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Xie W, Ren G, Zhou J, Ke Z, Ren K, Zhao X, Wang Y. In situ degradation of organic pollutants by novel solar cell equipped soil microbial fuel cell. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:30210-30220. [PMID: 36422776 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24356-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The soil microbial fuel cell (SMFC) has been widely used for soil remediation for its low cost and being eco-friendly. But low degradation efficiency and high mass transfer resistance limit its performance. This study constructed a solar cell-soil microbial fuel cell (SC-SMFC) with different voltages, which use clean energy to improve system performance. At different voltages, 2.0-V system showed the best performance and the maximum output power increased by 330% compared with SMFC. Moreover, 2.0-V SC-SMFC showed the fastest phenol degradation rate of 14 μg·mL-1·d-1 at the concentration of 80 μg/mL, which was twice of SMFC. Further increasing the concentration to 320 μg/mL, the system showed extremely high concentration limit and degraded 90% within 19 days. Under this condition, SC-SMFC still showed excellent cycle stability, with the third-round degrading 90% phenol in 13 days. Finally, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) mechanism study showed that solar cells can accelerate microbial metabolic process and reduce the internal resistance, in which the 2.0-V system was only 87% of SMFC. In conclusion, SC-SMFC provides a green, low-cost, and convenient method for in situ soil remediation in the future.
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- Wenqing Xie
- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
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- Gansu Nonferrous Engineering Exploration & Design Research Institute, Lanzhou, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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An Overview of Emerging Cyanide Bioremediation Methods. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10091724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Cyanide compounds are hazardous compounds which are extremely toxic to living organisms, especially free cyanide in the form of hydrogen cyanide gas (HCN) and cyanide ion (CN−). These cyanide compounds are metabolic inhibitors since they can tightly bind to the metals of metalloenzymes. Anthropogenic sources contribute significantly to CN− contamination in the environment, more specifically to surface and underground waters. The treatment processes, such as chemical and physical treatment processes, have been implemented. However, these processes have drawbacks since they generate additional contaminants which further exacerbates the environmental pollution. The biological treatment techniques are mostly overlooked as an alternative to the conventional physical and chemical methods. However, the recent research has focused substantially on this method, with different reactor configurations that were proposed. However, minimal attention was given to the emerging technologies that sought to accelerate the treatment with a subsequent resource recovery from the process. Hence, this review focuses on the recent emerging tools that can be used to accelerate cyanide biodegradation. These tools include, amongst others, electro-bioremediation, anaerobic biodegradation and the use of microbial fuel cell technology. These processes were demonstrated to have the possibility of producing value-added products, such as biogas, co-factors of neurotransmitters and electricity from the treatment process.
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Wang C, Wu G, Zhu X, Xing Y, Yuan X, Qu J. Synergistic degradation for o-chlorophenol and enhancement of power generation by a coupled photocatalytic-microbial fuel cell system. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 293:133517. [PMID: 34995621 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A hierarchically photocatalytic microbial fuel cell system (PMFC) coupled with TiO2 photoanode and bioanode was established to enhance the power generation based on single-chamber MFC. Compared with the conventional anaerobic mode, oxygen in the solution could be utilized by the photoanode of PMFC to improve the removal of o-chlorophenol (2-CP). The maximum power densities were increasing from 261 (MFC) to 301 mW/m2 (PMFC). The removal efficiency of 2-CP (5 mg/L) in PMFC was 76.20% and higher than that in MFC (19.33%) and by photocatalysis (49.23%). The electron-hole separation efficiencies were decreasing with the increasing of dissolved oxygen, causing a low efficiency of photocatalysis, due to the reduction of the current density of the systems. The abundance of Geobacter sp., PHOS-HE36 fam., and Pseudomonas sp. was increased with illumination, contributing to improve the electricity production and 2-CP degradation. The only detective intermediate of 1,2-dichlorobenzene in PMFC indicated that the microbes could regulate the degradation pathway of 2-CP in the coupling system. These findings provided an feasible method for the effective degradation of refractory organic compounds and simultaneous energy recovery by combining photocatalysis and microbial power generation.
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- Chengzhi Wang
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China.
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, China.
