The　rapid　cultivation　strategy　of　aerobic　granular　sludge　(AGS)　for　simultaneous　phenol　degradation　and　ammonium　oxidation　was　studied　in　a　sequence　batch　reactor　(SBR).　The　short-term　inhibitory　kinetics　of　phenol　was　studied　through　batch　experiments.　For　the　sodium　acetate　fed　AGS,　the　phenol　inhibition　constants　(Ki)　of　specific　oxygen　utilization　rate　by　heterotrophic　bacteria　(SOURh)　was　508.6　mg/L.　The　Ki　of　specific　ammonium　utilization　rate　(SAUR)　was　232.3　mg/L.　After　28　days’　acclimatization,　the　phenol　and　NH4+-N　removal　rates　of　the　SBR　reached　94.0%　and　96.4%　when　the　influent　phenol　and　NH4+-N　concentrations　were　1000　and　33.5　mg/L,　respectively.　The　phenol　removal　loading　rate　was　1.69　kg/(m3·d).　For　the　mature　phenol&ammonium　degrading　AGS,　the　polysaccharide　(PS)　and　protein　(PN)　concentrations　were　247.4　±　10.3　and　68.6　±　6.5　mg/g　VSS,　respectively.　The　functional　groups　analysis　showed　that　the　amount　of　[sbnd]OH,　[sbnd]NH,　[sbnd]C[dbnd]O　and　[sbnd]C[dbnd]C　groups　remained　unchanged　in　the　mature　phenol&ammonium　degrading　AGS.　©　2020