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Published Online: Aug 26, 2018
Page range: 123 - 128
Received: Apr 25, 2016
Accepted: May 18, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/acee-2016-041
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© 2016 Maria ELEKTOROWICZ et al., published by Sciendo
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This paper presents an alternative method for nitrogen removal using modified membrane reactor. A novel Anammox submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (Anammox-SMEBR) was developed to enhance nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater. At lab scale a comparison between continuous flow MBE and Anammox-SMEBR reactors was conducted. The novel reactor removed nitrate and ammonia by over 95% and 97%, respectively. The removal was due to subsequent application of aerobic and anoxic conditions in the same reactor. On other hand, MBR was able to remove ammonia by 60 to 76%, while nitrates were produced. Simultaneously, COD and phosphorous removals in MBR were also lower than in Anammox-SMEBR.