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Truong HTB, Bui HM. Potential of aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor (AGMBR) in wastewater treatment. Bioengineered 2023; 14:2260139. [PMID: 37732563 PMCID: PMC10515668 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2023.2260139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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This investigation is a review of the potential of aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor (AGMBR) in wastewater treatment due to the advantage of combination of membrane and aerobic granules for reducing membrane fouling and enhancing removal performance. The AGMBR is the same as the membrane bioreactor (MBR), but the activated sludge is replaced by aerobic granular sludge. This technology combines the advantages of aerobic granular sludge, such as good settleability, strong ability to withstand shock-loadings and high organic loading rate, and capacity of simultaneous chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nitrogen removal, and advantages of membrane bioreactor (MBR) such as excellent effluent quality, high biomass content, low excess sludge production, and small land requirement. Therefore, it can be considered a promising option for efficient wastewater treatment. Most studies have shown that aerobic granules could control membrane fouling, which often occurs in MBR. The main fouling mechanism was determined to be surface fouling by floccular sludge in MBR but pore fouling by colloids and solutes in AGMBR. Aerobic granular sludge also removed COD and nitrogen simultaneously, with more than 60% total nitrogen removal efficiency. The formation and stability of aerobic granules in AGMBR with various operational modes are discussed in this study.
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- Hong Thi Bich Truong
- Faculty of Natural Science Education, Pham Van Dong University, Quang Ngai, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Environment, Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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Wu D, Zhao B, Zhang P, An Q. Insight into the effect of nitrate on AGS granulation: Granular characteristics, microbial community and metabolomics response. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 236:119949. [PMID: 37054606 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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As a promising wastewater treatment technology, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) process is still hindered by slow granule formation and easy disintegration in the application. While nitrate, one of the target pollutants in wastewater, showed a potential effect on AGS granulation process. Herein, this study attempted to reveal the role of nitrate in AGS granulation. By adding exogenous nitrate (10 mg L-1), the AGS formation was markedly improved and accomplished at 63 d, while the control group achieved AGS formation at 87 d. However, a disintegration was observed under a long-term nitrate feeding. A positive correlation was observed among granule size, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and intracellular c-di-GMP level in both formation and disintegration phases. The subsequent static biofilm assays indicated that nitrate might upregulate c-di-GMP via denitrification-derived NO, and c-di-GMP further upregulated EPS, thereby promoting AGS formation. However, excessive NO probably caused disintegration by downregulating c-di-GMP and EPS. Microbial community showed that nitrate favored the enrichment of denitrifiers and EPS producing microbes, which were responsible for the regulation of NO, c-di-GMP and EPS. Metabolomics analysis showed that amino acid metabolism was the most affected metabolism by nitrate. Some amino acids, such as Arg, His and Asp, were upregulated in the granule formation phase and downregulated in the disintegration phase, indicating the potential contribution to EPS biosynthesis. This study provides metabolic insight into how nitrate promotes/inhibits granulation, which may contribute to unwrapping the mystery of granulation and overcoming the limitations of AGS application.
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- Danqing Wu
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China; College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, 400045 Chongqing, China
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Sarvajith M, Nancharaiah YV. De novo granulation of sewage-borne microorganisms: A proof of concept on cultivating aerobic granular sludge without activated sludge and effective enhanced biological phosphorus removal. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 224:115500. [PMID: 36791839 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Long start-up periods for granulating activated sludge and concerns on granular stability are the bottlenecks reported during implementation of novel aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Here, de novo granulation of sewage-borne microorganisms without using activated sludge (AS) inoculum was investigated in bench-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBR). Data showed that formation of AGS from sewage-borne microorganisms was rapid and first granules appeared within one week. Granulation was indicated by appearance of biomass particles (size >0.12 mm), high biomass levels (∼8 g/L) and superior settling properties (SVI30 min: 30 mL/g). Granulation process involved distinct stages like formation of aggregates, retention of aggregates, and growth of millimetre sized granules. Simultaneous COD, nitrogen and phosphorous removal was established within 10 days of start-up in the SBR without using AS inoculum. However, phosphorus removal became stable after 50 days of start-up. Total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removals of 92% and 70%, respectively, were achieved from real domestic wastewater. Furthermore, addition of granular activated carbon (GAC) had improved both granulation and biological nutrient removals. Interestingly, phosphorus removal became quite stable within 10 days of start-up in the SBR operated with GAC particles. TN and TP removals were found to be higher at >98% and >94%, respectively, in GAC-augmented SBR. Removal of ammonia and phosphorus were mediated by nitritation-denitritation and enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) pathways, respectively. The bacterial diversity of AGS was lower than that of sewage. Quantitative PCR indicated enrichment of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, denitrifying bacteria and polyphosphate accumulating organisms during granulation. De novo granulation of sewage-borne microorganisms is a promising approach for rapidly cultivating AGS and establishing biological nutrient removal in sewage treatment plants.
