The structure, density and settlability of anammox granular sludge in high-rate reactors

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• 作者：Hui-feng Lu ; Ping Zheng ; Qi-xing Ji ; Hong-tao Zhang ; Jun-yuan Ji ; Lan Wang ; Shuang Ding ; Ting-ting Chen ; Ji-qiang Zhang ; Chong-jian Tang ; Jian-wei Chen
• 关键词：Anammox granule ; Structure ; Density ; Settlability
• 刊名：Bioresource Technology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：November, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：123
• 期：Complete
• 页码：312-317
• 全文大小：547 K

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Microscopic observation and settling test were carried out to investigate the structure, density and settlability of anammox granules taken from a high-rate upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The results showed that the anammox granules were irregular in shape and uneven on surface, and their structure included granule, subunit, microbial cell cluster and single cell. The gas pockets were often observed in the anammox granules, and they originated from the obstruction of gas tunnel by extracellular polymer substances (EPSs) and the inflation of produced dinitrogen gas. The volume of gas pockets became larger with the increasing diameter of anammox granules, which led to the decreasing density and the floatation of anammox granules. The diameter of anammox granules should be controlled at less than 2.20 mm to avoid the granule floatation. A hypothesized mechanism for the granulation and floatation of anammox biomass was proposed.