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Wu, Denghua. "Research of landfill leachate treatment based on anammox." E3S Web of Conferences 233 (2021): 02006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123302006.
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Landfill leachate has the characteristics of high ammonia nitrogen content, high concentration of organic matter and low carbon nitrogen ratio. Traditional biological treatment technology is difficult to meet the increasingly stringent emission standards. Ammonia nitrogen is the main pollutant in landfill leachate. The ammonia-nitrogen-rich leachate not only poses a threat to the surrounding environment, but also has adverse effects on the subsequent biological treatment of leachate. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) is a new biological denitrification technology, which has the advantages of high denitrification capacity and low energy consumption, and is suitable for the treatment of landfill leachate. This article from the process type, inhibiting factors and microbiology at home and abroad are reviewed in three aspects: the anaerobic ammonia oxidation treatment, the research progress of landfill leachate by analyzing the national environmental protection agency of leachate quality related data in the database, and combining previous research results, reveals the infiltration drain liquid ammonia nitrogen in the different conditions of concentration variation characteristics, for anaerobic ammonia oxidation treatment of landfill leachate to provide the reference for engineering applications.
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Li, Ye, Fan Tang, Dan Xu, and Bing Xie. "Advances in Biological Nitrogen Removal of Landfill Leachate." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (June 1, 2021): 6236. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13116236.
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With the development of economy and the improvement of people’s living standard, landfill leachate has been increasing year by year with the increase in municipal solid waste output. How to treat landfill leachate with high efficiency and low consumption has become a major problem, because of its high ammonia nitrogen and organic matter content, low carbon to nitrogen ratio and difficult degradation. In order to provide reference for future engineering application of landfill leachate treatment, this paper mainly reviews the biological treatment methods of landfill leachate, which focuses on the comparison of nitrogen removal processes combined with microorganisms, the biological nitrogen removal methods combined with ecology and the technology of direct application of microorganisms. In addition, the mechanism of biological nitrogen removal of landfill leachate and the factors affecting the microbial activity during the nitrogen removal process are also described. It is concluded that the treatment processes combined with microorganisms have higher nitrogen removal efficiency compared with the direct application of microorganisms. For example, the nitrogen removal efficiency of the combined process based on anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) technology can reach more than 99%. Therefore, the treatment processes combined with microorganisms in the future engineering application of nitrogen removal in landfill leachate should be paid more attention to, and the efficiency of nitrogen removal should be improved from the aspects of microorganisms by considering factors affecting its activity.
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Maris, P. J., D. W. Harrington, and F. E. Mosey. "Treatment of Landfill Leachate; Management Options." Water Quality Research Journal 20, no. 3 (August 1, 1985): 25–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wqrj.1985.026.
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Abstract Three management options for the treatment of leachate from landfilled domestic solid waste have been evaluated. Research results show that leachate can be treated effectively in aerobic systems, with high organic carbon and ammoniacal nitrogen removals of >90% and >85% respectively. Optimum SRT of about 10 days is required. Anaerobic treatment (UASB) with HRT's of between 1.0 and 4.0 days results in COD destruction of about 85% with high methane production (400-600 mg/g COD removed) and provides an intermediate effluent suitable for polishing to a high standard. Recirculation of leachate through the landfill by itself cannot provide a complete treatment, although significant reductions in volume and strength of leachate can be obtained.
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Iwami, N., A. Imai, Y. Inamori, and R. Sudo. "Treatment of a Landfill Leachate Containing Refractory Organics and Ammonium Nitrogen by the Microorganism-Attached Activated Carbon Fluidized Bed Process." Water Science and Technology 26, no. 9-11 (November 1, 1992): 1999–2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1992.0646.
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The microorganism-attached activated carbon fluidized bed (MAACFB) process was applied to treat a landfill leachate containing refractory organics and a high concentration of ammonium nitrogen. The MAACFB process removed about 60 % and 70 % of refractory organics and nitrogen, respectively, from the landfill leachate simultaneously and steadily over a more than 700 days of operation period. A mass balance on organics around the MAACFB process revealed that more than 90 % of the removed organics may be biodegraded. It was suggested that the MAACFB process is highly effective in biodegrading the refractory organics in landfill leachate.
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Deng, Weifeng, Litao Wang, Lang Cheng, Wenbo Yang, and Dawen Gao. "Nitrogen Removal from Mature Landfill Leachate via Anammox Based Processes: A Review." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 17, 2022): 995. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020995.
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Mature landfill leachate is a complex and highly polluted effluent with a large amount of ammonia nitrogen, toxic components and low biodegradability. Its COD/N and BOD5/COD ratios are low, which is not suitable for traditional nitrification and denitrification processes. Anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) is an innovative biological denitrification process, relying on anammox bacteria to form stable biofilms or granules. It has been extensively used in nitrogen removal of mature landfill leachate due to its high efficiency, low cost and sludge yield. This paper reviewed recent advances of anammox based processes for mature landfill leachate treatment. The state of the art anammox process for mature landfill leachate is systematically described, mainly including partial nitrification–anammox, partial nitrification–anammox coupled denitrification. At the same time, the microbiological analysis of the process operation was given. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has the merit of saving the carbon source and aeration energy, while its practical application is mainly limited by an unstable influent condition, operational control and seasonal temperature variation. To improve process efficiency, it is suggested to develop some novel denitrification processes coupled with anammox to reduce the inhibition of anammox bacteria by mature landfill leachate, and to find cheap new carbon sources (methane, waste fruits) to improve the biological denitrification efficiency of the anammox system.
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Deng, Li Fang, Hao Ran Yuan, Hong Yu Huang, and Yong Chen. "Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cell." Advanced Materials Research 610-613 (December 2012): 2361–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.610-613.2361.
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Leachate is a high concentration organic wastewater, and microbial fuel cell (MFC) is capable of decomposing and treating organic pollutants directly. Single-chamber MFC using landfill leachate as anolyte was built to get rid of BOD and ammonia-nitrogen organic pollutant in leachate. The use of MFC led to the treatment of the biodegradable organic pollutant of municipal solid waste leachate and the production of electricity. The biofilm was detected on the MFC anode carbon felt, the voltage and power output were achieved 292.7± 5 mV and 2375.1mW.m-2. The suitable running time was about 10 days, when the BOD and ammonia-nitrogen removal efficiencies were achieved about 93.0% and 84.1 %, respectively.
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Annepogu, Nitesh Babu, Pascal F. Beese-Vasbender, Himanshu Himanshu, Christian Wolf, and Astrid Rehorek. "Co-Treatment of Landfill Leachate and Liquid Fractions of Anaerobic Digestate in an Industrial-Scale Membrane Bioreactor System." Processes 10, no. 6 (June 6, 2022): 1140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr10061140.
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The management of the liquid fraction of digestate produced from the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste is a difficult affair, as its land application is limited due to high ammonium concentrations and the municipal waste that water treatment plants struggle to treat due to high pollutant loads. The amount of leachate and the pollutant load in the leachate produced by landfills usually decreases with the time, which increases the capacity of landfill leachate treatment plants (LLTPs) to treat additional wastewater. In order to solve the above two challenges, the co-treatment of landfill leachate and the liquid fraction of anaerobic digestate in an industrial-scale LLTP was investigated along with the long-term impacts of the liquid fraction of anaerobic digestate on biocoenosis and its impact on LLTP operational expenses. The co-treatment of landfill leachate and liquid fraction of anaerobic digestate was compared to conventional leachate treatment in an industrial-scale LLTP, which included the use of two parallel lanes (Lane-1 and Lane-2). The average nitrogen removal efficiencies in Lane-1 (co-treatment) were 93.4%, 95%, and 92%, respectively, for C/N ratios of 8.7, 8.9, and 9.4. The average nitrogen removal efficiency in Lane-2 (conventional landfill leachate treatment), meanwhile, was 88%, with a C/N ratio of 6.5. The LLTP’s average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were 63.5%, 81%, and 78% during phases one, two, and three, respectively. As the volume ratios of the liquid fraction of anaerobic digestate increased, selective oxygen uptake rate experiments demonstrated the dominance of heterotrophic bacteria over ammonium and nitrite-oxidising organisms. The inclusion of the liquid fraction of anaerobic digestate during co-treatment did not cause a significant increase in operational resources, i.e., oxygen, the external carbon source, activated carbon, and energy.
