Abstract
The performance of high-loaded anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors (R1, R2 and R3) was investigated at low ambient temperatures (28.3–8.5°C), and measurements of sequential biomass addition (SBA) (R2) and glycine betaine (GB) addition (R3) were carried out as countermeasures for operation under psychrophilic temperature conditions (8.5–13.5°C). By adding 10mL highly active Anammox sludge every 2days, the nitrogen removal rate (NRR) at 9.1°C increased to 6.6kgm−3d−1, almost 20% higher than that of R1 (acclimation). The effect of GB addition on Anammox was varied. Operation using either strategy changed the sludge characteristics. Low biomasses of 12.90 and 9.74gVSSL−1 were detected in R1 and R2, respectively, after whole investigation, whereas R3 had a biomass of 22.36gVSSL−1. Adapted sludge had a higher Anammox activity at 15°C than its non-adapted counterpart. The amount and composition of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) shifted with different control strategies.
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