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Prathiba S, Kumar PS, Vo DVN. Recent advancements in microbial fuel cells: A review on its electron transfer mechanisms, microbial community, types of substrates and design for bio-electrochemical treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131856. [PMID: 34399268 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development in urbanization, growth in industrialization and deficiency in crude oil wealth has made to focus more for the renewable and also sustainable spotless energy resources. In the past two decades, the concepts of microbial fuel cell have caught more considerations among the scientific societies for the probability of converting, organic waste materials into bio-energy using microorganisms catalyzed anode, and enzymatic/microbial/abiotic/biotic cathode electro-chemical reactions. The added benefit with MFCs technology for waste water treatment is numerous bio-centered processes are available such as sulfate removal, denitrification, nitrification, removal of chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand and heavy metals removal can be performed in the same MFC designed systems. The various factors intricate in MFC concepts in the direction of bioenergy production consists of maximum coulombic efficiency, power density and also the rate of removal of chemical oxygen demand which calculates the efficacy of the MFC unit. Even though the efficacy of MFCs in bioenergy production was initially quietly low, therefore to overcome these issues few modifications are incorporated in design and components of the MFC units, thereby functioning of the MFC unit have improvised the rate of bioenergy production to a substantial level by this means empowering application of MFC technology in numerous sectors including carbon capture, bio-hydrogen production, bioremediation, biosensors, desalination, and wastewater treatment. The present article reviews about the microbial community, types of substrates and information about the several designs of MFCs in an endeavor to get the better of practical difficulties of the MFC technology.
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- S Prathiba
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India.
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Gul H, Raza W, Lee J, Azam M, Ashraf M, Kim KH. Progress in microbial fuel cell technology for wastewater treatment and energy harvesting. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 281:130828. [PMID: 34023759 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The global energy crisis has stimulated the development of various forms of green energy technology such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that can be applied synergistically and simultaneously toward wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation. This is because electricigens in wastewater can act as catalysts for destroying organic pollutants to produce bioelectricity through bacterial metabolism. In this review, the factors affecting energy production are discussed to help optimize MFC processes with respect to design (e.g., single, double, stacked, up-flow, sediment, photosynthetic, and microbial electrolysis cells) and operational conditions/parameters (e.g., cell potential, microorganisms, substrate (in wastewater), pH, temperature, salinity, external resistance, and shear stress). The significance of electron transfer mechanisms and microbial metabolism is also described to pursue the maximum generation of power by MFCs. Technically, the generation of power by MFCs is still a significant challenge for real-world applications due to the difficulties in balancing between harvesting efficiency and upscaling of the system. This review summarizes various techniques used for MFC-based energy harvesting systems. This study aims to help narrow such gaps in their practical applications. Further, it is also expected to give insights into the upscaling of MFC technology while assisting environmental scientists to gain a better understanding on this energy harvesting approach.
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- Hajera Gul
- Department of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024, PR China
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- Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Khanewal Road Opposite Pak Arab Fertilizers, 60000, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Tabassum N, Islam N, Ahmed S. Progress in microbial fuel cells for sustainable management of industrial effluents. Process Biochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Sun C, Yu Q, Zhao Z, Zhang Y. Syntrophic metabolism of phenol in the anodic degradation within a Phenol-Cr(VI) coupled microbial electrolysis cell. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 723:137990. [PMID: 32203800 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bioelectrochemical system (BESs) has been applied to treat refractory wastewaters such as phenolic wastewater since microbial anodic oxidation driven by electroactive bacteria is believed to enhance decomposition of organic matters. Considering that most of electroactive bacteria are sensitive to phenol and cannot utilize it directly, it was assumed that fermentative bacteria and electroactive bacteria in mixed-culture BESs cooperated to degrade phenol. To clarify this assumption, a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for phenol degradation with Cr(VI)-reduction bio-cathode was developed in this study. Results showed that phenol served as anodic electron donor was more efficient than acetate for cathodic reduction of Cr(VI) since the slow release of acetate from phenol degradation with fermentative bacteria might make full use of acetate as electron donor for anodic oxidation. The production of quorum sensing (QS) signal molecules were higher in phenolic anolyte, confirming the syntrophic metabolism among phenol-degrading bacteria and electroactive bacteria. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) test and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicated that phenolic anolyte and anodic sludge had higher electron transfer ability due to enhanced bio-electrochemisty processes in syntrophic metabolism.