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Vigneron, V., T. Bouchez, C. Bureau, N. Mailly, L. Mazeas, C. Duquennoi, J. M. Audic, I. Hébé, and N. Bernet. "Leachate pre-treatment strategies before recirculation in landfill bioreactors." Water Science and Technology 52, no. 1-2 (July 1, 2005): 289–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0530.
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Nitrified leachate recirculation represents a promising strategy for a more sustainable landfill management. Our objective was to determine the reactions involved in nitrate reduction in municipal solid waste batch biodegradation tests. Anaerobic digestion of waste in the three control reactors showed a good reproducibility. In two test reactors, nitrate was added at various moments of the waste degradation process. We observed that: (1) H2S concentration controlled the nitrate reduction pathway: above a certain threshold of H2S, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) replaced denitrification. (2) N2O/N2 ratio varied with the organic carbon concentration: the lower the easily biodegradable carbon concentration, the higher the N2O/N2 ratio. (3) N2 was consumed after denitrification. The possibility of a nitrogen fixation reaction in the presence of NH4+ is discussed. Nitrified leachate recirculation during acidogenesis should be avoided because of higher H2S production which could induce DNRA.
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Turan, Abdullah Zahid, and Mustafa Turan. "A review on the application of nanoporous zeolite for sanitary landfill leachate treatment." Water Science and Technology 84, no. 12 (October 27, 2021): 3425–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.468.
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Abstract This review deals with low-cost nanoporous zeolites for the treatment of sanitary landfill leachate. Organic contaminants and ammoniacal nitrogen are significant parameters in landfill leachate treatment. Adsorption processes are regarded as promising alternative treatment options in this respect. Zeolites are aluminosilicate materials that are widely used in separation, filtration, adsorption and catalysis. Natural zeolite is a low-cost and readily available form of zeolite and is a promising candidate to be used as an ion-exchange material for ammonia and other inorganic pollutant removal from landfill leachate. In this review, adsorption isotherms and kinetic models in batch systems are evaluated and adsorption design parameters of the fixed-bed system are presented. Studies on ammonia removal from landfill leachate via zeolites have been thoroughly investigated. Leachate treatment systems combined with zeolites are presented. Cost of zeolites are also reported in comparison with other adsorbents. The investigated studies demonstrate that activated zeolite can improve the removal of chemical oxygen demand, NH3-N and colour significantly compared to the case where raw zeolite is used. Moreover, the composite of activated carbon and zeolite is also favorable for ammonia removal according to reported findings, where best adsorptive removal is attained on the composite media (24.39 mg/g).
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Le, Son Thanh, and Khai Cao LE. "REDUCTION OF COD IN NAM SON LANDFILL LEACHATE BY ELECTRO-FENTON AS SECONDARY TREATMENT AFTER ELECTROCOAGULATION PRETREATMENT." Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology 57, no. 6 (November 20, 2019): 724. http://dx.doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/57/6/13883.
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Landfill leachate is a high-strength wastewater that is most difficult to deal with because the fluctuating of composition and quality as well as high concentration of specific pollutants (PAH, PCBs, heavy metals) and very high ammonia nitrogen and COD concentrations. So, after a pre-treatment as electrocoagulation, over 73% of COD has been treated from Nam Son landfill leachate, however the output value of COD still exceeds the QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT, column B. So, an electro-fenton process was employed to secondarily treat Nam Son landfill leachate, after an electrocoagulation pre-treatment. This electro-fenton system used a Pt gauze anode and a commercial carbon felt cathode to electrogenerate in situ hydrogen peroxide and regenerate ferrous ion as catalyst. In this study, the effects of various operating conditions such as initial pH, concentration of Fe2+ catalyst, current applied on reduction of COD in Nam Son landfill leachate were examined. At the optimal condition: applied current of 1A, pH 3, Fe2+ concentration of 0.1m M, Na2SO4 concentration of 0.05 M, 77.2% COD reduction can be reached within 60 min and the output value of COD is 130.9 mg.L-1, according to QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT, column B. The research results indicated that electro-fenton process can promise as a potential method in practice for secondary treatment of landfill leachate.
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Koenig, A., and L. H. Liu. "Autotrophic denitrification of landfill leachate using elemental sulphur." Water Science and Technology 34, no. 5-6 (September 1, 1996): 469–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1996.0584.
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One of the most economical means of nitrogen removal from leachate is biological treatment by nitrification, followed by heterotrophic denitrification. An alternative biological denitrification process is autotrophic denitrification using Thiobacillus denitrificans. This autotrophic bacteria oxidizes elemental sulphur to sulphate while reducing nitrate to elemental nitrogen gas, thereby eliminating the need for addition of organic carbon compounds. For this study, pilot-scale elemental sulphur packed bed columns with fixed-film denitrification have been selected as the most suitable treatment process. The effect of hydraulic retention time as well as the effect of concentration and loading rate of nitrate on nitrate removal efficiency as a function of sulphur particle size were determined. The results indicate that (i) autotrophic denitrification can effectively remove nitrate from synthetic and actual nitrified leachate at concentrations much higher than hitherto reported; (ii) the minimum hydraulic retention time necessary for complete denitrification depends on sulphur particle size; (iii) the maximum area loading rate, in g NO3−-N/m2·d, appears to be the process limiting factor and is practically independent of sulphur particle size; and (iv) the observed stoichiometric relationships compare well with those previously reported.
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Hasar, Halil, Ubeyde Ipek, and Cumali Kinaci. "Joint treatment of landfill leachate with municipal wastewater by submerged membrane bioreactor." Water Science and Technology 60, no. 12 (December 1, 2009): 3121–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.748.
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Young leachate was a high strength wastewater with regard to carbon and nitrogen matter, and up to now many researchers have focused on a number of treatment methods to treat the leachate. By using various treatment processes, joint treatment of leachate with domestic wastewater, resulted from same community, is one of the most significant methods because domestic wastewater has either larger mass or lower strength than leachate. In this study, a submerged membrane bioreactor (sMBR) was used for treatment of blending wastewater, including differential mixture ratios of domestic wastewater and leachate. In raw leachate, BOD5/COD was between 0.40 and 0.67 and total phosphorus was between 17 and 24 mg/l. After the leachate was blended with domestic wastewater in the ratios of 1/5–1/20, the influent COD decreased from 8,500–14,200 mg/l to 750–2,400 mg/l as ammonium decreased from 1,100–2,150 mg/l to 30–180 mg/l. The sMBR, which was aerated intermittently, accomplished both COD oxidation and nutrient removal at optimal conditions without adding the external phosphorus source, providing < 15 mg COD/l, <1.3 mg NH4+-N/l, and <2.0 mg P/l on average at solid retention times (SRT) higher than 10 days. Consequently, the results showed the mixture of leachate and domestic wastewater could be an acceptable alternative by means of membrane bioreactor technology.
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Shehzad, Areeb, Mohammed J. K. Bashir, Sumathi Sethupathi, and Jun-Wei Lim. "Simultaneous Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants From Landfill Leachate Using Sea Mango Derived Activated Carbon via Microwave Induced Activation." International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering 14, no. 5 (October 1, 2016): 991–1001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2015-0145.
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Abstract The present work reveals the preparation and optimization of sea mango based activated carbon (SMAC) by microwave induced KOH activation for the adsorptive removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from the mature anaerobic landfill leachate using response surface methodology (RSM) technique. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) are the main indicators for organic and inorganic compounds often found in aged landfill leachate. Hence, the treatment of this stabilized landfill leachate is considered to be an essential step prior to its discharge. The leachate sample was collected from Sahom Landfill site in Perak, Malaysia and the initial concentrations of COD and NH3-N were measured as 550 mg/L and 3,330 mg/L, respectively. The feasibility of converting Sea mango to activated carbon process to remove the COD and NH3-N pollutants from landfill leachate was investigated. The preparation conditions such as microwave heating at power range (350–600 W), impregnation of AC with KOH (0.5–3.0) and retention time (6–10 min) were evaluated, analyzed and optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). From the analysis of variance (ANOVA), the optimum conditions for preparation of SMAC was at 560 W of activation power, 8.4 min of activation time and 2.10 of impregnation ratios with higher adsorptive removal of COD (72.50 %), and NH3-N (79.77 %), respectively. The physical and chemical properties of SMAC were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and surface area. The findings exemplified the applicability of SMAC as an effective precursor for the simultaneous removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from mature landfill leachate.
