Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 303, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122937
Keywords
Partial nitrification; Sludge granulation; Micro-granules; EPS; Protein secondary structure
Funding
- R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission
- 111 Project [D16003]
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In this study, sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and aerobic upflow sludge bed reactor (AeUSB) were used to investigate the effects of sludge granulation on establishing partial nitrification (PN) process and explore the potential mechanism. The particle size was positively related to the NO2--N accumulating performance, satisfactory nitrite accumulation rate (NAR) of 96.4% and 77.3% were obtained with the appearance of microgranules in SBR and AeUSB after day 105 and 83, respectively. To our knowledge, it is the first report describing the importance of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) content and components, such as aromatic protein-like substances, by-product-like substances and special protein secondary structures (alpha-helices and 3-turn helices) for sludge granulation and even PN process. Quantitative microbial analysis suggested that ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) predominated in nitrifying-bacterium in micro-granules system, guaranteeing a highly efficient PN process.
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