title: Shortcut nitrification-denitrification by real-time control strategies.
abstract: The study aimed at solving the instability of shortcut nitrification-denitrification through real-time control strategies. The results showed that excess aeration (aeration was still on after nitrosation) had an adverse impact on the stabilization of shortcut nitrification-denitrification, with nitrosation ratio (NO(2)(-)-N/NO(x)(-)-N) decreasing from 96% to 29% after excess aeration for 13 cycles, indicating that excess aeration was prone to change nitrification modes from shortcut nitrification to full nitrification. By using real-time control, shortcut nitrification and full nitrification were clearly detected by characteristic points on ORP and pH curves. Thus, aeration was stopped once nitrosation was completed, and shortcut nitrification-denitrification was maintained with nitrosation ratio (NO(2)(-)-N/NO(x)(-)-N) higher than 96%. The study showed that real-time control strategy could prevent excess aeration and achieve stable shortcut nitrification-denitrification.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. gaodw@hit.edu.cn
authors.forename: Dawen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yongzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Baikun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013997:Time Factors; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen