Nitrification/Denitrification in Intermittent Aeration Process for Swine Wastewater Treatment

A continuous-flow intermittent aeration (IA) process has been studied for nitrogen removal from anaerobically digested swine wastewater with high ammonium content. High nitrogen removal efficiency of average 91% total Kjeldahl nitrogen and 92% NH4-N was achieved in an IA system with an alteration of 1-h aeration and 1-h nonaeration. Nitrification and denitrification were found to be responsible for the nitrogen removal in the system. Nitrite and nitrate in the effluent were less than 1.0 mg/L and 8.0 mg/L, respectively. The specific nitrification and denitrification rates of the single-sludge IA culture were determined through batch experiments as 2.79–3.70 mgNO3-N/g volatile suspended solids-h and 0.59–1.03 mgNO3-N/g volatile suspended solids-h, respectively. In the IA process, the aeration period created favorable conditions for nitrifying bacteria (dissolved oxygen = 4–6 mg/L and oxidation-reduction potential = 80–100 mV), while the nonaeration period provided good environment for denitrifying bacteria...

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