Abstract
Laboratory scale experiments were conducted to study the deterioration of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) due to influent ammonium concentration, and to compare the performance of two types of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) systems, a conventional SBR and sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR). Both in SBR and SBBR, the total nitrogen removal efficiency decreased from 100% to 53% and from 87.5% to 54.4%, respectively, with the increase of influent ammonium concentration from 20 mg/l to 80 mg/l. When the influent ammonium concentration was as low as 20 mg/l (C: N: P=200: 20: 15), denitrifying glycogen-accumulating organisms (DGAOs) were successfully grown and activated by using glucose as a sole carbon source in a lab-scale anaerobic-oxic-anoxic (A2O) SBR. In the SBR, due to the effect of incomplete denitrification and pH drop, the nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency decreased from 77% to 33.3% when the influent ammonium concentration increased from 20 mg/l to 80 mg/l. However, in the SBBR, simultaneous nitrification/denitrification (SND) occurred, and the nitrification rate in the aerobic phase did not change remarkably in spite of the increase in influent ammonium concentration. Phosphorus removal was not affected by the increase of influent ammonium concentration.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, news and stories from top researchers in related subjects.Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
M. G. Lee and T. Hano, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 18, 178 (2001).
H. U. Man, T. H. Lee, Y. O. Kim, S. H. Park and T. J. Park, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 21, 635 (2004).
C. M. D. Filipe, G.T. Daigger and C. L. P. Grady, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 76, 361 (2001).
W. T. Liu, T. Mino, K. Nakamura and T. Matsuo, Wat. Res., 30, 75 (1996).
R. L. Irvine and L. H. Ketchum, Crit. Rev. Envir. Engrg., 18, 255 (1988).
K. M. Poo, J. H. Im, J.H. Ko, Y. J. Kim, H. J. Woo and C.W. Kim, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 22, 666 (2005).
P.A. Wilderer, Sequencing batch biofilm reactor technology. In: Harnessing biotechnology for the 21 st century, Ladish M. R. and Bose A. Eds., American Chemical Society (1992).
D. M. White, T. A. Pilon and C. Woolard, Wat. Res., 34(7), 2105 (2000).
Z. Zhang, J. Zhou, J. Wang, H. Guo and J. Tong, Process Biochem., 41, 599 (2006).
A. Gieseke, P. Arnz, R. Amann and A. Schramm, Wat. Res., 36, 501 (2002).
C.M. Falkentoft, P. Arnz, M. Henze, H. Mosbaek, E. Muller, P. A. Wilderer and P. Harremoes, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 76(1), 77 (2001).
E. Morgenroth and P. A. Wilderer, Wat. Sci. Tech., 39(7), 33 (1999).
Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 20th Ed., APHA/AWWA/WEF, Washington DC, USA (1998).
T. Kuba, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, F. A. Brandse and J. J. Heijnen, Wat. Res., 31, 777 (1997).
J. Ahn, T. Daidou, S. Tsuneda and A. Hirata, Wat. Res., 36, 403 (2002).
R. J. Zeng, Z. Yuan and J. Keller, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 81(4), 397 (2003).
A. Oehmen, A. Saunder, L. L. Blackall, Z. Yuan and J. Keller, Presented at the IWA world water congress, Melbourne, Australia (2002).
E.V. Munch, P. A. Lant and J. Keller, Wat. Res., 30(2), 277 (1996).
H. Guo, J. Zhou, J. Su and Z. Zhang, Biochem. Eng. J., 23, 57 (2005).
R. J. Zeng, R. Lemaire, Z. Yuan and J. Keller, Wat. Sci. Technol., 50(10), 163 (2004).
G. J. F. Smolders, J. J. van der Meij, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht and J. J. Heijnen, Biotech. Bioeng., 43, 461 (1994).
B. M. Kumar and S. Chaudhari, Wat. Sci. Tech., 48(3), 73 (2003).
C. D. M. Filipe, G. T. Daigger and C. L. P. Grady Jr., Biotechnol. Bioeng., 76(1), 17 (2001).
C. D. M. Filipe, G. T. Daigger and C. L. P. Grady Jr., Wat. Environ. Res., 73(2), 213 (2001).
H. P. H. Feng, T. Zhang and Y. Liu, Wat. Res., 36(13), 3211 (2002).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kim, DS., Jung, NS. & Park, YS. Characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in SBR and SBBR with different ammonium loading rates. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 25, 793–800 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-008-0130-2
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-008-0130-2