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Naaz T, Sharma K, Roy A, Singh Mathuriya A, Yadav V, Pandit S, Hasan M, Anand J, Joshi S, Sharma R. Simultaneous microbial electrochemical degradation of methyl orange and bioelectricity generation using coculture as anode inoculum in a microbial fuel cell. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 181:114058. [PMID: 37788762 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.114058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Methyl Orange, an azo dye, is a widely used colouring agent in the textile industry. The study aimed to investigate the efficiency of bioremediating bacteria in degrading methyl orange. Escherichia coli (E. coli), a Methyl Orange-degrading bacterium, was isolated from cow dung and its biochemical properties were analysed using 16S rRNA sequencing, and MALDI-TOF MS. A pre-cultured strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was co-cultured with E. coli in 1:1 ration in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) for simultaneous electricity production and methyl orange degradation. The degradation was combined with biological wastewater treatment at varying Methyl Orange concentrations, and the electrochemical characteristics were analysed through polarisation study, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The impact of parameters such as anolyte pH, dye concentration, incubation time, and substrate concentrations were also studied. This study confirmed E. coli as an effective methyl orange degrading bacteria with a maximum % degradation efficiency of 98% after 48 h incubation at pH 7.0. The co-culture of isolated microorganisms at 250 mg/L of methyl orange concentration showed a maximum power density 6.5 W/m3. Further, anode modification with Fe2O3 nanoparticles on the anode surface enhanced power production to 11.2 W/m3, an increase of 4.7 W/m3.
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- Tahseena Naaz
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Sharda School of Engineering & Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh, New Delhi, 110003, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Basic Science and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201306, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Oil & Gas Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Surti P, Kailasa SK, Mungray AK. Enhancement of electrode properties using carbon dots functionalized magnetite nanoparticles for azo dye decolorization in microbial fuel cell. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137601. [PMID: 36565763 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137601] [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: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Technology integration of nanomaterials with microbial fuel cell (MFC) have led to simultaneous degradation of recalcitrant dyes and energy extraction from textile wastewater. Limited electron transfer capacity and hydrophobicity of electrode are the bottlenecks for enhancing the performance of MFC. Nanomaterials can provide surface functionalities for electron transfers and serve as catalyst for pollutant degradation. In this paper, magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with carbon dots (Fe3O4@CDs) were used to enhance the electron transfer capacity of the electrodes due to numerous surface-active functional groups of CDs and the reversible redox reaction of Fe2+/Fe3+. Polydopamine (PDA) was used as binder to coat Fe3O4@CDs onto the surface of carbon felt (CF) electrodes in a sono-chemical reaction, favoring to form biocompatible electrodes. Charge transfer resistance of Fe3O4@CDs@PDA-CF was 5.02Ω as compared to 293.34Ω of unmodified CF. Fe3O4@CDs@PDA-CF installed MFC could achieve almost 98% dye degradation efficiency within 48 h and 18.30 mW m-2 power output as compared to 77% dye degradation and 0.34 mW m-2 power output by unmodified CF electrode MFC. Moreover, metagenomic analysis of microbial consortia developed in Fe3O4@CDs@PDA-CF MFC showed enrichment of electrogenic and dye degrading microbial communities of Achromobacter. Delftia, Geobacter and Pseudomonas.
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- Parini Surti
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395 007, Gujarat, India.
