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A Novel Bioreactor for High Density Cultivation of Diverse Microbial Communities
Published on: December 25, 2015
Insights into the synergy between functional microbes and dissolved oxygen partition in the single-stage partial
Hong Wang1, Min Yang2, Ke Liu1
1School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China.
Abstract:
The rapid start-up and stable operation of the single-stage partial nitritation-anammox (PNA) process remains a challenge in practical applications. An integrated investigation of nitrogen removal performance, sludge characteristics, activity and abundance, and microbial dynamics was implemented for 360 days via an airlift internal circulation reactor. During long-term operation, the reactor realized a stable dissolved oxygen (DO) partition and cultivated granular sludge. The nitrogen removal rate increased from 0.15 kg-N/m3/d to 1.24 kg-N/m3/d, and a high nitrogen removal efficiency of 82.6% was obtained. A stable DO partition further accelerated the bioreaction rates and enhanced the activity of functional microbes. The activities of ammonia oxidation and anammox reached 1.21 g-N/g-VSS/d and 1.43 g-N/g-VSS/d, respectively. Sludge granulation efficiently enriched the abundances of Candidatus Brocadia (7.4%) and Nitrosomonas (5.2%). These results demonstrated that efficient DO partition and stable culture of granular sludge could enhance the synergy of functional microbes for autotrophic nitrogen removal.
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