滇池可培养好氧反硝化细菌多样性及其脱氮特性

【目的】氮污染已成为当今水体污染的一个重要因素,为了解滇池可培养好氧反硝化细菌的多样性,获得高效好氧反硝化细菌资源,为污染水体或浅层地下水的生物修复提供材料。【方法】采用富集培养方法从滇池沉积物和水体样品中分离好氧反硝化细菌,对好氧反硝化细菌的16S r RNA基因序列进行系统发育分析,并筛选其中的高效好氧反硝化细菌。【结果】分离出260株好氧反硝化菌,经16S rRNA基因序列分析,260株菌分属于2门13科14属的59个种。假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)为优势细菌属,其次是不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)和代尔夫特菌属(Delftia)。筛选到12株高效好氧反硝化细菌菌株,其中8株属于假单胞菌(Pseudomonas spp.),4株为不动杆菌(Acinetobacter spp.)。定量分析发现菌株N15-6-1的反硝化效果较好。对菌株N15-6-1的脱氮条件优化结果显示,在以蔗糖为碳源,温度为30–35℃、C/N=12、静止培养时,反硝化能力较强,其在48 h内硝态氮的去除率达到98.81%,总氮的去除率达96.27%。【结论】滇池存在着较丰富的可培养好氧反硝化细菌,好氧反硝化细菌的分离丰富了好氧反硝化菌的种类,其中的高效脱氮菌株为污染水体或浅层地下水的生物修复提供了初步的候选菌株。     

一株海洋好氧反硝化细菌的鉴定及其好氧反硝化特性

【目的】从处理海洋养殖循环水的生物滤器生物膜中分离到1株具有好氧反硝化活性的细菌(菌株2-8),并进一步研究了该菌的分类地位及反硝化特性。【方法】采用16S rRNA基因序列分析对菌株进行初步鉴定,采用好氧培养技术,探讨了碳源种类、起始pH、NaCl浓度、C/N、温度和摇床转速对菌株2-8好氧反硝化活性的影响。【结果】该菌株的16S rRNA基因序列与Pseudomonas segetis FR1439T(AY770691)的相似性最高,达到99.9%,因此初步鉴定菌株2-8属于假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.2-8)。碳源类型和C/N对其好氧反硝化作用的影响最为显著,以柠檬酸钠为唯一碳源,C/N为15时脱氮效率最高,低C/N导致亚硝酸盐的积累;其好氧反硝化的最适温度和pH分别为30℃和7.5;菌株2-8在摇床转速为160r/min下脱氮效果最好;NaCl浓度对其反硝化活性的影响不明显。【结论】在初始硝酸氮浓度为140mg/L,以柠檬酸钠为唯一碳源、C/N为15、pH为7.5、NaCl浓度为30g/L,30℃以及160r/min摇床培养的条件下,菌株2-8在48h内脱氮率可达92%且无亚硝酸盐积累。     

好氧反硝化细菌SY-D-22的分离、优化及脱氮机理

【背景】在处理含硝酸盐氮的废水中,常见微生物不能同时高效去除硝酸盐氮和总氮,导致处理废水时往往使用多种微生物复合菌剂或者使用复杂的工艺。【目的】高效、安全地去除水中的硝酸盐氮和总氮。方法】富集筛选出一株新型高效好氧反硝化细菌,对其进行16S rRNA基因鉴定。利用响应面法对其影响脱氮因素进行优化并探索其最佳脱氮条件。研究其对含硝酸盐氮废水的反硝化能力及脱氮特性。【结果】从活性污泥中筛选获得一株新型高效好氧反硝化细菌SY-D-22,经鉴定为葡萄球菌属(Staphylococcus)。响应面法优化其最佳反硝化条件为：pH 8.18,C/N为13.39,温度31.43°C,摇床转速130 r/min。当以最佳碳源柠檬酸钠为唯一碳源时,对于100 mg/L浓度的NO₃^--N去除率可达100%,同时对于总氮(total nitrogen,TN)的去除率为95.34%,具有高效脱氮能力。【结论】从活性污泥中筛选出一株新型好氧反硝化细菌Staphylococcus SY-D-22,通过响应面法条件优化,菌株的硝酸盐氮去除率达到100.00%,总氮去除率达到...     

