Rearrangements of the nitrifiers population in an activated sludge system under decreasing solids retention times

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Due to the key role of nitrite in novel nitrogen removal systems, nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) have been receiving increasing attention. In this study, the coexistence and interactions of nitrifying bacteria were explored at decreasing solids retention times (SRTs). Four 5-week washout experiments were carried out in laboratory-scale (V = 10 L) sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) with mixed liquor from two full-scale activated sludge systems (continuous flow vs SBR). During the experiments, the SRT was gradually reduced from the initial value of 4.0 d to approximately 1.0 d. The reactors were operated under limited dissolved oxygen conditions (set point of 0.6 mg O2/L) and two process temperatures: 12 °C (winter) and 20 °C (summer). At both temperatures, the progressive SRT reduction was inefficient for the out-selection of both canonical NOB and comammox Nitrospira. However, the dominant NOB switched from Nitrospira to Ca. Nitrotoga, whereas the dominant AOB was always Nitrosomonas. The results of this study are important for optimizing NOB suppression strategies in the novel N removal processes, which are based on nitrite accumulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:214

Enthalten in:

Environmental research - 214(2022), Pt 1 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 113753

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kowal, Przemyslaw [VerfasserIn]
Mehrani, Mohamad-Javad [VerfasserIn]
Sobotka, Dominika [VerfasserIn]
Ciesielski, Sławomir [VerfasserIn]
Mąkinia, Jacek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7664-41-7
Ammonia
Candidatus nitrotoga
Comammox
Journal Article
Kinetic parameters
N762921K75
NOB Washout
Nitrites
Nitrogen
Nitrospira
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sewage

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Date Completed 30.08.2022

Date Revised 28.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envres.2022.113753

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342933361