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Yusoff, Mohd Suffian, and Noor Aina Mohamad Zuki. "Optimum of Treatment Condition for Artocarpus heterophyllus Seeds Starch as Natural Coagulant Aid in Landfill Leachate Treatment by RSM." Applied Mechanics and Materials 802 (October 2015): 484–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.802.484.
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Landfill still remains the most commonly employed treatment for municipal solid waste disposal around the world, which generates a high-strength wastewater with complex constituents referred to as landfill leachate. As consequences, if not properly treated and safely disposed, leachate can migrate into soil and subsoils which might cause severe damage to eco-system of land, surface water and groundwater. Aim of this paper is to establish the optimum parameters of starch-based coagulant as an alternative coagulant to remove suspended solid (SS), colour, turbidity, carbon oxygen demand (COD), and ammoniacal-nitrogen in leachate treatment by using RSM method. Leachate was collected from Matang Landfill Site, Perak, Malaysia. In this paper, the efficiency of Jackfruit seeds starch (JSS) act as a coagulant aid is established by using Kategunya method with percentage yield of 33.67%. The starch obtained is then used together with polyaluminium chloride (PAC) in leachate sample. The removal efficiency was determined by a series of experiments using jar test. By using three independent variables including pH, dosage of PAC and dosage of JSS for Central Composite Design (CCD) of RSM, optimum removal of response parameters is carried out. As a result, optimum removal of COD at pH 5, 523.32 mg/L of PAC, 400 mg/L of JSS gives Prob.>F significantly with only 4.32% error. The results showed that, addition of JSS as coagulant aid also helps to reduce the dosage of PAC as well as JSS in leachate. As a conclusion, JSS can be used as a coagulant aid to PAC.
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Jiang, Jinfeng, Liang Ma, Lianjie Hao, Daoji Wu, and Kai Wang. "Comparative Study on Advanced Nitrogen Removal of Landfill Leachate Treated by SBR and SBBR." Water 13, no. 22 (November 16, 2021): 3240. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13223240.
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In order to achieve advanced nitrogen removal from landfill leachate without the addition of external carbon sources, a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) and a Sequencing Biofilm Batch Reactor (SBBR) were proposed for the treatment of actual landfill leachate with ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations of 1000 ± 100 mg/L and 4000 ± 100 mg/L, respectively. The operating modes of both systems are anaerobic–aerobic–anoxic. After 110 days of start-up and biomass acclimation, the effluent COD and the total nitrogen (TN) of the two systems were 650 ± 50 mg/L and 20 ± 10 mg/L, respectively. The removal rates of COD and total nitrogen could reach around 85% and above 95%, respectively. Therefore, advanced nitrogen removal was implemented in landfill leachate without adding any carbon sources. After the two systems were acclimated, nitrogen removing cycles of SBR and SBBR were 24 h and 20 h, respectively. The nitrogen removing efficiency of SBBR was improved by 16.7% in comparison to SBR. In the typical cycle of the two groups of reactors, the nitrification time of the system was the same, which was 5.5 h, indicating that although the fiber filler occupied part of the reactor space, it had no significant impact on the nitrification performance of the system. At the end of aeration, the internal carbon source content of sludge of SBBR was equivalent to that of the SBR system. However, the total nitrogen concentration of SBBR was only 129 mg/L, which is 33.8% lower than that of SBR at 195 mg/L. The main reason was that biofilm enhanced the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) effect of the system.
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Belouhova, M., N. Dinova, I. Yotinov, S. Lincheva, I. Schneider, and Y. Topalova. "FISH investigation of the bacterial groups anammox and Azoarcus-Thauera at treatment of landfill leachate." Bulgarian Chemical Communications Volume 53, Special Issue A (2021): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.34049//bcc.53.a.0004.
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The landfill leachate is heavily polluted wastewater produced in the landfills. The management of the purification of the leachate is especially challenging and that is why new approaches and indicators are needed. The quantity, localization, interaction, clustering of the key microbial groups, responsible for the critical transformation processes can be used as indication leading to better performance of the technology. This study is focused on two bacterial groups (Anammox and Azoarcus-Thauera cluster) which have potential to serve as indicators for the landfill leachate treatment. Their quantity and activity were studied by FISH during lab-scale treatment of leachate from the Municipal Enterprise for Waste Treatment (MEWT), Sofia, Bulgaria. Two activated sludges (AS) were used – one from the MEWT and another form the WWTP (wastewater treatment plant) of Sofia. The obtained results showed that 74% of the COD was eliminated when leachate was diluted 50 and 25 times and 31% - when undiluted leachate was used. At the end of the process (21 day) the Azoarcus-Thauera group formed large aggregations in the AS from MEWT. They were 17.50% of the bacteria there while in the AS from the WWTP of Sofia they represented only 2.61%. The quantity of the anammox bacteria remained almost unchanged during the process and was 10.75% of the community from MEWT which eliminated 98 mg/L more ammonium ions at the end of the process and 6% from the community from the WWTP of Sofia. The two studied groups gave more complex information about the processes in the AS related to the elimination of the nitrogen and carbon containing pollutants. They could be used for better management of the biological processes during landfill leachate treatment. Key words: landfill leachate; anammox, Azoarcus-Thauera; activated sludge; fluorescence in-situ hybridization
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Shao, Chenjia, Yongyuan Yang, Ze Liu, Qiaoling Wang, Zengwen Ji, Shijie Wang, Kristof Demeestere, Yaping Guo, and Stijn Van Hulle. "Characterization of landfill leachate by spectral-based surrogate measurements during a combination of different biological processes and activated carbon adsorption." Water Science and Technology 81, no. 12 (June 15, 2020): 2606–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.317.
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Abstract Surrogate measurements based on excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectra (EEMs) and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra (UV-vis) were used to monitor the evolution of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in landfill leachate during a combination of biological and physical-chemical treatment consisting of partial nitritation-anammox (PN-Anammox) or nitrification-denitrification (N-DN) combined with granular active carbon adsorption (GAC). PN-Anammox resulted in higher nitrogen removal (81%), whereas N-DN required addition of an external carbon source to increase nitrogen removal from 24% to 56%. Four DOM components (C1 to C4) were identified by excitation-emission matrix-parallel factor analysis (EEM-PARAFAC). N-DN showed a greater ability to remove humic-like components (C1 and C3), while the protein-like component (C4) was better removed by PN-Anammox. Both biological treatment processes showed limited removal of the medium molecular humic-like component (C2). In addition, the synergistic effect of biological treatments and adsorption was studied. The combination of PN-Anammox and GAC adsorption could remove C4 completely and also showed a good removal efficiency for C1 and C2. The Thomas model of adsorption revealed that GAC had the maximum adsorption capacity for PN-Anammox treated leachate. This study demonstrated better removal of nitrogen and fluorescence DOM by a combination of PN-Anammox and GAC adsorption, and provides practical and technical support for improved landfill leachate treatment.
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Vasel, J. L., H. Jupsin, and A. P. Annachhatre. "Nitrogen removal during leachate treatment: comparison of simple and sophisticated systems." Water Science and Technology 50, no. 6 (September 1, 2004): 45–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2004.0358.
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Membrane bioreactors (MBR) have become common in treating municipal wastewaters. Applied to leachates treatment MBR were also successful with pilot scale experiments and full-scale facilities as well. We succeeded previously in designing an efficient nitrificationÐdenitrification process with an ethylene glycol byproduct as carbon source for denitrification. Moreover, an unexpectedly high inert COD removal efficiency was also observed in the full-scale MBR facility thereby making it possible to increase the operating time of the final GAC (Granulated Activated Carbon) adsorber. Since MBR are very sophisticated systems. Simpler and “lower” cost systems can also be considered. For example it is possible to nitrify leachates from sanitary landfill using a simple infiltrationÐpercolation technique with a low energy cost. To validate previously published laboratory experiments, a semi industrial-scale pilot installation was installed at the Montzen landfill site (Belgium). The process is based on infiltrationÐpercolation through a granular bed. This well known process was modified to increase the load, notably by changing the support medium, adding an electric fan that is run intermittently and maintaining temperatures greater than 15°C. The new material is a type of granular calcium carbonate with a large specific surface area. These technical improvements enabled the system to nitrify up to 0.4 kg NH4+-N/m3 of reactor bed per day at a hydraulic load of 0.35 m.d-1, with an ammonia removal rate in the range of 80 to 95%. Despite the high ammonia nitrogen inlet concentrations, this system exhibits remarkable nitrification efficiency. Moreover, these performances are achieved in a batch mode system without recirculation or dilution processes. If complete nitrification is needed, it can be obtained in a second in series of bioreactors. The system can be classified as a low cost process. An international patent is pending. Possible performances of those systems were compared with the usual methods for leachates treatment.
