title: Enhanced ammonia nitrogen removal using consistent ammonium exchange of modified zeolite and biological regeneration in a sequencing batch reactor process.
abstract: Utilizing preferential ion exchange of the modified zeolite, the zeo-sequencing batch reactor (SBR) is recommended for a new nitrogen removal process. In this study, natural zeolite was modified by sodium chloride to enhance sorption capacity for ammoniacal nitrogen. The untreated and treated zeolite was characterized by XPS and XRD techniques. The sorption isotherm tests showed that equilibrium sorption data were better represented by the Langmuir model than by the Freundlich model. Treatment of natural zeolite by sodium chloride increased the sorption capacity for ammoniacal nitrogen removal from aqueous solutions. As a result of the continuous bioregeneration of ammonium saturated zeolite-floc in the SBR, the nitrogen removal efficiency of the zeo-SBR was relatively ideal. Scanning electron microscopy results showed that microbes were abundant in the zeo-SBR process.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Resources and Environment, Institute of Biochemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Yun Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Zheng Fang
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yao Long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ming Guang
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yan Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000641:Ammonia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019149:Bioreactors; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010316:Particle Size; D012722:Sewage; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013499:Surface Properties; D018505:Waste Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012722:Sewage; D017641:Zeolites; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000641:Ammonia