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 …

Nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment: microbial adaptation and suppression challenges

Z Su, T Liu, J Guo, M Zheng - Environmental science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microbial nitrite oxidation is the primary pathway that generates nitrate in wastewater
treatment systems and can be performed by a variety of microbes: namely, nitrite-oxidizing …

Methanotrophs: discoveries, environmental relevance, and a perspective on current and future applications

S Guerrero-Cruz, A Vaksmaa, MA Horn… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methane is the final product of the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. The
conversion of organic matter to methane (methanogenesis) as a mechanism for energy …

[HTML][HTML] One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application

M Zheng, H Li, H Duan, T Liu, Z Wang, J Zhao, Z Hu… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
Mainstream nitrogen removal via anammox is widely recognized as a promising wastewater
treatment process. However, its application is challenging at large scale due to unstable …

[HTML][HTML] Partial denitrification providing nitrite: Opportunities of extending application for anammox

R Du, Y Peng, J Ji, L Shi, R Gao, X Li - Environment International, 2019 - Elsevier
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has been extensively investigated for cost-
efficient nitrogen removal from wastewater. However, the major issues of nitrate (NO 3−-N) …

Beyond an applicable rate in low-strength wastewater treatment by anammox: motivated labor at an extremely short hydraulic retention time

R Du, S Cao, R **, X Li, J Fan… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The application of anammox technology in low-strength wastewater treatment is still
challenging due to unstable nitrite (NO2––N) generation. Partial denitrification (PD) of nitrate …

Challenges, solutions and prospects of mainstream anammox-based process for municipal wastewater treatment

L Wang, W Gu, Y Liu, P Liang, X Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) process has a promising application prospect for
the mainstream deammonification of municipal wastewater due to its high efficiency and low …

Quantify the contribution of anammox for enhanced nitrogen removal through metagenomic analysis and mass balance in an anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor

J Li, Y Peng, L Zhang, J Liu, X Wang, R Gao, L Pang… - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, enhanced nitrogen removal through in situ enrichment of anammox bacteria
was successfully obtained in a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The …

Flexible nitrite supply alternative for mainstream anammox: advances in enhancing process stability

R Du, S Cao, H Zhang, X Li, Y Peng - Environmental Science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has attracted extensive attention as a
potentially sustainable and economical municipal wastewater treatment process. However …

Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: Mechanisms and counter-strategies

Z Wang, M Zheng, Z Hu, H Duan, H De Clippeleir… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Stable suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) is still a major challenge for the
implementation of partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) in mainstream treatment. Despite …