The role of the combined nitrogen-sulfur-carbon cycles for efficient performance of anammox-based systems

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The combined anammox/mixotrophic denitrification process was conducted in two granular sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) during a 200-day operation. Both reactors were fed with synthetic medium, but SBR2 was enriched with additional sulfate (SO42-) which influenced sulfate reduction ammonium oxidation (SRAO) and heterotrophic reduction of SO42- by sulfate reducing bacteria. It was hypothesized that the addition of SO42- could positively impact the removal rates of N-S-C compounds. A low C/N ratio (0.4-1.6) was maintained to prevent inhibition of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB), and alternating chemical oxygen demand (COD) on/off conditions were used to regenerate AnAOB during COD-off phases and heterotrophic denitrifiers during COD-on phases. Stoichiometric analysis showed that introducing SO42- in SBR2 enhanced the ammonium utilization rate, which was approximately 10 % higher compared to SBR1 in the final stage of the experiment (25.8 vs. 22.8 mg N/(g VSS·h)). The total nitrogen removal efficiencies ranged from 62 % to 99 % in both reactors, with SBR2 consistently exhibiting approximately 4 % higher efficiency than SBR1. In SBR2, the maximum overall SO42- utilization efficiency reached 27 % under COD-off conditions, while overall COD utilization was almost complete under COD-on conditions. A strong correlation (R2 = 0.98) was observed between SO42- production and COD utilization. The key players responsible for N and S transformations in response to SO42- addition were Candidatus Brocadia and Chloroflexi - Anaerolineae. This study highlights the potential to enhance the overall efficiency of N-S-C removal by implementing an integrated anammox/mixotrophic denitrification process. The combination of cycles emerges as a sustainable approach for treating wastewater rich in N-S-C compounds.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:917

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The Science of the total environment - 917(2024) vom: 20. Feb., Seite 170477

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Derwis, Dominika [VerfasserIn]
Al-Hazmi, Hussein E [VerfasserIn]
Majtacz, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Kowal, Przemysław [VerfasserIn]
Ciesielski, Sławomir [VerfasserIn]
Mąkinia, Jacek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

70FD1KFU70
Ammonium Compounds
Anammox
Journal Article
Microbial interaction
Mixotrophic denitrification
N762921K75
Nitrogen
Nitrogen removal performance
Sewage
Sulfates
Sulfur
Sulfur-dependent autotrophic denitrification

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Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170477

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NLM367900238