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Biodegradation of Congo Red Using Co-Culture Anode Inoculum in a Microbial Fuel Cell. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12101219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Congo red is an azo dye widely used as a colouring agent in textile industries. It is a serious threat due to its carcinogenic effects. Its degradation has been challenging due to its complex yet stable structure. The present study was aimed to investigate the effective degradation of Congo red by bioremediating bacteria isolated from different environments. To investigate predominant microorganisms that degrade Congo red and its functions in microbial fuel cells (MFCs), strains isolated from cow dung (Enterococcus faecalis SUCR1) and soil (Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA1_NCHU) were used as a co-culture inocula. The remarkable results establish that E. faecalis as an excellent microbial source for the biological degradation of dye-contaminated wastewater treatment alongside bioactive treating wastewater with varied concentrations of congo red dye. The highest efficiency percentage of dye degradation was 98% after 3 days of incubation at pH 7 and 37 °C, whereas findings have shown that the decolorization at pH 5 and 6 was lower at 66% and 83.3%, respectively, under the same incubation conditions. Furthermore, the co-culture of E. faecalis SUCR1 and P. aeruginosa at a 1:1 ratio demonstrated improved power generation in MFCs. The maximum power density of 7.4 W/m3 was recorded at a 150 mg L−1 concentration of Congo red, indicating that the symbiotic relation between these bacterium resulted in improved MFCs performance simultaneous to dye degradation.
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Khan MD, Tabraiz S, Thimmappa R, Li D, Anwer AH, Scott K, Khan MZ, Yu EH. Polyaniline on Stainless Steel Fiber Felt as Anodes for Bioelectrodegradation of Acid Blue 29 in Microbial Fuel Cells. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.877255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigated the advantages of using low-cost polyaniline-fabricated stainless steel fiber felt anode-based microbial fuel cells (PANI-SSFF-MFCs) for azo dye acid blue 29 (AB29) containing wastewater treatment integrated with an aerobic bioreactor. The findings of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization studies showed that the PANI–SSFF anode considerably decreased the MFC internal resistance. The highest power density of 103 ± 3.6 mW m−2 was achieved by PANI-SSFF-MFCs with a decolorization efficiency of 93 ± 3.1% and a start-up time of 13 days. The final chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies for integrated PANI–SSFF–MFC–bioreactor and SSFF–MFC–bioreactor set-ups were 92.5 ± 2% and 80 ± 2%, respectively. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, a substantial microbial community change was observed in MFCs. The majority of sequences were from the Proteobacteria phylum, accounting for 72% and 55% in PANI–SSFF–anodic biofilm and suspension, respectively, and 58 and 45% in SSFF–anodic biofilm and suspension, respectively. The relative abundance of the seven most abundant genera (Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Geothrix, Dysgonomonas, Shinella, and Rhizobiales) was higher in PANI–SSFF–MFCs (46.1% in biofilm and 55.4% in suspension) as compared to SSFF–MFC (43% in biofilm and 40.8% in suspension) which predominantly contributed to the decolorization of AB29 and/or electron transfer. We demonstrate in this work that microbial consortia acclimated to the MFC environment and PANI-fabricated anodes are capable of high decolorization rates with enhanced electricity production. A combined single-chamber MFC (SMFC)-aerobic bioreactor operation was also performed in this study for the efficient biodegradation of AB29.
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Nazeer Z, Fernando EY. A novel growth and isolation medium for exoelectrogenic bacteria. Enzyme Microb Technol 2022; 155:109995. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2022.109995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cui MH, Liu WZ, Tang ZE, Cui D. Recent advancements in azo dye decolorization in bio-electrochemical systems (BESs): Insights into decolorization mechanism and practical application. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 203:117512. [PMID: 34384951 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recent advances in bio-electrochemical systems (BESs) for azo dye removal are gaining momentum due to having electrode biocarrier and electro-active bacteria that could stimulate decolorization via extracellular electron transfer. Enhanced decolorization performance is observed in most laboratory studies, indicating the great potential of BESs as an alternative to the traditional biological processes or serving as a pre-/post-processing unit to improve the performance of biological processes. It is proven more competitive in environmental friendly than physicochemical methods. While, the successful application of BESs to azo dye-containing wastewater remediation requires a deeper evaluation of its performance, mechanism and typical attributes, and a comprehensive potential evaluation of BESs practical application in terms of economic analysis and technical optimizations. This review is organized to address BESs as a practical option for azo dye removal by analyzing the decolorization mechanisms and involved functional microorganisms, followed by the comparisons of device configurations, operational conditions, and economic evaluation. It further highlights the current hurdles and prospects for the abatement of azo dyes via BES related techniques.
