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This semester, I am on the Anaerobic Fluidized Bed (AFB) team and will be continuing the Wastewater team's work to develop anaerobic treatment strategies for low strength wastewater. Using reactors designed and built last semester, my team will be working to address operational problems to get the reactors running again. Operational problems last semester included granule plug formation and overflow, so addressing those issues first is of most importance. Once the plug problem is figured out, the team will inoculate and run the reactors for experimental testing. COD removal, methane production, and pH levels in the reactors will be of most interest this semester, with the goal of quantifying reactor performance. Additionally, this semester I am a Team Lead and a Research Adviser for the UASB team.
Spring 2016 Contributions
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