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Fan K, Wang F, Xu X, Shi J, Wang W, Xing D, Ren N, Lee DJ, Chen C. Enterobacter sp. HIT-SHJ4 isolated from wetland with carbon, nitrogen and sulfur co-metabolism and its implication for bioremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 260:119593. [PMID: 39002634 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119593] [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: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Both autotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification are known as important bioprocesses of microbe-mediated nitrogen cycle in natural ecosystems. Actually, mixotrophic denitrification co-driven by organic matter and reduced sulfur substances are also common, especially in hypoxic environments such as estuarine sediments. However, carbon, nitrogen and sulfur co-metabolism during mixotrophic denitrification in natural water ecosystems has rarely been reported in detail. Therefore, this study investigated the co-metabolism of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur using samples collected from four distinct natural water ecosystems. Results demonstrated that samples from various sources all exhibited the ability for co-metabolism of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur. Microbial community analysis showed that Pseudomonas and Paracoccus were dominant bacteria ranging from 65.6% to 75.5% in mixotrophic environment. Enterobacter sp. HIT-SHJ4, a mixotrophic denitrifying strain which owned the capacity for co-metabolism of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur, was isolated and reported here for the first time. The strain preferred methanol as its carbon source and demonstrated remarkable efficiency for removing sulfide and nitrate with below 100 mg/L sulfide. Under weak acid conditions (pH 6.5-7.0), it exhibited enhanced capability in converting sulfide to elemental sulfur. Its bioactivity was evident within a temperature from 25 °C to 40 °C and C/N ratios from 0.75 to 3. This study confirmed the widespread presence of microbial-mediated synergistic carbon, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism in natural aquatic ecosystems. HIT-SHJ4 emerges as a novel strain, shedding light on carbon, nitrogen and sulfur co-metabolism in natural water bodies. Furthermore, it also serves as a promising candidate microorganism for in-situ ecological remediation, particularly in dealing with contamination posed by nitrate, sulfide, and organic matter.
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- Kaili Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150090, China.
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Chen X, Chen S, Chen X, Tang Y, Nie WB, Yang L, Liu Y, Ni BJ. Impact of hydrogen sulfide on anammox and nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupled technologies. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 257:121739. [PMID: 38728778 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121739] [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: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The coupling between anammox and nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO) has been considered a sustainable technology for nitrogen removal from sidestream wastewater and can be implemented in both membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) and granular bioreactor. However, the potential influence of the accompanying hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the anaerobic digestion (AD)-related methane-containing mixture on anammox/n-DAMO remains unknown. To fill this gap, this work first constructed a model incorporating the C/N/S-related bioprocesses and evaluated/calibrated/validated the model using experimental data. The model was then used to explore the impact of H2S on the MBfR and granular bioreactor designed to perform anammox/n-DAMO at practical levels (i.e., 0∼5% (v/v) and 0∼40 g/S m3, respectively). The simulation results indicated that H2S in inflow gas did not significantly affect the total nitrogen (TN) removal of the MBfR under all operational conditions studied in this work, thus lifting the concern about applying AD-produced biogas to power up anammox/n-DAMO in the MBfR. However, the presence of H2S in the influent would either compromise the treatment performance of the granular bioreactor at a relatively high influent NH4+-N/NO2--N ratio (e.g., >1.0) or lead to increased energy demand associated with TN removal at a relatively low influent NH4+-N/NO2--N ratio (e.g., <0.7). Such a negative effect of the influent H2S could not be attenuated by regulating the hydraulic residence time and should therefore be avoided when applying the granular bioreactor to perform anammox/n-DAMO in practice.
