Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater

Implementation of onsite bioremediation technologies is essential for textile industries due to rising concerns in terms of water resources and quality. Partial nitritation-anaerobic ammonium oxidation (PN/A) processes emerged as a valid, but unexplored, solution. In this study, the performance of a...

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Autores principales: Elisa Clagnan, Lorenzo Brusetti, Silvia Pioli, Simone Visigalli, Andrea Turolla, Mingsheng Jia, Martina Bargna, Elena Ficara, Giovanni Bergna, Roberto Canziani, Micol Bellucci
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:50dbe54aad8b4cbca57c7b4e9031738f2021-12-02T05:03:15ZMicrobial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater2405-844010.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08445https://doaj.org/article/50dbe54aad8b4cbca57c7b4e9031738f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021025482https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440Implementation of onsite bioremediation technologies is essential for textile industries due to rising concerns in terms of water resources and quality. Partial nitritation-anaerobic ammonium oxidation (PN/A) processes emerged as a valid, but unexplored, solution. In this study, the performance of a PN/A pilot-scale (9 m3) sequencing batch reactor treating digital textile printing wastewater (10–40 m3 d−1) was monitored by computing nitrogen (N) removal rate and efficiencies. Moreover, the structure of the bacterial community was assessed by next generation sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analyses of several genes, which are involved in the N cycle. Although anaerobic ammonium oxidation activity was inhibited and denitrification occurred, N removal rate increased from 16 to 61 mg N g VSS−1 d−1 reaching satisfactory removal efficiency (up to 70%). Ammonium (18–70 mg L−1) and nitrite (16–82 mg L−1) were detected in the effluent demonstrating an unbalance between the aerobic and anaerobic ammonia oxidation activity, while constant organic N was attributed to recalcitrant azo dyes. Ratio between nitrification and anammox genes remained stable reflecting a constant ammonia oxidation activity. A prevalence of ammonium oxidizing bacteria and denitrifiers suggested the presence of alternative pathways. PN/A resulted a promising cost-effective alternative for textile wastewater N treatment as shown by the technical-economic assessment. However, operational conditions and design need further tailoring to promote the activity of the anammox bacteria.Elisa ClagnanLorenzo BrusettiSilvia PioliSimone VisigalliAndrea TurollaMingsheng JiaMartina BargnaElena FicaraGiovanni BergnaRoberto CanzianiMicol BellucciElsevierarticlePartial nitritation/anammoxTextile wastewaterNext-generation sequencingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)Nitrogen removalScience (General)Q1-390Social sciences (General)H1-99ENHeliyon, Vol 7, Iss 11, Pp e08445- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Partial nitritation/anammox
Textile wastewater
Next-generation sequencing
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
Nitrogen removal
Science (General)
Q1-390
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
spellingShingle Partial nitritation/anammox
Textile wastewater
Next-generation sequencing
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
Nitrogen removal
Science (General)
Q1-390
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Elisa Clagnan
Lorenzo Brusetti
Silvia Pioli
Simone Visigalli
Andrea Turolla
Mingsheng Jia
Martina Bargna
Elena Ficara
Giovanni Bergna
Roberto Canziani
Micol Bellucci
Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
description Implementation of onsite bioremediation technologies is essential for textile industries due to rising concerns in terms of water resources and quality. Partial nitritation-anaerobic ammonium oxidation (PN/A) processes emerged as a valid, but unexplored, solution. In this study, the performance of a PN/A pilot-scale (9 m3) sequencing batch reactor treating digital textile printing wastewater (10–40 m3 d−1) was monitored by computing nitrogen (N) removal rate and efficiencies. Moreover, the structure of the bacterial community was assessed by next generation sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analyses of several genes, which are involved in the N cycle. Although anaerobic ammonium oxidation activity was inhibited and denitrification occurred, N removal rate increased from 16 to 61 mg N g VSS−1 d−1 reaching satisfactory removal efficiency (up to 70%). Ammonium (18–70 mg L−1) and nitrite (16–82 mg L−1) were detected in the effluent demonstrating an unbalance between the aerobic and anaerobic ammonia oxidation activity, while constant organic N was attributed to recalcitrant azo dyes. Ratio between nitrification and anammox genes remained stable reflecting a constant ammonia oxidation activity. A prevalence of ammonium oxidizing bacteria and denitrifiers suggested the presence of alternative pathways. PN/A resulted a promising cost-effective alternative for textile wastewater N treatment as shown by the technical-economic assessment. However, operational conditions and design need further tailoring to promote the activity of the anammox bacteria.
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author Elisa Clagnan
Lorenzo Brusetti
Silvia Pioli
Simone Visigalli
Andrea Turolla
Mingsheng Jia
Martina Bargna
Elena Ficara
Giovanni Bergna
Roberto Canziani
Micol Bellucci
author_facet Elisa Clagnan
Lorenzo Brusetti
Silvia Pioli
Simone Visigalli
Andrea Turolla
Mingsheng Jia
Martina Bargna
Elena Ficara
Giovanni Bergna
Roberto Canziani
Micol Bellucci
author_sort Elisa Clagnan
title Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
title_short Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
title_full Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
title_fullStr Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
title_sort microbial community and performance of a partial nitritation/anammox sequencing batch reactor treating textile wastewater
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/50dbe54aad8b4cbca57c7b4e9031738f
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