Novel Integrated Biotrickling Filter–Anammox Bioreactor System for the Complete Treatment of Ammonia in Air with Nitrification and DenitrificationClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Lizhan TangLizhan TangDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 127C Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United StatesMore by Lizhan Tang
- Marc A. Deshusses*Marc A. Deshusses*Email: [email protected]. Phone: (919) 660-5480. Fax: (919) 660-5219.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 127C Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United StatesDuke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United StatesMore by Marc A. Deshusses
Abstract
An integrated biotrickling filter–anammox bioreactor system for the complete treatment of ammonia in air with conversion to nitrogen gas without the supply of an extraneous electron donor for denitrification was established. Partial nitritation (i.e., conversion of ammonium to nitrite) was successfully achieved in the biotrickling filter (BTF) through free ammonia (FA) and free nitrous acid (FNA) inhibition on nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). During transients, while increasing nitrogen loading, FA was the main inhibitor of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and NOB, while during a steady state, it was mainly FNA, which was responsible for inhibitory effects due to the accumulation of nitrite. Ammonia removal by the BTF reached 50 gN m–3 h–1 with 100% removal at an inlet concentration of 404 ppmv and a gas residence time of 21 s. Average removal of ammonia during stable operation was 95%. The anammox bioreactor was slightly undersized compared to the BTF and could remove 75% of total nitrogen discharged by the BTF when the two reactors were connected and liquid was in one-pass mode. This undersizing caused accumulation of nitrite in the system when liquid was circled in a quasi-closed loop, which gradually inhibited the activity of anammox bacteria. Overall, this study demonstrates that ammonia in air can be effectively treated and converted to harmless nitrogen gas without an external electron donor supply using a biotrickling filter combined with an anammox bioreactor.
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