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- M Sarvajith
- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, WSCD, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, 603102, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400 094, India
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, WSCD, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, 603102, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400 094, India.
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Wan C, Fu L, Li Z, Liu X, Lin L, Wu C. Formation, application, and storage-reactivation of aerobic granular sludge: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 323:116302. [PMID: 36150350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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It was an important discovery in wastewater treatment that the microorganisms in the traditional activated sludge can form aerobic granular sludge (AGS) by self-aggregation under appropriate water quality and operation conditions. With a typical three-dimensional spherical structure, AGS has high sludge-water separation efficiency, great treatment capacity, and strong tolerance to toxic and harmful substances, so it has been considered to be one of the most promising wastewater treatment technologies. This paper comprehensively reviewed AGS from multiple perspectives over the past two decades, including the culture conditions, granulation mechanisms, metabolic and structural stability, storage, and its diverse applications. Some important issues, such as the reproducibility of culture conditions and the structural and functional stability during application and storage, were also summarized, and the research prospects were put forward. The aggregation behavior of microorganisms in AGS was explained from the perspectives of physiology and ecology of complex populations. The storage of AGS is considered to have large commercial potential value with the increase of large-scale applications. The purpose of this paper is to provide a reference for the systematic and in-depth study on the sludge aerobic granulation process.
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- Chunli Wan
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Pollution Control Engineering Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Research Center, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Research Center of Environmental Pollution Control Engineering Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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Liang D, Guo W, Li D, Ding F, Li P, Zheng Z, Li J. Enhanced aerobic granulation for treating low-strength wastewater in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor by selecting slow-growing organisms and adding carriers. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 205:112547. [PMID: 34902378 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aerobic granular sludge (AGS) process is a promising technology for wastewater treatment. However, a long start-up period for granulation and instability during long-term operation still hinder the application of AGS technology, especially for low-strength wastewater. To solve these two problems, this study tested a novel strategy involving the selection of slow-growing organisms and the addition of carriers in an anaerobic-aerobic-anoxic sequencing batch reactor (AN/O/AX_SBR). Three identical AN/O/AX_SBRs (R_Ctrl, R_CCM, and R_GAC), fed with low-strength wastewater, were operated for 120 days. R_Ctrl had no carriers, R_CCM contained cell culture microcarriers (CCM), and R_GAC contained granular activated carbon (GAC). Mature AGS was achieved within 80 days in all reactors. The carriers could reduce the maturation period of AGS by approximately 10 days (76, 66, and 69 days in R_Ctrl, R_CCM, and R_GAC, respectively) and improve the physical strength of the AGS. AGS showed a strong structure without excessive proliferation of filamentous bacteria, full-grown size (900-1100 μm), and good settleability (SVI5 was 15.4-19.4 mL/g). Microbiological analysis showed that AN/O/AX_SBRs can provide a metabolic selective pressure to select slow-growing organisms such as nitrifying bacteria (norank_f__NS9_marine_group, Ellin6067, and Nitrospira), glycogen and phosphorus accumulating organisms (GAOs: Candidatus_Competibacter and Defluviicoccus; PAOs: Candidatus_Accumulibacter and Flavobacterium). All reactors showed good performance for simultaneous nitrification, endogenous denitrification, and phosphorus removal. The removal efficiencies of total nitrogen and total phosphorous were above 70% and 80%, respectively. The cycle test showed intermediate PAO-GAO metabolism prevailed in the system, and endogenous denitrification was primarily carried out by denitrifying GAOs.
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- Dongbo Liang
- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
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Hamiruddin NA, Awang NA, Mohd Shahpudin SN, Zaidi NS, Said MAM, Chaplot B, Azamathulla HM. Effects of wastewater type on stability and operating conditions control strategy in relation to the formation of aerobic granular sludge - a review. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:2113-2130. [PMID: 34810301 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Currently, research trends on aerobic granular sludge (AGS) have integrated the operating conditions of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) towards the stability of AGS systems in various types of wastewater with different physical and biochemical characteristics. More attention is given to the stability of the AGS system for real site applications. Although recent studies have reported comprehensively the mechanism of AGS formation and stability in relation to other intermolecular interactions such as microbial distribution, shock loading and toxicity, standard operating condition control strategies for different types of wastewater have not yet been discussed. Thus, the dimensional multi-layer structural model of AGS is discussed comprehensively in the first part of this review paper, focusing on diameter size, thickness variability of each layer and diffusion factor. This can assist in facilitating the interrelation between disposition and stability of AGS structure to correspond to the changes in wastewater types, which is the main objective and novelty of this review.
