Cultivation of anammox bacteria from a tropical lake in Indonesia using a novel filter bioreactor to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency.

This study presents a novel strategy for cultivating anammox bacteria from tropical environments using a filter bioreactor (FtBR). Two bioreactors were inoculated with sediment sludge from an Indonesian lake and operated at different temperatures: tropical ambient (22-28 °C) in Reactor 1 and 35 °C in Reactor 2. After 106 days, Reactor 1 developed a red carmine anammox biofilm, while Reactor 2 remained similar to its initial state.

Optimizing start-up strategies for the two-inflow nitritation/anammox process: Influence on biofilm microbial community composition.

Low-energy nitrogen removal from ammonium-rich wastewater is crucial in preserving the water environment. A one-stage nitritation/anammox process with two inflows treating ammonium-containing wastewater, supplied from inside and outside the wound filter, is expected to stably remove nitrogen. Laboratory-scale reactors were operated using different start-up strategies; the first involved adding nitritation inoculum after anammox biomass formation in the filter, which presented a relatively low nitrogen removal rate (0.

Anammox process for aquaculture wastewater treatment: operational condition, mechanism, and future prospective.

Treatment of ammonia- and nitrate-rich wastewater, such as that generated in the aquaculture industry, is important to prevent environmental pollution. The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process has been reported as a great alternative in reducing ammoniacal nitrogen concentration in aquaculture wastewater treatment compared to conventional treatment systems. This paper will highlight the impact of the anammox process on aquaculture wastewater, particularly in the regulation of ammonia and nitrogen compounds.