[Start-up of Combined Floc-granule CANON Process and the Effects of SRT on Reactor Performance]

To shorten the start-up time of CANON process and guide the sludge dischargement in the practical project, the start-up of CANNON process and influence of different flocs SRT were studied by inoculation ANAMMOX granules of different proportions in two same specifications of SBR reactor. During the experiment, the temperature was controlled at 30℃±1℃ and pH was 7-8. The results showed that it was not good for CANON process rapid start-up when the two reactors were inoculated with 5% and 10% ANAMMOX granules respectively and the initial FA concentration exceeded 44 mg·L^-1. When the two reactors were inoculated with 5% and 10% ANAMMOX granular sludge, the reactors were started-up successfully on Day 46 and Day 35, respectively. When the flocs SRT was maintained at 30 d, 90 d and un-initiative discharge respectively, the average total nitrogen removal rate could reach 0.35 kg·(m³·d)^-1 stably. The quantitative PCR results of the three different flocs SRT showed that with increasing flocs SRT, the abundance of AOB was relatively stable, the abundance of ANAMMOX increased slightly, while the abundance of NOB significant increased. Therefore, it is necessary to elutriate flocs from reactor for decreasing the quantity of NOB and long-term stable operation of the CANON process.