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- Cheng Sun
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Khan N, Anwer AH, Ahmad A, Sabir S, Sevda S, Khan MZ. Investigation of CNT/PPy-Modified Carbon Paper Electrodes under Anaerobic and Aerobic Conditions for Phenol Bioremediation in Microbial Fuel Cells. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:471-480. [PMID: 31956793 PMCID: PMC6964299 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The study presents the comparative bioelectrochemical treatment of phenol in anodic and cathodic compartments of four identical dual chambered microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with bare and multiwalled carbon nanotube/polypyrrole (MWCNT/PPy)-coated electrodes, respectively. It was observed that systems performing biocathodic treatment of phenol performed better as compared to the systems performing bioanodic treatment. The maximum power densities for bioanodic phenol treatment using bare and coated electrodes were found to be 469.038 and 560.719 mW/m2, while for biocathodic treatment, they were observed to be 604.804 and 650.557 mW/m2, respectively. The MFCs performing biocathodic treatment of phenol consistently showed higher chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency, Coulombic efficiency, and power density and indicated the better performance of the biocathodic bare (B-MFC) and coated (C-MFC) MFCs as compared to the bioanodic B-MFC and C-MFC. UV/vis spectrophotometry revealed that the MWCNT/PPy-coated carbon paper worked significantly better in the treatment of phenol with admirable treatment obtained within a week of the experiment as compared to the system with bare carbon paper. Cyclic voltammetry asserted better electrochemical activity of the MFC systems with coated electrodes in the treatment of phenol. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data also supported the better performance of biocathodic phenol treatment with lower internal and charge transfer resistances. The scanning electron microscopy images confirmed the active biofilm formation on the electrode surface. The study indicates MFC as a viable option for the treatment of recalcitrant chemical compounds with energy recovery.
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- Nishat Khan
- Environmental
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Environmental
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Environmental
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Environmental
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department
of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian
Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Environmental
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Li B, Liu XN, Tang C, Zhou J, Wu XY, Xie XX, Wei P, Jia HH, Yong XY. Degradation of phenolic compounds with simultaneous bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cells: Influence of the dynamic shift in anode microbial community. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 291:121862. [PMID: 31357047 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study evaluated the feasibility of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for simultaneous electricity generation and degradation of phenolic compounds. The voltage generation was inhibited by 36.18-63.90%, but the degradation rate increased by 146.15-392.31% when the initial concentration of syringic acid (SA), vanillic acid (VA), and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) increased from 0.3 to 3.0 g/L. The collaboration among the functional microbes significantly enhanced the degradation rate of parent compounds and their intermediates in MFCs systems, while the accumulated intermediates severely inhibited their complete mineralization in fermentative systems. High-throughput sequencing showed that the growth of fermentative bacteria prevailed, but electrogenic bacteria were inhibited in the anode microbial community (AMC) under high concentrations of phenolic compounds (3.0 g/L). These findings provide a better understanding of the dynamic shift and synergy effects of the AMC to evaluate its potential for the treatment of phenolic-containing wastewater.
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- Biao Li
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing TECH University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Yang LH, Cheng HY, Ding YC, Su SG, Wang B, Zeng R, Sharif HMA, Wang AJ. Enhanced treatment of coal gasification wastewater in a membraneless sleeve-type bioelectrochemical system. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 129:154-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang X, Hu J, Chen Q, Zhang P, Wu L, Li J, Liu B, Xiao K, Liang S, Huang L, Hou H, Yang J. Synergic degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in microbial fuel cells with intimately coupled photocatalytic-electrogenic anode. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 156:125-135. [PMID: 30909125 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A microbial fuel cell system with intimately coupled photocatalytic-electrogenic anode (photocatalytic-MFC) was proposed for the synergetic degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) which has a structure of three chlorine groups connecting to a phenol ring and is well recognized as a recalcitrant pollutant for its high toxicity, bioaccumulation and persistence. The photocatalytic-electrogenic anode was prepared by coating mpg-C3N4 on a carbon felt anode, followed by inoculating with municipal sewage and acclimating with 2,4,6-TCP at gradient concentrations. Improved TCP degradation was achieved, showing 79.3% of TCP removal in 10 h with an original concentration of 200 mg L-1, which was higher than that obtained with the unilluminated MFC (66.0%) and the photocatalytic-only process (56.1%). The coupled photocatalytic-electrogenic process demonstrated different degradation pathways compared with the photocatalytic-only process, with one open-chain compound (2-chloro-4-keto-2-hexenedioic acid, 2-CMA) detected in the photocatalytic-MFC system. Microbial community analysis revealed that Pseudomonas, instead of Geobacter observed in the unilluminated MFC bioanode, dominated in the photocatalytic-electrogenic anode MFC biofilm, which might be responsible for enhanced current generation in the coupled system. In addition, biofilm rich with Rhodococcus on air-cathode was also responsible for the enhanced TCP removal. This research provides an efficient strategy for the treatment of wastewater with recalcitrant contaminants by intimate-coupling of the photocatalytic and the electrogenic processes.
