title: Treatment of HMX-production wastewater in an aerobic granular reactor.
abstract: Aerobic granules were applied to the treatment of HMX-production wastewater using a gradual domestication method in a SBR. During the process, the granules showed a good settling ability, a high biomass retention rate, and high biological activity. After 40 days of stable operation, aerobic granular sludge performed very effectively in the removal of carbon and nitrogen compounds from HMX-production wastewater. Organic matter removal rates up to 97.57% and nitrogen removal efficiencies up to 80% were achieved during the process. Researchers conclude that using aerobic granules to treat explosive wastewater has good prospects for success.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiao Ling Wei Street, 210094 Nanjing, PR China. jhzhang_123@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jin-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Meng
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen