Bioaugmentation of two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor with mixed strains for high nitrate nitrogen wastewater treatment

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.014

Abstract

Abstract: Mixed strains Delftia sp.YH01 and Acidovorax sp.YH02, with capability of heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification, were introduced into a two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor to enhance NO₃^--N removal. With optimal C/N of 8, efficient NO₃^--N removal was achieved at initial NO₃^--N concentration of 2000 mg·L^-1. Meanwhile, the massive accumulation of NO₂^--N was avoided during the long operation. Compared to the one-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor, the removal efficiency of NO₃^--N and TN in the two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor was increased by 36.5% and 42.7%, which respectively was 93.8% and 88.4%. Microbial community study showed that the mixed strains have the stronger viability and can synergistically denitrify with the indigenous microorganisms in system, such as Azoarcus, Uncultured Saprospiraceae, Thauera, Paracocccus, which could be major contributors for aerobic denitrification. The proposed technology was shown to achieve high-efficiency treatment of high NO₃^--N wastewater through aerobic denitrification.

Key words: Waste water, Biological engineering, Bioreactors, Aerobic denitrification, Bioaugmentation, Microbial community

摘要： Mixed strains Delftia sp.YH01 and Acidovorax sp.YH02, with capability of heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification, were introduced into a two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor to enhance NO₃^--N removal. With optimal C/N of 8, efficient NO₃^--N removal was achieved at initial NO₃^--N concentration of 2000 mg·L^-1. Meanwhile, the massive accumulation of NO₂^--N was avoided during the long operation. Compared to the one-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor, the removal efficiency of NO₃^--N and TN in the two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor was increased by 36.5% and 42.7%, which respectively was 93.8% and 88.4%. Microbial community study showed that the mixed strains have the stronger viability and can synergistically denitrify with the indigenous microorganisms in system, such as Azoarcus, Uncultured Saprospiraceae, Thauera, Paracocccus, which could be major contributors for aerobic denitrification. The proposed technology was shown to achieve high-efficiency treatment of high NO₃^--N wastewater through aerobic denitrification.

关键词: Waste water, Biological engineering, Bioreactors, Aerobic denitrification, Bioaugmentation, Microbial community

Mengmeng Wang, Gang Cao, Naixian Feng, Yongzhang Pan. Bioaugmentation of two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor with mixed strains for high nitrate nitrogen wastewater treatment[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(12): 3103-3109.

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