Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 285, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121358
Keywords
Free nitrous acid; Sludge concentration; Nitritation; Ammonium oxidizing bacteria; Nitrite oxidizing bacteria
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51608013, 21806006]
- Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Project [D171100001017002]
- Beijing Municipal Commission of Education
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This study investigated the effect of sludge concentration (expressed by mixed liquor volatile suspended solids, MLVSS) on free nitrous acid (FNA) pretreatment strategy to achieve nitritation. Results showed when FNA was 0.308 mgHNO(2)-N/L, nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) activity increased by 70.2% as MLVSS increased from 8.4 to 16.8 g/L. Nitrite accumulation ceased as MLVSS increased to 12.6 g/L, indicating that FNA inhibition of NOB gradually weakened with increasing MLVSS. When FNA was higher than 0.770 mgHNO(2) -N/L, NOB activity was completely inhibited and the effect of MLVSS on FNA inhibition was negligible, with nitrite accumulation potential (NAP) varying from 88.1% to 90.0%. Mechanism investigation demonstrated flocs sizes distinctly declined, with more extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) released to resist FNA inactivation. Linear fitting showed NAP increased with FNA/MLVSS increment. Therefore, MLVSS affected FNA pretreatment performance, with FNA/MLVSS proposed as a more valuable criterion in FNA pretreatment strategy development, than the solely FNA.
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