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Partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating acrylic fiber wastewater

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A sequencing batch reactor was employed to treat the acrylic fiber wastewater. The dissolved oxygen and mixed liquor suspended solids were 2–3 and 3,500–4,000 mg/L, respectively. The results showed ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) had superior growth rate at high temperature than nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB). Partial nitrification could be obtained with the temperature of 28 °C. When the pH value was 8.5, the nitrite-N accumulation efficiency was 82 %. The combined inhibitions of high pH and free ammonium to NOB devoted to the nitrite-N buildup. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) was a key factor in partial nitrification control, and the optimal HRT was 20 h for nitrite-N buildup in acrylic fiber wastewater treatment. The ammonium oxidation was almost complete and the transformation from nitrite to nitrate could be avoided. AOB and NOB accounted for 2.9 and 4.7 %, respectively, corresponding to the pH of 7.0. When the pH was 8.5, they were 6.7 and 0.9 %, respectively. AOB dominated nitrifying bacteria, and NOB was actually washed out from the system.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Scientific Foundation (No. 51078191 and No. 51278258).

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    Jin Li, Deshuang Yu & Peiyu Zhang

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Li, J., Yu, D. & Zhang, P. Partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating acrylic fiber wastewater. Biodegradation 24, 427–435 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-012-9599-9

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