Effect of pH Value on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal in Biochemical Reactor

pH value is one of the most important factors which affect the nitrogen and phosphorus removal in the wastewater treatment process. The influences of potential of hydrogen on nitrogen and phosphorus removal of wastewater were studied in this study. The results revealed that: (1) faintly acidic environment was conducive to biological phosphorus removal in biochemical reactors with FeCl3, PFS and PAS but not with Al2(SO4)3.On the other hand, synergistic effect between the microorganism and coagulants ( FeCl3, PFS, Al2(SO4)3 and PAS) was confirmed in this study. (2) faintly acidic environment was favorable to the nitrogen removal in biochemical reactors with PFS and PAS while the faintly alkaline environment was conducive to the nitrogen removal with FeCl3 and Al2(SO4)3. And there was no synergistic effect between the microorganism and coagulants.