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- Min-Hua Cui
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Comparative Anaerobic Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Carbon-Based Membrane Bioreactor. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13081060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This study used a novel integrated technology of ceramic supported carbon membrane (CSCM) to degrade azo dyes through an anaerobic mixed culture. The CSCM worked simultaneously as biofilm support, redox mediator, and nano-filter to enhance the dye decolorization efficiency. The decolorization of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) was initially investigated with and without microorganisms in both ceramic support (CS) and CSCM reactors. The CSCM bioreactor (B-CSCM), operated with microorganisms, gave a maximum decolorization of 98% using a CSCM evolved from 10% weight (wt.) of Matrimid 5218 solution. To know the influence of permeate flow, feed concentration, and dye structure on the decolorization process, different B-CSCMs for dye removal experiments were studied over monoazo AO7, diazo Reactive Black 5 (RB5), and triazo Direct Blue 71 (DB71). The highest color removal, operated with 50 mg·L−1 feed solution and 0.05 L·m−2·h−1 of permeate flux, was 98%, 82%, and 72%, respectively, for AO7, RB5, and DB71. By increasing these parameters to 100 mg·L−1 and 0.1 L·m−2·h−1, the decolorization rate of dye solution still achieved 37% for AO7, 30% for RB5, and 26% for DB71. In addition, the system was run for weeks without apparent loss of activity. These findings make evident that the combined phenomena taking place in CSCM bioreactor result in an efficient, cost-effective, and ecofriendly azo dye decolorization method.
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Ekanayake MS, Udayanga D, Wijesekara I, Manage P. Phytoremediation of synthetic textile dyes: biosorption and enzymatic degradation involved in efficient dye decolorization by Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms and Pistia stratiotes L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:20476-20486. [PMID: 33410027 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11699-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effectiveness of four aquatic floating plants: Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Lemna minor, Salvinia sp., and a submerged plant Hydrilla sp. on decolorization and detoxification of five structurally different textile dyes: CI Direct Blue 201 (DB 201), Cibacron Blue FR, Cibanone Gold Yellow RK, Vat Green FFB, and Moxilon Blue GRL were studied. The E. crassipes and P. stratiotes showed complete decolorization of all the dyes tested, while Salvinia sp. (79-86%), L. minor (16-24%), and Hydrilla sp. (6-13%) were recorded as the least tolerance for all the dyes even after 14 days of incubation. Therefore, E. crassipes and P. stratiotes were selected for further studies using DB 201 as the model dye. E. crassipes and P. stratiotes showed complete decolorization of DB 201 at 48 and 84 h of incubation, respectively, and decolorization was well effective in the pH range 6-9. The crude extract of intracellular enzymes obtained from the roots of E. crassipes (46%) and P. stratiotes (20%) showed significant involvement on decolorization of DB 201, compared with the activity of crude extracellular extract and isolated endophytic bacteria and fungi (p ≤ 0.05). Further, 18 and 22% of biosorption of DB 201 dye were recorded by E. crassipes and P. stratiotes, respectively, suggesting that decolorization mechanisms of DB 201 dye by E. crassipes and P. stratiotes were based on biosorption and intracellular enzyme activities. The FTIR spectra and seed germination assay confirmed biodegradation and detoxification of DB 201 dye by E. crassipes and P. stratiotes plants along with complete color removal. Thus, present study confers the potential applicability of E. crassipes and P. stratiotes plants for textile dye removal and release to the environment without further treatment.
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- Manavi Sulakkana Ekanayake
- Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
- Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka.
- Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka.
