ANaerobic AMMonium OXidation (anammox) process (NH4+ as electron acceptor and NO2– as electron donor, into N2) for nutrient removal from wastewater is increasingly used in practice, though questions remain about anammox resilience to fluctuating conditions.
In this presentation, I will discuss our research into the resuscitation of anammox after extended starvation conditions. In particular, I will discuss the potential role of acetate addition in anammox recovery after starvation. I also will discuss full-scale, partial nitritation and anammox (PNA) processes using an attached growth-system.
Pongsak (Lek) Noophan, Ph.D. is a professor of environmental engineering at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. Lek received a bachelors degree in public health at Mahidol University in Bangkok and a master’s and doctorate in environmental science and engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Lek’s research addresses biological nutrient removal, nutrient recovery and water reclamation and reuse. Lek is a leader of the biological nutrient removal and recovery group in Thailand, and much of his research centers on the partial nitritation/anammox process.