Realizing stable operation of anaerobic ammonia oxidation at low temperatures treating low strength synthetic wastewater
Bowen Zhang , Jian Zhao , Jiane Zuo , Xuchuan Shi , Jiayi Gong , Haiteng Ren
DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2018.03.020
Received December 04, 2017,Revised , Accepted March 20, 2018, Available online March 28, 2018
Volume 31,2019,Pages 193-200
The low activity of Anammox bacteria at low temperatures and competition from nitrite oxidation bacteria (NOB) when treating low strength wastewater have been major bottlenecks in implementing Anammox in mainstream wastewater treatment. By intermittent high strength feeding (IHSF) and stepwise temperature reduction, stable operation of a granular Anammox reactor was realized at low temperatures (down to 15°C) for 28 days when treating low strength synthetic wastewater. The nitrogen loading rate reached 1.23–1.34 kg N/m3/day, and the total nitrogen removal rate reached 0.71–0.98 kg N/m3/day. The IHSF enriched the Anammox sludge in high strength cycles and compensated for sludge loss in low strength cycles, and the high concentration of ammonium in high strength cycles inhibited NOB. The 16SrRNA gene sequencing results revealed that Candidatus Kuenenia was predominant in the reactor at low temperatures.
