NH₄-N Removal Through Nitrification and Hydrogenotrophic Denitrification in Simple Attached Growth Reactors
2012
Khanitchaidecha, Wilawan | Shakya, Maneesha | Tatsuru, Kamei | Kazama, Futaba
To provide good quality of drinking water, a biological system to remove ammonium-nitrogen (NH₄-N) from groundwater was studied in this research. The NH₄-N removal system consists of two attached growth reactors: one for nitrification and the other for hydrogenotrophic denitrification (H. denitrification). The nitrification reactor, fed by the NH₄-N contained water, could remove NH₄-N without any need of aeration. The nitrification efficiency was increased by reactor length; the highest efficiency of 92 % was achieved at the longest reactor of 100 cm. A high Fe in groundwater affected the reactor performance by decreasing the efficiency, while a low inorganic carbon (IC) had no effects. Despite of good efficiency in terms of NH₄-N removal, the nitrification reactor increased the concentration of NO₃-N in its effluent. To treat the NO₃-N, a H. denitrification reactor was set up after the nitrification reactor. Efficiency of the H. denitrification reactor was enhanced by increasing H₂ flow rates. The efficiencies were 3, 27, and 90 % for 30, 50, and 70 mL/min of H₂ flow rates, respectively. It was also found that the NO₃-N contained water (water from the nitrification reactor) had to supply IC (i.e., NaHCO₃ or CO₂) for efficient H. denitrification; however, an on-site reactor showed that it can be achieved even without IC addition. The treated water contained low NH₄-N and NO₃-N of <1.5 and <11.3 mg/L, respectively, which comply with drinking water standards. The good performance of the reactors in terms of high efficiency, no aeration need, and low H₂ supply indicated appropriateness of the system for groundwater treatment.
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