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Guo F, Luo H, Shi Z, Wu Y, Liu H. Substrate salinity: A critical factor regulating the performance of microbial fuel cells, a review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 763:143021. [PMID: 33131858 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Substrate salinity is a critical factor influencing microbial fuel cells (MFCs) performance and various studies have suggested that increasing substrate salinity first improves MFC performance. However, a further increase in salinity that exceeds the salinity tolerance of exoelectrogens shows negative effects because of inhibited bacterial activity and increased activation losses. In this review, electricity generation and contaminant removal from saline substrates using MFCs are summarized, and results show different optimal salinities for obtaining maximum performance. Then, electroactive bacteria capable of tolerating saline environments and strategies for improving salinity tolerance are discussed. In addition to ohmic resistance and bacterial activity, membrane resistance and catalyst performance will also be affected by substrate salinity, all of which jointly contribute the final overall MFC performance. Therefore, the combined effect of salinity is analyzed to illustrate how the MFC performance changes with increasing salinity. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of MFCs operated in saline environments are discussed.
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- Fei Guo
- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China; Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China.
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Khan MD, Li D, Tabraiz S, Shamurad B, Scott K, Khan MZ, Yu EH. Integrated air cathode microbial fuel cell-aerobic bioreactor set-up for enhanced bioelectrodegradation of azo dye Acid Blue 29. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 756:143752. [PMID: 33279191 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, an azo dye (Acid Blue 29 or AB29) was efficiently degraded with acetate as co-substrate into less contaminated biodegraded products using an integrated single chamber microbial fuel cell (SMFC)-aerobic bioreactor set-up. The decolorization efficiencies were varied from 91 ± 2% to 94 ± 1.9% and more than 85% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was achieved for all dye concentrations after different operating time. The highest coulombic efficiency (CE) and cell potential were 3.18 ± 0.45% and 287.2 mV, respectively, for SMFC treating 100 mg L-1 of AB29. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed that the anode resistance was 0.3 Ω representing an entirely grown biofilm on the anode surface resulted in higher electron transfer rate. Gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC-MS) investigation demonstrated that initially biodegradation of AB29 started with the cleavage of the azo bond (-N=N-), resulted the biotransformation into aromatic amines. In successive aerobic treatment stage, these amines were biodegraded into lower molecular weight compounds. The 16S rRNA microbial community analysis indicated that at phylum level, both inoculum and dye acclimated cultures were mainly consisting of Proteobacteria which was 27.9, 53.6 and 68.9% in inoculum, suspension and anodic biofilm, respectively. At genus level, both suspension and biofilm contained decolorization as well as electrochemically active bacteria. The outcomes exhibited that the AB29 decolorization would contest with electrogenic bacteria for electrons.
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- Mohammad Danish Khan
- Industrial Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India; School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Industrial Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom; Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
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Guo F, Babauta JT, Beyenal H. The effect of additional salinity on performance of a phosphate buffer saline buffered three-electrode bioelectrochemical system inoculated with wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 320:124291. [PMID: 33157437 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In bioelectrochemical system (BES), phosphate buffer saline (PBS) is usually used to achieve a suitable pH condition, which also increases electrolyte salinity. A series of factors that change with salinity will affect BES performance. To simplify the scenario, a three-electrode BES is used to investigate how additional salinity affects the performance of a 50 mM PBS-buffered BES. Results demonstrated that current production decreased with increasing salinity and the dominant exoelectrogens were not inhibited with the addition of 200 mM NaCl. The distribution of system resistance was analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Compared to the decreased solution and biofilm resistance, the increased interfacial resistance that accounted for up to 97.8% of total resistance was the dominant reason for the decreased current production with the increasing additional salinity. The effects of additional salinity on acetate degradation and columbic efficiency were also analyzed.