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- Xueming Chen
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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Tang L, Huang J, Zhuang C, Yang X, Sun L, Lu H. Biogenic sulfur recovery from sulfate-laden antibiotic production wastewater using a single-chamber up-flow bioelectrochemical reactor. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121590. [PMID: 38631241 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121590] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The high-concentration sulfate (SO42-) in the antibiotic production wastewater hinders the anerobic methanogenic process and also proposes possible environmental risk. In this study, a novel single-chamber up-flow anaerobic bioelectrochemical reactor (UBER) was designed to realize simultaneous SO42- removal and elemental sulfur (S0) recovery. With the carbon felt, the cathode was installed underneath and the anode above to meet the different biological niches for sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB). The bio-anode UBER (B-UBER) demonstrated a much higher average SO42- removal rate (SRR) of 113.2 ± 5.7 mg SO42--S L-1 d-1 coupled with a S0 production rate (SPR) of 54.4 ± 5.8 mg S0-S L-1 d-1 at the optimal voltage of 0.8 V than that in the abio-anode UBER (control reactor) (SRR = 86.6 ± 13.4 mg SO42--S L-1 d-1; SPR = 25.5 ± 9.7 mg S0-S L-1 d-1) under long-term operation. A large amount of biogenic S0 (about 72.2 mg g-1 VSS) was recovered in the B-UBER. The bio-anode, dominated by Thiovirga (SOB genus) and Acinetobacter (electrochemically active bacteria genus), exhibited a higher current density, lower overpotential, and lower internal resistance. C-type cytochromes mainly served as the crucial electron transfer mediator for both direct and indirect electron transfer, so that significantly increasing electron transfer capacity and biogenic S0 recovery. The reaction pathways of the sulfur transformation in the B-UBER were hypothesized that SRB utilized acetate as the main electron donor for SO42- reduction in the cathode zone and SOB transferred electrons to the anode or oxygen to produce biogenic S0 in the anode zone. This study proved a new pathway for biogenic S0 recovery and sulfate removal from sulfate-laden antibiotic production wastewater using a well-designed single-chamber bioelectrochemical reactor.
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- Lan Tang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Barla RJ, Raghuvanshi S, Gupta S. A comprehensive review of flue gas bio-mitigation: chemolithotrophic interactions with flue gas in bio-reactors as a sustainable possibility for technological advancements. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:33165-33189. [PMID: 38668951 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33407-6] [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: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Flue gas mitigation technologies aim to reduce the environmental impact of flue gas emissions, particularly from industrial processes and power plants. One approach to mitigate flue gas emissions involves bio-mitigation, which utilizes microorganisms to convert harmful gases into less harmful or inert substances. The review thus explores the bio-mitigation efficiency of chemolithotrophic interactions with flue gas and their potential application in bio-reactors. Chemolithotrophs are microorganisms that can derive energy from inorganic compounds, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), present in the flue gas. These microorganisms utilize specialized enzymatic pathways to oxidize these compounds and produce energy. By harnessing the metabolic capabilities of chemolithotrophs, flue gas emissions can be transformed into value-added products. Bio-reactors provide controlled environments for the growth and activity of chemolithotrophic microorganisms. Depending on the specific application, these can be designed as suspended or immobilized reactor systems. The choice of bio-reactor configuration depends on process efficiency, scalability, and ease of operation. Factors influencing the bio-mitigation efficiency of chemolithotrophic interactions include the concentration and composition of the flue gas, operating conditions (such as temperature, pH, and nutrient availability), and reactor design. Chemolithotrophic interactions with flue gas in bio-reactors offer a potentially efficient approach to mitigating flue gas emissions. Continued research and development in this field are necessary to optimize reactor design, microbial consortia, and operating conditions. Advances in understanding the metabolism and physiology of chemolithotrophic microorganisms will contribute to developing robust and scalable bio-mitigation technologies for flue gas emissions.
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- Rachael Jovita Barla
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, 333031, Rajasthan, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, 333031, Rajasthan, India
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Bounaga A, Alsanea A, Danouche M, Rittmann BE, Zhou C, Boulif R, Zeroual Y, Benhida R, Lyamlouli K. Elemental sulfur biorecovery from phosphogypsum using oxygen-membrane biofilm reactor: Bioreactor parameters optimization, metagenomic analysis and metabolic prediction of the biofilm activity. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 400:130680. [PMID: 38593965 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130680] [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: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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This work investigated elemental sulfur (S0) biorecovery from Phosphogypsum (PG) using sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in an O2-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). The system was first optimized using synthetic sulfide medium (SSM) as influent, then switched to biogenic sulfide medium (BSM) generated by biological reduction of PG alkaline leachate. The results using SSM had high sulfide-oxidation efficiency (98 %), sulfide to S0 conversion (∼90 %), and S0 production rate up to 2.7 g S0/(m2.d), when the O2/S ratio was ∼0.5 g O2/g S. With the BSM influent, the system maintained high sulfide-to-S0 conversion rate (97 %), and S0-production rate of 1.6 g S0/(m2.d). Metagenomic analysis revealed that Thauera was the dominant genus in SSM and BSM biofilms. Furthermore, influent composition affected the bacterial community structure and abundances of functional microbial sulfur genes, modifying the sulfur-transformation pathways in the biofilms. Overall, this work shows promise for O2-MBfR usage in S0 biorecovery from PG-leachate and other sulfidogenic effluents.
