Effect of temperature on denitrifying methanotrophic activity of ‘Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera’


Citation
Kampman et al. (2014). Water Science and Technology 70 (10)
Names (1)
Methylomirabilis oxygeniifera Ts
Subjects
Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology
Abstract
The activity of denitrifying methanotrophic bacteria at 11–30 °C was assessed in short-term experiments. The aim was to determine the feasibility of applying denitrifying methanotrophic bacteria in low-temperature anaerobic wastewater treatment. This study showed that biomass enriched at 21 °C had an optimum temperature of 20–25 °C and that activity dropped as temperature was increased to 30 °C. Biomass enriched at 30 °C had an optimum temperature of 25–30 °C. These results indicated that biomass from low-temperature inocula adjusted to the enrichment temperature and that low-temperature enrichment is suitable for applications in low-temperature wastewater treatment. Biomass growth at ≤20 °C still needs to be studied.
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Publication date
2014-10-23
DOI
10.2166/wst.2014.431