Nitrogen removal performance and microbial community of an enhanced multistage A/O biofilm reactor treating low-strength domestic wastewater

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Chen ◽  
Ang Li ◽  
Qiao Wang ◽  
Di Cui ◽  
Chongwei Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Low Strength

scholarly journals Enhanced Nitrogen Removal from Domestic Wastewater by Partial-Denitrification/Anammox in an Anoxic/Oxic Biofilm Reactor

Processes ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Yu Huang ◽  
Yongzhen Peng ◽  
Donghui Huang ◽  
Jiarui Fan ◽  
Rui Du
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Anammox Bacteria ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Ammonium Oxidation ◽  
N Accumulation ◽  
Carbon Demand ◽  
Oxidation Efficiency

A partial-denitrification coupling with anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process (PD/A) in a continuous-flow anoxic/oxic (A/O) biofilm reactor was developed to treat carbon-limited domestic wastewater (ammonia (NH4+-N) of 55 mg/L and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 148 mg/L in average) for about 200 days operation. Satisfactory NH4+-N oxidation efficiency above 95% was achieved with rapid biofilm formation in the aerobic zone. Notably, nitrite (NO2−-N) accumulation was observed in the anoxic zone, mainly due to the insufficient electron donor for complete nitrate (NO3−-N) reduction. The nitrate-to-nitrite transformation ratio (NTR) achieved was as high as 64.4%. After the inoculation of anammox-enriched sludge to anoxic zones, total nitrogen (TN) removal was significantly improved from 37.3% to 78.0%. Anammox bacteria were effectively retained in anoxic biofilm utilizing NO2−-N produced via the PD approach and NH4+-N in domestic wastewater, with the relative abundance of 5.83% for stable operation. Anammox pathway contributed to TN removal by a high level of 38%. Overall, this study provided a promising method for mainstream nitrogen removal with low energy consumption and organic carbon demand.

Effect of pH on the Microbial Community Structure of SBBR Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 378-379 ◽  
pp. 428-432
Author(s):  
Yu Qin ◽  
Jing Song Guo ◽  
Fang Fang
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Active Sludge ◽  
Removal Process ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal

PCR-DGGE was applied to analyze the relationship between pH and the microbial community structure of Sequence Batch Biofilm Reactor (SBBR) autotrophic nitrogen removal process. The reactor was possessed of a high nitrogen removal efficiency at pH=8.0 where the similarity of microbial community structure between active sludge and biofilm samples was the lowest about 84.6% and the richness of bacterial community was the most abundant in biofilm compared with other pH conditions. pH=7.0 was good for the microbes in active sludge but unfavorable for anaerobic bacteria. At pH=9.0, the effects were presented with both bacterial activities and microbial community structure and when pH=6.0 the amount of microbial types dramatically dropped

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