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- Fei Guo
- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China; The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Effective scrap iron particles (SIP) pre-treatment for complete mineralization of benzidine based azo dye effluent. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Roy U, Sengupta S, Banerjee P, Das P, Bhowal A, Datta S. Assessment on the decolourization of textile dye (Reactive Yellow) using Pseudomonas sp. immobilized on fly ash: Response surface methodology optimization and toxicity evaluation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 223:185-195. [PMID: 29929074 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study focuses on the investigation of removal of textile dye (Reactive Yellow) by a combined approach of sorption integrated with biodegradation using low cost adsorbent fly ash immobilized with Pseudomonas sp. To ensure immobilization of bacterial species on treated fly ash, fly ash with immobilized bacterial cells was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and fluorescence microscopy. Comparative batch studies were carried out using Pseudomonas sp, fly ash and immobilized Pseudomonas sp on flyash and were observed that immobilized Pseudomonas sp on flyash acted as better decolourizing agent. The optimized pH, temperature, and immobilized adsorbent dosage for highest percentage of dye removal were observed to be pH 6, 303 K, 1.2 g/L in all the cases. At optimum condition, the highest percentage of dye removal was found to be 88.51%, 92.62% and 98.72% for sorption (flyash), biodegradation (Pseudomonas sp) and integral approach (Pseudomonas sp on flyash) respectively. Optimization of operating parameters of textile dye decolourization was done by response surface methodology (RSM) using Design Expert 7 software. Phytotoxicity evaluation with Cicer arietinum revealed that seeds exposed to untreated dye effluents showed considerably lower growth, inhibited biochemical, and enzyme parameters with compared to those exposed to treated textile effluents. Thus this immobilized inexpensive technique could be used for removal of synthetic dyes present in textile wastewater.
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- Uttariya Roy
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700 032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700 032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700 019, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700 032, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700 032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata, 700 032, West Bengal, India
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Yang Y, Luo O, Kong G, Wang B, Li X, Li E, Li J, Liu F, Xu M. Deciphering the Anode-Enhanced Azo Dye Degradation in Anaerobic Baffled Reactors Integrating With Microbial Fuel Cells. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2117. [PMID: 30237793 PMCID: PMC6135904 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Microbial anode respiration in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can enhance the degradations of many electron acceptor-type contaminants which are presumed to be competitive to anode respiration. The mechanisms underlying those counterintuitive processes are important for MFCs application but are unclear. This study integrated MFCs with anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR), termed MFC-ABR, to enhance the reduction of azo dye acid orange-7 (AO-7). Compare with ABR, MFC-ABR enhanced the degradation of AO-7, especially at high AO-7 concentration (800 mg/L). Acute toxicity test suggested a higher detoxication efficiency in MFC-ABR. Higher microbial viability, dehydrogenase activity and larger sludge granule size were also observed in MFC-ABR. MFC-ABR significantly enriched and reshaped the microbial communities relative to ABR. Bacteria with respiratory versatility, e.g., Pseudomonas, Geobacter, and Shewanella, were significantly enriched. Functional prediction showed that six metabolism functions (manganese-, iron-, fumarate- and nitrate-respiration, oil bioremediation and chemoheterotrophy) were significantly stimulated while methanogenesis, sulfate-respiration, hydrogen-oxidation were suppressed in MFC-ABR relative to ABR. The results provided important information for understanding the role of microbial anode respiration in contaminated environments.
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- Yonggang Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangzhou, China
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Saba B, Christy AD, Park T, Yu Z, Li K, Tuovinen OH. Decolorization of Reactive Black 5 and Reactive Blue 4 Dyes in Microbial Fuel Cells. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2018; 186:1017-1033. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-018-2774-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Integral approach of sorption coupled with biodegradation for treatment of azo dye using Pseudomonas sp.: batch, toxicity, and artificial neural network. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:192. [PMID: 29576998 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1215-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the removal of azo dye (crystal violet) by adsorption (using a low-cost adsorbent fly ash), biodegradation (using bacterial species, Pseudomonas sp.), and an integrated approach of sorption coupled with biodegradation (using fly ash immobilized with Pseudomonas sp.) on a comparative scale. To ascertain immobilization of bacteria on fly ash, immobilized bacterial cells were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform-infrared spectroscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. Batch studies were conducted for optimization of the process parameters for ensuring maximum dye removal. The optimum pH, temperature, and initial dye concentration for the highest percentage of dye removal were found to be pH 7, 37 °C, and 50 mg/L in all the three cases. Under optimized conditions, the highest percentage of dye removal was found to be 89.24, 79.64, and 99.04% for biodegradation, sorption, and integrated approach of sorption and biodegradation, respectively. Finally, phytotoxicity studies carried out with the treated water on Cicer arietinum seeds also carried proved that these processes and the adsorbent did not exert any toxic effects on the seeds. Artificial neural network modeling revealed a close interaction between theoretically predicted and experimentally obtained results and with an error of around 1.1%. Thus, this novel, environmentally sustainable and economically viable technique may be applied for effective removal of crystal violet from industrial wastewater.