分离于河口区芦苇湿地1株好氧反硝化菌的鉴定及其反硝化特性

【目的】筛选高效脱氮且N_2O释放量少的好氧反硝化细菌,并对菌株的反硝化特性进行研究,可为河口湿地富营养化水体的生物修复提供技术支撑。【方法】经BTB培养基初筛和反硝化能力测定,从辽河河口区芦苇湿地土壤中分离得到1株具有较高反硝化能力的好氧反硝化菌C3。经形态观察、生理生化鉴定和16S rRNA序列分析,对菌株进行鉴定。研究温度、碳源、pH及C/N对其生长量、反硝化能力及N2O释放的影响。【结果】筛选得到的高效好氧反硝化细菌C3,经鉴定属于假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。反硝化特性研究结果表明,该菌最适碳源为柠檬酸三钠,在温度为30°C、pH为7.0、C/N为10时生长速率和脱氮效率最高且N_2O释放量较少。在此条件下,该菌在36 h内使NO_3~–由179.55 mg/L降至5.08 mg/L,脱氮率高达97.17%。该菌株在整个反硝化过程中中间产物N_2O的最大累积量较低,为0.22 mg/L。【结论】从湿地土壤中分离所得好氧反硝化菌C3为假单胞菌属的1个种(Pseudomonas sp.),该菌株在高效除氮和低N_2O累积方面均具有明显优势,对后续河口湿地富营养化水体治理具有重要意义。     

基于响应面法对一株好氧反硝化菌脱氮效能优化

【目的】水体富营养化是当今我国水环境面临的重大水域环境问题,氮素超标排放是主要的引发因素之一。好氧反硝化菌构建同步硝化反硝化工艺比传统脱氮工艺优势更大。获得高效的好氧反硝化菌株并通过生长因子优化使脱氮效率达到最高。【方法】经过序批式生物反应器(Sequencing batch reactor,SBR)的定向驯化,筛选获得高效好氧反硝化菌株,采用响应面法优化好氧反硝化过程影响总氮去除效率的关键因子(碳氮、溶解氧、pH、温度)。【结果】从运行稳定的SBR反应器中定向筛选高效好氧反硝化菌株Pseudomonas T13,采用响应面法对碳氮比、pH和溶解氧关键因子综合优化获得在18 h内最高硝酸盐去除率95%,总氮去除率90%。该菌株的高效反硝化效果的适宜温度范围为25?30 °C;最适pH为中性偏碱;适宜的COD/NO3?-N为4:1以上;最佳溶解氧浓度在2.5 mg/L。【结论】从长期稳定运行的SBR反应器中筛选获得一株高效好氧反硝化菌Pseudomonas T13,硝酸盐还原酶比例占脱氮酶基因的30%以上,通过运行条件优化获得硝氮去除率达到90%以上,对强化废水脱氮工艺具有良好应用价值。     

一株海水异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌系统发育及脱氮特性

【目的】确定一株分离自海水的异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌的系统发育地位并探索其脱氮特性和机理,以期为解释异养硝化-好氧反硝化机理以及改进海水养殖及废水的生物脱氮工艺提供理论依据。【方法】通过形态观察、生理生化实验和16S rRNA基因序列分析,鉴定该菌株;通过测定菌株在不同无机氮源降解测试液中的生长和脱氮效率,分析其异养硝化和好氧反硝化性能。【结果】经鉴定该菌株属于盐单胞菌属(Halomonas);最适生长条件为盐度3%、pH 8.5、温度28℃、碳氮比10:1,在盐度为15%的培养液中仍能生长;可以同时去除氨氮、亚硝酸氮和硝酸氮,24 h时对NH4+-N、NO2--N、和NO3--N的去除率可分别达到98.29%、99.07%、96.48%,3种形态无机氮同时存在时,会优先利用NH4+-N,且总无机氮去除率较单一存在时更高,说明该菌株可实现同步硝化反硝化。【结论】该分离自海水的异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌属于盐单胞菌属(Halomonas),在高盐环境中仍能生长,同时具有高效的异养硝化和好氧反硝化能力,能够独立完成脱氮的全部过程。     

深海沉积物高效脱氮菌筛选分离及其脱氮特性研究

【背景】深海海域具有高压、低温、无光等环境条件,蕴含着丰富而独特的微生物资源。【目的】从深海沉积物中定向分离、筛选脱氮效率高的好氧脱氮菌株资源,并揭示其脱氮特性,为开发水体脱氮微生物技术提供物质基础。【方法】以东太平洋、南大西洋、西南印度洋共10个站位的深海沉积物为研究材料,在28°C下使用无机氮源连续进行两轮富集培养,然后定性筛选可以脱除氨氮、亚硝态氮和硝态氮的菌株,并通过形态学和16S rRNA基因序列分析进行初步分类鉴定;对优选得到的功能菌株,分别采用以氨氮、亚硝态氮、硝态氮为唯一氮源的培养基定量研究其生长和脱氮性能。【结果】从10份大洋深海沉积物样品中共分离得到49株好氧反硝化菌,其中3株在有氧条件下反硝化效率较高,分别命名为Pseudomonassp.G111、Pseudomonassp.G112和Dietziamaris W023a,其中菌株G111和G112与模式菌株博岑假单胞菌Pseudomonas bauzanensis BZ93T的16S rRNA基因序列相似度为99.2%,菌株W023a与模式菌株海洋迪茨氏菌DietziamarisATCC35013T的16SrRNA基因序列相似度为99.9%。菌株G111、G112和W023a培养48h后,对氨氮的脱除率分别为98.0%、85.2%和97.6%;对亚硝态氮的脱除率分别为71.9%、67.5%和34.7%;对硝态氮的脱除率分别为66.0%、52.6%和56.3%。菌株G111、G112和W023a均为异养硝化-好氧反硝化菌,可通过好氧反硝化作用将亚硝态氮和硝态氮还原为含氮气体,也可通过异养硝化-好氧反硝化作用将氨氮转化为含氮气体。【结论】从深海沉积物中分离筛选得到3株高效好氧反硝化菌,所获得的菌株在水体净化、污水处理、生态系统修复等领域具有应用潜力。     

一株好氧反硝化菌的分离鉴定及其除氮特性

【目的】生物除氮中反硝化菌具有重要的作用,需氧反硝化菌研究较少,有着很好的应用潜力,本研究主要从环境样品中分离具有高效去除铵氮和亚硝酸盐氮活性的好氧反硝化菌,并对其分类及除氮特性进行研究。【方法】以高效去除铵氮、除亚硝酸盐氮和好氧反硝化能力为主要指标,从富营养化的池塘淤泥水和工厂污泥样品中进行菌株分离筛选。通过生理生化特点以及16S rRNA序列分析对活性最好的菌株进行初步鉴定。在好氧条件下,分别以NO-3-N、NH+4-N和NO-2-N作为唯一氮源,考察菌株的好氧反硝化特性、去除铵氮和亚硝酸盐氮特性,以及不同初始pH值、温度、碳源、摇床转速对该菌去除铵氮和亚硝酸盐氮特性的影响。【结果】得到的细菌中,以菌株C-4的活性最好,其16S rRNA序列与不动杆菌的同源性达99%,结合生理生化特点,初步确定菌株C-4属于不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter sp.)。以柠檬酸钠作为碳源,30℃、120 r/min振荡培养,种龄为18 h,用初始pH为8.5的200 mg/L NH +4-N培养基和初始pH为7.5的100 mg/L NO -2-N培养基进行测定,分别培养15 h与12 h,净除氮率分别达到65.8%和47.8%。【结论】从鱼塘水样中分离到一株好氧反硝化菌C-4,初步鉴定为不动杆菌属的一个种(Acinetobacter sp.),具有较高的反硝化特性和高效去除铵氮与亚硝酸盐氮的能力,在处理实际池塘污水时中,净除氮率可达73.04%以上。     

耐高浓度氨氮的异养硝化好氧反硝化菌株U1的鉴定及其脱氮特性

【背景】城市垃圾渗滤液是一种成分复杂的有机废水,含氮量高,如果未经处理直接排放到环境中会造成严重的环境污染。【目的】筛选可以耐受垃圾渗滤液中高浓度氨氮并高效去除污水中氮素的异养硝化好氧反硝化菌株,为解决垃圾渗滤液的氮素污染提供功能菌株。【方法】从垃圾渗滤液中筛选分离能耐受高氨氮浓度的菌株,通过测定各菌株的脱氮能力,筛选到一株脱氮能力最强的菌株,命名为U1,通过测定16S rRNA基因序列和生理生化特性确定该菌株为铜绿假单胞菌。进一步研究了菌株U1在不同初始氨氮浓度、碳源、转速、初始pH、碳氮比等单因素变量下的脱氮能力,并结合L₉（3⁴）正交试验研究了菌株U1的最佳脱氮条件。【结果】分离出一株铜绿假单胞菌并命名为U1。该菌株的最优脱氮条件为:初始氨氮浓度为1 000 mg/L,红糖和柠檬酸三钠的混合碳源,pH 6.0,C/N为10,转速为130 r/min,菌株U1的最大总氮去除率为64.37%,最大氨氮去除率为76.73%。对于总氮和氨氮含量分别是2 345 mg/L和1 473.8 mg/L的垃圾渗滤液,菌株U1最大总氮去除率为27.86%...     

