Novel mixotrophic denitrification biofilter for efficient nitrate removal using dual electron donors of
Ruikang Wang1, Wei Zeng1, Haohao Miao1
1National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
Abstract:
A novel mixotrophic denitrification biofilter for nitrate removal using polycaprolactone and thiosulfate (MD-PT) as electron donors was investigated. MD-PT achieved high nitrate removal efficiency of approximately 99.8 %. The nitrate removal rates of MD-PT reached 1820 g N/m3/d, which was 304 g N/m3/d higher than that of autotrophic denitrification biofilter using thiosulfate (AD-T). Autotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification pathways in MD-PT were responsible for 67.6-94.5 % and 4.7-32.4 % of the nitrate removal, respectively. The production of SO42- in MD-PT was lower than that in AD-T, and the effluent pH was maintained at approximately 7.3 without acid-base neutralization. The abundance of key genes involved in carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur transformation was enhanced, which improved the nitrate removal of MD-PT. Alicycliphilus and Simplicispira related to organic compounds degradation were enriched after the addition of polycaprolactone. This research provided new insights into mixotrophic denitrification systems.
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