Partial nitrification of wastewaters with high NaCl concentrations by aerobic granules in continuous-flow reactor

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Author(s)

  • Chunli Wan
  • Xue Yang
  • Xiang Liu
  • Supu Sun
  • Chuan Chen

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Journal / PublicationBioresource Technology
Volume152
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

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Abstract

Wastewaters with high salinity are yielded that need sufficient treatment. This study applied aerobic granules to conduct partial nitrification reactions for wastewaters with high NaCl concentrations in a continuous-flow reactor. The present granules revealed partial nitrification performances at nitrite accumulation rate >95% and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal at >85% at salt concentration up to 50g l-1. High salinity led to compact and tough granules. The granules applied electrogenic ion pump and sodium-calcium exchanger to reduce intracellular Na+ concentration; generated amino acids as osmoprotectants to resist the high osmotic pressure; produced excess extracellular polysaccharides and proteins with secretion of c-di-GMP; revised microbial community with halophilic strains. The present continuous-flow aerobic granule reactor (CFAGR) is a promising process to convert ammonium in highly saline wastewaters to nitrite, which can be applied with a subsequent Anammox process for efficient nitrogen removal. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Research Area(s)

  • Aerobic granules, Continuous-flow reactor, Microbial community, NaCl, Osmoprotectants

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Citation Format(s)

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Partial nitrification of wastewaters with high NaCl concentrations by aerobic granules in continuous-flow reactor. / Wan, Chunli; Yang, Xue; Lee, Duu-Jong et al.
In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 152, 01.2014, p. 1-6.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review