Effect of carbon source on acclimatization of nitrifying bacteria to achieve high-rate partial nitrification of wastewater with high ammonium concentration

Seyyed Alireza Mousavi; Shaliza Ibrahim; Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua

doi:10.1007/s13201-014-0229-z

Effect of carbon source on acclimatization of nitrifying bacteria to achieve high-rate partial nitrification of wastewater with high ammonium concentration

Seyyed Alireza Mousavi^*
, Shaliza Ibrahim
, Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemical Engineering

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Abstract

Experiments in two laboratory-scale sequential batch reactors were carried out to investigate the effect of heterotrophic bacteria on nitrifying bacteria using external carbon sources. Partial nitrification of ammonium-rich wastewater during short-term acclimatization enriched the activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in both reactors. Heterotrophic bacteria exhibited a minor effect on nitrifying bacteria, and complete removal of ammonium occurred at a rate of 41 mg L⁻¹ h⁻¹ in both reactors. The main strategy of this research was to carry out partial nitrification using high-activity ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with a high concentration of free ammonia (70 mg L⁻¹). The NO₂ ⁻/(NO₃ ⁻ + NO₂ ⁻) ratio was greater than 0.9 in both reactors most of the time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-173
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Water Science
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-014-0229-z
State	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Keywords

Ammonium-rich wastewater
Nitrification
Nitrifying bacteria
Partial nitrification

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