Abstract:Traditional sewage treatment processes are confronted with the prominent issues such as high energy consumption and high costs. The shot-range nitrification and denitrification technology has received more and more attention. The advantages of this technology in the aspects of saving aeration volume, decreasing sludge production and saving carbon sources are analyzed. Its application boundaries, including influencing factors and operation control conditions are discussed. Through an engineering case of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), after the reconstruction of aeration system to regulate the dissolved oxygen, the total nitrogen in the effluent has been significantly decreased, and the removal rate is improved by 15.95%. There are about 71% conventional denitrification and 29% short-range denitrification in the system. Meanwhile, it is pointed out the challenges faced by this technology in the guarantee of nitrification process, the difficulty of automatic control and the accuracy of dissolved oxygen data. This technology has the application potential in practical situations, but needs to overcome these challenges to promote the sustainable development of the sewage treatment field.