NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER BY ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

SONG Xiaokang; YIN Fangfang; DING Min; ZHU Cheng; WU Peng; LIU Wenru

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202204033

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SONG Xiaokang, YIN Fangfang, DING Min, ZHU Cheng, WU Peng, LIU Wenru. NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER BY ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(4): 235-243. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202204033

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SONG Xiaokang, YIN Fangfang, DING Min, ZHU Cheng, WU Peng, LIU Wenru. NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER BY ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(4): 235-243. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202204033

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SONG Xiaokang, YIN Fangfang, DING Min, ZHU Cheng, WU Peng, LIU Wenru. NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER BY ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(4): 235-243. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202204033

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NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER BY ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202204033

1. Suzhou Jingyan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Suzhou 215009, China;
2. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China

Received Date: 2021-04-09
Available Online: 2022-07-06

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Anaerobic ammonia oxidation (Anammox)-based high performance nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater provides the possibility of energy self-sufficient operation for municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTPs). Firstly, the process and advantages of Anammox nitrogen removal are reviewed in this article. Then the challenges and solutions of the application of Anammox-based autotrophic nitrogen removal technology in MWTPs are analyzed, including nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) inhibition, anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) enrichment and retention, and the balance control between AnAOB and aerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB). Finally, future research directions of the nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater via Anammox were proposed.
- municipal wastewater,
- Anammox,
- nitritation,
- NOB inhibition,
- balance control

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