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Yin, Wenjun, Kai Wang, Jingtao Xu, Daoji Wu, and Congcong Zhao. "The performance and associated mechanisms of carbon transformation (PHAs, polyhydroxyalkanoates) and nitrogen removal for landfill leachate treatment in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR)." RSC Advances 8, no. 74 (2018): 42329–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra07839d.
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Lanzetta, Anna, Davide Mattioli, Francesco Di Capua, Gianpaolo Sabia, Luigi Petta, Giovanni Esposito, Gianni Andreottola, Giovanni Gatti, Willy Merz, and Michela Langone. "Anammox-Based Processes for Mature Leachate Treatment in SBR: A Modelling Study." Processes 9, no. 8 (August 19, 2021): 1443. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr9081443.
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Mature landfill leachates are characterized by high levels of ammoniacal nitrogen which must be reduced for discharge in the sewer system and further treatment in municipal wastewater treatment plants. The use of anammox-based processes can allow for an efficient treatment of ammonium-rich leachates. In this work, two real scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), designed to initially perform partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) and simultaneous partial nitrification and denitrification (SPND) for the treatment of ammonium-rich urban landfill leachate, were modelled using BioWin 6.0 in order to enable plant-wide modelling and optimizing. The constructed models were calibrated and validated using data from long- and short-term (one cycle) SBR operation and fit well to the main physical-chemical parameters (i.e., ammonium, nitrite and nitrate concentrations) measured during short-term (one cycle) operations. Despite the different strategies in terms of dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations and aeration and mixing patterns applied for SBR operation, the models allowed for understanding that in both reactors the PN/A process was shown as the main contributor to nitrogen removal when the availability of organic carbon was low. Indeed, in both SBRs, the activity of nitrite oxidizing bacteria was inhibited due to high levels of free ammonia, whereas anammox bacteria were active due to the simultaneous presence of ammonium and nitrite and their ability to recover from DO inhibition. Increasing the external carbon addition, a prompt decrease of the anammox biomass was observed, with SPND becoming the main nitrogen removal mechanism. Models were also applied to estimate the production rates of nitrous oxide by aerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria and heterotrophic denitrifiers. The models were found to be a robust tool for understanding the effects of different operating conditions (i.e, temperature, cycle phases, DO concentration, external carbon addition) on the nitrogen removal performances of the two reactors, assessing the contribution of the different bacterial groups involved.
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Borzacconi, Liliana, Gisela Ottonello, Elena Castelló, Heber Pelaez, Augusto Gazzola, and María Viñas. "Denitrification in a Carbon and Nitrogen Removal System for Leachate Treatment: Performance of a Upflow Sludge Blanket (USB) Reactor." Water Science and Technology 40, no. 8 (October 1, 1999): 145–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1999.0407.
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The performance of a bench scale upflow sludge bed (USB) denitrifying reactor was evaluated in order to integrate it into a C and N removal system for Sanitary Landfill Leachate. The raw leachate used presented COD and NH4-N average values of 30000 mg/l and 1000 mg/l, respectively. The complete system comprises in addition an UASB reactor and a nitrifying RBC. A portion of the aerobic reactor effluent was recycled into the denitrification stage and some raw leachate was also added as an additional C source. In order to obtain operating parameters the denitrifying reactor was operated alone. Sludge from an aerobic reactor (RBC) treating raw leachate was used as inoculum. Shortly after the start up, good granulation of the sludge bed was observed. Using raw leachate and UASB outlet as carbon sources with COD/NO3-N ratios of 4 and 12, respectively, denitrification efficiencies of about 90% were reached. A sludge yield of 0.16 gVSS/gCODremoved was obtained operating with raw leachate. For the anoxic reactor operating in the complete system, denitrification efficiencies of 90% were also achieved. A nitrogen gas recycle was a successful way to avoid frequently observed sludge bed rising problems.
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Diamadopoulos, E., P. Samaras, X. Dabou, and G. P. Sakellaropoulos. "Combined treatment of landfill leachate and domestic sewage in a sequencing batch reactor." Water Science and Technology 36, no. 2-3 (July 1, 1997): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1997.0483.
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A study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of biologically treating a combined waste stream of landfill leachate and municipal sewage. The ratio of sewage to leachate was 9 to 1 by volume. The combined waste had an average BOD5 430 mg/l, COD 1090 mg/l, and TKN 133 mg/l (80% of which was in the form of ammonia). A laboratory-scale sequencing batch activated sludge reactor was used to carry comparative performance evaluations of biological treatment, including nitrification and denitrification. The SBR reactor was operating in daily time cycles employing the following sequential operation phases: filling phase, anoxic phase, aeration reaction phase, settling phase, and drain phase. In particular, the anoxic and aeration periods were tailored in order to develop conditions conducive to desired nitrification and denitrification. During the reaction period, the process was operated under an extended aeration mode with the MLSS concentration being around 3500 mg/l. The results indicated that successful biotreatment of combined leachate and sewage was possible, with the treated effluent being low in BOD5 and COD. The system was capable of BOD5 removal efficiencies exceeding 95%. Furthermore, nitrate removal during the anoxic phase was approximately 99% due to denitrification. However, the overall nitrogen removal during a full cycle was about 50%. The inclusion of an anoxic period right after the aeration phase enhanced the nitrogen removal efficiency, yet this phase required the addition of an external carbon source to the reactor due to the low concentration of biodegradable carbon, and at the same time the process became less efficient in BOD removal.
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Martin, Craig D., and Keith D. Johnson. "The use of extended aeration and in-series surface-flow wetlands for landfill leachate treatment." Water Science and Technology 32, no. 3 (August 1, 1995): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1995.0133.
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Recently in the USA, the Solid Waste Industry has undergone specific changes in landfill regulations. The Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts (RCRA); and EPA subtitle D regulations, as well as stringent State regulations, impose minimum criteria for municipal solid waste facilities in the areas of location, operation, groundwater monitoring, and leachate management. In conjunction with these State and Federal mandates the University of West Florida developed a leachate treatment technique utilizing extended aeration and surface-flow constructed wetlands. Sampling of water quality has occurred monthly since February 1992. Parameters examined include: Nitrogen (NH3,), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Phosphate (TPO4), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), pH, Alkalinity, and Chlorides. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total and Fecal Coliforms, Priority Pollutant Metals, and limited organic analytes are sampled on a less frequent basis. Samples are collected at a raw leachate site (L0), primary aerated lagoon (L1), and 6 stations within the 1.1 hectare constructed wetland complex (S1; W1; W3; W5; W7; W9) and one sandfilter (SF) location. Results thus far indicate removal percentages of the tested analytes average between 64% and 99%. This data suggests various physical, microbiological and chemical processes occurring within the aerated lagoon and constructed wetlands can provide an effective alternative to standard techniques for landfill leachate treatment and disposal. The methods as described have proven to be ideal for the circumstances occurring at the Perdido Landfill.
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Peng, Bo, Di Qiu, and Xiaogang Wu. "Treatment of Landfill Leachate by Combined Submerged Membrane Bioreactor (SMBR) and Electrochemical Oxidation." Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters 12, no. 7 (July 1, 2020): 953–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/nnl.2020.3185.
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To efficiently treat landfill leachate, we prepared a new integrated submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) and oxidation technology. Our results, under organic loading rates of 2.0–2.3 kg COD/(m3 ·d), showed that through SMBR we can acquire removal efficiencies of 91.2% and 87.3% for ammonia and chemical oxygen demand (COD), respectively. A Ti/RuO2–IrO2 anode and stainless-steel cathode combination was engaged to carry out electrochemical oxidation of SMBR permeate. Ammonia and COD were removed after 3 h electrochemical oxidation (at 40 mA/cm2 current density), and achieved 93.5% and 66.9% removal efficiency with activated carbon particle electrode introduced in the three-dimensional electrodes, respectively. The higher removal efficiency for ammonia nitrogen than COD can be rendered by excited chloride ions, as they affect the competition between organic matter and ammonia nitrogen. Thus, SMBR combined with electrochemical oxidation possesses good prospects to be applied for efficient reduction of ammonia and COD in landfill leachates.
