[Substrate Inhibition and Kinetic Characteristics of Marine Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria Treating Saline Wastewater].

An anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) was used to study substrate inhibition and kinetic characteristics of marine anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (MAAOB) treating saline wastewater. The results indicated that when ammonia increased to 1200 mg·L-1, the MAAOB still maintained good nitrogen removal capability, though there was a slight inhibitory effect. At the same time, nitrite nitrogen removal efficiency was stable at about 80.70%. When nitrite increased to 265.6 mg·L-1, the MAAOB were inhibited obviously, and ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency decreased to about 63.01%. When influent nitrite concentration increased to 305.6 mg·L-1, the removal rate of ammonia nitrogen further decreased to 43.93%. The kinetic characteristics resulting from inhibition of the MAAOB were simulated by the Haldane model and Aiba model. Three parameters, TNRRmax, KS, and Ki, and the relationship between effluent substrate concentration and total nitrogen loading (TNRR) were evaluated. Based on further analysis, the Haldane model was more suitable for describing dynamic characteristics resulting from NH4+-N inhibition, while the Aiba model was more suitable for describing the dynamic characteristics resulting from NO2--N inhibition. The predicted effluent inhibitory concentrations of NH4+-N and NO2--N were 3893.625 mg·L-1 and 287.208 mg·L-1, respectively. The results could provide a theoretical basis for saline wastewater treatment by MAAOB.