Remoção de sulfetos no tratamento de esgoto sanitário em sistemas anaeróbios

Abstract

This study evaluated the influence of different concentrations of oxygen on the oxidation of sulfide forms in anaerobic systems treating wastewater. The experimental investigation was divided into seven steps performed at three reactors. At every stage reactors were used Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket - UASB. The reactors "R1" and "R2" were similar and were fed the same wastewater, made up of the sewage of the city of Campina Grande. However, the feeding of the reactor - "R1" - 2- -1 was added to a concentration of 12 mg S SO4 .L being used sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) as the sulfate source. The reactors "R2" and "R3" were fed with raw sewage. The steps were distinguished accordance with the average concentrations of dissolved oxygen within each UASB and their effluents for each step. The reactors "R1" and "R2” were operated in three steps; in step I the concentration of dissolved -1 oxygen found inside the UASB and the effluent was around 1.0 mg O 2.L for the -1 reactor "R1" and the reactor "R2" the values were 0.56 mg O2.L both inside the UASB reactor and to the effluent. In step II, the concentrations of O2 two reactors -1 -1 were 0.84 mg O2.L in the effluent from the reactor "R1" and 0.86 mg O2.L in the reactor "R2". In step III for both reactors (R1 and R2) the effluent remained on the -1 average mg O2.L , while the third reactor "R3" average dissolved oxygen -1 -1 concentration inside the UASB reactor was 0.46 mg O2.L and 0.45 mg O2.L effluent. The results show that it is possible to dose low concentrations of oxygen in anaerobic reactors favoring the oxidation of sulfide to elemental sulfur or sulfate, thereby minimizing the bad smelling gases.