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Chamem, Oumaima, Johann Fellner, and Moncef Zairi. "Ammonia inhibition of waste degradation in landfills – A possible consequence of leachate recirculation in arid climates." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 38, no. 10 (May 1, 2020): 1078–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x20920945.
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Ammonia inhibition of anaerobic waste degradation has been extensively investigated on a laboratory scale. It is hence well known that at ammonium levels above 2500 mg/l, methanogenic bacteria are inhibited, which leads to both reduced methane (CH4) production and increased organic pollution of the leachate. In the present paper, and for the first time, data on a full-scale landfill indicating ammonia inhibition of waste degradation is presented. The leachate of the landfill is characterized by extremely high concentrations of chloride (up to 70,000 mg/l) and ammonium–nitrogen (up to 20,000 mg/l). These high pollution levels are explained by the following facts: first, the landfill is located in an arid climate (annual precipitation of 200 mm), resulting in low fresh water infiltration; and second, leachate or concentrate resulting from reverse osmosis treatment at the site has been recirculated. The high ammonium levels obviously caused inhibitory effects on the anaerobic degradation, which resulted in chemical oxygen demand concentrations in the leachate of far above 300,000 mg/l. Furthermore, a comparatively low level of landfill gas (LFG) generation and a shift towards higher carbon dioxide and lower CH4 contents in the collected LFG was observed. Based on the gas compositional data, the overall reduction in CH4 generation was assessed to be 50%. In order to reduce organic leachate pollution and to enhance LFG production at the site investigated, fresh (rain) water infiltration should be enhanced and the recirculation of leachate or treatment residues derived thereof should be terminated.
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Hosomi, Masaaki, Inamori Yuhei, Kazuo Matsushige, and Ryuichi Sudo. "Denitrification of Landfill Leachate by the Modified Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC)." Water Science and Technology 23, no. 7-9 (April 1, 1991): 1477–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1991.0600.
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In order to remove high-strength nitrogen and organics in landfill leachate simultaneously, the modified RBC which was combined with the standard RBC and the anaerobic biofilter was proposed. The treatability for actual landfill leachate of the standard RBC and the modified RBC was evaluated. The capability of COD removal in the modified RBC is much greater than that in the standard RBC, although both RBCs showed a BOD removal rate of more than 95%. This suggested that the combination method of aerobic and anaerobic treatment was effective in reducing refractory organic compounds. The nitrogen removal in the modified RBC was about 90% compared to 50% in Che standard RBC. The modified RBC had the advantage of nitrogen removal because nitrification and denitrification proceeded efficiently, even if a carbon source was not added. The performance of the modified RBC was superior to that of the standard RBC in both BOD surface loading and BOD volumetric loading.
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Gao, J. L., V. Oloibiri, M. Chys, Stijn De Wandel, B. Decostere, W. Audenaert, Y. L. He, and S. W. H. Van Hulle. "Integration of autotrophic nitrogen removal, ozonation and activated carbon filtration for treatment of landfill leachate." Chemical Engineering Journal 275 (September 2015): 281–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.04.012.
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Setiadi, T., and S. Fairus. "Hazardous waste landfill leachate treatment using an activated sludge-membrane system." Water Science and Technology 48, no. 8 (November 1, 2003): 111–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2003.0459.
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This research was aimed to investigate the capability of a combined system of activated sludge and microfiltration processes with backflushing technique to reduce organic carbon and nitrogen compounds in hazardous landfill leachates. The experiments included acclimation, batch and continuous processes. The continuous process was conducted with a 24 hour HRT (Hydraulic Retention Time), and the SRT (Solid Retention Time) ranged from 16 to 36 days. The aeration basin volume was 5 L and the membrane filter used was a hollow fiber module made from polypropylene with pore size of 0.2 μm. The batch process (without membrane separation) achieved its steady state condition over a period of 33 days. The removal of COD, BOD5 and ammonia-N were 52.5%, 94.3% and 75.5%, respectively. The kinetic parameters obtained are as followed : the maximum specific growth rate constant (μm): 0.96/day and the saturation substrate constant (Ks): 16,445.32 mg/L. The high value of Ks indicated that the leachate was not easily biodegraded. The continuous process revealed that the system with SRT of 32 days was more stable than that of 16 and 24 days. The reduction of COD, BOD5 and ammonia-N were 31.3%; 66% and 98%, respectively. The stable flux was achieved around 5 L/m2.hour.
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Kozub, D. D., and S. K. Liehr. "Assessing Denitrification Rate Limiting Factors in a Constructed Wetland Receiving Landfill Leachate." Water Science and Technology 40, no. 3 (August 1, 1999): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1999.0140.
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The focus of this research was to investigate denitrification in constructed wetlands to improve the nitrogen treatment capabilities of these systems. A free water surface flow constructed wetland located at the New Hanover County Solid Waste Management Facility, near Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, was used for this research. Field water sampling in conjunction with a laboratory acetylene block method was used to quantify nitrogen removals in the wetland. Background denitrification rates as well as potential denitrification rates using sodium acetate and sodium phosphate were measured in the laboratory. According to field measurements, average nitrate nitrogen loading and removal rates in the constructed wetland during 1997 were 11.1 ± 3.4 g N/m3/d and 4.5 ± 2.2 g N/m3/d, respectively. Denitrification rates measured in the laboratory with the addition of sodium acetate were higher than background denitrification rates while the addition of sodium phosphate had no effect on the denitrification rates. Results suggested denitrification in the wetland was limited by the availability of easily degradable sources of organic carbon. Background denitrification rates measured using the laboratory method were comparable to the nitrate nitrogen removal rates measured by field water sampling.
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Zhao, Yuan-Yuan, You-Ze Xu, Shuang Zhou, Jiao-Mei Liu, Yingxiang Cheng, Guang-Yi Fu, and Xiao-Song He. "Field-scale performance of microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation process combined with biological degradation and coagulative precipitation for landfill leachate treatment." E3S Web of Conferences 118 (2019): 04017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911804017.
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In order to verify the feasibility of Fe/C microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation for mature landfill leachate treatment in industrial application, this study conducted the treatment processes at full-scale by physicochemical and spectral characterization. The full-scale studies showed that 48.17% of the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and 42.27% of the dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) were removed by the microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation process, respectively. Spectra analysis further suggested that the mature leachate was mainly composed of tryptophan-like and fulvic-like compounds. The combination of microelectrolysis and Fenton oxidation efficiently decomposed the aromatic C=C into carboxyl-C and decreased the molecular size of DOC, resulting in a dramatic reduce (97.1%-98.3%) of the fluorescence intensity. The DON removal by microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation likely associated with the NH2-decomposition of tryptophan-like and aromatic compounds into NO3-N. The tryptophan-like compounds may play a dominant role in Ba binding, while Pb and Cd were likely bound to both the tryptophan-like and fulvic-like compounds. Above 60% of the heavy metals were removed in the microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation section. Results above confirmed the effectiveness of Fe/C microelectrolysis-Fenton oxidation for mature landfill leachate treatment in industrial application.
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Wu, Lina, Lieyu Zhang, Yingying Xu, Cunzhen Liang, Hui Kong, Xiao Shi, and Yongzhen Peng. "Advanced nitrogen removal using bio-refractory organics as carbon source for biological treatment of landfill leachate." Separation and Purification Technology 170 (October 2016): 306–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.06.033.
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Xiong, Jianying, Chen Zhang, Pinjing He, Jun He, Xiaodong Dai, Wudong Li, Xiaoying Yang, Xueting Li, Xiaowen Huang, and Jia Feng. "Nitrogen resource recovery from mature leachate via heat extraction technology: An engineering project application." Water Science and Technology 85, no. 2 (January 6, 2022): 549–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.003.
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Abstract A large pool of ammonia in mature leachate is challenging to treat with a membrane bioreactor system to meet the discharge Standard for Pollution Control on the Landfill Site of Municipal Solid Waste in China (GB 16889-2008) without external carbon source addition. In this study, an engineering leachate treatment project with a scale of 2,000 m3/d was operated to evaluate the ammonia heat extraction system (AHES), which contains preheat, decomposition, steam-stripping, ammonia recovery, and centrifuge dewatering. The operation results showed that NH3-N concentrations of raw leachate and treated effluent from an ammonia heat extraction system (AHES) were 1,305–2,485 mg/L and 207–541 mg/L, respectively. The ratio of COD/NH3-N increased from 1.40–1.84 to 7.69–28.00. Nitrogen was recovered in the form of NH4HCO3 by the ammonia recovery tower with the introduction of CO2, wherein the mature leachate can offer 37% CO2 consumption. The unit consumptions of steam and power were 8.0% and 2.66 kWh/m3 respectively, and the total operation cost of AHES was 2.06 USD per cubic metre of leachate. These results confirm that heat extraction is an efficient and cost-effective technology for the recovery of nitrogen resource from mature leachate.
