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Impact of carbon to nitrogen ratio on the performance of aerobic granular reactor and microbial population dynamics during aerobic sludge granulation

  • School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Lanzhou University of Technology

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Abstract

Carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio is one of the most important factor affecting aerobic granular sludge (AGS) growth and pollutant removal in aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor (AGSBR). For stability of sludge granulation process, AGSs were domesticated in five sequence batch reactors (SBRs) with different C/N ratios (6, 7, 8, 9, and 10), which the ammonia nitrogen concentration of influent was 165 mg/L. The effects of C/N ratio on morphology and property of AGS were studied. The results showed that stable AGS was yielded with good settleability, high pollutant removal efficiency and rich microbial diversity when C/N ratio was 8. AGS yielded had stable structure due to higher protein in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). High throughput 16S rDNA gene analysis revealed the microbial community diversity increased in AGS under the C/N ratio. The dominant microbes changed at the phylum, class and family three levels with the increasing operation time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)258-265
Number of pages8
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume271
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Aerobic granular sludge
  • Carbon to nitrogen ratio
  • Decontamination efficiency
  • Microbial community
  • Sequencing batch reactor

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