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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2014-07-01

Journal:BIODEGRADATION

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PubMed、Scopus

Volume:25

Issue:4

Page Number:505-513

ISSN No.:0923-9820

Key Words:Anammox; Effects of electric field; Heme c; Crude enzyme activity

Abstract:In this study, the effects of electric field on the activity of anammox biomass were investigated. In batch mode, experimental results demonstrated that the nitrogen removal rate enhanced by 25.6 % compared with the control experiment at the electric field of 2 V/cm with application time of 20 min. However, continuous application (24 h) of electric field impacted a mal-effect on anammox biomass during the intensity between 1 and 4 V/cm. After the electric field was removed, the activity of anammox biomass could recover within 2 weeks. This implied that the mal-effect of electric field on anammox biomass was reversible. The decrease of heme c contents and crude enzyme activity demonstrated to be the main reason for the depress of the anammox biomass activity. Transmission electron microscope observation also proved the morphological change of anammox biomass under electric field.