The reactor treated wastewater at sulfate concentrations up to 1980 mg L−1.
COD and sulfate removal efficiencies were above 100% at COD/Sulfate ratios equal to or higher than 2.6.
The reactor presented high performance during 888 days of operation.
Biomass discharge or washout did not occur thus indicating very low biomass production under the conditions assayed.
Organic matter removal and sulfate reduction were not impaired by the reactor operation interruption for 200 days.