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Performance of aerobic nitrite granules treating an anaerobic pre-treated wastewater originating from the potato industry
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Abstract
In this study nitrogen removal via nitrite > 80% was achieved after approximately 80 days in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) treating pre-treated industrial wastewater originating from the potato industry. Thereafter, SBR performance was investigated during the formation of aerobic nitrite granules (ANG). The first granules appeared after 26 days leading to full granulation after 64 days. ANG showed excellent settling properties, as the Sludge Volume Index (SVI) went down to 16 mL/g and a SVI10/SVI30 = 1 was obtained. qPCR analysis showed that slow growing organisms, especially polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAO) were stimulated by an anaerobic feeding strategy. The average nitrogen removal was 95.3% over the entire operational period, and it mainly followed the "nitrite-route". Moreover, with ANG also phosphorus removal efficiencies up to 65.7% could be achieved. However, it has to be mentioned that nitrous oxide was an important denitrification product, which implies some environmental concerns. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Bioresource technology. - Barking
Publication
Barking : 2017
ISSN
0960-8524
DOI
10.1016/J.BIORTECH.2016.11.117
Volume/pages
226 (2017) , p. 211-219
ISI
000397922400027
Pubmed ID
28002781
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
Nutrient removal of industrial wastewater through simultaneous nitritation - denitritation by using granular sludge.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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