Development of a Nitrogen Removal Technology to Integrate with the Novel ‘EnRec’ Energy Recovery Sewage Treatment Process

本项目的目的是开发一种与新型能量回收污水处理工艺EnRec相结合的脱氮技术。EnRec目前正在开发，作为合作伙伴之间合作研发活动的一部分，并得到昆士兰政府(QSEIF)于2002年11月授予的赠款的部分支持。 一个尚未解决的重要问题是如何在EnRec工艺中实现脱氮。EnRec工艺与传统污水处理技术的主要区别之一是，主工艺反应器是厌氧的，因此消除了曝气成本，并能够产生甲烷。然而，厌氧处理工艺不能提供显著的脱氮效果，因此有必要将脱氮技术与主能量回收工艺相结合。这就是这个项目的目的。 该项目是一个APA(I)博士生项目。

The aim of this project is to develop a nitrogen removal technology to integrate with the novel energy recovery sewage treatment process, EnRec. EnRec is presently being developed as part of a collaborative R&D activity between the partners, and is partly supported by a Queensland Government (QSEIF) grant which was awarded in November 2002. One important issue yet to be addressed is how to achieve nitrogen removal in the EnRec process. One of the major differences between the EnRec process and conventional sewage treatment technology is that the main process reactor is anaerobic, thus eliminating aeration costs and enabling methane production. However, anaerobic treatment processes do not provide significant nitrogen removal, and thus it will be necessary to integrate a nitrogen removal technology with the main energy recovery process. This is the aim of this project. The project is an APA(I) PhD student project.