Effect of C/N ratio on the denitrifying enzymes activity and global warming potential
The greenhouse gases generated in the wastewater treatment process based on heterotrophic denitrification technology have become a dilemma between water environment protection and carbon emission reduction. Therefore, balancing the removal of nitrate pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions has becom...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Desalination and Water Treatment |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398625000906 |
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| Summary: | The greenhouse gases generated in the wastewater treatment process based on heterotrophic denitrification technology have become a dilemma between water environment protection and carbon emission reduction. Therefore, balancing the removal of nitrate pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions has become a key issue in ''green denitrification''. Based on the insufficient research of previous studies on C/N and global warming potential (GWP) in denitrification systems, this study constructed a series of batch experiments with different initial C/N to analyze their impact on the denitrifying enzymes specific activity concentration and the GWP caused by GHGs emissions. This study indicates that when the initial C/N is below 6.82, it leads to a decrease in the nitrous oxide reductase specific activity concentration by 0.11∼12.45 %, but an increase in the nitric oxide reductase specific activity concentration by 5.96∼22.01 %. In addition, when the initial C/N was between 2.34 ∼ 6.82, the GWP caused by every complete reduction of 1 mg NO-3-N has a better cost-effectiveness, with 0.09 ∼ 0.13 mmol CO2-eq/mg NO-3-N. Overall, the results of the study provide a reference for balancing the nitrate removal and the GWP caused by GHGs emission in wastewater treatment. |
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| ISSN: | 1944-3986 |