Pseudomonas oryzihabitans EN-F4菌株的脱氮特征及羟胺对其脱氮过程的促进作用

【目的】异养硝化-好氧反硝化（heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification，HN-AD）微生物在生物脱氮中具有重要作用，而能同时去除废水中多种无机氮尤其是羟胺的HN-AD微生物报道较少。本研究从菜地中分离筛选出一株能同时去除羟胺和亚硝酸盐的HN-AD菌株EN-F4，探究其脱氮特征以及羟胺对其脱氮过程的影响，为提高废水处理效率奠定基础。【方法】通过形态学和16S rRNA基因测序对该菌株进行鉴定，并利用批量试验研究该菌株的脱氮特征，结合氮平衡、酶活性和特异性酶抑制剂探索菌株的HN-AD机理，最后通过添加羟胺研究其对不同氮源转化的影响。【结果】菌株EN-F4经鉴定为栖稻假单胞菌（Pseudomonas oryzihabitans），该菌株在25℃条件下对铵盐、羟胺、亚硝酸盐和硝酸盐的去除效率分别为99.27%、99.13%、87.01%和85.20%，对应的最大去除速率分别为8.27、1.85、5.10和5.31 mg/（L·h）。更突出的是，外加羟胺后不会抑制该菌的反硝化能力，反而促进了亚硝酸盐和总氮的去除，其最大去除速率分别提升至7.80 mg/（L·h）和7.51 mg/（L·h）。结合酶活性的成功检测、氮平衡和HN-AD特异性酶抑制剂分析证实了菌株具有优异的HN-AD能力。【结论】菌株Pseudomonas oryzihabitans EN-F4可以在25℃条件下高效地进行HN-AD去除废水中的多种无机氮，且羟胺能显著促进亚硝酸盐和总氮的去除。     

Combined heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification in Thiosphaera pantotropha and other bacteria

Reports of the simultaneous use of oxygen and denitrification by different species of bacteria have become more common over the past few years. Research with some strains (e.g. Thiosphaera pantotropha) has indicated that there might be a link between this aerobic denitrification and a form of nitrification which requires rather than generates energy and is therefore known as heterotrophic nitrification. This paper reviews recent research into heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification, and presents a preliminary model which, if verified, will provide at least a partial explanation for the simultaneous occurrence of nitrification and denitrification in some bacteria.     

一株脱氮细菌鉴定及其效果研究

针对传统人工湿地治理污染河湖水工艺中存在的脱氮效率低、环境安全性差等问题，从污水处理厂生化池污泥中分离纯化获得菌株TY（CGMCC1.18865，该菌种已于2020年在中国普通微生物菌种保藏中心入库），通过配水试验，验证菌株脱氮特性，并进一步以火山岩为填料，采用湿地模拟系统装置对比附配TY菌的湿地系统与传统湿地系统对污染水体的脱氮效果的差异；通过16S rRNA基因序列分析，鉴定获得的菌株TY，同时对其表现出的反硝化作用进行分析研究。结果表明：分离获得的TY菌株为假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas sp.），配水试验中对氨氮和总氮的去除率分别为84.2%和93.6%。通过对模拟湿地系统出水氨氮、总氮和化学需氧量（COD）监测，发现30 d平均去除率分别可提升至94.3%、88.0%和82.3%，较传统湿地分别提高27.9%、28.8%和7.3%。研究表明，TY菌脱氮过程中有少量的硝态氮和亚硝态氮的积累，可降低对环境的不利影响、有利于脱氮反应连续进行，从而提高人工湿地脱氮效率，具有进一步探究的前景。     

Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification by the bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri YZN-001

A strain YZN-001 was isolated from swine manure effluent and was identified as Pseudomonas stutzeri. It can utilise not only nitrate and nitrite, but also ammonium. The strain had the capability to fully remove as much as 275.08 mg L⁻¹ NO₃⁻–N and 171.40 mg L⁻¹ NO₂⁻–N under aerobic conditions. Furthermore, At 30 °C, the utilization of ammonium is approximately 95% by 18 h with a similar level removed by 72 h and 2 weeks at 10 and 4 °C, respectively. Triplicate sets of tightly sealed serum bottles were used to test the heterotrophic nitrifying ability of P. stutzeri YZN-001. The results showing that 39% of removed NH₄⁺–N was completely oxidised to nitrogen gas by 18 h. Indicating that the strain has heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification abilities, with the notable ability to remove ammonium at low temperatures, demonstrating a potential using the strain for future application in waste water treatment.     

