PMID- 18340473
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080930
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1367-5435 (Print)
IS  - 1367-5435 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 7
DP  - 2008 Jul
TI  - PVA-alginate immobilized cells for anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) 
      process.
PG  - 721-7
LID - 10.1007/s10295-008-0336-7 [doi]
AB  - The feasibility of an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process combined 
      with a cell-immobilization technique for autotrophic nitrogen removal was 
      investigated. Anammox biomass was cultivated from local activated sludge and 
      achieved significant anammox activity in 6 months. The development of a mature 
      anammox biomass was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) 
      analysis and off-line activity measurements. The abundance fraction of the 
      anammox bacteria determined by FISH analysis was estimated by software. The 
      anaerobic ammonia oxidizers occupied almost half of the total cells. 
      Additionally, the anammox biomass was granulated as spherical gel beads of 3-4 mm 
      in diameter by using a cell-immobilization technique. The nitrogen removal 
      activity was proved to be successfully retained in the beads, with about 80% of 
      nitrogenous compounds (NH(4) (+), NO(2) (- )and total nitrogen) removed after 48 
      h. These results offer a promising technique for the preservation of anammox 
      microorganisms, the protection of them against the unfavorable surroundings, and 
      the prevention of biomass washout towards the implementation of sustainable 
      nitrogen elimination biotechnology. This is the first report on the 
      immobilization of anammox biomass as gel beads.
FAU - Hsia, Tsung-Hui
AU  - Hsia TH
AD  - Department of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Tungnan University, 
      No.152, Sec.3, Pei-Shen Rd., Shen-Kun Village, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
FAU - Feng, Yu-Jou
AU  - Feng YJ
FAU - Ho, Chun-Ming
AU  - Ho CM
FAU - Chou, Wen-Po
AU  - Chou WP
FAU - Tseng, Szu-Kung
AU  - Tseng SK
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20080314
PL  - Germany
TA  - J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol
JT  - Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology
JID - 9705544
RN  - 0 (Alginates)
RN  - 0 (Hexuronic Acids)
RN  - 0 (Nitrates)
RN  - 0 (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds)
RN  - 0 (Sewage)
RN  - 8A5D83Q4RW (Glucuronic Acid)
RN  - 9002-89-5 (Polyvinyl Alcohol)
RN  - N762921K75 (Nitrogen)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Alginates
MH  - Anaerobiosis
MH  - Bacteria/*metabolism
MH  - Cells, Immobilized/*metabolism
MH  - Glucuronic Acid
MH  - Hexuronic Acids
MH  - Microspheres
MH  - Nitrates/metabolism
MH  - Nitrogen/metabolism
MH  - Oxidation-Reduction
MH  - Polyvinyl Alcohol
MH  - Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/*metabolism
MH  - Sewage/microbiology
EDAT- 2008/03/15 09:00
MHDA- 2008/10/01 09:00
CRDT- 2008/03/15 09:00
PHST- 2006/10/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/02/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/03/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/10/01 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/03/15 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s10295-008-0336-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2008 Jul;35(7):721-7. doi: 10.1007/s10295-008-0336-7. 
      Epub 2008 Mar 14.