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- Ayoub Bounaga
- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Sciences-Green Process Engineering (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875017, Tempe, AZ 85287-5701, USA
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875017, Tempe, AZ 85287-5701, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Sciences-Green Process Engineering (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir 43150, Morocco
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875017, Tempe, AZ 85287-5701, USA
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875017, Tempe, AZ 85287-5701, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Sciences-Green Process Engineering (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir 43150, Morocco
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- Situation Innovation, OCP Group, BP 118, Jorf Lasfar El Jadida, 24000, Morocco
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- Department of Chemical & Biochemical Sciences-Green Process Engineering (CBS), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir 43150, Morocco; Institute of Chemistry, Nice UMR7272, Côte d'Azur University, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Nice, France
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- College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Agrobioscience Program, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir 43150, Morocco.
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Bao HX, Wang HL, Wang ST, Sun YL, Zhang XN, Cheng HY, Qian ZM, Wang AJ. Response of sulfur-metabolizing biofilm to external sulfide in element sulfur-based denitrification packed-bed reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116061. [PMID: 37149027 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116061] [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: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Dosing sulfide into the sulfur-packed-bed (S0PB) has great potential to enhance the denitrification efficiency by providing compensatory electron donors, however, the response of sulfur-metabolizing biofilm to various sulfide dosages has never been investigated. In this study, the S0PB reactor was carried out with increasing sulfide dosages by 3.6 kg/m3/d, presenting a decreasing effluent nitrate from 14.2 to 2.7 mg N/L with accelerated denitrification efficiency (k: 0.04 to 0.27). However, 6.5 mg N/L of nitrite accumulated when the sulfide dosage exceeded 0.9 kg/m3/d (optimum value). The increasing electron export contribution of sulfide a maximum of 85.5% illustrated its competition with the in-situ sulfur. Meanwhile, over-dosing sulfide caused serious biofilm expulsion with significant decreases in the total biomass, live cell population, and ATP by 90.2%, 86.7%, and 54.8%, respectively. This study verified the capacity of dosing sulfide to improve the denitrification efficiency in S0PB but alerted the negative effect of exceeded dosing.
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- Hong-Xu Bao
- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, PR China
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- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, PR China
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- College of the Environment, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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Siriweera B, Ahmar Siddiqui M, Zou X, Chen G, Wu D. Integrated thiosulfate-driven denitrification, partial nitrification and anammox process in membrane-aerated biofilm reactor for low-carbon, energy-efficient biological nitrogen removal. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 382:129212. [PMID: 37230332 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Combining multiple bioprocesses in a single membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) unit for wastewater treatment is an emerging research focus. This study investigated the feasibility of coupling thiosulfate-driven denitrification (TDD) with partial nitrification and anammox (PNA) in a MABR for the treatment of ammonium-containing wastewater. The integrated bioprocess was tested over a continuous operation period (>130 d) in two MABRs: one with a polyvinylidene fluoride membrane (MABR-1), and the other with micro-porous aeration tubes covered with non-wovenpolyester fabrics (MABR-2). After start-up, the MABR-1 and MABR-2 based on the TDD-PNA process achieved satisfactory total nitrogen removal efficiencies of 63% and 76%, with maximum oxygen utilisation efficiencies of up to 66% and 80% and nitrogen removal fluxes of 1.3 and 4.7 gN/(m2·d), respectively. Predictions from the AQUASIM-model verified the integrated bioprocess. These lab scale findings confirmed the applicability of MABR technology for simultaneous sulfur and nitrogen removal, promising for pilot-scale application.
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- Buddhima Siriweera
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Centre for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon 21985, South Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, and Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), Ghent 9000, Belgium.
