Mitigation of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from swine wastewater treatment in an aerobic bioreactor packed with carbon fibers |
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| Authors: | Takahiro Yamashita Ryoko Yamamoto‐Ikemoto Hiroshi Yokoyama Hirofumi Kawahara Akifumi Ogino Takashi Osada |
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| Affiliation: | 1. NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan;2. Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan;3. Saga Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station, Takeo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Mitigation of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from swine wastewater treatment was demonstrated in an aerobic bioreactor packed with carbon fibers (CF reactor). The CF reactor had a demonstrated advantage in mitigating N2O emission and avoiding NOx (NO3 + NO2) accumulation. The N2O emission factor was 0.0003 g N2O‐N/gTN‐load in the CF bioreactor compared to 0.03 gN2O‐N/gTN‐load in an activated sludge reactor (AS reactor). N2O and CH4 emissions from the CF reactor were 42 g‐CO2 eq/m3/day, while those from the AS reactor were 725 g‐CO2 eq/m3/day. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in the CF reactor removed an average of 156 mg/L of the NH4‐N, and accumulated an average of 14 mg/L of the NO3‐N. In contrast, the DIN in the AS reactor removed an average 144 mg/L of the NH4‐N and accumulated an average 183 mg/L of the NO3‐N. NO2‐N was almost undetectable in both reactors. |
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| Keywords: | carbon fibers denitrification nitrous oxide emission swine wastewater |
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