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- N A Hamiruddin
- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia E-mail:
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- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia E-mail:
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- Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 13200 Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia E-mail:
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- Department of Geography, M.J.K College, Bettiah, a constituent unit of B.R.A., Bihar University, Bettiah, Muzaffarpur, India
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- Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
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Carrera P, Casero-Díaz T, Castro-Barros CM, Méndez R, Val Del Río A, Mosquera-Corral A. Features of aerobic granular sludge formation treating fluctuating industrial saline wastewater at pilot scale. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:113135. [PMID: 34229140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor, with a working volume of 3 m3, was installed in a fish cannery to develop aerobic granular sludge treating the produced effluents. Depending on the nitrogen (N) and organic matter (COD) concentration, the effluents were named in this study as medium-low-strength (Stage I) and high-strength (Stage II) wastewater. The composition of the wastewater was found to be a crucial factor to select granule-forming organisms. With medium-low-strength wastewater as feeding, the first granules were observed after 30 days, but the extremely high COD/N ratios of the wastewater provoked the overgrowth of filamentous bacteria after 4 months of operation (Stage I). When treating high-strength wastewater, stable aggregates with good settleability appeared, but well-shaped granules were not observed since the granulation process was not completed. The system was able to remove both COD (70-95%) and N (30-90%) treating both types of effluents. Biomass growth was the main N removal pathway. The reactor was found to be robust against factory production stops and, thus, a suitable alternative to treat wastewater from industries with discontinuous operation.
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- P Carrera
- CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Cetaqua - Galician Water Research Centre Foundation, Emprendia Building, Campus Vida, E-15782, Spain.
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- Cetaqua - Galician Water Research Centre Foundation, Emprendia Building, Campus Vida, E-15782, Spain.
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- CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Effect of an Increased Particulate COD Load on the Aerobic Granular Sludge Process: A Full Scale Study. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9081472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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High concentrations of particulate COD (pCOD) in the influent of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) systems are often associated to small granule diameter and a large fraction of flocculent sludge. At high particulate concentrations even granule stability and process performance might be compromised. However, pilot- or full-scale studies focusing on the effect of real wastewater particulates on AGS are scarce. This study describes a 3-month period of increased particulate loading at a municipal AGS wastewater treatment plant. The pCOD concentration of the influent increased from 0.5 g COD/L to 1.3 g COD/L, by adding an untreated slaughterhouse wastewater source to the influent. Sludge concentration, waste sludge production and COD and nutrient removal performance were monitored. Furthermore, to investigate how the sludge acclimatises to a higher influent particulate content, lipase and protease hydrolytic activities were studied, as well as the microbial community composition of the sludge. The composition of the granule bed and nutrient removal efficiency did not change considerably by the increased pCOD. Interestingly, the biomass-specific hydrolytic activities of the sludge did not increase during the test period either. However, already during normal operation the aerobic granules and flocs exhibited a hydrolytic potential that exceeded the influent concentrations of proteins and lipids. Microbial community analysis also revealed a high proportion of putative hydrolysing and fermenting organisms in the sludge, both during normal operation and during the test period. The results of this study highlight the robustness of the full-scale AGS process, which can bear a substantial increase in the influent pCOD concentration during an extended period.
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Stes H, Caluwé M, Dockx L, Cornelissen R, De Langhe P, Smets I, Dries J. Cultivation of aerobic granular sludge for the treatment of food-processing wastewater and the impact on membrane filtration properties. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 83:39-51. [PMID: 33460405 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor was operated for approximately 300 days, divided into four periods based on the feeding strategy, to develop stable aerobic granular sludge (AGS) while treating chocolate processing wastewater. Application of a prolonged mixed anaerobic feeding was not sufficient to develop AGS and reach stable reactor performance. Through the application of a partially non-mixed and a partially mixed feeding strategy, the reactor performance was increased and stable AGS formation was established characterized by low diluted sludge volume index (D)SVI DSVI10,30) values of 78 ± 27 mL·g-1 and 52 ± 17 mL·g-1, respectively, and a capillary suction time/mixed liquor suspended solids value of 0.9 sec·(g·L-1)-1. The membrane bioreactor (MBR) filtration tests showed a reduction of the fouling rate (FR) and an increase of the sustainable flux (SF0.5) for AGS compared to flocs treating the same industrial wastewater. The SF0.5 (FR > 0.5 mbar·min-1) for the flocs was 10 L·(m2·h)-1 while for AGS the SF0.5 is higher than 45 L·(m2·h)-1 because the FR did not exceed 0.1 mbar·min-1. Additionally, the AGS showed reduced irreversible fouling tendencies due to pore blocking. Our results underline the need for an increased substrate gradient during anaerobic feeding for the development and long-term maintenance of AGS under minimum wash-out conditions. The AGS-MBR filtration performance also shows strong advantages compared to a floccular MBR system due to a high increase of the SF0.5 and reduced reversible and irreversible fouling.
