title: Startup of pilot-scale aerobic granular sludge reactor by stored granules.
abstract: The startup of a pilot-scale aerobic granular sludge reactor was investigated by seeding with 4-month stored aerobic granules. Two liters of granules were inoculated into the reactor (5.9% of reactor volume), which gave a biomass concentration of 1.03 g l(-1). Experimental results showed that seeding granules could be successfully maintained in the reactor. The microbial activity of seeding granules could be fully recovered to that of fresh granules after 2 days of operation, and new granules started to grow after day 5. Newly developed aerobic granules at stable period had similar size and morphology as seeding granules, and a biomass concentration of 6.0 g l(-1) was achieved in the reactor. The experiment demonstrated for the first time that stored aerobic granules could be used for easy and quick startup of aerobic granular sludge reactor.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineering Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors.forename: Q S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S T L
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Show
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage