The sorption-denitrification-P-removal (S-DN-P) process combines biological excess P-removal (BEPR) and denitrification using immobilized biomass. The accumulation of denitrifying polyP organisms is achieved by sequencing anaerobic/anoxic conditions. The immobilized biomass is in alternating contact with primary treated wastewater (anaerobic sorption-phase) and nitrified wastewater (denitrification phase). In the sorption phase, P-release takes place and readily biodegradable organic substrate, e.g. volatile fatty acid, is taken up and stored by polyP accumulating organisms (PAO). In addition to this, other organic matter is physically/chemically adsorbed in the biofilm structures. In the denitrification phase, the biomass denitrifies the stored and adsorbed organic substrate and, at the same time, P-uptake and polyP formation occurs. This paper presents results of investigations at laboratory and half-technical scale. At laboratory scale different types of carriers were tested regarding their suitability for the S-DN-P-process. In half-technical scale a biofilter and a moving bed reactor (MBR) were tested. In the biofilter a stable removal of nitrate and phosphate was achieved. However, it was not possible to achieve similar results in the MBR process. Especially the release and uptake of phosphate showed no clear tendency although the uptake of acetate was good. Reasons for this could be the accumulation of glycogen accumulating organisms which impair the metabolism of PAO.
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August 01 2002
Combined denitrification and excess biological phosphorus removal in discontinuous operated biofilm systems
D. Brandt;
*Institut für Technischen Umweltschutz, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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W. Hegemann
W. Hegemann
*Institut für Technischen Umweltschutz, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Water Sci Technol (2002) 46 (4-5): 193–200.
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D. Brandt, C. Sieker, W. Hegemann; Combined denitrification and excess biological phosphorus removal in discontinuous operated biofilm systems. Water Sci Technol 1 August 2002; 46 (4-5): 193–200. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0585
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