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Ammonia half-saturation constants of sludge with different community compositions of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

  • Kayee, Pantip (International Postgraduate Programs in Environmental Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University) ;
  • Rongsayamanont, Chaiwat (Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University) ;
  • Kunapongkiti, Pattaraporn (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University) ;
  • Limpiyakorn, Tawan (Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University)
  • Received : 2015.10.26
  • Accepted : 2016.02.13
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Owing to the kinetic differences in ammonia oxidation among ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOM), there is no standard set of kinetic values that can be used as a representative set for nitrifying wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) design. As a result, this study clarified a link between the half-saturation constants for ammonia oxidation (Ks) and the dominant ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) groups in sludge from full-scale WWTPs and laboratory-scale nitrifying reactors. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analyses revealed that AOB affiliated with the Nitrosomonas oligotropha cluster were the dominant AOM groups in the sludge taken from the low-ammonia-level WWTPs, while AOB associate with the Nitrosomonas europaea cluster comprised the majority of AOM groups in the sludge taken from the high-ammonia-level WWTPs and nitrifying reactors. A respirometric assay demonstrated that the ammonia Ks values for the high-ammonia-level WWTPs and nitrifying reactors were higher than those of the low-ammonia-level plants. Using the Ks values of available AOM cultures as a reference, the Ks values of the analyzed sludge were mainly influenced by the dominant AOB species. These findings implied that.different sets of kinetic values may be required for WWTPs with different dominant AOM species for more accurate WWTP design and operations.

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