Neste trabalho, avaliou-se o efeito das águas residuárias de suinocultura, com concentrações médias de sólidos suspensos totais variando de 4.591 a 13.001 mg L-1, no desempenho de processo anaeróbio, em dois estágios, compostos por reator compartimentado (ABR) e reator de fluxo ascendente com manta de lodo (UASB), instalados em série, em escala- -piloto (volumes de 530 e 120 L, respectivamente), submetidos a tempos de detenção hidráulica (TDH) de 60; 36 e 24 h no primeiro reator, e de 13,6; 8,2 e 5,4 h no segundo reator. As eficiências médias de remoção de DQOtotal variaram de 69 a 84% no reator ABR e de 39 a 58% no reator UASB, resultando em valores médios de 87 a 94% para o sistema de tratamento anaeróbio em dois estágios, com carga orgânica volumétrica (COV) na faixa de 11,5 a 18,0 g DQOtotal (L d)-1 no reator ABR, e de 4,2 a 13,4 g DQOtotal (L d)-1 no reator UASB. A produção volumétrica máxima de metano de 0,227 m³ CH4 (m³ reator d)-1 ocorreu no reator UASB, com COV de 10,6 g DQOtotal (L d)-1 e TDH de 5,4 h. As maiores eficiências de remoção de coliformes totais e termotolerantes (99,7%), DQOdiss (94%), SST (96%), NTK (71%), P-total (61%) e outros nutrientes, no sistema de tratamento anaeróbio em dois estágios, foram obtidas com o TDH de 73,6 h e temperatura climatológica média de 24,6 °C, aplicando-se a menor COV (de 11,5 g DQOtotal (L d)-1 no reator ABR, e de 4,2 g DQOtotal (L d)-1 no reator UASB) com a maior concentração de SST do afluente (13.001 mg L-1).

In this work it was evaluated the effect of swine wastewater with mean total suspended solid (TSS) concentration ranging from 4.591 to 13.001 mg L-1 on the performance of the anaerobic process in two stages composed of anaerobic baffled reactors (ABR) and an upflow sludge blanket reactor (UASB), installed in series, in pilot scale testing (volumes of 530 and 120 L, respectively) and with hydraulic detention times (HDT) of 60; 36 and 24 h in the ABR reactor and 13.6; 8.2 and 5.4 h in the UASB reactor. The mean CODtotal removal efficiency varied from 69 to 84% in the ABR reactor and from 39 to 58% in the UASB reactor, resulting in average values ranging from 87 to 94% for the two-stage anaerobic treatment system under organic loading rate (OLR) of 11.5 to 18.0 g total COD (L d)-1 in the ABR reactor and 4.2 to 13.4 g total COD (L d) -1 in the UASB reactor. The maximum volumetric methane production of 0.227 m³ CH4 (m³ reactor d)-1 occurred in the UASB reactor with OLR of 10.6 g total COD (L d)-1 and HDT of 5.4 h. The most removal efficiencies of thermotolerant coliforms (99.7), diss COD (94%), TSS (96%), NTK (71%), P-total (61%) and other minerals in the two-stage anaerobic treatment system was obtained with HDT of 73.6 h and medium air temperature of 24.6 °C, applying the minor OLR of 11.5 g total COD (L d) -1 in the ABR reactor and 4.2 g total COD (L d)-1 in the UASB reactor with the biggest affluent TSS (13.001 mg L-1).