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Fazzino, Filippo, Stefania Bilardi, Nicola Moraci, and Paolo Calabrò. "Integrated Treatment at Laboratory Scale of a Mature Landfill Leachate via Active Filtration and Anaerobic Digestion: Preliminary Results." Water 13, no. 20 (October 13, 2021): 2845. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13202845.
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The management of mature landfill leachate (MLL) represents an increasingly crucial issue to tackle. In this study, the feasibility of an integrated treatment was investigated at the laboratory scale using synthetic leachate with the objective of maximizing the recovery of potentially useful compounds present in leachate (especially ammonia nitrogen). First, in order to remove heavy metals, active filtration of the MLL was carried out using zero-valent iron (ZVI) mixed with either lapillus or granular activated carbon (GAC). The average removal rates for the ZVI/lapillus and the ZVI/GAC filter were 33%, 85%, 66%, and 58% and 56%, 91%, 67%, and 75% for COD, Cu, Ni, and Zn, respectively. Then, pre-treated MLL was added during the anaerobic digestion (AD) of cellulose with the aim of providing bacteria with macro (i.e., ammonia nitrogen) and micro (e.g., residual heavy metals) nutrients. After 38 days, the best performance in terms of cumulative methane production (5.3 NL) and methane yield (0.26 NL/gVSadded on average) was recorded in the reactor fed with the lowest dosage (17.9 mL/d) of MLL pre-treated by the ZVI/lapillus filter. The main issue that emerged during AD was the possible inhibition of the process linked to an excessive presence of humic substances; however, in future experiments, this problem can be solved through an optimization of the management of the whole process. The residual digestate from AD, rich in nitrogen and humic substances, may be safely used for agriculture purposes, closing the cycle of MLL management.
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Xia, Yi, Pin Jing He, Hong Xia Pu, Fan Lü, Li Ming Shao, and Hua Zhang. "Inhibitory effect of high calcium concentration on municipal solid waste leachate treatment by the activated sludge process." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 35, no. 5 (January 17, 2017): 508–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x16684943.
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This research focused on the inhibitory effects of Ca on the aerobic biological treatment of landfill leachate containing extremely high Ca concentrations. When the Ca concentration in leachate to be treated was more than 4500 mg l−1, the total organic carbon removal rate was significantly reduced and the processing time to achieve the same removal efficiency was 1.4 times that in the control treatment without added Ca. In contrast, the total nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen (NH4+–N) removal efficiencies were positively related to the Ca concentration, increasing from 65.2% to 81.2% and from 69.2% to 83.7%, respectively, when the dosage of added Ca increased from zero to 8000 mg l−1. During aerobic treatment, the reductions of solution Ca concentration were in the range of 1003–2274 mg l−1 and were matched with increases in the Ca content in the residual sludge. The inhibition threshold of Ca in the leachate treated by the activated sludge process appeared to be 4500 mg l−1, which could be realized by controlling the influent Ca concentration and using an appropriate sludge return ratio in the activated sludge process.
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Daud, Zawawi, Mohd Arif Rosli, Ab Aziz Abdul Latiff, Mohd Baharufin Ridzuan, Halizah Awang, and Azhar Abdul Halim. "Micro-Peat as a Potential Low-Cost Adsorbent Material for COD and NH3-N Removal." Defect and Diffusion Forum 382 (January 2018): 297–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ddf.382.297.
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Micro-peat (M-P) was demonstrated in the present study as a potential low cost natural adsorbent for the removal of COD and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) from landfill leachate. A series of batch experiments were carried out under fixed conditions and the influence of mixture ratio was investigated. The characteristics of leachate were then determined. Results indicated that leachate is non-biodegradable with high concentration of COD (2739.06 mg/L), NH3-N (1765.34 mg/L) and BOD5/COD ratio (0.09). The optimum ratio for activated carbon (AC) and M-P in the removal of COD and NH3-N obtained were at 2.5:1.5 (87%) and 1.0:3.0 (65%) respectively. The low-cost natural adsorbent used in the present investigation is an attractive alternative to the conventional adsorbent (AC). Thus, M-P can be appropriated for use in leachate treatment that could be cost-effective due its local availability and adsorption property.
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Thomas, Maciej, Violetta Kozik, Krzysztof Barbusiński, Aleksander Sochanik, Josef Jampilek, and Andrzej Bąk. "Potassium Ferrate (VI) as the Multifunctional Agent in the Treatment of Landfill Leachate." Materials 13, no. 21 (November 6, 2020): 5017. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13215017.
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Possible use of potassium ferrate (VI) (K2FeO4) for the treatment of landfill leachate (pH = 8.9, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 770 mg O2/L, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) 230 mg/L, Total Nitrogen (Total N) 120 mg/L, Total Phosphorus (Total P) 12 mg/L, Total Coli Count (TCC) 6.8 log CFU/mL (Colony-Forming Unit/mL), Most Probable Number (MPN) of fecal enterococci 4.0 log/100 mL, Total Proteolytic Count (TPC) 4.4 log CFU/mL) to remove COD was investigated. Central Composite Design (CCD) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) were applied for modelling and optimizing the purification process. Conformity of experimental and predicted data (R2 = 0.8477, Radj2 = 0.7462) were verified using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Application of K2FeO4 using CCD/RSM allowed to decrease COD, TOC, Total N, Total P, TCC, MPN of fecal enterococci and TPC by 76.2%, 82.6%, 68.3%, 91.6%, 99.0%, 95.8% and 99.3%, respectively, by using K2FeO4 0.390 g/L, at pH = 2.3 within 25 min. Application of equivalent amount of iron (as FeSO4 × 7H2O and FeCl3 × 6H2O) under the same conditions allowed to diminish COD, TOC, Total N, Total P, TCC, MPN of fecal enterococci and TPC only by 38.1%, 37.0%, 20.8%, 95.8%, 94.4%, 58.2%, 90.8% and 41.6%, 45.7%, 29.2%, 95.8%, 92.1%, 58.2%, 90.0%, respectively. Thus, K2FeO4 could be applied as an environmentally friendly reagent for landfill leachate treatment.
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Sun, Faqian, Wenjia Zhang, Guoliu Jiang, Yuxue Liu, Songwei Wu, Dan Wu, Xiaomei Su, Jianrong Chen, Hongjun Lin, and Yan Zhou. "Effective biological nitrogen process and nitrous oxide emission characteristics for the treatment of landfill leachate with low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio." Journal of Cleaner Production 268 (September 2020): 122289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122289.
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Lu, Ting, Biju George, Hong Zhao, and Wenjun Liu. "A case study of coupling upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and ANITA™ Mox process to treat high-strength landfill leachate." Water Science and Technology 73, no. 3 (October 20, 2015): 662–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.536.
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A pilot study was conducted to study the treatability of high-strength landfill leachate by a combined process including upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB), carbon removal (C-stage) moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and ANITA™ Mox process. The major innovation on this pilot study is the patent-pending process invented by Veolia that integrates the above three unit processes with an effluent recycle stream, which not only maintains the low hydraulic retention time to enhance the treatment performance but also reduces inhibiting effect from chemicals present in the high-strength leachate. This pilot study has demonstrated that the combined process was capable of treating high-strength leachate with efficient chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nitrogen removals. The COD removal efficiency by the UASB was 93% (from 45,000 to 3,000 mg/L) at a loading rate of 10 kg/(m3·d). The C-stage MBBR removed an additional 500 to 1,000 mg/L of COD at a surface removal rate (SRR) of 5 g/(m2·d) and precipitated 400 mg/L of calcium. The total inorganic nitrogen removal efficiency by the ANITA Mox reactor was about 70% at SRR of 1.0 g/(m2·d).