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Grattieri M, Minteer SD. Microbial fuel cells in saline and hypersaline environments: Advancements, challenges and future perspectives. Bioelectrochemistry 2017; 120:127-137. [PMID: 29248860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This review is aimed to report the possibility to utilize microbial fuel cells for the treatment of saline and hypersaline solutions. An introduction to the issues related with the biological treatment of saline and hypersaline wastewater is reported, discussing the limitation that characterizes classical aerobic and anaerobic digestions. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology, and the possibility to be applied in the presence of high salinity, is discussed before reviewing the most recent advancements in the development of MFCs operating in saline and hypersaline conditions, with their different and interesting applications. Specifically, the research performed in the last 5years will be the main focus of this review. Finally, the future perspectives for this technology, together with the most urgent research needs, are presented.
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- Matteo Grattieri
- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, 315 S 1400 E Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Li Y, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Quan X. Scaling-up of a zero valent iron packed anaerobic reactor for textile dye wastewater treatment: a potential technology for on-site upgrading and rebuilding of traditional anaerobic wastewater treatment plant. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 76:823-831. [PMID: 28799929 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a cost-effective technology for the treatment of textile dye wastewater with clear environmental benefits. However, the need to improve process feasibility of high treatment efficiency as well as to shorten hydraulic retention time has raised interest on several intensification techniques. Zero valent iron (ZVI) packed anaerobic digesters have the potential to become an on-site upgrading wastewater treatment technology through building a ZVI bed in a traditional AD plant. However, the experiences and knowledge of scale-up are limited. In this study, a pilot-scale ZVI packed upflow anaerobic sludge bed (ZVI-UASB) was built up and operated for actual dye wastewater treatment in a textile dye industrial park. Results showed that the treatment performance of this digester is higher than that of a traditional AD plant in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and color removal. During 90 days of operation, the average COD removal and color removal in ZVI-UASB was maintained at around 19% and 40%, respectively, while it was only 10% and 20%, respectively, in the traditional AD plant.
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- Yang Li
- 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 E-mail:
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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 E-mail: ; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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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 E-mail:
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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 E-mail:
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Köchling T, Ferraz ADN, Florencio L, Kato MT, Gavazza S. 454-Pyrosequencing analysis of highly adapted azo dye-degrading microbial communities in a two-stage anaerobic-aerobic bioreactor treating textile effluent. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:687-693. [PMID: 27384498 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1208681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Azo dyes, which are widely used in the textile industry, exhibit significant toxic characteristics for the environment and the human population. Sequential anaerobic-aerobic reactor systems are efficient for the degradation of dyes and the mineralization of intermediate compounds; however, little is known about the composition of the microbial communities responsible for dye degradation in these systems. 454-Pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was employed to assess the bacterial biodiversity and composition of a two-stage (anaerobic-aerobic) pilot-scale reactor that treats effluent from a denim factory. The anaerobic reactor was inoculated with anaerobic sludge from a domestic sewage treatment plant. Due to the selective composition of the textile wastewater, after 210 days of operation, the anaerobic reactor was dominated by the single genus Clostridium, affiliated with the Firmicutes phylum. The aerobic biofilter harbored a diverse bacterial community. The most abundant phylum in the aerobic biofilter was Proteobacteria, which was primarily represented by the Gamma, Delta and Epsilon classes followed by Firmicutes and other phyla. Several bacterial genera were identified that most likely played an essential role in azo dye degradation in the investigated system.
