Anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewaters is becoming a well-established technology competing with the “classical” aerobic technology. However, the effluents from the anaerobic reactors always need a post-treatment to comply with the ecological standards. Nitrogen removal is one of the major bottlenecks in this post-treatment. In the conditions of municipal wastewater, especially low tempera-tures (10-15 °C), shortcut of the nitrification/denitrification process, so called nitritatio/denitritation process can be successfully applied for nitrogen removal from the effluent of anaerobic reactors.
BioNIT is a project focused on utilization of biofilm reactors for nitritation/denitritation process. We will study the growth of biofilm in the nitritation reactor and the technological parameters important for the optimal performance of the reactor (hydraulic pattern, oxygen concentration, temperature, pH etc.). Further-more, we will assess suitability of biofilm reactors for the subsequent denitritation process.
| Period: | 01/09/2010 – 31/08/2013 |
| Funding Body: | European Comission |
| Project Number: | ERG-2010-268417 |
Ing. Jan Bartacek, Ph.D.
Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering
Institute of Chemical Technology Prague
Technická 5
166 28 Prague 6 - Dejvice
The Czech Republic
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