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- H Stes
- Research Group BioWAVE, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171 (G.V.323), 2020 Antwerp, Belgium E-mail: ; Pantarein Water bv, Egide Walschaertsstraat 22 L, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
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- Research Group BioWAVE, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171 (G.V.323), 2020 Antwerp, Belgium E-mail:
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- Research Group BioWAVE, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171 (G.V.323), 2020 Antwerp, Belgium E-mail:
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- Pantarein Water bv, Egide Walschaertsstraat 22 L, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
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- Pantarein Water bv, Egide Walschaertsstraat 22 L, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
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- Research Division (Bio)Chemical Reactor Engineering and Safety, Faculty of Engineering Science, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200f (box 2424), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Group BioWAVE, Faculty of Applied Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171 (G.V.323), 2020 Antwerp, Belgium E-mail:
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Seid-Mohammadi A, Nouri F, Asadi F. Factors affecting aerobic granule sludge formation in leachate treatment - a systematic review. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2020; 35:481-492. [PMID: 32663173 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The biological treatment of landfill leachate due to high concentration of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), ammonia, and other toxic compounds is so difficult. One of the leachate treatment technology is the sludge biogranulation, that containing the two aerobic and anaerobic process. The aim of this study was conducted for determining the main factors affecting aerobic granule sludge formation in leachate treatment. In this study, all related papers in international databases were evaluated including Google Scholar, Science Direct, and PubMed, Also Open Access Journal Directory from 1990 until 2020 were investigated. The keywords used included Aerobic Granule Sludge (AGS), leachate treatment, Wastewater treatment, Granular Sequential Batch Reactors (GSBR), Formation Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Overall, 2,658 articles were retrieved of which 71 were selected after revising the titles and abstracts. Aerobic granulation has been only lately studied and a limited number of studies have been devoted to identification aspects of the process such as the organic source, and other factor affecting on formation granules. Some factors as shear stress, settling time, and the effluent discharge site have direct effect on the efficiency of aerobic granules reactor and other factors such as divalent metal ions, dissolved oxygen concentration, the ratio of height to diameter of the reactor, temperature affecting on the granulation process. If suitable conditions provide, the aerobic granule sludge process can be useful for leachate treatment.
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- Abdolmotaleb Seid-Mohammadi
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Environmental health engineering, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental health engineering, Hamadan University of medical sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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de Graaff DR, van Dijk EJH, van Loosdrecht MCM, Pronk M. Strength characterization of full-scale aerobic granular sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:1637-1647. [PMID: 30380999 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1543357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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For a stable operation, the aerobic granular sludge process requires mechanically strong granules in balance with the shear forces in the reactor. Despite a wide general interest in granular stability, the mechanical strength of both anaerobic and aerobic granular sludge received very little attention. In this study, a high-shear method for strength characterization has been evaluated for full-scale aerobic granular sludge (AGS). Abrasion times up to 90 min showed a stable abrasion rate coefficient (K), while prolonged periods of abrasion up to 24 h resulted in a decrease in abrasion rate. Larger granules have higher abrasion rate than smaller granules. No abrasion was observed at low shear rates, indicating a threshold shear rate for abrasion. Lab-scale AGS showed a lower abrasion rate than full-scale AGS. Incubation of full-scale granules in NaCl led to a decrease in abrasion rate at 25 g L-1 NaCl, but incubation in 50 g L-1 NaCl led to a further decrease for only half of the tested granular sludge samples.
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- Danny R de Graaff
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
- Royal HaskoningDHV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
- Royal HaskoningDHV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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Sun H, Mei R, Zhang XX, Ren H, Liu WT, Ye L. Bacterial enrichment in highly-selective acetate-fed bioreactors and its application in rapid biofilm formation. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 170:115359. [PMID: 31821931 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, we systematically investigated the bacterial community dynamics in highly-selective (strong hydraulic selection pressure and high organic loading rate) bioreactors with acetate as the sole carbon source. 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing and metagenomic sequencing results showed that phenolics-degrading bacteria (PDB), which were mainly Acinetobacter species, in the newly-formed aerobic granules could account for >70% of the total bacteria. Near full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained by cloning suggest that the PDB are potentially novel species because they are distantly related to known Acinetobacter species. However, these PDB only temporarily appeared in the early stage of the granule formation and their abundance quickly decreased along the reactor operation. To retain these PDB, we demonstrated that the newly-formed aerobic granules could accelerate biofilm formation in moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBRs), and the biofilm carriers showed gradually-increased phenol degradation performance in the MBBRs. While, the bacterial community in biofilm significantly changed during the operation process of the MBBRs and the community structure became more complicated than that in the aerobic granules. Collectively, this study provides new insights into the microbial ecology of sludge granulation and biofilm formation process in the wastewater treatment systems for remediating phenolic matters.
