Advanced nitrogen removal of sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification from landfill leachate after partial
Shusheng Zhang1, Junliang Gao2, Chuanyu Cai3
1College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China; Management Center of Wuyanling National Natural Reserve in Zhejiang, Wenzhou, 325500, China.
Abstract:
Sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification (S0dAD) was employed to remove residual nitrogen from the biological effluent of landfill leachate after partial nitrification and denitrification pretreatment. The performance of S0dAD were assessed with various NOx--N (NO2--N and NO3--N) loadings over a 185-day operational period. The results demonstrated that a notable NOx--N removal efficiency of 97.8 ± 2.0% was achieved under nitrogen removal rates of 0.12 ± 0.02 kg N/(m3· d), leading to total nitrogen concentrations of 8.6 ± 3.8 mg/L in the effluent. Batch experiments revealed competitive utilization of nitrogenous electron acceptors, with NO2--N demonstrating 2-4 times higher denitrification rates than NO3--N under coexistence conditions. Genus-level microbial community identified that Thiobacillus and Sulfurovum was highly enriched with as key denitrifying bacteria in the S0dAD system. These findings provide insights for advanced nitrogen removal coupling S0dAD with partial nitrification and denitrification process for landfill leachate treatment.
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