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Jiang Y, Dong Y, Sui M, Yu J, Wu J, Fu D. Towards a new understanding of bioelectrochemical systems from the perspective of microecosystems: A critical review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 908:168410. [PMID: 37939951 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168410] [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: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
Bioelectrochemical system (BES) holds promise for sustainable energy generation and wastewater treatment. The microbial communities, as the core of BES, play a crucial role in its performance, thus needing to be systematically studied. However, researches considering microbial communities in BES from an ecological perspective are limited. This review provided a comprehensive summary of the BES with special emphasis on microecological principles, commencing with the dynamic formation and succession of the microbial communities. It also clarified the intricate interspecies relationships and quorum-sensing mechanisms regulated by dominant species. Furthermore, this review addressed the crucial themes in BES-related researches on ecological processes, including growth patterns, ecological structures, and defense strategies against external disturbances. By offering this novel perspective, it would contribute to enhancing the understanding of BES-centered technologies and facilitating future research in this field.
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- Yiying Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Xue L, Chen N, Zhao J, Yang C, Feng C. Rice husk-intensified cathode driving bioelectrochemical reactor for remediating nitrate-contaminated groundwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 837:155917. [PMID: 35568175 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To achieve economical and eco-friendly denitrification, rice husk-intensified cathode driving bioelectrochemical reactor (RCBER) was constructed with rice husk as solid-phase carbon source and microbial carrier. Results demonstrated that the application of current improved the utilization of rice husk and enhanced the denitrification, and the quenching of anodic hydroxyl radicals by rice husk also improved the microbial resistance to current. The highest nitrate removal rate as 0.34 mg-N/(L∙d), higher economic benefits, i.e., current efficiency as 31.6% and energy consumption as 2.43 kWh/g NO3--N, and the highest environmental benefit, i.e., hydrogenotrophic denitrification contribution as 37.9%, were obtained at 200 mA/m2. The best performance at 200 mA/m2 was related to its better microenvironment, such as lower accumulation of anodic by-products and higher bioavailability of rice husks, as well as higher microbial metabolic activity, such as stable extracellular polymeric substance, the maximum electron transport system activity as 11.63 ± 0.14 μg O2·g-1·min-1·mg protein-1 and the highest activity of nitrate reductase (3.15-fold that of control check). The application of current realized the coexistence of heterotrophic and hydrogenotrophic denitrifiers, and multiple functional bacteria such as anaerobic denitrifiers Flavobacterium, aerobic denitrifiers Comamonas, hydrogenotrophic denitrifiers Thermomonas and electron transfer-related Enterobacter coexisted at 200 mA/m2, thereby improving RCBER's adaptability to the complex microenvironment. This study provides the theoretical basis for realizing a win-win situation of environmental pollution remediation and agricultural waste disposal.
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- Lijing Xue
- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- College of Resource and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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Yang C, Liu T, Chen N, Tong S, Deng Y, Xue L, Hu W, Feng C. Performance and mechanism of a novel woodchip embedded biofilm electrochemical reactor (WBER) for nitrate-contaminated wastewater treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 276:130250. [PMID: 34088103 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130250] [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: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, a woodchip biofilm electrode reactor (WBER) with woodchips embedded anode and cathode was developed, and its denitrification mechanism was analyzed by investigating the denitrification performance, organic matter change, redox environment and microbial community. The results show that the WBER with a carbon rod as anode (C-WBER) had a higher denitrification efficiency (2.58 mg NO- 3-N/(L·h)) and lower energy consumption (0.012 kWh/g NO- 3-N) at 350 mA/m2. By reducing the hydroxyl radical and dissolved oxygen concentrations, anode embedding technology effectively decreased the inhibition on microorganisms. Lignin decomposition, nitrification and aerobic denitrification were carried out in anode. Additionally, hydrogen autotrophic denitrification and heterotrophic denitrification were occurred in cathode. The WBER effectively removed nitrate and reduced the cost, providing a theoretical basis and direction for further develop BERs.
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- Chen Yang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Journal Center, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Evolution (China University of Geosciences, Beijing), Ministry of Education, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
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