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- Haohao Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Gong H, Pishgar R, Tay JH. Artificial neural network modelling for organic and total nitrogen removal of aerobic granulation under steady-state condition. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2019; 40:3124-3139. [PMID: 29671385 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1466920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Aerobic granulation is a recent technology with high level of complexity and sensitivity to environmental and operational conditions. Artificial neural networks (ANNs), computational tools capable of describing complex non-linear systems, are the best fit to simulate aerobic granular bioreactors. In this study, two feedforward backpropagation ANN models were developed to predict chemical oxygen demand (Model I) and total nitrogen removal efficiencies (Model II) of aerobic granulation technology under steady-state condition. Fundamentals of ANN models and the steps to create them were briefly reviewed. The models were respectively fed with 205 and 136 data points collected from laboratory-, pilot-, and full-scale studies on aerobic granulation technology reported in the literature. Initially, 60%, 20%, and 20%, and 80%, 10%, and 10% of the points in the corresponding datasets were randomly chosen and used for training, testing, and validation of Model I, and Model II, respectively. Overall coefficient of determination (R2) value and mean squared error (MSE) of the two models were initially 0.49 and 15.5, and 0.37 and 408, respectively. To improve the model performance, two data division methods were used. While one method is generic and potentially applicable to other fields, the other can only be applied to modelling the performance of aerobic granular reactors. R2 value and MSE were improved to 0.90 and 2.54, and 0.81 and 121.56, respectively, after applying the new data division methods. The results demonstrated that ANN-based models were capable simulation approach to predict a complicated process like aerobic granulation.
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- H Gong
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary , Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary , Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary , Canada
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Pishgar R, Dominic JA, Sheng Z, Tay JH. Influence of operation mode and wastewater strength on aerobic granulation at pilot scale: Startup period, granular sludge characteristics, and effluent quality. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 160:81-96. [PMID: 31132565 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study attempted to investigate the influence of operation mode and wastewater strength on startup period, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) characteristics, and system effluent quality at pilot scale. Granulation was monitored in three pilot-scale granular sequencing batch reactors (GSBRs). Comparative evaluation of AN/O/AX/O_SBR and O_SBR, fed with wastewater of the same composition but run with completely different SBR reaction phase arrangements (alternating vs. purely aerobic), revealed the effect of SBR operation mode. Comparative study of the GSBRs operated with alternating SBR reaction phases (AN/O/AX/O_SBR and AN/O_SBR) and fed with wastewater of different strength (high- vs. medium-strength) determined the effect of wastewater composition. Granulation time and granule size were regulated by wastewater strength and the resulting organic and sludge loading conditions. Whereas, AGS morphology, granule structure, and floccular proportion of AGS were attributed to SBR operation mode. Effluent clarity in terms of suspended solid concentration depended on wastewater strength. Subtle but distinct microbial selection strategies were in effect during granulation which were also imposed by wastewater strength. Due to strong correlation between the effluent and AGS microbial structures, demonstrated by biodiversity analysis, differences in the microbial composition of effluent biomass and washout patterns of the GSBRs could be explained by wastewater strength as well. Limited nutrient removal efficiencies, restricted by organic matter concentration, could be due to involvement of unorthodox nutrient removal pathways which warrants further investigation.
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- Roya Pishgar
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Wang X, Chen Z, Kang J, Zhao X, Shen J. Removal of tetracycline by aerobic granular sludge and its bacterial community dynamics in SBR. RSC Adv 2018; 8:18284-18293. [PMID: 35541111 PMCID: PMC9080576 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01357h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, the removal efficiency and mechanism of tetracycline by aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in SBR were investigated. The removal of tetracycline present in livestock and poultry wastewater and the effect on conventional pollutants, such chemical oxygen demand, and nitrogen and phosphorous removal performance have been assessed demonstrating that AGS was able to remove tetracycline by adsorption and biodegradation processes. The removal rate of tetracycline was more than 90%, and conventional pollutants were also efficiently removed. The high-throughput sequencing technology was applied to decipher the species succession and community structure of tetracycline-resistance granular sludge. The Chryseobacterium, Actinotignum, Lactococcus, Shinella and Clavibacter were gradually dominant and considered as the functional bacteria for the removal of tetracycline. The numbers of functional genes including amino acid, carbohydrate and inorganic ion transport and metabolism, as well as energy production and conversion, and secondary metabolites biosynthesis, were also increased. These functional genes played an important role in the biodegradation of tetracycline.
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- Xiaochun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150090 China +86-451-86283028 +86-451-86283001 +86-451-86287000
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150090 China +86-451-86283028 +86-451-86283001 +86-451-86287000
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150090 China +86-451-86283028 +86-451-86283001 +86-451-86287000
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- College of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150090 China +86-451-86283028 +86-451-86283001 +86-451-86287000
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Xia J, Ye L, Ren H, Zhang XX. Microbial community structure and function in aerobic granular sludge. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:3967-3979. [PMID: 29550989 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8905-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Aerobic granular sludge (AGS), a self-immobilized microbial consortium containing different functional microorganisms, is receiving growing attention, since it has shown great technological and economical potentials in the field of wastewater treatment. Microbial community is crucial for the formation, stability, and pollutant removal efficiency of aerobic granules. This mini-review systematically summarizes the recent findings of the microbial community structure and function of AGS and discusses the new research progress in the microbial community dynamics during the granulation process and spatial distribution patterns of the microbiota in AGS. The presented information may be helpful for the in-depth theoretical study and practical application of AGS technology in the future.
