[Effect of DO and aeration/non-aeration ratio on the microbial community structure in one-step SBBR completely autotrophic nitrogen removal process]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2009 Feb 15;30(2):493-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

To analyze the effect of DO and aeration/non-aeration ratio on the microbial community structure, active sludge and biofilm samples were taken from the SBBR one-step completely autotrophic nitrogen removal reactor under different DO concentrations and aeration/non-aeration ratios. By PCR-DGGE and bands statistical analyses, results show that through one and a half year of operation, the microbial community structures in this system has changed a lot compared with the inoculum. The bacterial richness values of biofilm are higher than active sludge in 2 h:2 h aeration/non-aeration ratio, no matter when moderate, high and low DO concentration. When this system is operated under the most efficient condition: DO = 2.0 (aeration) mg/L, 0.4 (non-aeration) mg/L, the bacterial richness values are the highest. There are about 14 and 10 bands in the biofilm and active sludge samples respectively. The diversities of bacterium and their co-metabolisms are the key factors of maintaining a high operate efficiency. In addition, the aeration/non-aeration ratio also has the influence on the microbial community structure. Under long aeration/non-aeration ratio of 3 h:5 h, microbial community structure of biofiln is similar with active sludge. The comparability is 100%. The activities of aerobic and anaerobic bacterium have lost much that makes low efficiency of this system although they could survive both in active sludge and biofim.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aerobiosis
  • Anaerobiosis
  • Autotrophic Processes
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Biofilms
  • Bioreactors / microbiology*
  • Nitrogen / isolation & purification*
  • Nitrogen / metabolism
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Population Dynamics
  • Sewage
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
  • Water Purification / instrumentation
  • Water Purification / methods*

Substances

  • Sewage
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen