N2O and NO emissions from a partial nitrification sequencing batch reactor: Exploring dynamics, sources and minimization mechanisms
A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was enriched with ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in order to treat synthetic reject wastewater (1g NH4+-N/L). Partial nitrification was successfully achieved at a NH4+-N to NO2--N conversion rate of 98%. The emission dynamics of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/12576 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/12576 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palavra-chave: | Nitrificació Nitrification Aigües residuals -- Anàlisi Sewage -- nalysis Bioreactors Aigües residuals -- Depuració -- Oxidació Sewage -- Purification -- Oxidation |
| Resumo: | A sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was enriched with ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in order to treat synthetic reject wastewater (1g NH4+-N/L). Partial nitrification was successfully achieved at a NH4+-N to NO2--N conversion rate of 98%. The emission dynamics of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) were monitored during normal operation and under 3 different cycle configurations. An N2O peak was detected during the first 5min of the cycle in all cases which corresponded to 60-80% of the total N2O emitted. When anoxic phases were introduced, N2O emissions were minimized but NO increased. Factors affecting the initial N2O peak were studied in a set of individual experiments. It was concluded that most of this N2O originated during settling due to biological reactions. Complete oxidation of NH4+ (or most likely hydroxylamine) as a result of sufficient aeration time can be a minimization strategy for N2O emissions in partial nitrification systems |
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