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At the high level of dissolved oxygen (DO) in sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR), the approach and mechanism for realizing shortcut nitrification were researched. Landfill leachate was used as handling of object, the mainly environment parameters of the reactor were controlled as follow: DO 5 mg/L, pH 7.0, temperature 25 degrees C, adopted all drainage mode and 12-hour cycle influent. Through mathematical derivation and modeling analysis, determined free ammonia (FA), CO2 and HNO2 as the direct control factors, whereas the influent cycle time was the indirect one, shortcut nitrification was achieved effectively in SBBR. When the volume load of ammonia (NH4(+) -N) was 0.52 kg/(m3 x d) and NaHCO3 was 1.5 mg/L in the reactor, the shortcut nitrification effect was apparent as NH4(+) -N conversion rate was 89% and NO2(-) -N accumulation rate achieved 83% at the same time. With adequate oxygen supply, the key factors of achieving NO2(-) -N accumulation is FA concentration, and as the carbon source of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, CO2 can upgrade the reactor performance further.
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Environ Technol
August 2025
School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (NO) are significant greenhouse gases, yet their production mechanisms remain inadequately understood. To elucidate the production mechanisms of NO and NO during biological nitrogen removal, the variations in dissolved NO and NO concentrations during autotrophic shortcut nitrification were analysed in a sequencing batch reactor. The findings indicated that increasing the influent ammonium concentration from 120 mg-N/L to 240 mg-N/L led to a transition of complete nitrification to shortcut nitrification, achieving >80% nitrite accumulation.
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Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China. Electronic address:
Air pollution and nitrogen contamination residues remain challenges in the conventional biological treatment of industrial wastewater containing volatile organic compounds. In this study, counter-diffusion biofilms were integrated with shortcut nitrification-denitrification technology to enhance pyridine biodegradation through shortcut pyridine-N transformation (EPB-SPNT), with emphasis on biofilm stratification and microbial spatial interactions. Results showed that the removal efficiency of pyridine and total nitrogen reached 100 % and 91.
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School of Environmental Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China. Electronic address:
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September 2025
Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Korea University Sejong Campus, Sejong City, South Korea. Electronic address:
This study investigates the membrane-aerated biofilm photoreactor (MABPR) for treating aquaculture effluents with low C/N ratio and elevated salinity (0.5%-3.2%).
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