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Effect of Seed Sludge Type on Aerobic Granulation, Pollutant Removal and Microbial Community in a Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Real Textile Wastewater

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  • Jinte Zou

    (Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China)

  • Jiaqi Yang

    (Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China)

  • Hangtian He

    (Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China)

  • Xiaofei Wang

    (Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium)

  • Rongwu Mei

    (Eco-Environmental Science Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310007, China)

  • Lei Cai

    (Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China)

  • Jun Li

    (Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China)

Abstract

The aerobic granulation, pollutant removal, and microbial community in real textile wastewater (TWW) treatment were compared using conventional activated sludge (CAS) and preformed aerobic granular sludge (AGS) in synthetic wastewater as seed in two reactors, reactor-1 (R1) and reactor-2 (R2), respectively. The results showed that complete granulation was achieved in R1 (sludge volume index at 5 min (SVI 5 ) and 30 min (SVI 30 ): 19.4 mL/g; granule size: 210 μm) within 65 days, while it only required 28 days in R2 (SVI 5 and SVI 30 : 27.3 mL/g; granule size: 496 μm). The removal of COD, NH 4 + -N and TN in R1 (49.8%, 98.8%, and 41.6%) and R2 (53.6%, 96.9%, and 40.8%) were comparable in 100% real TWW treatment, but stable performance was achieved much faster in R2. The real TWW had an inhibitory effect on heterotrophic bacteria activity, but it had no inhibition on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria activity. AGS with a larger particle size had a higher microbial tolerance to real TWW. Furthermore, filamentous Thiothrix in the AGS in R2 disappeared when treating real TWW, leading to the improvement of sludge settleability. Thus, seeding preformed AGS is suggested as a rapid start-up method for a robust AGS system in treating real TWW.

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  • Jinte Zou & Jiaqi Yang & Hangtian He & Xiaofei Wang & Rongwu Mei & Lei Cai & Jun Li, 2022. "Effect of Seed Sludge Type on Aerobic Granulation, Pollutant Removal and Microbial Community in a Sequencing Batch Reactor Treating Real Textile Wastewater," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-12, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10940-:d:904507
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    1. Yongkui Yang & Longfei Wang & Feng Xiang & Lin Zhao & Zhi Qiao, 2020. "Activated Sludge Microbial Community and Treatment Performance of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Industrial and Municipal Zones," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-15, January.
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