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Membrane-aerated Nitrifying Biofilms: Continuous versus Intermittent Aeration

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Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1

Water Technologies, Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2

Technical University of Denmark3

This study evaluated the process performance of a lab-scale membrane-aerated nitrifying biofilm under continuous versus intermittent aeration regimes. Effects of intermittent aeration on the competition between individual microbial communities and the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) were specifically studied.

The principle observation under continuous aeration was more efficient ammonium removal (4.3 gNH4+_N/m2/day) but also higher N2O emission (2.9% of the N loading) and minor anaerobic ammonium oxidizer (AMX) activity compared to intermittent aeration (3.1 gNH4+_N/m2/day, 0.3% of the N loading). AMX activity increased at the expense of decreasing nitrite oxidizer (NOB) activity with intermittent aeration.

Dissolved oxygen and pH microprofiles under each aeration regimes revealed that the dynamic variation of pH relevant effects could be the potential causes to these different performances. A high intermittency in aeration favors the suppression of NOB with positive effects on N2O emission reduction

Language: English
Year: 2017
Proceedings: 10th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors
Types: Conference paper
ORCIDs: Ma, Yunjie and Smets, Barth F.

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