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Fernandes, Annabel, Oumaima Chamem, Maria José Pacheco, Lurdes Ciríaco, Moncef Zairi, and Ana Lopes. "Performance of Electrochemical Processes in the Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrates of Sanitary Landfill Leachate." Molecules 24, no. 16 (August 10, 2019): 2905. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24162905.
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Electrochemical technologies have been broadly applied in wastewaters treatment, but few studies have focused on comparing the performance of the different electrochemical processes, especially when used to treat highly-polluted streams. The electrochemical treatment of a reverse osmosis concentrate of sanitary landfill leachate was performed by means of electrocoagulation (EC), anodic oxidation (AO) and electro-Fenton (EF) processes, and the use of different electrode materials and experimental conditions was assessed. All the studied processes and experimental conditions were effective in organic load removal. The results obtained showed that EC, with stainless steel electrodes, is the cheapest process, although it presents the disadvantage of sludge formation with high iron content. At high applied current intensity, AO presents the best treatment time/energy consumption ratio, especially if the samples’ initial pH is corrected to 3. However, pH correction from natural to 3 deeply decreases nitrogen-containing compounds’ removal. For longer treatment time, the EF process with a carbon-felt cathode and a BDD anode, performed at natural iron content and low applied current intensity, is the most favorable solution.
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Assis, Tatiane Martins de, Aruani Letícia da Silva Tomoto, Ana Paula Trevisan Lied, Luiz Felipe Gomes Ferreira, Julia Elizabeth Martins, Dagoberto Yukio Okada, Nicolas Roche, and Simone Damasceno Gomes. "Kinetic of nitrogen consumption by Anammox process in membrane biofilm reactors operated in sequential batch." Ciência e Natura 44 (April 20, 2022): e20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460x68843.
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Biological nitrogen removal via Anammox is an advantageous technology in the nitrogen treatment effluents with a low Carbon/Nitrogen ratio, a process that makes this route interesting for the most different types of industries, agribusinesses, and urban effluent treatment plants. Achieving robust Anammox biomass for use in full-scale plants is still a challenge that motivates studies of biomass enrichment and the search for kinetic parameters of substrate consumption rate that help optimize the conduction of reactors. According to the previously mentioned, this work aimed to carry out the kinetic study of nitrogen consumption by the Anammox process in a membrane aerated biofilm reactors operated in sequential batches (MABR-BS). 6 MABR-BS reactors were used, each one of them inoculated with a specific Anammox sludge, obtained from the enrichment of anaerobic and aerobic sludges coming from 3 different sludge sources, namely, a municipal wastewater treatment plant, a landfill leachate treatment plant, and a swine slaughterhouse effluent treatment plant. For the kinetic study, 6 reactors were used, made in glass flasks with a total volume of 1L, with a useful volume of 500 mL, with the 300:200mL ratio between synthetic effluent (with 100mgN-NH4+.L-1) and sludge from the sources: R1 - anaerobic sludge from a UASB reactor for urban sewage treatment; R2 - mixed sludge from a UASB reactor, consisting of waste sludge and supernatant scum; R3 - anaerobic sludge from landfill leachate treatment; R4 - mixed sludge consisting of aerobic and anaerobic sludge from landfill leachate treatment plant; R5 - anaerobic sludge from the swine slaughter effluent treatment plant and R6 - aerobic and anaerobic sludge from the swine slaughter effluent treatment plant. The experimental apparatus had 3 aerators coupled to 3 flowmeters with an air flow regulated at 1.0 L.min-1; 30 cm of silicone membrane in a curved shape with one of the inlets connected to the aerator and flowmeter, the other outlet was immersed in a 75 cm water column, exerting negative pressure on the air inside the tubular silicone membrane, forcing the air to exit through the microporosity of the membrane. Aeration was intermittent, with an interval of 0.16 h between each minute of aeration, the reactors were shaken in a water bath at 30 rpm and temperature of 32°C. The kinetic test had a duration of 24 hours with sampling every 2.5 hours. The nitrogen removal efficiencies (%) determined in the kinetic test were 61.36 (R1); 61.01(R2); 59.03 (R3); 56.70 (R4); 62.77 (R5) and 64.40 (R6). Regarding pH, all reactors had an initial pH above 8.0 and a final pH close to neutral. The specific nitrogen removal rates (in mgN.gVSS-1h-1), were on average 29.43 (R1); 33.50 (R2); 33.62 (R3); 33.42 (R4); 28.90 (R5) and 30.34 (R6). The best performance in the kinetic assay was obtained in the R1 reactor, obtaining a specific activity of maximum nitrogen removal of 57.61 mgN.gVSS-1h-1 and molar generation of residual nitrate with a stoichiometric coefficient of 0.018 mol.
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Rustige, H., and E. Nolde. "Nitrogen elimination from landfill leachates using an extra carbon source in subsurface flow constructed wetlands." Water Science and Technology 56, no. 3 (August 1, 2007): 125–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.506.
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A three-stage constructed wetland for leachate treatment was monitored on a landfill at a pilot scale. The plant had been designed to achieve at least 75% nitrogen removal. NH4-N input concentration was 240 (median) up to 290 mg l−1 and COD concentration was 455 to 511 mg l−1, respectively. A 14 m2 vertical flow sand filter plus a 14 m2 horizontal flow sand filter followed by a 3.3 m2 vertical flow sand filter was chosen. Acetic acid was added to the horizontal flow system for denitrification. The results showed a very stable nitrification rate within the vertical flow system of 94% (median) at NH4-N loading rates of about 10 (median) up to 17 g m−2 d−1. Denitrification was mainly dependent on the dosing of acetic acid and could reach a maximum of 98%. One interesting effect was the production of nitrite in the horizontal flow sand filter. This could efficiently be eliminated by the subsequent vertical flow sand filter. The chosen concept proved to be very effective for nitrogen removal. In combination with a final activated carbon filter the COD effluent concentrations could be easily and safely controlled. The design of denitrification reed beds showed a further potential for optimization.
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Tang, Juan, Shuo Yao, Fei Xiao, Jianxin Xia, and Xuan Xing. "Electrochemical Oxidation of Landfill Leachate after Biological Treatment by Electro-Fenton System with Corroding Electrode of Iron." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13 (June 24, 2022): 7745. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137745.
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Electrochemical oxidation of landfill leachate after biological treatment by a novel electrochemical system, which was constructed by introducing a corroding electrode of iron (Fec) between a boron-doped diamond (BDD) anode and carbon felt (CF) cathode (named as BDD–Fec–CF), was investigated in the present study. Response surface methodology (RSM) with Box–Behnken (BBD) statistical experiment design was applied to optimize the experimental conditions. Effects of variables including current density, electrolytic time and pH on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal efficiency were analyzed. Results showed that electrolytic time was more important than current density and pH for both COD and NH3-N degradation. Based on analysis of variance (ANOVA) under the optimum conditions (current density of 25 mA·cm−2, electrolytic time of 9 h and pH of 11), the removal efficiencies for COD and NH3-N were 81.3% and 99.8%, respectively. In the BDD–Fec–CF system, organic pollutants were oxidized by electrochemical and Fenton oxidation under acidic conditions. Under alkaline conditions, coagulation by Fe(OH)3 and oxidation by Fe(VI) have great contribution on organic compounds degradation. What is more, species of organic compounds before and after electrochemical treatment were analyzed by GC–MS, with 56 kinds components detected before treatment and only 16 kinds left after treatment. These results demonstrated that electrochemical oxidation by the BDD–Fec–CF system has great potential for the advanced treatment of landfill leachate.
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Barrandeguy, E., and S. Tarlera. "Anaerobic oxidation of cholesterol by a denitrifying enrichment." Water Science and Technology 44, no. 4 (August 1, 2001): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0205.
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Sterols (e.g. cholesterol) present in wool scouring effluent represent the most recalcitrant fraction in anaerobic treatment. This study was conducted to examine the feasibility of removal of this organic load through a denitrifying post-treatment stage. A stable cholesterol-denitrifying enrichment (CHOL-1) was obtained from sludge of a bench-scale upflow sludge bed (USB) denitrifying reactor integrated to a carbon and nitrogen removal system for sanitary landfill leachate. According to the amounts of cholesterol degraded and of nitrite and nitrogen gas formed, the capacity for complete cholesterol oxidation under anaerobic conditions by CHOL-1 can be assumed. Nitrite accumulation observed at a low C/N ratio outlines the importance of determining the optimal C/N ratio for adequate denitrifying reactor performance. The enrichment was partly identified with molecular analysis of cloned 16S rDNA sequences revealing the presence of two groups of bacteria belonging to the β subclass of the Proteobacteria. According to analysis of sequences, it can be inferred that a yet uncultivated new bacterium is the one responsible for cholesterol oxidation. Results of this study suggest that sludge from a denitrifying reactor treating leachate is potentially useful in a combined anaerobic-anoxic system for degradation of cholesterol that remains after methanogenic treatment.
