Effect of prolonged sludge retention times on the performance of membrane bioreactor and microbial community for leachate treatment under restricted aeration

• Main Authors: Suda Ittisupornrat, Athit Phetrak, Suthida Theepharaksapan, Wuttichai Mhuantong, Tomohiro Tobino
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Chemistry; Environmental Science; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76574
• Institution: Mahidol University

Leachate treatment is challenging owing to the complex composition of pollutants. This study investigated the treatment performance of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and the microbial community structure corresponding to the effect of prolonged sludge retention times (SRTs) under restricted aeration. I...