垃圾渗滤液中好氧反硝化菌的筛选及其反硝化条件优化

从江苏省常州市某垃圾渗滤液处理厂的纯氧曝气池中提取活性污泥,筛选获得1株高效好氧反硝化菌CZ1。根据菌株形态、生理生化特性进行初步鉴定,并结合该菌株的16S rDNA基因序列分析,判定该菌株为蜡样芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus)。研究了菌株的好氧反硝化特性,结果表明,以硝酸钾为唯一氮源,CZ1在24h内对硝酸盐氮的去除率达到97.69%。同时考察了碳源种类、C/N、温度、初始pH以及溶解氧对该菌株好氧反硝化能力的影响,通过单因素实验获得其最佳好氧反硝化条件:温度35℃,丁二酸钠为唯一碳源,C/N为6,初始pH值为7.0~7.5,转速为160 r/min。     

Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification by diverse <Emphasis Type="Italic">Diaphorobacter</Emphasis> sp.

Eight bacterial isolates closely related to Diaphorobacter sp. were isolated from activated biomass surviving on wastewater laden with dyes and nitro-substituted chemicals and were identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The isolates showed sequence similarity of 99–100% to other Diaphorobacter strains such as ZY 2006b, F2, NA5, PCA039, D. nitroreducens KSP4, and KSP3 and 98–99% sequence homology to D. nitroreducens NA10B (type strain JCM 11421). Neighbor-joining tree revealed that all the eight strains formed tight cluster together and also showed close clustering with other Diaphorobacter strains. Isolates demonstrated the ability to perform simultaneous nitrification and denitrification under aerobic conditions. Strains HPC 805, 815, 821, and 856 gave highest chemical oxygen demand removal (85–93%) and ammonia removal (92–96%), which correlated well with higher growth rates of the cultures. Simultaneously, complete removal of nitrate supplied in the medium in presence of ammonium and acetate (electron donor) was observed in addition to aerobic nitrite release from ammonium. Thus, the above strains showed ability to perform partial nitrification followed by further aerobic removal of common intermediate nitrite, which indicated their potential application in treatment systems for treatment of high-nitrogen-containing wastewaters.     

一株耐碱变形假单胞菌ZY-3的鉴定及其脱氮特性

【背景】目前缺少具有高效脱氮能力、较高生物安全性、能处理高碱含氮污水的好氧反硝化菌株,难以使用生物方法处理高碱性的工业、养殖废水。【目的】对前期于佛山市一水产养殖池塘底泥中分离得到的耐碱高效好氧反硝化细菌ZY-3进行研究,期望获得一株能用于不同酸碱环境脱氮的高效、安全的好氧反硝化细菌。【方法】通过形态学、生理生化试验及16S rRNA基因序列分析方法对菌株种属进行鉴定,采用抗生素试验及斑马鱼攻毒试验进行菌株的环境生物安全性评估,利用3种含不同氮素的含氮模拟废水进行脱氮能力的测定。【结果】确定ZY-3为假单胞菌属变形假单胞菌（Pseudomonas plecoglossicida）,其对多种临床常用抗生素敏感,对水生生物的毒性低,该菌株在高浓度含氮模拟废水中以28℃、180 r/min振荡培养时,其对数期出现在4—12 h,在12 h时NH₄⁺-N、NO₃^--N和NO₂^--N的去除率分别达到94.87%、81.44%和98.02%,其pH耐受范围为6.0—10.0。【结论】得到一株安全、高效、具有广泛pH适应范围的耐碱好氧反硝化细菌P. plecoglossicida ZY-3,其在有氧条件下对3种氮素（NH₄⁺-N、NO₃^–-N、NO₂^–-N）具有快速去除能力。     

反硝化细菌在污水处理作用中的研究

反硝化细菌在污水处理过程中起到十分重要的作用。传统理论认为反硝化细菌是异养厌氧的,20世纪80年代发现了好氧反硝化细菌。最近,自养反硝化细菌的发现,特别是脱氮硫杆菌的发现引起了人们的极大兴趣。     