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Grossule, Valentina, Stefano Vanin, and Maria Cristina Lavagnolo. "Potential treatment of leachate by Hermetia illucens (Diptera, Stratyomyidae) larvae: Performance under different feeding conditions." Waste Management & Research 38, no. 5 (December 23, 2019): 537–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x19894625.
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In this study, the ability of H. illucens larvae (black soldier fly (BSF)) to metabolise different semisolid biowastes (e.g. kitchen waste, animal manure) has been applied to the treatment of landfill leachate. A testing programme has been developed by mixing leachate with three different solid supports: wheat bran, a biodegradable nutrient substrate, brewers’ spent grain, a biodegradable nutrient residue from the brewery industry and sawdust, a low biodegradable residue from the wood industry. Larvae growth rate was monitored in terms of weight variation, mortality and time to reach the prepupal stage. Prepupal biomass composition was analysed in terms of crude protein, lipids and fatty acids. Substrates were monitored at the beginning and the end of tests for total solids (TS), total organic carbon (TOC), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), ammonia and (whenever significant) the 7-day Respirometric Index (RI7). The best performance was observed with wheat bran and brewers’ spent grain, achieving an average larval weight ranging from 155.1 to 226.1 mg (w/w) with prepupation of more than 80% over 21 days. The initial TS, TOC and nitrogen content in feeding substrates had been metabolised (gasified and accumulated in prepupal biomass) by approximately 55%, 60% and 48%, respectively. Dry mass characterisation displayed a significant content of fats and proteins. The analysis demonstrated the suitability of BSF prepupal biomass for the production of biodiesel; however, the potential use of proteins as an animal feed needs further studies for assessing the presence of contaminants.
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Kwarciak-Kozłowska, Anna, and Aleksandra Krzywicka. "The comparison of efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton treatment of stabilised landfill leachate / Porównanie efektywności oczyszczania odcieków z ustabilizowanego składowiska odpadów komunalnych w procesie Fentona i foto-Fentona." Ochrona Srodowiska i Zasobów Naturalnych 26, no. 3 (September 1, 2015): 49–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/oszn-2015-0020.
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Abstract The goal of this article was to compare the efficiency of Fenton and photo-Fenton reaction used for stabilised landfill leachate treatment. The mass ratio of COD:H2O2 was fixed to 1:2 for every stages. The dose of reagents (ferrous sulphate/hydrogen peroxide) was different and ranged from 0.1 to 0.5. To determine the efficiency of treatment, the BOD (biochemical oxygen demand COD (chemical oxygen demand), TOC (total organic carbon) , ammonia nitrogen and BOD/COD ratio was measured. The experiment was carried out under the following conditions: temperature was 25ºC, the initial pH was adjusted to 3.0. Every processes were lasting 60 minutes. The most appropriate dose of reagents was 0.25 (Fe2+/H2O2). It was found that the application of UV contributed to increase of COD, TOC and ammonia removal efficiencies by an average of 14%.
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Sun, H. W., Y. Bai, Y. Z. Peng, H. G. Xie, and X. N. Shi. "Achieving nitrogen removal via nitrite pathway from urban landfill leachate using the synergetic inhibition of free ammonia and free nitrous acid on nitrifying bacteria activity." Water Science and Technology 68, no. 9 (October 19, 2013): 2035–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.432.
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In this study, a biological system consisting of an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and anoxic–oxic (A/O) reactor was established for the advanced treatment of high ammonium urban landfill leachate. The inhibitory effect of free ammonia (FA) and free nitrous acid (FNA) on the nitrifying bacterial activity was used to achieve stable nitritation in the A/O reactor. The results demonstrated that the biological system achieved chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN) and NH4+-N removal efficiencies of 95.3, 84.6 and 99.2%, respectively at a low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of 3:1. Simultaneous denitritation and methanogenesis in the UASB could improve the removal of COD and TN. Nitritation with above 90% nitrite accumulation was successfully achieved in the A/O reactor by synergetic inhibition of FA and FNA on the activity of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis showed that ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) was dominant and was considered to be responsible for the satisfactory nitritation performance.
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An, K. J., J. W. Tan, and L. Meng. "Pilot study for the potential application of a shortcut nitrification and denitrification process in landfill leachate treatment with MBR." Water Supply 6, no. 6 (December 1, 2006): 147–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2006.958.
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An advanced nitrogen removal pilot study was performed in China's Xia Ping Landfill Leachate Treatment Plant to undertake shortcut nitrification and denitrification with the Membrane Bio-reactor (MBR) process. It was found that the MBR process used 25% less of the oxygen and 40% less of the external carbon sources, compared to the conventional nitrification and denitrification process. The key feature of the MBR process is that it provides an environment more favorable for ammonia oxidation bacterium (AOB) than for nitrite oxidation bacterium (NOB) through controlling loading, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen concentration (DO), and NH3 inhibition. Optimum operating condition was examined through continuous running of the pilot MBR, and it was found that a minimum HRT of 4.3 days and maximum ammonia loading of 0.6 kg N- NH4+ m3.d with pH 7–8.5, temperature 25–30 °C, and DO at 2 mg/L is favorable to AOB. Kinetic study was conducted to identify the characteristic of the microorganisms in the system. Measured Ks and μA,max of MBR sludge was 19.65 mg NH4-N/L (Temperature 25 °C, pH 8.5) and 0.26 d−1, respectively.
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Ismail, Trabelsi, and Matsuto Toshihiko. "Bio-treatment of landfill leachate having low Carbon–Nitrogen ratio in a bio-film reactor packed with granular activated carbon under control of oxygen gas concentration." Desalination and Water Treatment 37, no. 1-3 (January 2012): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2012.661253.
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Ilies, P., and D. S. Mavinic. "Biological nitrification and denitrification of a simulated high ammonia landfill leachate using 4-stage Bardenpho systems: system startup and acclimation." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 28, no. 1 (February 1, 2001): 85–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l00-094.
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This research investigated the nitrogen removal capability of two biological nitrification systems, with pre- and post-denitrification, when treating a landfill leachate characterized by high ammonia concentrations and low levels of biodegradable organics. The recycle ratios of the systems were set so that, at an average influent flow of 10 L/d, the actual hydraulic retention time of the first anoxic reactor was about 1.5 h for one system and 1.7 h for the other system. The systems also operated at a first aerobic reactor actual hydraulic retention time of 3 and 3.4 h, respectively. Methanol was used as a supplementary organic carbon source for denitrification. High leachate ammonia concentrations were simulated by artificially increasing influent ammonia to about 2200 mg N/L. This paper presents an overview of initial startup and acclimation, as well as some of the direct and indirect effects of methanol addition on process performance. The reported data were collected during two runs at incrementally increasing influent ammonia concentrations. During the first run to reach 2200 mg N/L, methanol loading rates were increased concomitantly with ammonia loading rates, to match expected aerobic NOx production, using a CH3OH:NOx of about 20:1. This resulted in methanol carry-over into the first aerobic zone, enhanced aerobic heterotrophic growth, and further inhibition of the nitrifying population, already inhibited by recycling through the elevated "free" ammonia levels of the first anoxic zone. When these systems were allowed to adapt up to 14 days, rather than 7 days, initially, to each incremental ammonia increase, and with methanol loading rates subsequently changed to yield CH3OH:NOx of only 5:1, the influent ammonia concentration was increased to approximately 2200 mg N/L within 88 days from the start of the second run, without any inhibitory problems. The timing and levels of ammonia and methanol loading rate increases, with respect to each other and to the corresponding previous loading rate increase, played an important role in system stability and the onset of nitrification failure.Key words: biological treatment, high ammonia leachate treatment, denitrification, methanol, nitrification.
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Capodici, Marco, Santo Fabio Corsino, Daniele Di Trapani, and Gaspare Viviani. "Achievement of partial nitrification under different carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and ammonia loading rate for the co-treatment of landfill leachate with municipal wastewater." Biochemical Engineering Journal 149 (September 2019): 107229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2019.05.006.
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