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An ultra-low energy consumption continuous flow (UECF) process was used for enhanced nitrogen removal from rural sewage. The ammonia in sewage was first oxidized to nitrite in a bio trickling filter (BTFPN) supplemented with natural oxygen. A stable nitrite accumulation ratio (NAR) of 93.2% was maintained by adding 5 mg/L NH2OH every seven days. BTFPN effluent was then combined with certain portion of rural sewage (1:1.2 to 1:1.5) and introduced to an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, where the nitrogen-containing pollutants were removed by Anammox process (UASBAMX). Effluent total nitrogen (TN) of 6.7 mg/L and a TN removal efficiency of 93.7% were obtained when influent chemical oxygen demand (COD), NH4+-N and TN were 321.9, 74.2 and 82.7 mg/L, respectively. Advanced nitrogen removal, based on the desirable cooperation between Anammox bacteria (Ca. Brocadia, 2.3%) and partial denitrification bacteria (Thauera, 4.2%), was achieved over 300 days of stable operation. Considering the nitrogen balance, 57.9% of nitrate generated in Anammox was reduced to nitrite by partial denitrification, and Anammox contributed 88.1% of nitrogen removal and 7.6% of denitrification. Compared with conventional nitrification and denitrification processes, UECF requires no mechanical aeration, no external carbon, produces 76.6% less external sludge, and reduces CO2 emissions by 92.3%.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
ISSN: 1385-8947
Year: 2021
Volume: 426
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JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: ENGINEERING;
ESI HC Threshold:87
JCR Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 16
SCOPUS Cited Count: 18
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30 Days PV: 3
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