Effect of stepwise or one-time illumination strategy on the development of algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge in sequencing batch reactor

Jixiang Wang, Yanjun Wei, Zejiao Li, Xingyu Chen, Zhongfang Lei, Tian Yuan, Kazuya Shimizu, Zhenya Zhang, Sang Hyoun Kim, Duu Jong Lee

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Abstract

Algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge (AGS) as a promising wastewater treatment biotechnology has attracted more attention in recent years. Still, limited information is available on the effect of stepwise illumination on algal-bacterial AGS. In this study, two illumination strategies, i.e., stepwise (R1) and one-time (R2) daily, were applied to cultivate algal-bacterial AGS from bacterial AGS. Results indicated that R1 holds more advantages over R2 in terms of algal-bacterial AGS formation, biomass growth, extracellular polymeric substances excretion and phosphorus (P) accumulation. Specifically, algal-bacterial AGS in R1 contained higher chlorophyll a content of 5.84 mg/g-MLVSS with the biomass yield of 0.50 g-MLVSS/g-COD in comparison to 5.04 mg/g-MLVSS and 0.43 g-MLVSS/g-COD in R2. Moreover, stepwise illumination effectively alleviated the negative effects of microalgae on anaerobic P release and P accumulation. However, no significant difference was detected between R1 and R2 regarding granule diameter and morphology in addition to organics and nutrients removal.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100931
JournalBioresource Technology Reports
Volume17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Feb

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP18H03403 . The first author, Mr. Jixiang Wang thanks the financial support by the China Scholarship Council (No. 201804910437 ) for his PhD study at University of Tsukuba, Japan.

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© 2022 Elsevier Ltd

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Waste Management and Disposal

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