Feasibility of partial denitrification and anammox for removing nitrate and ammonia simultaneously in situ through
Yi Han1, Jiuzhou Qian2, Jianbo Guo1
1School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology, Tianjin Chengjian University, Jinjing Road 26, Tianjin 300384, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the single-stage partial denitrification-anammox (PD-A) process was started-up in 22 days in a lab-scale up-flow sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to treat wastewater containing NH4+-N and NO3--N simultaneously. The TN removal rate reached 97.08% with a low effluent TN of 10 mg/L. High-throughput sequencing results revealed the dominant bacterial strains were related to the genus of Thauera and Candidatus Kuenenia. The PD-A system was started-up based on the optimized PD process via inoculated exogenous anammox sludge attributing to the improvement of bacterial adaptation and co-existence by EPS. The PD process was realized in 18 days with the abundance of PD functional bacterium Thauera through fluctuated C/NO-3-N conditions. Moreover, the detrimental effects of starvation on anammox was weaker than that on PD bacteria. The PD-A process was expected to open a new possible perspective in designing NO3--N and NH4+-N wastewater treatment plants.
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