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Engineering, Environmental
Jiatong Dai, Yongzhen Peng, Jianhua Zhang, Liang Zhang
Summary: The study investigates the feasibility of enhancing anammox enrichment in sewage treatment through fixed biofilm. The results show that the fixed biofilm effectively maintained and enriched the anammox bacteria, benefiting the startup and steady operation of the sewage partial nitrification anammox (PNA) process.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Ruitao Gao, Yongzhen Peng, Jianwei Li, Qiong Zhang, Xiyao Li, Liyan Deng, Wenyu Li, Chengkun Kao
Summary: The study confirmed that the PN/A-PD/A process with partial anammox, spatially coupled with partial nitrification and partial denitrification via oxic/anoxic distribution with step feed mode, is an alternative for application of mainstream anammox in municipal wastewater treatment. The process achieved stable nitrogen loss, improved anammox activity, and increased abundance on the biocarriers.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Jinxing Wang, Jidong Liang, Li Sun, Jianqing Shen, Meng Wang
Summary: The study demonstrates that the addition of PVA gel beads can significantly improve the PN/A process for treating synthetic and municipal wastewater, enhancing total nitrogen removal efficiency. The microbial stratification within the PVA gel beads facilitates synergistic cooperation and protection of different bacteria, providing a promising solution for wastewater treatment.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Dong Li, Hao Chen, Xin Gao, Jie Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a new PN/A/PN/A process to address the challenge of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in treating low-strength ammonia wastewater. The influence of nitrite concentration on ammonia removal efficiency and nitrite accumulation rate is analyzed using a model. The study provides optimal parameters for the PN/A/PN/A process and achieves advanced nitrogen removal by controlling the nitrite concentration below a certain threshold.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. J. Gonzalez-Cortes, A. Valle, M. Ramirez, D. Cantero
Summary: Nitrification-denitrification is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for treating landfill leachates. This study found that the nitritation rates of nitrifying biomass were reduced after adaptation to landfill leachates with heavy metals and high salt concentrations. The analysis of biomass samples revealed the presence of specific bacterial genera and families involved in nitritation and denitrification processes.
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yan Feng, Lei Wu, Qiong Zhang, Xiyao Li, Shuying Wang, Yongzhen Peng
Summary: In this study, enhancement of the anammox process and enrichment of anammox bacteria were successfully achieved through the operation of an alternating bioreactor. Furthermore, quantification of the anammox contribution in nitrogen removal provided further insights into the importance of this process.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lisheng Wang, Wancong Gu, Yanchen Liu, Peng Liang, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Xia Huang
Summary: This paper summarizes the challenges and solutions of mainstream anammox-based process by reviewing the literature of the past decade. The slow growth rate of anammox bacteria and the need for enhancing bacteria retention are identified as the main challenges. Various methods to culture anammox bacteria and improve their activity are discussed. Other challenges include the elimination of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) and achieving the ideal ratio of NH4+ and NO2-. To overcome these challenges, composite control strategies based on low sludge retention time (SRT) and limited aeration are suggested. Interference from low temperature and influent components in actual wastewater treatment is addressed, as well as the use of coupling processes to reduce nitrate concentration in the effluent. The paper concludes with future prospects for the mainstream anammox-based process.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuanyuan Miao, Liang Zhang, Deshuang Yu, Jianhua Zhang, Wenke Zhang, Guocheng Ma, Xinchao Zhao, Yongzhen Peng
Summary: Intermittent aeration is an effective strategy for biological wastewater treatment, allowing for advanced nitrogen removal and reduced energy consumption. It is suitable for partial nitrification and denitrification processes.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jinxing Wang, Jidong Liang, Dingying Ning, Tengge Zhang, Meng Wang
Summary: This paper provides a comprehensive review of the advances, outstanding issues, and future research directions in the application of biomass immobilization techniques in anammox and PN/A systems. The review highlights the key characteristics of carriers for biomass immobilization and suggests the importance of further research and full-scale studies to overcome obstacles and improve immobilization performance.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siyuan Gong, Yujie Qin, Shaohong Zheng, Tiansheng Lu, Xiangjing Yang, Ming Zeng, Hongen Zhou, Jiannv Chen, Weichan Huang
Summary: This study aimed to start up the CANON process after adding PN sludge to the ANAMMOX reactor for rapid start-up and stable operation. PN sludge was successfully cultivated in less than 45 days with a nitrite accumulation rate of around 90%. The ANAMMOX reactor enriched red granular sludge within 70 days, achieving a maximum nitrogen removal rate of 1.74 kg/(m(3).d). Eventually, the CANON reactor was started up successfully, achieving high ammonium and total nitrogen removal efficiency.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Tolga Sahin, Sevdan Yilmaz, Irfan Selcuk Yazici, Selcuk Berber
Summary: The present study showed that dietary supplementation of PHB did not affect the growth parameters of rainbow trout fingerlings, but significantly reduced total coliform counts and increased intestinal villus length and width. This suggests that PHB can be used as an alternative microbial control agent for improving intestinal health in rainbow trout.
JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chunhua He, Xuesong Ren, Guoqing Xu, Zhiqiang Huang, Yulan Wang, Zhenhu Hu, Wei Wang
Summary: Phenol and ammonia are common pollutants in industrial wastewaters. The study successfully started and operated a single-stage partial nitritation /anammox reactor treating phenol-ammonia wastewater, achieving total nitrogen and COD removal efficiencies of around 73.0% and 79.5%. The anammox bacteria adapted to phenol condition and remained stable activity after 60 days of operation.
WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Yan Feng, Shuying Wang, Yongzhen Peng
Summary: This study used a novel continuous push-flow anaerobic-oxic-anoxic-oxic (AOAO) process to rapidly restore nitrogen elimination performance under deteriorated partial nitrification. The study also found that endogenous partial denitrification coupled with anammox in the anoxic zone is crucial for maintaining stable nitrogen removal.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Liyuan Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Jiatong Dai, Yanhui Chen, Zhuo Zhu, Xiyao Li, Yongzhen Peng
Summary: The study successfully implemented a novel strategy of adding hydroxylamine under low DO conditions to achieve simultaneous partial nitrification denitrification and anammox process for municipal sewage, with a nitrogen removal efficiency of up to 87.9%.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jinliang Xu, Qingjie Cui, Cuina Bu, Sherif Ismail, Shou-Qing Ni
Summary: This study evaluated the microbial community of different types of sludge in a full-scale sidestream partial nitrification-anammox plant to understand the separation mechanism of anammox and nitrifiers. Suspended sludge showed higher partial nitrification capacity while biofilm sludge had higher anammox activity. High-throughput results revealed that Nitrosomonas was the main active ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in suspended sludge, and Candidatus Brocadia had the highest abundance in biofilm sludge.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)