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Liu L, Xu Y, Yu C, Pan H, Wei C, Zhao X, Su M, Pan J. The efficient utilization of thiocyanate on simultaneous removal of ammonium and nitrate through thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrifiers and anammox. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 380:129069. [PMID: 37086926 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The efficient utilization of thiocyanate remain be an important bottleneck in the low-cost nitrogen removal for wastewaters containing thiocyanate. The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of thiocyanate in removal of nitrate and ammonium through anammox (AN) and thiosulfate-driven autotrophic denitrifiers (TSAD). The results showed that removal of nitrate and ammonium were achieved rapidly utilizing thiocyanate, which was attributed to degradation of thiocyanate by TSAD and cooperation with AN. The utilization efficiency of thiocyanate in nitrogen removal was increased by 250% due to the microbial cooperation. Excess thiocyanate and ammonium did not influence the nitrogen removal amount. However, the nitrogen removal were affected obviously by the biomass ratio (XAN/XTSAD) between AN and TSAD Moreover, the dynamics related to removal of pollutants was described successfully by a modified Monod model with time constraints. These findings offer an insight for efficient utilization of thiocyanate in nitrogen removal via microbial cooperation.
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- Liangliang Liu
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, PR China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, PR China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Ecological Science Institute, LingNan Eco & Culture-Tourism Co., Ltd., Dongguan 523125, PR China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, PR China; Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, PR China.
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Zhang Q, Xu X, Zhang R, Shao B, Fan K, Zhao L, Ji X, Ren N, Lee DJ, Chen C. The mixed/mixotrophic nitrogen removal for the effective and sustainable treatment of wastewater: From treatment process to microbial mechanism. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 226:119269. [PMID: 36279615 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119269] [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: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biological nitrogen removal (BNR) is one of the most important environmental concerns in the field of wastewater treatment. The conventional BNR process based on heterotrophic nitrogen removal (HeNR) is suffering from several limitations, including external carbon source dependence, excessive sludge production, and greenhouse gas emissions. Through the mediation of autotrophic nitrogen removal (AuNR), mixed/mixotrophic nitrogen removal (MixNR) offers a viable solution to the optimization of the BNR process. Here, the recent advance and characteristics of MixNR process guided by sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification (SDAD) and anammox are summarized in this review. Additionally, we discuss the functional microorganisms in different MixNR systems, shedding light on metabolic mechanisms and microbial interactions. The significance of MixNR for carbon reduction in the BNR process has also been noted. The knowledge gaps and the future research directions that may facilitate the practical application of the MixNR process are highlighted. Overall, the prospect of the MixNR process is attractive, and this review will provide guidance for the future implementation of MixNR process as well as deciphering the microbially metabolic mechanisms.
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- Quan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-li, 32003, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China.
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Li X, Zhao J, Zhang Y, He J, Ma K, Liu C. Role of organic/sulfide ratios on competition of DNRA and denitrification in a co-driven sequencing biofilm batch reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:18793-18804. [PMID: 34699005 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17058-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) are two competing pathways in nitrate-reducing process. In this study, a series of C/S ratios from 8:1 to 2:4 were investigated in a sequencing biofilm batch reactor (SBBR) to determine the role of reducers (sulfide and acetate) on their competition. The results showed that the proportion of DNRA increased in high electron system, either in organic-rich system or in sulfide-rich system. The highest DNRA ratio increased to 16.4% at the C/S ratio of 2:3. Excess electron donors, particularly sulfide, were favorable for DNRA in a limited nitrate environment. Moreover, a higher reductive environment could facilitate DNRA, especially, when ORP was lower than - 400 mV in this system. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis demonstrated that Geobacter might be the important participant involved in DNRA process in organic-rich system, while Desulfomicrobium might be the dominant DNRA bacteria in sulfide-rich system. DNRA cultivation could enrich nitrogen conversion pathways in conventional denitrification systems and deepen the insight into nitrogen removal at low C/N.
