Hybrid zeolite-based ion-exchange and sulfur oxidizing denitrification for advanced slaughterhouse wastewater treatment
Nan Chen , Shuang Tong , Shaoxiang Zhang , Yan Zhao , Chuanping Feng , Weiwu Hu
DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2021.06.002
Received April 07, 2021,Revised , Accepted June 05, 2021, Available online June 27, 2021
Volume 34,2022,Pages 219-230
The discharge of slaughterhouse wastewater (SWW) is increasing and its wastewater has to be treated thoroughly to avoid the eutrophication. The hybrid zeolite-based ion-exchange and sulfur autotrophic denitrification (IX-AD) process was developed to advanced treat SWW after traditional secondary biological process. Compared with traditional sulfur oxidizing denitrification (SOD), this study found that IX-AD column showed: (1) stronger ability to resist NO3− pollution load, (2) lower SO42− productivity, and (3) higher microbial diversity and richness. Liaoning zeolites addition guaranteed not only the standard discharge of NH4+-N, but also the denitrification performance and effluent TN. Especially, when the ahead secondary biological treatment process run at the ultra-high load, NO3−-N removal efficiency for IX-AD column was still ~100%, whereas only 64.2% for control SOD column. The corresponding average effluent TN concentrations for IX-AD and SOD columns were 5.89 and 65.55 mg/L, respectively. Therefore, IX-AD is a promising technology for advanced SWW treatment and should be widely researched and popularized.
