Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 99, Issue 3, Pages 644-654Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.040
Keywords
nitrification; denitrification; biofilm; sequencing batch reactor; simultaneous bioprocess
Funding
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [01/05489-0] Funding Source: FAPESP
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An investigation was performed on the biological removal of ammonium nitrogen from synthetic wastewater by the simultaneous nitrification/denitrification (SND) process, using a sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR). System behavior was analyzed as to the effects of sludge type used as inoculum (autotrophic/heterotrophic), wastewater feed strategy (batch/fed-batch) and aeration strategy (continuous/intermittent). The presence of an autotrophic aerobic sludge showed to be essential for nitrification startup, despite publications stating the existence of heterotrophic organisms capable of nitrifying organic and inorganic nitrogen compounds at low dissolved oxygen concentrations. As to feed strategy, batch operation (synthetic wastewater containing 100 mg COD/L and 50 mg N-NH4+/L) followed by fed-batch (synthetic wastewater with 100 mg COD/L) during a whole cycle seemed to be the most adequate, mainly during the denitrification phase. Regarding aeration strategy, an intermittent mode, with dissolved oxygen concentration of 2.0 mg/L in the aeration phase, showed the best results. Under these optimal conditions, 97% of influent ammonium nitrogen (80% of total nitrogen) was removed at a rate of 86.5 mg N-NH4+/L d. In the treated effluent only 0.2 mg N-NO2-/L, 4.6 mg N-NO3/L and 1.0 mg N-NH4+/L remained, demonstrating the potential viability of this process in post-treatment of wastewaters containing ammonium nitrogen. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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