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- Juntao Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Cetin E, Karakas E, Dulekgurgen E, Ovez S, Kolukirik M, Yilmaz G. Effects of high-concentration influent suspended solids on aerobic granulation in pilot-scale sequencing batch reactors treating real domestic wastewater. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 131:74-89. [PMID: 29275102 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of high-influent-concentration suspended solids (SS) on the cultivation, structure and long-term stability of aerobic granular sludge (AGS). Cultivation and long-term stability of AGS were monitored in two pilot-scale sequencing batch reactors fed with raw (R1) and settled (R2) domestic wastewater, representing high and medium SS content, respectively. The real domestic wastewater had high chemical oxygen demand (COD) content (1100 ± 270 mg COD L-1). Aerobic granular sludge was cultivated in 44 days (R1) and 25 days (R2) under the conditions of high settling velocity (18 m h-1) and high organic loading rate (OLR) (2.1-2.4 kg COD m3 day). The AGS in both reactors had similar structural properties during long-term operation and remained structurally and functionally stable during the last five months of operation. Comparative evaluation of the results indicated that the high influent SS content of the real domestic wastewater had a positive influence on maintaining significantly lower SVI30 and relatively lower effluent SS concentration. Moreover, a higher influent SS content resulted in smaller mature granules during the stable period. Microbial community analyses helped to understand the aerobic granular sludge structure and showed that the sludge retention time and OLR affected the granular sludge population. The high influent SS increased biomass detachment from the granular sludge surface and caused wash-out of some bacteria colonizing the exterior of the granular sludge.
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- Ender Cetin
- Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Avcilar 34320, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Avcilar 34320, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Maslak 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Department, Avcilar 34320, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Liébana R, Modin O, Persson F, Wilén BM. Integration of aerobic granular sludge and membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2018; 38:801-816. [PMID: 29400086 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1414140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Environmental deterioration together with the need for water reuse and the increasingly restrictive legislation of water quality standards have led to a demand for compact, efficient and less energy consuming technologies for wastewater treatment. Aerobic granular sludge and membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are two technologies with several advantages, such as small footprint, high-microbial density and activity, ability to operate at high organic- and nitrogen-loading rates, and tolerance to toxicity. However, they also have some disadvantages. The aerobic granular sludge process generally requires post-treatment in order to fulfill effluent standards and MBRs suffer from fouling of the membranes. Integrating the two technologies could be a way of combining the advantages and addressing the main problems associated with both processes. The use of membranes to separate the aerobic granules from the treated water would ensure high-quality effluents suitable for reuse. Moreover, the use of granular sludge in MBRs has been shown to reduce fouling. Several recent studies have shown that the aerobic granular membrane bioreactor (AGMBR) is a promising hybrid process with many attractive features. However, major challenges that have to be addressed include how to achieve granulation and maintain granular stability during continuous operation of reactors. This paper aims to review the current state of research on AGMBR technology while drawing attention to relevant findings and highlight current limitations.
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- Raquel Liébana
- a Division of Water Environment Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Division of Water Environment Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Division of Water Environment Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Division of Water Environment Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden
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Nancharaiah YV, Kiran Kumar Reddy G. Aerobic granular sludge technology: Mechanisms of granulation and biotechnological applications. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 247:1128-1143. [PMID: 28985995 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) is a novel microbial community which allows simultaneous removal of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and other pollutants in a single sludge system. AGS is distinct from activated sludge in physical, chemical and microbiological properties and offers compact and cost-effective treatment for removing oxidized and reduced contaminants from wastewater. AGS sequencing batch reactors have shown their utility in the treatment of abattoir, live-stock, rubber, landfill leachate, dairy, brewery, textile and other effluents. AGS is extensively researched for wide-spread implementation in sewage treatment plants. However, formation of AGS takes relatively much longer time while treating low-strength wastewaters like sewage. Strategies like increased volumetric flow by means of short cycles and mixing of sewage with industrial wastewaters can promote AGS formation while treating low-strength sewage. This article reviewed the state of research on AGS formation mechanisms, bioremediation capabilities and biotechnological applications of AGS technology in domestic and industrial wastewater treatment.
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- Y V Nancharaiah
- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400 094, India.