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- Xiaoxuan Wang
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- China Metallurgical Group Corporation Wuhan Metallurgy Research Institute Co. Ltd, Wuhan, Hubei, 430081, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Solid Waste Treatment Disposal and Recycling, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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Wang F, Matsubara H, Nittami T, Fujita M. Utilization of a Silicone Rubber Membrane for Passive Oxygen Supply in a Microbial Fuel Cell Treating Carbon and Nitrogen from Synthetic Coke-Oven Wastewater. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2019; 189:217-232. [PMID: 30972705 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-019-02994-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study firstly introduced a silicone rubber membrane (SRM) into microbial fuel cell (MFC) for passive oxygen supply to simultaneously remove phenol and nitrogen from synthetic coke-oven wastewater diluted with seawater. Passive oxygen transport with biofilm on the membrane was improved by ~ 18-fold in comparison with the one without a biofilm. In addition, although the oxygen supply was passive, nitrification accounted for 34% of those aeration conditions. It was also found that silicone rubber membrane can control NO2--N and/or NO3--N production. A dual-chamber MFC treating the synthetic coke-oven wastewater achieved a maximum power density of 54 mW m-2 with a coulombic efficiency of 2.7%. We conclude that silicone rubber membrane is effective for sustainable coke-oven wastewater treatment in MFCs.
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- Fengyu Wang
- Major in Social Infrastructure System Science, Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316-8511, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316-8511, Japan
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Vicari F, Asensio Y, Fernandez-Marchante CM, Lobato J, Cañizares P, Scialdone O, Rodrigo MA. Influence of the initial sludge characteristics and acclimation on the long-term performance of double-compartment acetate-fed microbial fuel cells. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Shinde OA, Bansal A, Banerjee A, Sarkar S. Bioremediation of steel plant wastewater and enhanced electricity generation in microbial desalination cell. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2018; 77:2101-2112. [PMID: 29722696 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a propitious technology towards water desalination by utilizing wastewater as an energy source. In this study, a multi-chambered MDC was used to bioremediate steel plant wastewater using the same wastewater as a fuel for anodic bacteria. A pure culture of Pseudomonas putida MTCC 1194 was isolated and inoculated to remove toxic phenol. Three different inoculum conditions, namely P. putida (INC-A), a mixture of P. putida and activated sludge (INC-B), and activated sludge alone (INC-C) were employed in an anodic chamber to mainly compare the electricity generation and phenol degradation in MDCs. The study revealed the maximum phenol removal of 82 ± 2.4%, total dissolved solids (TDS) removal of 68 ± 1.5%, and power generation of 10.2 mW/m2 using INC-B. The synergistic interactions between microorganisms, can enhance the toxic phenol degradation and also electricity generation in MDC for onsite wastewater application.
