Formation mechanism of nitrifying granules observed in an aerobic upflow fluidized bed (AUFB) reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Tsuneda, S ^a   Ejiri, Y ^a   Nagano, T ^a   Hirata, A ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerobic upflow fluidized bed (AUFB); Granulation mechanism; Nitrifying granule

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NITRIFICATION; TRACE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER AERATION;

GRANULATION MECHANISMS; INORGANIC WASTEWATER;

WATER ANALYSIS;

FERRIC OXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; TRACE METAL;

AEROBIC PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BED; GRANULATION; REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRECIPITATION; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4344618894     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0796     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Amann, R.I., Krumholz. L. and Stahl. D.A. (1990). Fluorescent-oligonucleotide probing of whole cells for determinative, phylogenetic, and environmental-studies in microbiology. J. Bacteriol., 172(2), 762-770.
2. Aoi, Y., Miyoshi, T., Okamoto, T., Tsuneda, S., Hirata, A., Kitayama, A. and Nagamune, T. (2000). Microbial ecology of nitrifying bacteria in wastewater treatment process examined by fluorescence in situ hybridization. J. Biosci. Bioeng., 90(3), 234-240.
3. Beun, J.J., Hendriks, A., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M., Morgenroth, E., Wilderer, P.A. and Heijinen, J.J. (1999). Aerobic granulation in a sequencing batch reactor. Water Res., 33(10), 2283-2290.
4. de Beer, D., van den Heuvel, J.C. and Ottengraf, S.P.P. (1993). Microelectrode measurement of the activity distribution in nitrifying aggregates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 59(2), 573-579.
5. Mishima, K. and Nakamura, M. (1991). Self-immobilization of aerobic activated-sludge - a pilot-study of the aerobic upflow sludge blanket process in municipal sewage-treatment. Water Sci. Technol., 23(4-6), 981-990.
6. Myoga, H., Asano, H., Nomura, Y. and Yoshida, H. (1991). Effects of immobilization conditions on the nitrification treatability of entrapped cell reactors using the PVA freezing method. Water Sci. Technol., 23(4-6), 1117-1124.
7. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (1995). 19th edn, American Public Health Association/American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation, Washington DC, USA.
8. Sumino, T., Nakamura, H., Mori, N. and Kawaguchi, Y. (1992). Immobilization of nitrifying bacteria by polyethylene glycol prepolymer. J. Ferm. Bioeng., 73(1), 37-42.
9. Tay, J.H., Liu, Q.S. and Liu, Y. (2001). Microscopic observation of aerobic granulation in sequential aerobic sludge reactor. J. Appl. Microbiol., 91(1), 168-175.
10. Tay, J.H., Yang, S.F. and Liu, Y. (2002). Hydraulic selection pressure-induced nitrifying granulation in sequencing batch reactors. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 59(2-3), 332-337.
11. Tsuneda, S., Park, S., Hayashi, H., Jung, J. and Hirata, A. (2001). Enhancement of nitrifying biofilm using selected EPS produced by heterotrophic bacteria. Water Sci. Technol., 43(6), 197-204.
12. Tsuneda, S., Nagano, T., Hoshino, T., Ejiri, Y., Noda, N. and Hirata, A. (submitted). Characterization of nitrifying granules produced in an aerobic upflow fluidized bed (AUFB) reactor.
13. Wagner, M., Rath, G., Amann, R.I., Koops, H.P. and Schleifer, K.H. (1995). In situ identification of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 18(2), 251-264.