Ammonium Removal Using ANAMMOX Process
Ammonium Removal Using ANAMMOX Process
(Anammox Process)
M.El-Qelish1,2 , F. El-Gohary1, B. Teichgrber3, P. Volmerg2, T. Gehrke2, M. Denecke2
1: National Research Center, Water Pollution Research Department, Cairo, Egypt
2: University of Duisburg-Essen, Municipal Water and Waste Management, Essen Germany
3. Head of Technical Service Division, Emschergenossenschaft & Lippeverband, Essen, Germany.
Introduction
Nitrogen removal from ammonium-rich wastewater has attracted increased
attention due to the serious water pollution consequences such as eutrophication of
water bodies (Burkholder et al., 2007; Istvanovics, 2009; Withers et al., 2011). The
most widely used ammonium removal technology around the world was the
conventional nitrification-denitrification process. However, the application of the
conventional process was limited by high operational cost and the external addition
of organic matter for the denitrification step (Jetten et al., 1999). Anaerobic
Methods
Parameter
Unit
Sludge
from
Kamen
SV
ml/l
300
MLSS (105 C)
g/l
MLSS (550 C)
Unit
Fixed Bed
Reactor
CH4
3.6
21.9
CO2
1.0
g/l
18.46
O2
7.2
VSS/TSS
84.3
H2S
SVI
13.6
Bal
88.2
Parameter
400
120,00
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
10
40,00
20,00
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
10
50
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Time (days)
Time (days)
COD effluent (mg/l)
45
160,00
40
140,00
The FBR was operated for 60 days at ammonia loading rate 0.13
kg/m3/day and hydraulic retention time of 1.36 days. Results of the
feed and the treated effluent are summarized in Tables 3 &4.
Available data indicates that the efficiency of the anammox process for
ammonia removal reached up to 90.27.8% as shown in figure (4).
Nitrite, nitrate and COD removal values were 89.05.6%, 52.011.5 and
68.610.9, respectively as shown in (figures 5, 6, and 7 and table 4).
60,00
0,00
Anammox process
80,00
Results
100,00
35
30
25
20
15
10
120,00
100,00
80,00
60,00
40,00
20,00
5
0,00
0
10
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
15
20
25
50
Parameter
40
45
50
Unit
Average
Maximum
Minimum
7.80.5
8.2
7.6
Ammonia
mgN/l
96.59.4
112
Nitrite
mgN/l
111.3519.1
Nitrate
mgN/l
COD
mgO2/l
pH
35
Time (days)
Time (days)
Inflent Nitrate concentration (mg/l)
30
Parameter
Average %
Maximum %
Minimum %
74.6
Ammonia
90.27.8
99.7
72.2
148
88.8
Nitrite
89.05.6
94.5
71.6
32.664.5
39.1
24
Nitrate
52.011.5
71.9
33.1
183.358.1
362
102
COD
68.610.9
84.3
47.3
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