Application of iron-reducing bacteria for phosphate removal from returned liquor of municipal wastewater treatment plant

Abstract

The aim of this research was to examine efficiency of enrichment culture and isolated strains of iron-reducing bacteria for the removal of phosphate from return liquor of municipal wastewater treatment plant (MWWTP) with ferric hydroxide as a source of Fe (III). Bacterial reduction of ferric hydroxide enhanced phosphate removal from return liquor. The obtained data could be used for the design of a new biotechnology of anaerobic removal or recovery of phosphate from return liquor of MWWTP.