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Efficient total nitrogen removal from wastewater by Paracoccus denitrificans DYTN‐1
Author(s) -
Zhao Y.,
Lu W.,
Liu Y.,
Wang J.,
Zhou S.,
Mao Y.,
Li G.,
Deng Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/lam.13268
Subject(s) - paracoccus denitrificans , wastewater , sewage treatment , chemistry , bioaugmentation , nitrogen , sewage , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , environmental engineering , bioremediation , organic chemistry , environmental science , genetics , enzyme
Bioaugmentation is an effective treatment method to reduce nitrogenous pollutants from wastewater. A strain of DYTN‐1, which could effectively remove TN from sewage, was isolated from the sludge of a wastewater treatment plant and was identified as Paracoccus denitrificans . The TN in wastewater reduced to <20 mg l −1 within 12 h under optimal conditions by free cells of P. denitrificans DYTN‐1. To enhance the removal of TN, P. denitrificans DYTN‐1 cells were immobilized in sodium alginate (SA) using different divalent metal ions as cross‐linking agents. It was found that the immobilized P. denitrificans DYTN‐1 cells could reduce the TN concentration from 100 to below 20 mg l −1 within 8 h. After the optimization of an orthogonal experiment, the immobilized P. denitrificans DYTN‐1 cells could reduce the TN concentration from 100 mg l −1 to below 20 mg l −1 within 1 h and significantly reduce the fermentation cycle. These findings would provide an economical and effective method for the removal of total nitrogen in wastewater by immobilized cells of P. denitrificans DYTN‐1. Significance and Impact of the Study We identified a new Paracoccus denitrificans strain (DYTN‐1) for removal of the total nitrogen in wastewater. The total nitrogen could be removed effectively by P. denitrificans DYTN‐1 within 12 h in wastewater. Using sodium alginate as the carrier and Ba 2+ as cross‐linking agent, the immobilized P. denitrificans DYTN‐1 cells could improve the removal efficiency of total nitrogen in wastewater and significantly reduce the fermentation cycle. The assay has provided an economical and effective method for the removal of total nitrogen in wastewater by immobilized cell.