1. Simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox, and denitrification process for the treatment of simulated municipal sewage in a single-stage biofilter reactor
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Xiaozhong Huang, Shizhang Wu, Yi Wang, Binjuan Li, Xiaomei Kou, Tian Shao, Wen-Huai Wang, and Ke-Xin Zhao
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Environmental Engineering ,Denitrification ,Hydraulic retention time ,Sewage ,Chemistry ,Nitrogen ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Chemical oxygen demand ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,Wastewater ,Pulp and paper industry ,Pollution ,Activated sludge ,Bioreactors ,Anammox ,Biofilter ,Ammonium Compounds ,Environmental Chemistry ,Aeration ,Effluent ,Oxidation-Reduction - Abstract
This study provides a feasible scheme for the treatment of municipal sewage through simultaneous partial nitritation, anammox, and denitrification (SNAD) process, which was realized in a single-stage biofilter reactor (BFR). First, the BFR was started up to enrich the anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) in the upper part of the reactor through the operation mode of the top influent and bottom effluent. Then, the BFR was inoculated with activated sludge and aerated continuously at the bottom to realize the coupling of SNAD, which was accompanied by a two-point influent from the bottom and top effluent. Results indicated that the high removal efficiency of NH4+-N (93.40%), total nitrogen (TN, 89.95%), and soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD, 92.68%) were achieved with an air–water ratio of 4.29 and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6 h. During the SNAD steady phase for the treatment of simulated municipal sewage with a soluble chemical organic demand to nitrogen (C/N) ratio of 2.31, low concentrations of NH4+-N (4.13 mg/L), TN (6.44 mg/L), and SCOD (11.29 mg/L) were attained in the effluent. High-throughput sequencing analysis indicated that the relative abundance of Nitrosomonas, Candidatus Brocadia, and Denitratisoma were 0.77%, 0.43%, and 4.07% in the biofilm at the 0–12.5 cm zone, respectively, suggesting successful implementation of the SNAD process.
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- 2021