Effects of loading rates and N/S ratios in the sulfide-dependent autotrophic denitrification (SDAD) and Anammox
Chenglong Wu1, Yujie Qin2, Lan Yang1
1School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
Abstract:
This study investigated the shock resistance and the stability of a novel sulfide-dependent autotrophic denitrification (SDAD) and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) coupling process for simultaneous removal of sulfide and nitrogen-containing wastewater in a single reactor. Results show that the total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency reached 86.7% at a nitrogen loading rate (NLR) of 1.52 kgN m-3 d-1. Sulfide was fully oxidized, achieving the removal efficiency of 100% throughout the whole process. Batch tests suggest that Anammox remained dominant with the cooperation of partial SDAD (PSDAD) and could always compete over short-cut SDAD (SSDAD) for nitrite. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that Anammox bacteria remained active despite a relatively lower abundance and diversity than denitrifying bacteria. Candidatus Kuenenia might be the main contributor to Anammox, while Thiobacillus and Sulfurimonas were closely related to SDAD.
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