Nitrogen and phosphorus removal by activated sludge process: A review

Zhengan Zhang; Shulin Pan; Fei Huang; Xiang Li; Juanfang Shang; Jun Lai; Yitao Liao

doi:10.2174/1570193X14666161130151411

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal by activated sludge process: A review

Zhengan Zhang, Shulin Pan, Fei Huang^*, Xiang Li, Juanfang Shang, Jun Lai, Yitao Liao

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This paper describes the mechanism of nitrogen and phosphorus removal by activated sludge process, and introduces several conventional nitrogen and phosphorus bioremoval processes, namely sequencing batch reactor (SBR), anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (AAO), oxidation ditch, and bio-doubling process (BDP). Many improved technologies were invented to compensate for the defects of conventional activated sludge process Nitrogen and phosphorus bioremoval by activated sludge process have many similarities and conflicts, including different sludge characteristics and competition for carbon sources that affect the results of the simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Therefore, a series of countermeasures to resolve such conflicts are reviewed. Economy, sefficiency and low energy consumption will be the developing trends of wastewater treatment in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-106
Number of pages	8
Journal	Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2174/1570193X14666161130151411
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Activated sludge
Anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic
Bio-doubling process
Denitrification
Oxidation ditch
Phosphorus
Sequencing batch reactor

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Nitrogen and phosphorus removal by activated sludge process: A review

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