Conventional　biological　removal　of　nitrogen　and　phosphorus　is　usually　limited　due　to　the　lack　of　biodegradable　carbon　source,　therefore,　new　methods　are　needed.　In　this　study,　a　new　alternative　consisting　of　enhanced　biological　phosphorus　removal　(EBPR)　followed　by　partial　nitritation-anammox　(PN/A),　is　proposed　to　enhance　nutrients　removal　from　municipal　wastewater.　Research　was　carried　out　in　a　laboratory-scale　system　of　combined　two　sequencing　batch　reactors　(SBRs).　In　SBR1,　phosphorus　removal　was　achieved　under　an　alternating　anaerobic-aerobic　condition　and　ammonium　concentration　stayed　the　same　since　nitrifiers　were　washed　out　from　the　reactor　under　short　sludge　retention　time　of　2-3　d.　The　remaining　ammonium　was　further　treated　in　SBR2　where　PN/A　was　established　by　inoculation.　A　maximum　of　nitrogen　removal　rate　of　0.12　kg　N.m(-3).d　(-1)　was　finally　achieved.　During　the　stable　period,　effluent　concentrations　of　total　phosphorus　and　total　nitrogen　were　0.25　and　10.8　mg.L-1,　respectively.　This　study　suggests　EBPR-PN/A　process　is　feasible　to　enhance　nutrients　removal　from　municipal　wastewater　of　low　influent　carbon　source.　(C)　Higher　Education　Press　and　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg　2017