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- Thorsten Köchling
- a Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Department of Civil Engineering , Federal University of Pernambuco , Recife - PE , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Department of Civil Engineering , Federal University of Pernambuco , Recife - PE , Brazil
- b CTBE: Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory - CNPEM , Campinas - SP , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Department of Civil Engineering , Federal University of Pernambuco , Recife - PE , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Department of Civil Engineering , Federal University of Pernambuco , Recife - PE , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Environmental Sanitation, Department of Civil Engineering , Federal University of Pernambuco , Recife - PE , Brazil
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Cui D, Zhang H, He R, Zhao M. The Comparative Study on the Rapid Decolorization of Azo, Anthraquinone and Triphenylmethane Dyes by Anaerobic Sludge. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2016; 13:ijerph13111053. [PMID: 27801853 PMCID: PMC5129263 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13111053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An anaerobic sludge (AS), capable of decolorizing a variety of synthetic dyes, was acclimated and is reported here. The sludge presented a much better dye decolorizing ability than that of different individual strains. A broad spectrum of dyes could be decolorized by the sludge. Continuous decolorization tests showed that the sludge exhibited the ability to decolorize repeated additions of dye. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate of the dye wastewater reached 52% after 12 h of incubation. Polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) profiles revealed that the microbial community changed as a result of varying initial concentrations of dyes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that microbial populations in the sludge belonged to the phyla Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi and Proteobacteria. The degradation products of the three types of dye were identified. For azo dyes, the anaerobic sludge converted Methyl Orange to N,N-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diamine and 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid; for triphenylmethane dyes, after Malachite Green was decolorized, the analyzed products were found to be a mixture of N,N-dimethylbenzenamine, 3-dimethyl-aminophenol and 4-dimethylaminobenzophenone; for anthraquinone dyes, two products (acetophenone and 2-methylbenzoic acid) were observed after Reactive Blue 19 decolorization. Together, these results suggest that the anaerobic sludge has promising potential for use in the treatment of industrial wastewater containing various types of dyes.
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- Daizong Cui
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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Lian J, Tian X, Guo J, Guo Y, Song Y, Yue L, Wang Y, Liang X. Effects of resazurin on perchlorate reduction and bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cells and its catalysing mechanism. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lin J, Tang CY, Ye W, Sun SP, Hamdan SH, Volodin A, Haesendonck CV, Sotto A, Luis P, Van der Bruggen B. Unraveling flux behavior of superhydrophilic loose nanofiltration membranes during textile wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Çetinkaya AY, Köroğlu EO, Demir NM, Baysoy DY, Özkaya B, Çakmakçı M. Electricity production by a microbial fuel cell fueled by brewery wastewater and the factors in its membrane deterioration. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(15)60833-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sun J, Zhang Y, Liu G, Ning X, Wang Y, Liu J. Unveiling characteristics of a bioelectrochemical system with polarity reversion for simultaneous azo dye treatment and bioelectricity generation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:7295-305. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6614-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gavazza S, Guzman JJL, Angenent LT. Electrolysis within anaerobic bioreactors stimulates breakdown of toxic products from azo dye treatment. Biodegradation 2015; 26:151-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-015-9723-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fernando E, Keshavarz T, Kyazze G. Complete degradation of the azo dye Acid Orange-7 and bioelectricity generation in an integrated microbial fuel cell, aerobic two-stage bioreactor system in continuous flow mode at ambient temperature. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 156:155-62. [PMID: 24495541 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study, the commercially used model azo dye Acid Orange-7 (AO-7) was fully degraded into less toxic intermediates using an integrated microbial fuel cell (MFC) and aerobic bioreactor system. The integrated bioreactor system was operated at ambient temperature and continuous-flow mode. AO-7 loading rate was varied during experiments from 70gm(-3)day(-1) to 210gm(-3)day(-1). Colour and soluble COD removal rates reached>90% under all AO-7 loading rates. The MFC treatment stage prompted AO-7 to undergo reductive degradation into its constituent aromatic amines. HPLC-MS analysis of metabolite extracts from the aerobic stage of the bioreactor system indicated further oxidative degradation of the resulting aromatic amines into simpler compounds. Bioluminescence based Vibrio fischeri ecotoxicity testing demonstrated that aerobic stage effluent exhibited toxicity reductions of approximately fivefold and ten-fold respectively compared to the dye wastewater influent and MFC-stage effluent.
