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Hydroxylamine addition and real-time aeration control in sewage nitritation system for reduced start-up period and
Jia Li1, Liang Zhang2, Jie Liu3
1National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Key Laboratory of Beijing Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China; Beijing Capital Company Limited, Beijing 100044, China.
Abstract:
Sewage nitritation is a promising process for nitrogen removal, but its practical application is limited by long start-up period and unstable operation. In this study, hydroxylamine (NH2OH) addition and real-time aeration control strategies were adopted for the promotion of sewage nitritation in a sequencing batch reactor. Initially, 4.5 mg/L NH2OH was added into reactor every 24 h to establish nitritation, increasing the nitrite accumulation ratio (NAR) from 1.7% to 93% in 19 d. In the following period, NH2OH addition was stopped and nitritation remained stable over 55 d, with NAR of 97% by real-time aeration control. The aeration duration was determined by characteristic points on pH curve. The main genera of nitrite oxidizing bacteria, Nitrobacter and Nitrospira, were both eliminated from the system, supporting the long-term stability of nitritation. Overall, NH2OH addition and real-time aeration control is an excellent strategy for establishing and maintaining effective sewage nitritation.
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