研究目的
Investigating the combined effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) and COD/N on nitrogen (N) removal as well as the corresponding mechanisms in aerated constructed wetlands (CWs).
研究成果
The study proved that DO supply and influent COD/N ratio had a combined effect on N removal through regulating the N removal pathway in intermittent aeration CWs. SND was dominant N removal pathway in a broad range of DO and COD/N conditions, while anammox-dominated SNAD could be dominant only at low DO along with low COD/N levels. Enhancing DO supply could improve ammonium removal efficiency at each investigated influent COD/N levels. However, the optimal DO supply for total N removal should be adjusted according to the influent COD/N ratio.
研究不足
The major limitation of this study is that the major microbial nitrogen removal pathway under various DO and influent COD/N levels was concluded from circumstantial evidences, such as the characteristics of wastewater, transformation of nitrogen and abundance of functional genes involving the cycling of N. Quantification of active genes using mRNA-based technology and batch activity tests could provide more precise results.