The Increasing Interest of ANAMMOX Research in China: Bacteria, Process Development, and Application

Table 5

Brief description of full scale ANAMMOX plants in China.

Company/Institution	Area	Substrate	Reactor volume m^3	Designed load; kg-N/d	Year	Reference
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang	Pharmaceutical waste	10	5	2010	[40]
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang	Monosodium glutamate wastewater	60	5	2008	Personal communication
National Chiao Tung University	Taiwan	Landfill leachate	384	304 m^3/d*	2006	[43]
Angel Yeast	Yichang	Yeast production	500	1000	2009	Paque [44]
Meihua I	Tongliao	Monosodium glutamate (MSG)	6600	11000	2009
Meihua II	Tongliao	MSG	4100	9000	2010
Shandong Xiangrui	Shandong	Corn starch and MSG	4300	6090	2011
Jiangsu Hangguang Bio-engineering	Wuxi	Sweetener	1600	2180	2011
Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid	Wujiaqu	MSG	5400	10710	2011
Kuaijishan hoaxing Winery	Shaoxing	Distillery	560	900	2011

∗Average leachate flow of 304 m³/d with a sludge retention time between 12 and 18 d.