RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NITROUS OXIDES EMISSION DURING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER

Chen Shi; PENG Lai; XU Yifeng; LIANG Chuanzhou; NI Bingjie

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Chen Shi, PENG Lai, XU Yifeng, LIANG Chuanzhou, NI Bingjie. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NITROUS OXIDES EMISSION DURING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(6): 97-106,122. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202206013

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Chen Shi, PENG Lai, XU Yifeng, LIANG Chuanzhou, NI Bingjie. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NITROUS OXIDES EMISSION DURING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(6): 97-106,122. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202206013

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Chen Shi, PENG Lai, XU Yifeng, LIANG Chuanzhou, NI Bingjie. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NITROUS OXIDES EMISSION DURING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2022, 40(6): 97-106,122. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202206013

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RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF NITROUS OXIDES EMISSION DURING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202206013

Chen Shi^1,2,
PENG Lai^{1,2
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XU Yifeng^1,2,
LIANG Chuanzhou^1,2,
NI Bingjie³

1. Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
2. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China;
3. Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney NSW2007, Australia

Received Date: 2021-12-20
Available Online: 2022-09-01
Publish Date: 2022-09-01

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Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is a greenhouse gas with an approximately 265-fold stronger warming effect than carbon dioxide.N₂O can be produced and directly emitted during biological nitrogen removal from wastewater.The carbon footprint from wastewater treatment plants may be significantly increased if N₂O production and emissions are not controlled.Mathematical modeling of N₂O emissions is of great importance for the in-depth clarification of N₂O production mechanisms,the quantification of N₂O emissions,the optimization of biological nitrogen removal,and the development of mitigation strategies.Combing with the state of the art,the production mechanisms of N₂O were described.N₂O mathematical models based on different mechanisms were concluded,including the ones predicting N₂O production by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) through the hydroxylamine oxidation pathway and the AOB denitrification pathway,by heterotrophic denitrifiers through the denitrification pathway and by both groups of microbes through the integration of these pathways.The models of N₂O emissions in advanced nitrogen removal processes,practical engineering application of N₂O models,and the existing problems in model calibration were summarized in detail,and the future research directions of N₂O modeling were prospected.
- mathematical model,
- nitrous oxide,
- hydroxylamine oxidation,
- AOB denitrification,
- heterotrophic denitrification

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