Start-Up and Bacterial Enrichment of an Anammox Reactor with Polyurethane Porous Material: Performance and Microbial Community
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Setup
2.2. Influent and Sludge
2.3. Analytical Methods
2.3.1. Chemical Methods
2.3.2. Microbiological Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Start-Up of the Anammox Reactor
3.2. Enrichment of Anammox Bacteria
3.2.1. Changes in the Appearance of the Biofilm during Enrichment
3.2.2. Nitrogen Removal Effect of the Reactor
3.3. Microbial-Community Analysis after Enrichment
3.3.1. Analysis of Microbial Diversity and Richness
3.3.2. Classification-Level Analysis of Micropyle
3.3.3. Classification-Level Analysis of Microbe Genera
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | Time/d | HRT/h | NH4+-N (mg/L) | NO2−-N (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | 74~86 | 8 | 40 ± 2 | 53 ± 2 |
II | 87~110 | 6 | 40 ± 2 | 53 ± 2 |
III | 111~146 | 4 | 40 ± 2 | 53 ± 2 |
IV | 147~176 | 4 | 60 ± 2 | 80 ± 2 |
Sample Number | Serial Number | Shannon | Simpson | Chao | Ace | Coverage Rate |
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1 | 96154 | 4.37 | 0.052 | 912 | 917 | 0.9972 |
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Yan, Z.; Zhang, W.; Pei, Z.; Jiao, L. Start-Up and Bacterial Enrichment of an Anammox Reactor with Polyurethane Porous Material: Performance and Microbial Community. Water 2024, 16, 2116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152116
Yan Z, Zhang W, Pei Z, Jiao L. Start-Up and Bacterial Enrichment of an Anammox Reactor with Polyurethane Porous Material: Performance and Microbial Community. Water. 2024; 16(15):2116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152116
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Zichun, Weibin Zhang, Zhibin Pei, and Longzhen Jiao. 2024. "Start-Up and Bacterial Enrichment of an Anammox Reactor with Polyurethane Porous Material: Performance and Microbial Community" Water 16, no. 15: 2116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152116
APA StyleYan, Z., Zhang, W., Pei, Z., & Jiao, L. (2024). Start-Up and Bacterial Enrichment of an Anammox Reactor with Polyurethane Porous Material: Performance and Microbial Community. Water, 16(15), 2116. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16152116