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- Biofouling and Biofilm Processes Section, Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
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Szabó E, Liébana R, Hermansson M, Modin O, Persson F, Wilén BM. Comparison of the bacterial community composition in the granular and the suspended phase of sequencing batch reactors. AMB Express 2017; 7:168. [PMID: 28871435 PMCID: PMC5583138 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-017-0471-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Granulation of activated sludge is an increasingly important area within the field of wastewater treatment. Granulation is usually achieved by high hydraulic selection pressure, which results in the wash-out of slow settling particles. The effect of the harsh wash-out conditions on the granular sludge ecosystem is not yet fully understood, but different bacterial groups may be affected to varying degrees. In this study, we used high-throughput amplicon sequencing to follow the community composition in granular sludge reactors for 12 weeks, both in the granular phase and the suspended phase (effluent). The microbiome of the washed out biomass was similar but not identical to the microbiome of the granular biomass. Certain taxa (e.g. Flavobacterium spp. and Bdellovibrio spp.) had significantly (p < 0.05) higher relative abundance in the granules compared to the effluent. Fluorescence in situ hybridization images indicated that these taxa were mainly located in the interior of granules and therefore protected from erosion. Other taxa (e.g. Meganema sp. and Zooglea sp.) had significantly lower relative abundance in the granules compared to the effluent, and appeared to be mainly located on the surface of granules and therefore subject to erosion. Despite being washed out, these taxa were among the most abundant members of the granular sludge communities and were likely growing fast in the reactors. The ratio between relative abundance in the granular biomass and in the effluent did not predict temporal variation of the taxa in the reactors, but it did appear to predict the spatial location of the taxa in the granules.
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Effects of Inoculum Type and Aeration Flowrate on the Performance of Aerobic Granular SBRs. Processes (Basel) 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/pr5030041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Liu J, Li J, Wang X, Zhang Q, Littleton H. Rapid aerobic granulation in an SBR treating piggery wastewater by seeding sludge from a municipal WWTP. J Environ Sci (China) 2017; 51:332-341. [PMID: 28115146 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aerobic sludge granulation was rapidly obtained in the erlenmeyer bottle and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) using piggery wastewater. Aerobic granulation occurred on day 3 and granules with mean diameter of 0.2mm and SVI30 of 20.3mL/g formed in SBR on day 18. High concentrations of Ca and Fe in the raw piggery wastewater and operating mode accelerated aerobic granulation, even though the seed sludge was from a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Alpha diversity analysis revealed Operational Taxonomic Units, Shannon, ACE and Chao 1 indexes in aerobic granules were 2013, 5.51, 4665.5 and 3734.5, which were obviously lower compared to seed sludge. The percentages of major microbial communities, such as Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were obviously higher in aerobic granules than seed sludge. Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria, TM7 and Acidobacteria showed much higher abundances in the inoculum. The main reasons might be the characteristics of raw piggery wastewater and granule structure.
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- Jun Liu
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou 310021, China
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Analysis of bacterial, fungal and archaeal populations from a municipal wastewater treatment plant developing an innovative aerobic granular sludge process. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 33:14. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-016-2179-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fra-Vázquez A, Morales N, Figueroa M, Val del Río A, Regueiro L, Campos J, Mosquera-Corral A. Bacterial community dynamics in long-term operation of a pilot plant using aerobic granular sludge to treat pig slurry. Biotechnol Prog 2016; 32:1212-1221. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- A. Fra-Vázquez
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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- Faculty of Engineering and Science; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; Avda. Padre Hurtado 750 Viña del Mar Chile
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- Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses; Inst. of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela; Santiago de Compostela 15705 Spain
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Long B, Yang CZ, Pu WH, Yang JK, Jiang GS, Li CY, Liu FB, Dan JF, Zhang J, Zhang L. Rapid cultivation of aerobic granule for the treatment of solvent recovery raffinate in a bench scale sequencing batch reactor. Sep Purif Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sajjad M, Kim IS, Kim KS. Development of a novel process to mitigate membrane fouling in a continuous sludge system by seeding aerobic granules at pilot plant. J Memb Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pronk M, de Kreuk MK, de Bruin B, Kamminga P, Kleerebezem R, van Loosdrecht MCM. Full scale performance of the aerobic granular sludge process for sewage treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 84:207-217. [PMID: 26233660 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Recently, aerobic granular sludge technology has been scaled-up and implemented for industrial and municipal wastewater treatment under the trade name Nereda(®). With full-scale references for industrial treatment application since 2006 and domestic sewage since 2009 only limited operating data have been presented in scientific literature so far. In this study performance, granulation and design considerations of an aerobic granular sludge plant on domestic wastewater at the WWTP Garmerwolde, the Netherlands were analysed. After a start-up period of approximately 5 months, a robust and stable granule bed (>8 g L(-1)) was formed and could be maintained thereafter, with a sludge volume index after 5 min settling of 45 mL g(-1). The granular sludge consisted for more than 80% of granules larger than 0.2 mm and more than 60% larger than 1 mm. Effluent requirements (7 mg N L(-1) and 1 mg P L(-1)) were easily met during summer and winter. Maximum volumetric conversion rates for nitrogen and phosphorus were respectively 0.17 and 0.24 kg (m(3) d)(-1). The energy usage was 13.9 kWh (PE150·year)(-1) which is 58-63 % lower than the average conventional activated sludge treatment plant in the Netherlands. Finally, this study demonstrated that aerobic granular sludge technology can effectively be implemented for the treatment of domestic wastewater.
