Co-existence of anammox and denitrification for simultaneous nitrogen and carbon removal-Strategies and issues

Mathava Kumar, Jih-Gaw Lin*

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Abstract

The discovery of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has greatly improved the understanding of the nitrogen cycle. Anammox provides great promise for the removal of nitrogen from wastewater, containing high concentration of ammonium. However, the presence of organic carbon is considered as unfavorable to this autotrophic process, i.e. anammox. Most of the real wastewaters contain both organic carbon and nitrogen. Under this circumstance, several processes have been established primarily for the complete removal of organic carbon. Subsequently, the wastewater containing no or low organic carbon and nitrogen is treated via a variety of nitrogen removal processes. The co-existence of anammox and denitrification could be useful for the simultaneous removal of nitrogen and organic carbon in a single system rather than a sequential chain of treatment. This review addresses the microbiology, strategies, consequences and the future research challenges in the co-existence of anammox and denitrification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume178
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Anammox
  • Denitrification
  • Nitrogen removal
  • Organic carbon removal
  • Wastewater treatment

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