Degradation of phenol and phenolic compounds by a defined denitrifying bacterial culture

Phenol, a major pollutant in several industrial waste waters is often used as a model compound for studies on biodegradation. This study investigated the anoxic degradation of phenol and other phenolic compounds by a defined mixed culture of Alcaligenes faecalis and Enterobacter species. The culture was capable of degrading high concentrations of phenol (up to 600 mg/l) under anoxic conditions in a simple minimal mineral medium at an initial cell mass of 8 mg/l. However, the lag phase in growth and phenol removal increased with increase in phenol concentration. Dissolved CO₂ was an absolute requirement for phenol degradation. In addition to nitrate, nitrite and oxygen could be used as electron acceptors. The kinetic constants, maximum specific growth rate _max; inhibition constant, K _i and saturation constant, K _s were determined to be 0.206 h^–1, 113 and 15 mg phenol/l respectively. p-Hydroxybenzoic acid was identified as an intermediate during phenol degradation. Apart from phenol, the culture utilized few other monocyclic aromatic compounds as growth substrates. The defined culture has remained stable with consistent phenol-degrading ability for more than 3 years and thus shows promise for its application in anoxic treatment of industrial waste waters containing phenolic compounds.     

Short-term influence of recolonisation by the polycheate worm [2pt] Nereis succinea on oxygen and nitrogen fluxes and [2pt] denitrification: a microcosm simulation

The short-term effects of sediment recolonisation by Nereis succinea on sediment-water column fluxes of oxygen and dissolved inorganic nitrogen, and rates of denitrification, were studied in microcosms of homogenised, sieved sediments. The added worms enhanced oxygen uptake by the sediments, due to the increased surface area provided by the burrow walls and the degree of stimulation was stable with time. Similarly, ammonium fluxes to the water column were stimulated by N. succinea, but declined over the 3 day incubation in all microcosms including the controls. Nitrate fluxes were generally greater in the faunated microcosms, but highly variable with time. Denitrification rates were positively stimulated by N. succinea populations, denitrification of water column nitrate was stimulated 10-fold in comparison to denitrification coupled to nitrification in the sediments. Rates of denitrification of water column nitrate were not significantly different from rates in undisturbed sediment cores with similar densities of N. succinea, whereas rates of coupled nitrification–denitrification were 3-fold lower in the experimental set-up. These results may reflect the relative growth rates of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria, which allow more rapid colonisation of new burrow surfaces by denitrifier compared to nitrifier populations. The data indicate that recolonisation by burrowing macrofauna of the highly reduced sediments of the Sacca di Goro, Lagoon, Italy, following the annual dystrophic crisis, may play a significant role in the reoxidation and detoxification of the sediments. The increased rates of denitrification associated with the worm burrows, may promote nitrogen losses, but due to the low capacity of nitrifying bacteria to colonise the new burrow structures, these losses would be highly dependent upon water column nitrate concentrations.     

Effects of external carbon source and empty bed contact time on simultaneous heterotrophic and sulfur-utilizing autotrophic denitrification

The effects of external carbon source (both type and concentration) and empty bed contact time (EBCT) on denitrification efficiency during simultaneous heterotrophic and sulfur-utilizing autotrophic denitrification were evaluated. Continuous experiments were conducted with up-flow mode sulfur packed bed reactors (SPBRs) fed with nitrified leachate containing 700–900 mg/l NO₃⁻–N. The fraction of NO₃⁻–N removed by heterotrophic denitrification (HDNR_fraction) for alkalinity production to balance the alkalinity consumption by autotrophic denitrification varied with the type of external carbon source. When methanol or sodium acetate was added at HDNR_fraction values of 60 and 44%, respectively, 100% denitrification was achieved without alkalinity addition. However, glucose required a HDNR_fraction value of 70% for complete denitrification and denitrification was not complete when molasses was used at a HDNR_fraction value of 70%. The EBCT and volumetric loading rate at which 100% denitrification efficiency could be achieved were 6.76 h and 2.84 kg NO₃⁻–N/m³ day, respectively. The maximum nitrogen removal rate was 5.05 kg NO₃⁻–N/m³ day observed with 89% removal efficiency. At short HRT, a clogging problem was observed near the bottom of the SPBR with excess growth of heterotrophic denitrifiers and gas accumulation within the pores of the SPBR. This problem may be eliminated by back-washing or by separating heterotrophic denitrification from sulfur-utilizing denitrification.