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- Xiaoling Li
- School of Civil Engineering, Key Laboratory of Water Supply &, Sewage Engineering Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- School of Water and Environment, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Key Laboratory of Water Supply &, Sewage Engineering Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453000, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, China
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Cai MH, Luo G, Li J, Li WT, Li Y, Li AM. Substrate competition and microbial function in sulfate-reducing internal circulation anaerobic reactor in the presence of nitrate. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130937. [PMID: 34162109 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitrate and sulfate often coexist in organic wastewater. In this study, an internal circulation anaerobic reactor was conducted to investigate the impact of nitrate on sulfate reduction. The results showed that sulfate reduction rate dropped from 78.4% to 41.4% at NO3- /SO42- ratios ranging from 0 to 1.03, largely attributed to the inactivity of acetate-utilizing sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and preferential usage of nitrate of propionate-utilizing SRB. Meanwhile, high nitrate removal efficiency was maintained and COD removal efficiency increased with nitrate addition. Enhancement of propionate and butyrate degradation based on Modified Gompertz model and Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt2) analysis. Moreover, nitrate triggered the shift of microbial community and function. Twelve genera affiliated to Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria were identified as keystone genera via network analysis, which kept functional stability of the bacterial community responding to nitrate stress. Increased nitrate inhibited Desulfovibrio, but promoted the growth of Desulforhabdus. Both the predicted functional genes associated with assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway (cysC and cysNC) and dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathway (aprA, aprB, dsrA and dsrB) exhibited negative relationship with nitrate addition.
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- Min-Hui Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Key parameters influencing hydrogen sulfide removal in microaerobic sequencing batch reactor. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.107951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Huang C, Liu Q, Li ZL, Ma XD, Hou YN, Ren NQ, Wang AJ. Relationship between functional bacteria in a denitrification desulfurization system under autotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 188:116526. [PMID: 33125994 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The denitrification desulfurization system can be used to remediate wastewater containing carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur. However, the relationship between autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria remains poorly understood. To better understand the roles and relations of core bacteria, an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor was continuously operated under autotrophic (stage I), heterotrophic (stage II) and mixotrophic (stages III-VII) conditions with a 490-day period. Stage IV represented the excellent S0 recovery rate (69.5%). The different trophic conditions caused the obvious succession of dominant bacterial genera. Autotrophic environment (stage I) enriched mostly Thiobacillus, and heterotrophic environment (stage II) was dominated with Azoarcus and Pseudomonas. Thauera, Arcobacter and Azoarcus became the predominant genera under mixotrophic conditions (stage III-VII). Strains belonged to these core genera were further isolated, and all seven isolates were confirmed with denitrifying sulfur oxidation capacity. Heterotrophic strain HDD1 (genus of Thauera) possessed both the highest sulfide degradation and S0 recovery rates. Expression levels of cbbM and gltA genes were positively related with the autotrophic and heterotrophic conditions, respectively. NirK gene was highly expressed between log 3.7-log 4.3 during the entire run. Expression of both sqr and soxB genes were closely related with sulfur conversion. More than 57.5% of S0 recovery rate could be obtained as sqr gene expression was greater than log 3.2, and while, sulfate was the primary form as soxB gene expression higher than log 3.9. The correlation between core microbial genera was very low from network, indicating a complex and non-specific mutualistic network between bacterial functional groups under each nutrient condition, and a stable coexistence state was possibly formed through utilizing each the secondary or waste metabolites in the mixotrophic conditions. This relationship was beneficial to the stability of the microbial community structure in the denitrification desulfurization system.
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- Cong Huang
- Tianjin Insitute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Tianjin Insitute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Insitute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Fan F, Xu R, Wang D, Meng F. Application of activated sludge for odor control in wastewater treatment plants: Approaches, advances and outlooks. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 181:115915. [PMID: 32485441 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Odors from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have attracted extensive attention and stringent environmental standards are more widely adopted to reduce odor emissions. Biological odor treatment methods have broader applications than the physical and chemical counterparts as they are environment-friendly, cost-effective and generate low secondary wastes. The aqueous activated sludge (AS) processes are among the most promising approaches for the prevention or end-of-pipe removal of odor emissions and have the potential to simultaneously treat odor and wastewater. However, AS deodorization biotechnologies in WWTPs still need to be further systematically summarized and categorized while in-depth discussions on the characteristics and underlying mechanisms of AS deodorization process are still lacking. Recently, considerable studies have been reported to elucidate the microbial metabolisms in odor control and wastewater treatment. This paper reviews the fundamentals, characteristics, advances and field experiences of three AS biotechnologies for odor treatment in WWTPs, i.e., AS recycling, microaeration in AS digester and AS diffusion. The underlying deodorization mechanisms of typical odors have been revealed through the summary of recent advances on multi-element conversions, metabolic interactions of bacteria, microscopic characterization and identification of functional microorganisms. Future research aspects to advance the emerging deodorization AS process, such as deodorization mechanisms, simultaneous odor and water treatment, synergistic treatment with other air emissions, are discussed.
