics
Related links
- Similars in SciELO
Share
Enfoque UTE
On-line version ISSN 1390-6542Print version ISSN 1390-9363
Abstract
PROCEL, Diego; POSLIGUA, Paola and BANCHON, Carlos. Biodegradation of organic contaminants from the dairy industry. Enfoque UTE [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.1, pp.22-32. ISSN 1390-6542. https://doi.org/10.29019/enfoqueute.v7n1.85.
One of the environmental aspects of high impact in dairy industries is the discharge of wastewaters, because of contaminating organic matter as well as the substantial generation of effluents. In the present study, a biofiltration of effluents from a dairy industry in San Miguel de Nono (Ecuador) with a pollution load of 10.000 mg/L in terms of chemical oxygen demand and turbidity of 799 NTU was implemented. The system with a capacity of 55 L per batch consisted of three biofilters in series and activated zeolite assisted clarification. Organic degradation reached 98,9%; turbidity removal was 95,2%, 94,4% of nitrogen and 89,1% of phosphorus. The presence of milk fat did not decrease the efficiency of the biofiltration but increased the removal of suspended matter and pH neutralisation in the clarification. The optimal operating time was 6 hours under aerobic conditions.
Keywords : biofiltration; biofilm; zeolite; dairy industry; oxidation..