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- Omkar A Shinde
- R&D and Scientific Services Department, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur 831007, India E-mail:
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- R&D and Scientific Services Department, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur 831007, India E-mail:
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- R&D and Scientific Services Department, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur 831007, India E-mail:
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- R&D and Scientific Services Department, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur 831007, India E-mail:
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Zhao WY, Zhou M, Yan B, Sun X, Liu Y, Wang Y, Xu T, Zhang Y. Waste Conversion and Resource Recovery from Wastewater by Ion Exchange Membranes: State-of-the-Art and Perspective. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Wen-Yan Zhao
- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Beijing, 102206, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, Beijing, 102206, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Functional Membrane Material and Membrane Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Functional Membrane Material and Membrane Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Functional Membrane Material and Membrane Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Waste Valorization and Water Reuse Group (WVWR), Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao 266101, China
- Qingdao Key Laboratory of Functional Membrane Material and Membrane Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang J, Zhou B, Ge R, Song TS, Yu J, Xie J. Degradation characterization and pathway analysis of chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline in a microbial fuel cell. RSC Adv 2018; 8:28613-28624. [PMID: 35542450 PMCID: PMC9084353 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04904a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The wide presence of antibiotics in the environment has raised concerns about their potential impact on ecological and human health.
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- Ji Wang
- Institute of Botany
- Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Nanjing 210014
- PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Life Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Life Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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- Institute of Botany
- Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Nanjing 210014
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Life Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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Moreno L, Nemati M, Predicala B. Biodegradation of phenol in batch and continuous flow microbial fuel cells with rod and granular graphite electrodes. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2018; 39:144-156. [PMID: 28278769 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1296895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phenol biodegradation was evaluated in batch and continuous flow microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In batch-operated MFCs, biodegradation of 100-1000 mg L-1 phenol was four to six times faster when graphite granules were used instead of rods (3.5-4.8 mg L-1 h-1 vs 0.5-0.9 mg L-1 h-1). Similarly maximum phenol biodegradation rates in continuous MFCs with granular and single-rod electrodes were 11.5 and 0.8 mg L-1 h-1, respectively. This superior performance was also evident in terms of electrochemical outputs, whereby continuous flow MFCs with granular graphite electrodes achieved maximum current and power densities (3444.4 mA m-3 and 777.8 mW m-3) that were markedly higher than those with single-rod electrodes (37.3 mA m-3 and 0.8 mW m-3). Addition of neutral red enhanced the electrochemical outputs to 5714.3 mA m-3 and 1428.6 mW m-3. Using the data generated in the continuous flow MFC, biokinetic parameters including μm, KS, Y and Ke were determined as 0.03 h-1, 24.2 mg L-1, 0.25 mg cell (mg phenol)-1 and 3.7 × 10-4 h-1, respectively. Access to detailed kinetic information generated in MFC environmental conditions is critical in the design, operation and control of large-scale treatment systems utilizing MFC technology.
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- Lyman Moreno
- a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Canada
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- a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Canada
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Fabrication of polypyrrole/β-MnO 2 modified graphite felt anode for enhancing recalcitrant phenol degradation in a bioelectrochemical system. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wei G, Xia D, Li-Li W, Hong Y. Isolation, selection, and biological characterization research of highly effective electricigens from MFCs for phenol degradation. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12223-017-0536-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Miran W, Nawaz M, Jang J, Lee DS. Chlorinated phenol treatment and in situ hydrogen peroxide production in a sulfate-reducing bacteria enriched bioelectrochemical system. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 117:198-206. [PMID: 28399481 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Wastewaters are increasingly being considered as renewable resources for the sustainable production of electricity, fuels, and chemicals. In recent years, bioelectrochemical treatment has come to light as a prospective technology for the production of energy from wastewaters. In this study, a bioelectrochemical system (BES) enriched with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in the anodic chamber was proposed and evaluated for the biodegradation of recalcitrant chlorinated phenol, electricity generation (in the microbial fuel cell (MFC)), and production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (in the microbial electrolysis cell (MEC)), which is a very strong oxidizing agent and often used for the degradation of complex organics. Maximum power generation of 253.5 mW/m2, corresponding to a current density of 712.0 mA/m2, was achieved in the presence of a chlorinated phenol pollutant (4-chlorophenol (4-CP) at 100 mg/L (0.78 mM)) and lactate (COD of 500 mg/L). In the anodic chamber, biodegradation of 4-CP was not limited to dechlorination, and further degradation of one of its metabolic products (phenol) was observed. In MEC operation mode, external voltage (0.2, 0.4, or 0.6 V) was added via a power supply, with 0.4 V producing the highest concentration of H2O2 (13.3 g/L-m2 or 974 μM) in the cathodic chamber after 6 h of operation. Consequently, SRB-based bioelectrochemical technology can be applied for chlorinated pollutant biodegradation in the anodic chamber and either net current or H2O2 production in the cathodic chamber by applying an optimum external voltage.
