Mechanistic understanding of the NOB suppression by free ammonia inhibition in continuous flow aerobic granulation bioreactors

A partial nitritation continuous flow reactor (CFR) was operated for eight months demonstrating that partial nitritation granular sludge can remain stable under continuous flow conditions. The ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB)-to-nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) activity ratios were determined for a...

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Main Authors: Timothy R. Kent, Yewei Sun, Zhaohui An, Charles B. Bott, Zhi-Wu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019315946