Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 367, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128206
Keywords
Anammox granules; Nitrogen removal; Anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria; Floatation; Sludge granulation
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An upflow blanket filter (UBF) reactor with porous fixed cylinder carriers was used to investigate the formation mechanism of anammox granules. The UBF achieved the highest nitrogen removal efficiency of 93.19 +/- 3.39% at a nitrogen loading rate of 3.6 kg-N/m3/d and HRT of 2 h. Tryptophan-like proteins were found to be vital for granule formation, and the analysis of 16s rRNA revealed the important role of SBR1031 in cell aggregation. The anammox granules developed a two-layered spatial structure consisting of an outer-layer of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and an inner-core of anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria. Introduction of porous fixed cylinder carriers effectively prevented biomass loss and flotation.
Granule formation, microstructure and microbial spatial distribution are crucial to granule stability and nitrogen removal. Here, an upflow blanket filter (UBF) reactor with porous fixed cylinder carriers was fabricated and operated for 234 days to investigate overall performance and the formation mechanism of anammox granules. Results showed that the UBF performed the highest nitrogen removal efficiency of 93.19 +/- 3.39% under nitrogen loading rate of 3.6 kg-N/m3/d and HRT of 2 h. The tryptophan-like proteins as the key component in EPS were vital for granules formation. Further 16 s rRNA analysis indicated that SBR1031 with a relative abundance of 40.5% played an important role in cell aggregation. Thus, anammox granules were developed successfully with a two-layered spatial structure where outer-layer was ammonia oxidizing bacteria and inner-core was anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria. Together, introduction of porous fixed cylinder carriers is a valid method to avoid biomass loss and floatation.
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