A Study on the Efficiency of Cyanide (CN-) Removal from Cassava Starch Factory Wastewater Using an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Reactor

Trung Kien Tran1, , Hoang Dung Nguyen1, Quynh Loan Le1, Thi My Ngoc Tran2, Thi Tuyet Nhung Vu3, Thi Hong Dao Duong1, Kim Minh Quan Luu4
1 Viện Khoa học sự sống - Viện Hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam
2 Viện Khoa học sự sống - Viện Hàn lâm Khoa hpocj và Công nghệ Việt Nam
3 Viện Khoa học sự sống - Viện hàn lâm Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam
4 Trường Đại học Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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This study evaluates the efficiency of cyanide (CN-) removal from cassava starch processing wastewater using a laboratory-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor. The experimental model, with a working volume of 10 liters, was operated in three phases corresponding to initial COD concentrations of 1,000; 2,000; and 4,200 mgO₂/L, and CN- concentrations of 8.7; 17.4; and 36.6 mg/L, respectively, at a pH of 6.91. The results demonstrated high CN- removal efficiencies ranging from 97.5% to 99% across all phases. However, the effluent CN- concentrations still exceeded the permissible limit of Column B under QCVN 63:2017/BTNMT. COD removal efficiency remained stable between 60% and 70% after the acclimation period, though the effluent COD values also surpassed the regulatory standards. Biogas production averaged 4.71 L/day during Phase 2 and slightly decreased in Phase 3 due to organic loading exceeding the optimal threshold.

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