Jung, J. Y. Kang, S. H. Chung, Y. C. Ahn, D. H. 2024-01-21T01:35:14Z 2024-01-21T01:35:14Z 2022-01-10 2007-01 0273-1223 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/134759 Factors affecting cultivation of extremely slow-growing bacteria (anaerobic ammonium oxidiser, doubling time 11 days) were investigated by using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors which can maintain high solid retention time. The effects of concentrations of DO, free ammonia (FA), and nitrite on activation of anammox activity were tested during the start-up period. The reactor was inoculated with granular sludge collected from a full-scale UASB reactor used for treating brewery wastewater, and sludge from a piggery wastewater treatment plant and rotating biological contactor treating sewage. Results of continuous operation showed that concentrations of DO, free ammonia (FA) and nitrite in the reactors played a key role in stimulating the anammox activity during start-up period. It is crucial to keep DO below 0.2 ppm, FA below 2 mg/L and nitrite nitrogen below 35 mg/L to cultivate anammox cells in the continuous bioreactor. When the levels of DO, FA and nitrite in the influent were controlled at less than the inhibition levels, the anammox activity increased gradually in the anaerobic condition. Addition of hydrogen sulphide into the reactor enhanced anammox activity in the continuous culture. Through the SEM, TEM and FISH analysis, anammox bacteria were detected in the granular sludge after 3 months of continuous operation. English IWA PUBLISHING ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION ENRICHMENT REMOVAL Factors affecting the activity of anammox bacteria during start up in the continuous culture reactor Article 10.2166/wst.2007.023 1 WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v.55, no.1-2, pp.459 - 468 WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 55 1-2 459 468 scie scopus 000245786000056 2-s2.0-33846927559 Engineering, Environmental Environmental Sciences Water Resources Engineering Environmental Sciences & Ecology Water Resources Article; Proceedings Paper ANAEROBIC AMMONIUM OXIDATION ENRICHMENT REMOVAL anammox bacteria continuous culture reactor DO FISH free ammonia hydrogen sulphide nitrite