Abstract
Insufficient carbon sources and oxygen limit the nitrogen removal efficiency of constructed wetlands. In this study, a novel hybrid constructed wetland (SS-HCW) was designed by combining sulfur-siderite filler and drop aeration to enhance nitrogen removal. The results showed that the TN removal rate increased by 37.74%. Further analysis of nitrogen removal pathways found that sulfur autotrophic denitrification was dominant. In addition, SO42− and Fe2+ generated during nitrogen removal can serve as trace elements to increase the growth rate and chlorophyll content of wetland plants by 50.0% and 34.2%, respectively. The microbial analysis results showed that the sulfur-siderite filler changed community structure, with Thiobacillus and Sulfurimonas as the dominant genera, and enriched some bacteria with sulfur and iron oxidation capabilities such as Thiomonas and Ferritrophicum.
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