Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 275-282Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-005-0035-y
Keywords
free ammonia (FA); nitrite accumulation; shortcut biological nitrogen removal (SBNR); specific substrate utilization rate
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A shortcut biological nitrogen removal (SBNR) utilizes the concept of a direct conversion of ammonium to nitrite and then to nitrogen gas. A successful SBNR requires accumulation of nitrite in the system and inhibition of the activity of nitrite oxidizers. A high concentration of free ammonia (FA) inhibits nitrite oxidizers, but unfortunately decreases the ammonium removal rate as well. Therefore, the optimal range of FA concentration is necessary not only to stabilize nitrite accumulation but also to achieve maximum ammonium removal. In order to derive such optimal FA concentrations, the specific substrate utilization rates of ammonium and nitrite oxidizers were measured. The optimal FA concentration range appeared to be 5-10 mg/L for the adapted sludge. The simulated results from the modified inhibition model expressed by FA and ammonium/nitrite concentrations were shown very similar to the experimental results.
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