Comparing nitrite-limited and ammonium-limited anammox processes treating low-strength wastewater: Functional and population heterogeneity

Chemosphere
Wenru LiuDianhai Yang

Abstract

Biomass segregation between granules/biofilm and flocs is widespread in anammox-based processes. The segregation of biomass allows for easy control of processes stability. The goal of this study is to understand the biomass segregation in two anoxic anammox reactors respectively operated in nitrite-limited (RNO2) and ammonium-limited (RNH4) modes treating low-strength wastewater at 20 °C. Results showed that size-based biomass segregation was developed in both reactors. But the functional and population heterogeneity was more significant in the ammonium-limited anammox reactor. The activity and abundance of anammox bacteria in large granules were significantly higher than that in flocs under the ammonium-limited conditions. The large granules played a major role in nitrogen removal in RNH4. By contrast, both large granules and small flocs contributed significantly to the nitrogen loss in the nitrite-limited anammox reactor, since a large number of anammox bacteria existed in both granules and flocs. Besides, a number of Nitrospira-like NOB were also detected in both anoxic anammox reactors, which primarily inhabited in flocs seemingly droved by the availability of oxygen. But the abundance of Nitrospira in RNH4 was much higher ...Continue Reading

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