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- Fuqiang Fan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China.
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Pang Y, Gu T, Zhang G, Yu Z, Zhou Y, Zhu DZ, Zhang Y, Zhang T. Experimental study on volatile sulfur compound inhibition using a single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:30571-30582. [PMID: 32468370 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09325-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Odor emissions from sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants have attracted much attention due to the potential negative effects on human health. A single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell was proposed for the removal of sulfides in a sewer system. The feasibility of the use of volatile sulfur compounds and their removal efficiency in liquid and headspace gas phases were investigated using synthetic wastewater with real sewer sediment and Ru/Ir-coated titanium electrodes. The results indicate that hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic sulfur compounds were effectively inhibited in the liquid phase upon electrochemical treatment at current densities of 1.55, 2.06, and 2.58 mA/cm2, and their removal rates reached up to 86.2-100%, except for dimethyl trisulfide, the amount of which increased greatly at 1.55 mA/cm2. In addition, the amount of volatile sulfur compounds in the headspace decreased greatly; however, the total theoretical odor concentration was still high, and methanethiol and ethanethiol greatly contributed to the total strength of the odor concentration due to their low odor threshold concentrations. The major pathway for sulfide removal in the single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell is biotic oxidation, the removal rate of which was 0.4-0.5 mg/min, 4-5 times that of indirect electrochemical oxidation.
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- Yao Pang
- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2W2, Canada
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2W2, Canada
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- The Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Kumar SS, Kumar V, Gnaneswar Gude V, Malyan SK, Pugazhendhi A. Alkalinity and salinity favor bioelectricity generation potential of Clostridium, Tetrathiobacter and Desulfovibrio consortium in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) treating sulfate-laden wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 306:123110. [PMID: 32172090 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Clostridium, Tetrathiobacter and Desulfovibrio species are identified as suitable biocatalysts for treating organic-rich and sulfate-laden wastewater. Results from this study show that the power generation was much higher under alkaline conditions, i.e., pH of 8 when compared to neutral and acidic conditions. The effect of salinity was studied by varying the sodium chloride concentration at (1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, and 7.5 g/L NaCl) in anolyte. The highest power density of 1188 mW/m3 was produced at a sodium chloride concentration of 6 g/L in the anolyte. Results from cyclic voltammetry and linear scan voltammetry analysis suggested the direct electron transfer mechanism favored by cytb and cytc, Redox peaks observed for the biogenic synthesis of sulfite and sulfide support the complete one-step mineralization of sulfate. Bioelectrochemical behavior of the selectively enriched microbial consortium confirms its use for the treatment of wastewaters high in salinity and sulfate concentrations.
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- Smita S Kumar
- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, 10016 New Delhi, India; Department of Environmental Sciences, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, 121006 Haryana, India
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- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, 10016 New Delhi, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States
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- Institute of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
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- Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Development Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Yuan Y, Bian A, Chen F, Xu X, Huang C, Chen C, Liu W, Cheng H, Chen T, Ding C, Li Z, Wang A. Continuous sulfur biotransformation in an anaerobic-anoxic sequential batch reactor involving sulfate reduction and denitrifying sulfide oxidization. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:568-578. [PMID: 31229718 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The pathways and intermediates of continuous sulfur biotransformation in an anaerobic and anoxic sequential batch reactor (AA-SBR) involving sulfate reduction (SR) and denitrifying sulfide oxidization (DSO) were investigated. In the anoxic phase, DSO occurred in two sequential steps, the oxidation of sulfide (S2-) to elemental sulfur (S0) and the oxidation of S0 to sulfate (SO42-). The oxidation rate of S2- to S0 was 3.31 times faster than that of S0 to SO42-, resulting in the accumulation of S0 as a desired intermediate under S2--S/NO3--N ratio (molar ratio) of 0.9:1. Although, approximately 60% of generated S0 suspended in the effluent, about 40% of S0 retained in the sludge, which could be further oxidized or reduced in anoxic or anaerobic phase. In anoxic, S0 was subsequently oxidized to SO42- under S2--S/NO3--N ratio of 0.5:1. In anaerobic, S0 coexist with SO42- (in fresh wastewater) were simultaneously reduced to S2-, and the reduction rate of SO42- to S2- was 3.17 times faster than that of S0 to S2-, resulting in a higher production of S0 in subsequent anoxic phase. Microbial community analysis indicated that SO42-/S0-reducing bacteria (e.g. Desulfomicrobium and Desulfuromonas) and S2-/S0-oxidizing bacteria (e.g. Paracoccus and Thermothrix) co-participated in continuous sulfur biotransformation in the AA-SBR. A conceptual model was established to describe these main processes and key intermediates. The research offers a new insight into the reaction processes optimization for S0 recovery and simultaneous removal of SO42- and NO3- in an AA-SBR.
