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Title: Comparative Study of Septic Tank, Anaerobic Filter, and Anaerobic

Baffled Reactor for Treating Domestic Wastewater

Name of Authors: Borin Heang1,2, Saret Bun1, Rathborey Chan1,3, Phaly Ham1,3

1
Affiliation: Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, Institute of Technology of Cambodia,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2
Water and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School, Institute of Technology of Cambodia,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

3
Water and Environment Research Unit, Research and Innovation Center, Institute of Technology
of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Description: Since it is presently impossible to compare the performance of different anaerobic

treatment systems under the same operating conditions, this study aims to provide a comprehensive
performance analysis of septic tank (ST), anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR), and anaerobic filter
(AF) limited to total suspended solids (TSS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal
efficiency on medium-strength wastewater condition. The experiment was conducted over 4
conditions with combined variation of hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24 – 48 hr as well as
sludge concentration of 10 – 20 g/L of MLSS, while sponge filter media (25 ppi) is selected for
AF system. ST provided overall COD and TSS removal efficiencies approximate 71 ± 9% and 65
± 20%, respectively. ABR achieved 83 ± 5% of COD and 73 ± 15% of TSS, whereas AF reactor
attained 85 ± 4% and 76 ± 11%, respectively. Extended HRT from 24 hr to 48 hr enhances COD
removal greatly but has low effect TSS removal to all systems. AF provided best result among the
three options followed by ABR then ST, while both AF and ABR provided considerably high
treatment efficiency with HRT of 24 hr. In term of COD removal, ST follows far behind and still
see increase with prolong HRT, a clear indication of HRT for 48 hr or longer is recommended or
required. The concentration of approximately 10 g/L of MLSS in system (first compartment) could
probably high enough for all three system to provide satisfied treatment efficiency in terms of
COD while higher concentration would only further increase TSS removal efficiency.

Keywords: septic tank, anaerobic baffled reactor, anaerobic filter

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