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  • Title: Ethinylestradiol removal in a conventional and a simultaneous nitrification-denitrification membrane bioreactor.
    Author: Paetkau M, Yang W, Cicek N.
    Journal: Water Sci Technol; 2011; 64(12):2333-7. PubMed ID: 22170824.
    Abstract:
    The removal of a synthetic estrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) was investigated in submerged membrane bioreactors (MBRs) with simultaneous nitrification-denitrification (SND) and conventional nitrification. The influent EE2 concentration was 500 ng/L as EE2. Using a yeast estrogen screen test, the conventional-MBR (C-MBR) and SND MBR (SND-MBR) removed 57 and 58% of the estrogenic activity (EA) respectively; there was no significant difference in their removal efficiencies. Biodegradation was the dominant removal mechanism for both reactors with K(BIO) coefficients of 1.5 ± 0.6 and 1.6 ± 0.4 day(-1) for the C-MBR and the SND-MBR respectively. Sorption to solid particles removed approximately 1% of influent EA in each reactor; the particle partitioning coefficient, K(D), was calculated to be 0.21 ± 0.07 L/(g MLSS) for the C-MBR and 0.27 ± 0.1 L/(g MLSS) for the SND-MBR. These findings suggest that conditions favoring SND in MBRs have no significant impact on EA reduction.
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