Ideal MBBR/ IFAS carrier properties
| Ideal MBBR Carrier Properties | Benefits / Key Attributes to MBBR Process |
| Hydrophilic surface of material and density | Faster Wetting of carriers resulting in better fluidization and homogenization of fluidized bed. Hydrophilic nature of surface improves water binding ability of the carrier and thus helps maintaining bioactivity. better mass transfer of substrates across the biofilm segments. |
| High Inner Porosity and Fine Pore/Viod Structure | Faster colonization during the initial bioprocess start up, protection of biomass against toxic shock loads, better diffusion gradients leading to development of a diverse community strcture and composition based on the substrate gradient, growth of specific type of slow growing bacteria. |
| Surface Roughness and Adsorbing Capacity | Development of highly active biofilms with better access to bulk liquid, good mass transfer resulting in better reaction kinetics and thus removal rates, protection against toxic substances. |
Advantage of Ideal MBBR Attached growth carrier properties
- Faster colonization and process start up
- Lower degree of Filling required
- Lower mixing energy requirement
- Protection against toxic shock loads
- Development of diverse bio community resulting in better process efficiency
- Lower sludge production and better settling properties
Author Bio
Amit Christian is a MSc graduate in Environment Science from Middlesex University, London, UK. He has been active in the field of water and wastewater treatment since 1998. He specializes in design, engineering, and management of various biological wastewater treatments such as Activated Sludge Process (ASP), Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MBBR), Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS). He has helped various Industrial and Municipal clients in troubleshooting , optimizing their biological wastewater treatment processes to achieve latest Stringent norms for Ammonia Removal.
