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Li Cheng1, Xiaochen Li, Ruixue Jiang
1Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering College, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian 271018, PR China.
Abstract:
The substrates removal performance, removal kinetics and the electron transport system (ETS) of sludge were investigated by sequencing batch reactors (SBR) and batch assays, respectively. Compared to the control system, significant decreases were observed in substrate removal efficiency with the Cr(VI)-feeding concentration up to 5 mg L(-1) in SBR system. And the recovery for NH4+-N removal were more difficult than that of COD after the termination of Cr(VI)-feeding. Significant inhibitory effects of Cr(VI) on the ETS activity and substrate removal kinetics were observed in the batch assays. The inhibitory effects of Cr(VI) would be overestimated on COD removal and underestimated on NH4+-N removal by the short-term batch assay as compared to the long-term operations. Additionally, significant correlations between the ETS activity and the inhibitory rates of Cr(VI) on substrate removal indicated the ETS activity can provide effective predictions on the potential performance of substrate removal in activated sludge.
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