Nitrate (NO) and sulfate (SO) often coexist in organic wastewater. The effects of different substrates on NO and SO biotransformation pathways at various C/N ratios were investigated in this study. This study used an activated sludge process for simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification in an integrated sequencing batch bioreactor. The results revealed that the most complete removals of NO and SO were achieved at a C/N ratio of 5 in integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification (ISDD). Reactor Rb (sodium succinate) displayed a higher SO removal efficiency (93.79%) with lower chemical oxygen demand (COD) consumption (85.72%) than reactor Ra (sodium acetate) on account of almost 100% removal of NO in both Ra and Rb. Ra produced more S (5.96 mg L) and HS (25 mg L) than Rb, which regulated the biotransformation of NO from denitrification to dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA), whereas almost no HS accumulated in Rb which can avoid secondary pollution. Sodium acetate-supported systems were found to favor the growth of DNRA bacteria (); although denitrifying bacteria (DNB) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were found to co-exist in both systems, Rb has a greater keystone taxa diversity. Furthermore, the potential carbon metabolic pathways of the two carbon sources have been predicted. Both succinate and acetate could be generated in reactor Rb through the citrate cycle and the acetyl-CoA pathway. The high prevalence of four-carbon metabolism in Ra suggests that the carbon metabolism of sodium acetate is significantly improved at a C/N ratio of 5. This study has clarified the biotransformation mechanisms of NO and SO in the presence of different substrates and the potential carbon metabolism pathway, which is expected to provide new ideas for the simultaneous removal of NO and SO from different media.

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