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- M Pronk
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Royal HaskoningDHV B.V., P.O Box 1132, 3800 BC Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Waterschap Noorderzijlvest, Stedumermaar 1, 9735 AC Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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Long B, Yang CZ, Pu WH, Yang JK, Jiang GS, Dan JF, Zhang J, Zhang L. The treatment of solvent recovery raffinate by aerobic granular sludge in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2015; 13:746-757. [PMID: 26322760 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2015.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mature aerobic granular sludge (AGS) was inoculated for the start-up of a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor for the treatment of high concentration solvent recovery raffinate (SRR). The proportion of simulated wastewater (SW) (w/w) in the influent gradually decreased to zero during the operation, while volume of SRR gradually increased from zero to 10.84 L. AGS was successfully domesticated after 48 days, which maintained its structure during the operation. The domesticated AGS was orange, irregular, smooth and compact. Sludge volume index (SVI), SV30/SV5, mixed liquor volatile suspended solids/mixed liquor suspended solids (MLVSS/MLSS), extracellular polymeric substances, proteins/polysaccharides, average particle size, granulation rate, specific oxygen utilization rates (SOUR)H and (SOUR)N of AGS were about 38 mL/g, 0.97, 0.52, 39.73 mg/g MLVSS, 1.17, 1.51 mm, 96.66%, 47.40 mg O2/h g volatile suspended solids (VSS) and 8.96 mg O2/h g VSS, respectively. Good removal effect was achieved by the reactor. Finally, the removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total inorganic nitrogen (TIN), NH4+-N and total phosphorus (TP) were more than 98%, 96%, 97% and 97%, respectively. The result indicated gradually increasing the proportion of real wastewater in influent was a useful domestication method, and the feasibility of AGS for treatment of high C/N ratio industrial wastewater.
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- Bei Long
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China E-mail:
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Rocktäschel T, Klarmann C, Ochoa J, Boisson P, Sørensen K, Horn H. Influence of the granulation grade on the concentration of suspended solids in the effluent of a pilot scale sequencing batch reactor operated with aerobic granular sludge. Sep Purif Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Long B, Yang CZ, Pu WH, Yang JK, Jiang GS, Dan JF, Li CY, Liu FB. Rapid cultivation of aerobic granular sludge in a pilot scale sequencing batch reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 166:57-63. [PMID: 24905043 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Aerobic granular sludge which had good performance to pollutants removal was successfully cultivated within 18 days in a pilot scale sequencing batch reactor, about 25% mature aerobic granular sludge was inoculated when the setting time of activated sludge was reduced to 10 min. Anaerobic biological selector was implemented to inhibit filamentous bacteria overgrowth, where the maximum COD could reach to 1703.74 mg/L. The cultivated aerobic granular sludge was irregular and pale yellow, average particle size, SVI, SV₃₀/SV₅, PN/PS, EPS and water content were 1.58 mm, 67.64 mL/g, 0.91, 2.17, 268.90 mg EPS/g MLVSS and 98.16% on the 18th day. Mechanism of rapid granulation mainly included crystal nucleus hypothesis and selection pressure hypothesis. The inoculated aerobic granules could maintain stable under short setting time environment, making it directly as the crystal nucleus and the carriers for new particles without obvious disintegration, which eventually shortened the granulation time greatly.
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- Bei Long
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, China
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Durán U, del Val Río A, Campos JL, Mosquera-Corral A, Méndez R. Enhanced ammonia removal at room temperature by pH controlled partial nitrification and subsequent anaerobic ammonium oxidation. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2014; 35:383-390. [PMID: 24600878 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.829110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The Anammox-based processes are suitable for the treatment of wastewaters characterized by a low carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio. The application of the Anammox process requires the availability of an effluent with a NO2- -N/NH4+ -N ratio composition around 1 g g-1, which involves the necessity of a previous step where the partial nitrification is performed. In this step, the inhibition of the nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) is crucial. In the present work, a combined partial nitrification-ANaerobic AMmonia OXidation (Anammox) two-units system operated at room temperature (20 degreeC) has been tested for the nitrogen removal of pre-treated pig slurry. To achieve the successful partial nitrification and inhibit the NOB activity, different ammonium/inorganic carbon (NH4+/IC) ratios were assayed from 1.19 to 0.82g NH4+-Ng-1 HCO3-C. This procedure provoked a decrease of the pH value to 6.0 to regulate the inhibitory effect over ammonia-oxidizing bacteria caused by free ammonia. Simultaneously, the NOB experienced the inhibitory effect of free nitrous acid which avoided the presence of nitrate in the effluent. The NH4+/IC ratio which allowed the obtaining of the desired effluent composition (50% of both ammonium and nitrite) was 0.82 +/- 0.02 g NH4+-N g-1 HCO3- -C. The Anammox reactor was fed with the effluent of the partial nitrification unit containing a NO2 -N/NH4+ -N ratio of 1 g g-1' where a nitrogen loading rate of 0.1 g N L-1 d-1 was efficiently removed.
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- U Durán
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gomez de Marzoa s/n, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gomez de Marzoa s/n, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gomez de Marzoa s/n, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gomez de Marzoa s/n, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Rua Lope Gomez de Marzoa s/n, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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