A 20-year journey of partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A): from sidestream toward mainstream

Z Wang, M Zheng, H Duan, Z Yuan… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ana erobic amm onium ox idation (anammox) was discovered as a new microbial reaction in
the late 1990s, which led to the development of an innovative energy-and carbon-efficient …

How to provide nitrite robustly for anaerobic ammonium oxidation in mainstream nitrogen removal

K Wang, J Li, X Gu, H Wang, X Li… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Innovation in decarbonizing wastewater treatment is urgent in response to global climate
change. The practical implementation of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) …

Simultaneous nitrification, denitrification and phosphorus removal: what have we done so far and how do we need to do in the future?

T Wu, SS Yang, L Zhong, JW Pang, L Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen and phosphorus contamination in wastewater is a serious environmental concern
and poses a global threat to sustainable development. In this paper, a comprehensive …

Nitrogen removal from wastewater: A comprehensive review of biological nitrogen removal processes, critical operation parameters and bioreactor design

S Mishra, V Singh, L Cheng, A Hussain… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The nitrogenous compounds present in wastewaters create severe biotic stress and alter the
biodiversity when discharged into aquatic ecosystems. Biological nitrogen removal (BNR) …

Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)

H Duan, S Gao, X Li, NH Ab Hamid, G Jiang, M Zheng… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Free nitrous acid (FNA), the protonated form of nitrite, has historically been an unwanted
substance in wastewater systems due to its inhibition on a wide range of microorganisms …

[HTML][HTML] Superior mainstream partial nitritation in an acidic membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

C Niu, Y Ying, J Zhao, M Zheng, J Guo, Z Yuan, S Hu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Shortcut nitrogen removal holds significant economic appeal for mainstream wastewater
treatment. Nevertheless, it is too difficult to achieve the stable suppression of nitrite-oxidizing …

Achieving advanced nitrogen removal from low-carbon municipal wastewater using partial-nitrification/anammox and endogenous partial-denitrification/anammox

B Ma, Y Liang, Y Zhang, Y Wei - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve advanced nitrogen removal from low-carbon wastewater, a partial-
nitrification/anammox and endogenous partial-denitrification/anammox (PN/A-EPD/A) …

Metagenomic analysis reveals enhanced nutrients removal from low C/N municipal wastewater in a pilot-scale modified AAO system coupling electrolysis

W Huang, B Gong, Y Wang, Z Lin, L He, J Zhou, Q He - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The conventional biological nutrients removal process is challenged by insufficient organic
carbon in influent. To cross such an organic-dependent barrier, a pilot-scale electrolysis …

Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Z Wang, M Zheng, J Meng, Z Hu, G Ni… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Oxidation of ammonium to nitrite rather than nitrate, ie, nitritation, is critical for autotrophic
nitrogen removal. This study demonstrates a robust nitritation process in treating low …

Characteristics of microbial denitrification under different aeration intensities: Performance, mechanism, and co-occurrence network

H Yuan, S Huang, J Yuan, Y You, Y Zhang - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to explore how dissolved oxygen (DO) affected the characteristics and
mechanisms of denitrification in mixed bacterial consortia. We analyzed denitrification …