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- Waheed Miran
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang D, Li Z, Zhang C, Zhou X, Xiao Z, Awata T, Katayama A. Phenol-degrading anode biofilm with high coulombic efficiency in graphite electrodes microbial fuel cell. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:364-369. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zeng X, Collins MA, Borole AP, Pavlostathis SG. The extent of fermentative transformation of phenolic compounds in the bioanode controls exoelectrogenic activity in a microbial electrolysis cell. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 109:299-309. [PMID: 27914260 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phenolic compounds in hydrolysate/pyrolysate and wastewater streams produced during the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production present a significant challenge in downstream processes. Bioelectrochemical systems are increasingly recognized as an alternative technology to handle biomass-derived streams and to promote water reuse in biofuel production. Thus, a thorough understanding of the fate of phenolic compounds in bioanodes is urgently needed. The present study investigated the biotransformation of three structurally similar phenolic compounds (syringic acid, SA; vanillic acid, VA; 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, HBA), and their individual contribution to exoelectrogenesis in a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) bioanode. Fermentation of SA resulted in the highest exoelectrogenic activity among the three compounds tested, with 50% of the electron equivalents converted to current, compared to 12 and 9% for VA and HBA, respectively. The biotransformation of SA, VA and HBA was initiated by demethylation and decarboxylation reactions common to all three compounds, resulting in their corresponding hydroxylated analogs. SA was transformed to pyrogallol (1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene), whose aromatic ring was then cleaved via a phloroglucinol pathway, resulting in acetate production, which was then used in exoelectrogenesis. In contrast, more than 80% of VA and HBA was converted to catechol (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) and phenol (hydroxybenzene) as their respective dead-end products. The persistence of catechol and phenol is explained by the fact that the phloroglucinol pathway does not apply to di- or mono-hydroxylated benzenes. Previously reported, alternative ring-cleaving pathways were either absent in the bioanode microbial community or unfavorable due to high energy-demand reactions. With the exception of acetate oxidation, all biotransformation steps in the bioanode occurred via fermentation, independently of exoelectrogenesis. Therefore, the observed exoelectrogenic activity in batch runs conducted with SA, VA and HBA was controlled by the extent of fermentative transformation of the three phenolic compounds in the bioanode, which is related to the number and position of the methoxy and hydroxyl substituents.
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- Xiaofei Zeng
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, United States; Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Education, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512, United States.
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Wang J, He MF, Zhang D, Ren Z, Song TS, Xie J. Simultaneous degradation of tetracycline by a microbial fuel cell and its toxicity evaluation by zebrafish. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07799h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tetracycline (TC) is the second most commonly used antibiotic despite its high toxicity and persistence.
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- Ji Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
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- International Cooperation Division
- China National Center for Biotechnology Development
- Beijing
- PR China
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- Nanjing Foreign Language School
- Nanjing
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- PR China
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering
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Marone A, Carmona-Martínez AA, Sire Y, Meudec E, Steyer JP, Bernet N, Trably E. Bioelectrochemical treatment of table olive brine processing wastewater for biogas production and phenolic compounds removal. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 100:316-325. [PMID: 27208920 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Industry of table olives is widely distributed over the Mediterranean countries and generates large volumes of processing wastewaters (TOPWs). TOPWs contain high levels of organic matter, salt, and phenolic compounds that are recalcitrant to microbial degradation. This work aims to evaluate the potential of bioelectrochemical systems to simultaneously treat real TOPWs and recover energy. The experiments were performed in potentiostatically-controlled single-chamber systems fed with real TOPW and using a moderate halophilic consortium as biocatalyst. In conventional anaerobic digestion (AD) treatment, ie. where no potential was applied, no CH4 was produced. In comparison, Bio-Electrochemical Systems (BES) showed a maximum CH4 yield of 701 ± 13 NmL CH4·LTOPW(-1) under a current density of 7.1 ± 0.4 A m(-2) and with a coulombic efficiency of 30%. Interestingly, up to 80% of the phenolic compounds found in the raw TOPW (i.e. hydroxytyrosol and tyrosol) were removed. A new theoretical degradation pathway was proposed after identification of the metabolic by-products. Consistently, microbial community analysis at the anode revealed a clear and specific enrichment in anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) from the genera Desulfuromonas and Geoalkalibacter, supporting the key role of these electroactive microorganisms. As a conclusion, bioelectrochemical systems represent a promising bioprocess alternative for the treatment and energy recovery of recalcitrant TOPWs.