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- Eustace Fernando
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Applied Biotechnology Research Group, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, UK.
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Applied Biotechnology Research Group, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, UK.
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Applied Biotechnology Research Group, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, UK.
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Spirulina is a kind of blue-green algae with good photosynthetic efficiency and might be used for photovoltaic power generation. So this paper used living spirulina as novel photosensitizer to construct spirulina biosolar cell. The results showed that spirulina had the photoelectric conversion effect, and could let the spirulina biosolar cell have 70 μA photocurrent. Meanwhile, adding glucose sucrose or chitosan in the spirulina anode chamber, they could make the maxima current density of the cell greatly increased by 80 μA, 100 μA, and 84 μA, respectively, and the sucrose could improve the maximum power density of the cell to 63 mW/m−2. Phycobiliprotein played an important role in the photosynthesis of spirulina. So in this paper phycobiliprotein was extracted from spirulina to composite with squaraine dye to sensitize nanocrystalline TiO2photoanode for building dye sensitized solar cell, and the photoelectric properties of the cell also were investigated.
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Fang Z, Song HL, Cang N, Li XN. Performance of microbial fuel cell coupled constructed wetland system for decolorization of azo dye and bioelectricity generation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 144:165-171. [PMID: 23867535 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A microbial fuel cell coupled constructed wetland (planted with Ipomoea aquatica) system (planted CW-MFC) was used for azo dye decolorization. Electricity was simultaneously produced during the co-metabolism process of glucose and azo dye. A non-planted and an open-circuit system were established as reference to study the roles of plants and electrodes in azo dye decolorization and electricity production processes, respectively. The results indicated that plants grown in cathode enhanced the cathode potential and slightly promoted dye decolorization efficiency. The electrodes promoted the dye decolorization efficiency in the anode. The planted CW-MFC system achieved the highest decolorization rate of about 91.24% and a voltage output of about 610 mV. The connection of external circuit promoted the growth of electrogenic bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens and Beta Proteobacteria, and inhibited the growth of Archaea in anode.
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- Zhou Fang
- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Sun J, Li W, Li Y, Hu Y, Zhang Y. Redox mediator enhanced simultaneous decolorization of azo dye and bioelectricity generation in air-cathode microbial fuel cell. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 142:407-414. [PMID: 23748088 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Enhanced simultaneous decolorization of Congo red and bioelectricity generation with anthraquinone-2,6-disulphonic disodium salt (AQDS), riboflavin (RF) and humic acid (HA) as mediators in air-cathode microbial fuel cell (MFC) was demonstrated. Compared with mediator-free MFC, the MFC with added 0.005 mM AQDS, 0.005 mM RF or 1g/L HA showed 36%, 26% and 15% increase in maximum power density along with 394%, 450%, and 258% increases in decolorization rates of Congo red, respectively. Addition of mediators at higher concentration further increased power and Congo red decolorization but the increases were not proportional to the rise in mediator concentration. Based on decreases of anode charge transfer resistance and increases of Congo red decolorization, the mediators kinetically promote the extracellular electron transfer between bacteria, anode and Congo red. Microbial analysis showed that addition of mediators changed the composition of anodic microbial community and stimulated the growth of species belonging to Chlorobi, Endomicrobia and Firmicutes.
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- Jian Sun
- State Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Engineering, College of Light Industry and Food Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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