PMID- 38145846 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240129 LR - 20240204 IS - 1879-1298 (Electronic) IS - 0045-6535 (Linking) VI - 350 DP - 2024 Feb TI - Simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal through an integrated partial-denitrification/anammox process in a single UAFB system. PG - 141040 LID - S0045-6535(23)03310-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141040 [doi] AB - With the aim of obtaining enhanced nitrogen removal and phosphate recovery in mainstream sewage, we examined an integrated partial-denitrification/anaerobic ammonia oxidation (PD/A) process over a period of 189 days to accomplish this goal. An up-flow anaerobic fixed-bed reactor (UAFB) used in the integrated PD/A process was started up with anammox sludge inoculated and the influent composition controlled. Results showed that the system achieved a phosphorus removal efficiency of 82% when the influent concentration reached 12.0 mg/L. Batch tests demonstrated that stable and efficient removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen, and phosphorus was achieved at a COD/NO(3)(-)-N ratio of 3.5. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that hydroxyapatite was the main crystal in the biofilm. Furthermore, substrate variation along the axial length of UAFB indicated that partial denitrification and anammox primarily took place near the reactor's bottom. According to a microbiological examination, 0.4% of the PD/A process's microorganisms were anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB). Ca. Brocadia, Ca. Kuenenia, and Ca. Jettenia served as the principal AnAOB generals in the system. Thauera, Candidatus Accumulibacter, Pseudomonas, and Acinetobacter, which together accounted for 27% of the denitrifying and phosphorus-accumulating bacteria, were helpful in advanced nutrient removal. Therefore, the combined PD/A process can be a different option in the future for sewage treatment to achieve contemporaneous nutrient removal. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Wan, Junfeng AU - Wan J AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. Electronic address: wanjunfeng@zzu.edu.cn. FAU - Zhang, Zixuan AU - Zhang Z AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. FAU - Li, Pei AU - Li P AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. FAU - Ma, Yifei AU - Ma Y AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. FAU - Li, Haisong AU - Li H AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. FAU - Guo, Qiong AU - Guo Q AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. Electronic address: guoqiong@zzu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China. FAU - Dagot, Christophe AU - Dagot C AD - GRESE EA 4330, Universite de Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, F-87060, Limoges, Cedex, France; INSERM, U1092, Limoges, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231223 PL - England TA - Chemosphere JT - Chemosphere JID - 0320657 RN - 0 (Sewage) RN - 0 (Wastewater) RN - 27YLU75U4W (Phosphorus) RN - N762921K75 (Nitrogen) SB - IM MH - *Sewage/chemistry MH - *Wastewater MH - Denitrification MH - Anaerobic Ammonia Oxidation MH - Phosphorus MH - Nitrogen MH - Bioreactors/microbiology MH - Oxidation-Reduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mainstream sewage OT - Nitrogen and phosphorus removal OT - Partial-denitrification/anammox OT - Start-up OT - UAFB COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/12/26 00:42 MHDA- 2024/01/29 06:44 CRDT- 2023/12/25 19:26 PHST- 2023/09/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/29 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/26 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/25 19:26 [entrez] AID - S0045-6535(23)03310-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141040 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chemosphere. 2024 Feb;350:141040. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141040. Epub 2023 Dec 23.