Effects of aeration quantity on nitrification determined with microelectrode in SBR system
- Received Date: 16/11/2009
- Accepted Date: 24/10/2009
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Key words:
- microelectrode /
- SBR /
- nitrification /
- dissolved oxygen
Abstract: To investigate the effects of aeration quantity on nitrification, the same three SBRs with aeration quantities of 4, 10 and 16 L/h were adopted to treat synthetic wastewater. Also the selfmade microelectrodes of DO, NO-3, NH+4 and pH were used to determine the substrate concentrations in the internal micro-environment of activated sludge flocs. The results indicated that when the aeration quantity was 4 L/h, there was an anaerobic micro-zone inside the activated sludge floc, the concentration of NO-3-N decreased which showed denitrification happened. When the aeration quantities were 10 L/h and 16 L/h, nitrification occurred inside the activated sludge floc, and with the increase of aeration quantity, the concentration of NH+4-N decreased, the concentration of NO-3-N increased, and the pH value decreased.