Effects of the ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N on the removal of sulfide and nitrogen by mixed culture and pure culture]

Effects of the ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N on removal of sulfide and nitrogen by Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and mixed culture were investigated at the pH value of 7.0, temperature of 30 degrees C, ratio of sulfide to nitrate of 5/3 and anaerobic condition. Along with the decrease of ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N, NO(x)(-) -N, the removal rate by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa increased gradually, while S(2-) removal rate reduced. The NO(x)(-) -N removal rate by mixed culture increased first and became steady along with the decrease of ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N. The ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N had hardly influence on S(2-) removal by mixed culture. Accumulation of NO2(-) -N occurred due to a faster rate of NO3(-) -N reduction over NO2(-) -N reduction in the liquid culture of Pseudomonas fluorescens. Accumulation of NO2(-) -N did not occur in the liquid culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa because it has a stronger ability to convent NO2(-) -N than Pseudomonas fluorescens. The behavior of NO(x)(-) -N by mixed culture in located between Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The optimum ratio of NO3(-) -N to NO2(-) -N to achieve high removals of sulfide and nitrogen for Pseudomonas fluorescens and mixed culture were 5/5, 10/0 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The performance of sulfide and nitrogen removal by the mixed culture was higher than that by Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.