Optimizing design parameters of an anaerobic baffled reactor for better performance: A review

Sandip Kulkarni; Siddharth Jabade; Dhananjay Bhatkhande; Hemant Watve; Shraddha Khamparia; Pranav Dhaneshwar

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.8829

Authors

Sandip Kulkarni
sandip.kulkarni@vupune.ac.in
WiloFoundation–Vishwakarma University Water Quality Centre of Excellence, Vishwakarma University, Pune -411048, India & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma University, Pune –411048, India
Siddharth Jabade WiloFoundation–Vishwakarma University Water Quality Centre of Excellence, Vishwakarma University, Pune -411048, India & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma University, Pune –411048, India & Department of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Vishwakarma University, Pune – 411048, India
Dhananjay Bhatkhande WiloFoundation–Vishwakarma University Water Quality Centre of Excellence, Vishwakarma University, Pune -411048, India & Department of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Vishwakarma University, Pune – 411048, India
Hemant Watve Wilo Mather and Platt Pumps Pvt Ltd, Pune – 411019, India
Shraddha Khamparia WiloFoundation–Vishwakarma University Water Quality Centre of Excellence, Vishwakarma University, Pune -411048, India & Department of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Vishwakarma University, Pune – 411048, India
Pranav Dhaneshwar WiloFoundation–Vishwakarma University Water Quality Centre of Excellence, Vishwakarma University, Pune -411048, India & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwakarma University, Pune –411048, India

Keywords:

design parameters, anaerobic baffled reactor, chemical oxygen demand

Abstract

The review has summarized the currently available information about the basic configuration, advantages, applicability, modifications in the original structure, effect of modifications on improvement in the performance and finally, limitations of Anaerobic Baffled Reactors (ABRs). The comparison of the performance of four main types of the anaerobic reactor, including ABR, has proved the superiority of ABR in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal over other types of reactors. Many researchers have worked on improving the constructional details of the ABR to improve the performance. So, this review summarizes the modifications in the ABR design tried and tested by the researchers and concludes that design modifications indeed have encouraging effects concerning efficiency ABR.

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