The present invention has an object to provide a biomembrane filtration
apparatus which can treat a nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen in an
anaerobic state to stably remove them together with SS with efficiency
and, simultaneously, can biologically remove the residual hydrogen donor
as well remaining in the water to be treated in one and the same
biomembrane filtration apparatus by a fixed bed biomembrane filtration
method and a method therefore. As the means to achieve such an object,
one embodiment of the present invention provides a biomembrane filtration
apparatus having a packed layer packed with a particulate packing
material to which microorganisms are to attach; an inlet for a liquid to
be treated arranged above the packed layer to feed the liquid to be
treated; and a gas feed opening arranged under the packed layer to feed a
substantially oxygen-free gas or a gas containing trace amounts of
oxygen.