RAPID START-UP AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF A SULFUR AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION COUPLED ANAEROBIC AMMONIA OXIDATION DENITRIFICATION SYSTEM
In this paper,the sulfur autotrophic denitrification(SAD)process start-up was accomplished in an SBR reactor using sodium thiosulfate as an electron donor,and a gradual increase in substrate loading.The rapid start-up and stable operation of the sulfur autotrophic denitrification coupled with anaerobic ammonia oxidation(SAD/A)autotrophic denitrification system was developed by inoculating Anammox sludge with a combined pH and NO3--N/NH4+-N regulation strategy.The results showed that in 30 days,the denitrification sludge had been domesticated into SAD sludge.After 90 days,the SBR reactor had been successfully enriched with SAD sludge,and more than 85%of NO3--N had been removed from the system.The SAD/A system was successfully started after 14 days of operation with an optimal inoculation ratio of 3∶1 for both two species of sludge.After 30 days,the NO3--N removal rate of the system could reach 85%and the NH4+-N removal rate could reach 80%.The coupled system's best denitrification efficiency was achieved at a pH of 8 and a NO3--N/NH4+-N ratio of 1.8,and it operated steadily.High-throughput sequencing results showed that the overall species diversity and richness in the SAD/A system was increased after coupling,and the dominant microbial genera were Candidatus Brocadia and Thiobacillus,with similar relative abundances,indicating a good coupling effect of SAD/A.
Anammoxsulfur autotrophic denitrificationSAD/ANO2--N accumulationmicrobial community structure