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In this study, the effects of electric field on the activity of anammox biomass were investigated. In batch mode, experimental results demonstrated that the nitrogen removal rate enhanced by 25.6 % compared with the control experiment at the electric field of 2 V/cm with application time of 20 min. However, continuous application (24 h) of electric field impacted a mal-effect on anammox biomass during the intensity between 1 and 4 V/cm. After the electric field was removed, the activity of anammox biomass could recover within 2 weeks. This implied that the mal-effect of electric field on anammox biomass was reversible. The decrease of heme c contents and crude enzyme activity demonstrated to be the main reason for the depress of the anammox biomass activity. Transmission electron microscope observation also proved the morphological change of anammox biomass under electric field.
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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51008045, 21377014), Science and Technology Research Projects of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education (No. L2013026), Dalian Municipal Science and Technology Projects (No. 2012E11SF067) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. DUT12LK20).
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Qiao, S., Yin, X., Zhou, J. et al. Inhibition and recovery of continuous electric field application on the activity of anammox biomass. Biodegradation 25, 505–513 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-013-9677-7
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