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- A Marone
- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, 11100, France
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- INRA, UE999 Unité Expérimentale de Pech-Rouge, 11430, Gruissan, France
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- INRA, UMR1083 Sciences pour l'œnologie, Plateforme Polyphénols, Montpellier, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, 11100, France
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- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, 11100, France.
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- LBE, INRA, 102 Avenue des Etangs, Narbonne, 11100, France
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Zhao X, Zhu JY. Efficient Conversion of Lignin to Electricity Using a Novel Direct Biomass Fuel Cell Mediated by Polyoxometalates at Low Temperatures. CHEMSUSCHEM 2016; 9:197-207. [PMID: 26692572 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A novel polyoxometalates (POMs) mediated direct biomass fuel cell (DBFC) was used in this study to directly convert lignin to electricity at low temperatures with high power output and Faradaic efficiency. When phosphomolybdic acid H3 PMo12 O40 (PMo12) was used as the electron and proton carrier in the anode solution with a carbon electrode, and O2 was directly used as the final electron acceptor under the catalysis of Pt, the peak power density reached 0.96 mW cm(-2), 560 times higher than that of phenol-fueled microbial fuel cells (MFCs). When the cathode reaction was catalyzed by PMo12, the power density could be greatly enhanced to 5 mW cm(-2). Continuous operation demonstrated that this novel fuel cell was promising as a stable electrochemical power source. Structure analysis of the lignin indicated that the hydroxyl group content was reduced whereas the carbonyl group content increased. Both condensation and depolymerization takes place during the PMo12 oxidation of lignin.
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- Xuebing Zhao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
- USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab, Madison, WI, USA.
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Electrochemically active biofilm and photoelectrocatalytic regeneration of the titanium dioxide composite electrode for advanced oxidation in water treatment. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Simultaneous Removal of Phenol and Dissolved Solids from Wastewater Using Multichambered Microbial Desalination Cell. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 177:1638-53. [PMID: 26373945 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1842-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Montpart N, Rago L, Baeza JA, Guisasola A. Hydrogen production in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells with different complex substrates. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 68:601-615. [PMID: 25462766 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The use of synthetic wastewater containing carbon sources of different complexity (glycerol, milk and starch) was evaluated in single chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for hydrogen production. The growth of an anodic syntrophic consortium between fermentative and anode respiring bacteria was operationally enhanced and increased the opportunities of these complex substrates to be treated with this technology. During inoculation, current intensities achieved in single chamber microbial fuel cells were 50, 62.5, and 9 A m⁻³ for glycerol, milk and starch respectively. Both current intensities and coulombic efficiencies were higher than other values reported in previous works. The simultaneous degradation of the three complex substrates favored power production and COD removal. After three months in MEC operation, hydrogen production was only sustained with milk as a single substrate and with the simultaneous degradation of the three substrates. The later had the best results in terms of current intensity (150 A m⁻³), hydrogen production (0.94 m³ m⁻³ d⁻¹) and cathodic gas recovery (91%) at an applied voltage of 0.8 V. Glycerol and starch as substrates in MEC could not avoid the complete proliferation of hydrogen scavengers, even under low hydrogen retention time conditions induced by continuous nitrogen sparging.
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- Nuria Montpart
- GENOCOV, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Buitrón G, Moreno-Andrade I. Performance of a Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell Degrading Phenol: Effect of Phenol Concentration and External Resistance. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 174:2471-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1195-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Clostridium beijerinckii mutant obtained atmospheric pressure glow discharge generates enhanced electricity in a microbial fuel cell. Biotechnol Lett 2014; 37:95-100. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-014-1649-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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