Print Email Facebook Twitter Effect of sulphide on enhanced biological phosphorus removal Title Effect of sulphide on enhanced biological phosphorus removal Author Rubio Rincon, F.J. (TU Delft BT/Environmental Biotechnology; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) Contributor Brdjanovic, Damir (promotor) van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-01-30 Abstract The enhanced biological removal of phosphorus (EBPR) is a popular process due to high removal efficiency, low operational costs, and the possibility of phosphorus recovery. Nevertheless, the stability of the EBPR depends on different factors such as: temperature, pH, and the presence of toxic compounds. While extensive studies have researched the effects of temperature and pH on EBPR systems, little is known about the effects of different toxic compounds on EBPR. For example, sulphide has shown to inhibit different microbial activities in the WWTP, but the knowledge about its effects on EBPR is limited. Whereas the sulphide generated in the sewage can cause a shock effect on EBPR, the continuously exposure to sulphide potentially generated in WWTP can cause the acclimatization and adaptation of the biomass. This research suggests that sulphate reducing bacteria can proliferate in WWTP, as they are reversibly inhibited by the recirculation of sludge through anaerobic-anoxic-oxic conditions. The research enhances the understanding of the effect of sulphide on the anaerobic-oxic metabolism of PAO. It suggests that the filamentous bacteria Thiothrix caldifontis could play an important role in the biological removal of phosphorus. It questions the ability of PAO to generate energy from nitrate respiration and its use for the anoxic phosphorus uptake. Thus, the results obtained in this research can be used to understand the stability of the EBPR process under anaerobic-anoxic-oxic conditions, especially when exposed to the presence of sulphide. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:df03c9c4-8767-463f-9511-62ff99cda8e7 Publisher CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group ISBN 978-1-138-03997-1 Bibliographical note Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Board for Doctorates of Delft University of Technology and of the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2017 F.J. Rubio Rincon Files PDF Thesis_Francisco_Rubio.pdf 35.93 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:df03c9c4-8767-463f-9511-62ff99cda8e7/datastream/OBJ/view