Swine Residual Water Treatment Utilizing Organic Filters and Aerobic Digestion
biofilter, filtration, reuse water
Considering the primary level, organic filters stand out, presenting high performance in the retention of ARS solids, low cost and the filter medium can become an excellent fertilizer or soil conditioner after biostabilization by processes such as composting. At the secondary level, aerobic digestion presents as a promising and easy-to-operate technique, being able to promote the clarification of the liquid fraction and the stabilization of the solid fraction. The general objective of the study was to evaluate the potential of aerobic digestion and filtration techniques using organic residues in the treatment of swine wastewater from the Swine Sector of the Animal Science Institute of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. The ARS generated in the Swine Sector of the UFRRJ presented a high variability, regarding the chemical, physical and biological characteristics due to the season of the year. As expected, in the summer the effluent was more diluted, with reduced levels of chemical oxygen demand, sedimentable solids, total solids, volatile solids and electrical conductivity when compared to the concentrations of these parameters for the samples collected in the winter. Finally, it was concluded that both treatment techniques were efficient, but the aerobic digestion presented greater capacity to withstand the variations observed in the characteristics of the ARS and served the purposes of the treatment.