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Sludge enrichment and intermittent gradient aeration: Modulating microbial communities for start-up of partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR).

Authors :
Hou Y
Zhao R
Ma J
Jia K
Abudula A
Guan G
Duan Y
Source :
Bioresource technology [Bioresour Technol] 2024 Nov 30; Vol. 418, pp. 131916. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 30.
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Ahead of Print

Abstract

A novel approach has been proposed integrating sludge enrichment with intermittent gradient aeration to achieve partial nitrification (PN). Results indicated that this method suppressed nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) activity while maintained ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) activity, achieving an 82.87 % nitrite accumulation rate (NAR) during startup. During stable operation, specific ammonia oxidation rate and specific nitrite oxidation rate reached 18.44 and 2.67 mg N/g MLVSS/h, respectively. Shortening anoxic time from 30 to 20 min enhanced ammonia removal efficiency by 12.5 %, increasing NAR to 89.55 %. Further reduction to 5 min yielded 38.46 % and 91.88 %, respectively. AOB abundance enriched from 0.62 % to 22.28 %, with the AOB-to-NOB ratio jumping from 0.22 to 59.58. This research presented a rapid and effective strategy for achieving PN.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-2976
Volume :
418
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Bioresource technology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39622420
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131916