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- Ye Yuan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Sun C, Yuan J, Xu H, Huang S, Wen X, Tong N, Zhang Y. Simultaneous removal of nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide in a biofilter under micro-oxygen thermophilic conditions: Removal performance, competitive relationship and bacterial community structure. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 290:121768. [PMID: 31323510 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The efficiency of a biofilter to simultaneously remove nitric oxide (NO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) was investigated under thermophilic (48 ± 2 °C) micro-oxygen (3 vol%) conditions. After the start-up stage (Days 0-14), the stable operation period was divided into three stages. SO2 inlet concentration remained 500 mg/m3, NO inlet concentrations were 300 mg/m3 (Days 15-40), 500 mg/m3 (Days 41-70) and 700 mg/m3 (Days 71-100). In each stable stage, the removal efficiency of NO and SO2 exceeded 90%, the maximum removal rates of NO and SO2 were 98.08% and 99.61%, respectively. The final products of SO2 were mostly sulphur. Nitrate-reducing bacteria inhibited sulphate-reducing bacteria. Illumina high-throughput sequencing confirmed that the relative abundance of nitrate-reducing bacteria was positively correlated with NO removal efficiency, the relative abundance of sulphate-reducing bacteria was related to the conversion rate of sulphur.
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- Congcong Sun
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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Pokorna-Krayzelova L, Vejmelková D, Selan L, Jenicek P, Volcke EIP, Bartacek J. Final products and kinetics of biochemical and chemical sulfide oxidation under microaerobic conditions. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2018; 78:1916-1924. [PMID: 30566095 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic and usually undesirable by-product of the anaerobic treatment of sulfate-containing wastewater. It can be removed through microaeration, a simple and cost-effective method involving the application of oxygen-limiting conditions (i.e., dissolved oxygen below 0.1 mg L-1). However, the exact transformation pathways of sulfide under microaerobic conditions are still unclear. In this paper, batch experiments were performed to study biochemical and chemical sulfide oxidation under microaerobic conditions. The biochemical experiments were conducted using a strain of Sulfuricurvum kujiense. Under microaerobic conditions, the biochemical sulfide oxidation rate (in mg S L-1 d-1) was approximately 2.5 times faster than the chemical sulfide oxidation rate. Elemental sulfur was the major end-product of both biochemical and chemical sulfide oxidation. During biochemical sulfide oxidation elemental sulfur was in the form of white flakes, while during chemical sulfide oxidation elemental sulfur created a white suspension. Moreover, a mathematical model describing biochemical and chemical sulfide oxidation was developed and calibrated by the experimental results.
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- Lucie Pokorna-Krayzelova
- Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic E-mail: ; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic E-mail:
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- Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic E-mail:
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- Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic E-mail:
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Water Technology and Environmental Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic E-mail:
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Xu XJ, Shao B, Chen C, Zhang RC, Xie P, Wang XT, Yuan Y, Wang AJ, Lee DJ, Yuan YX, Ren NQ. Response of the reactor performance and microbial community to a shift of ISDD process from micro-aerobic to anoxic condition. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:837-844. [PMID: 30193232 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Micro-aerobic condition has proven to be effective in enhancing sulfide oxidation to elemental sulfur (S0) during integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification process (ISDD). In this study we investigated and compared the performance and microbial community of ISDD process operating under initially anoxic, then micro-aerobic and finally switch back to anoxic condition. For all the three tested scenarios, comparable bioreactor performance in terms of sulfate (95.0 ± 4.4%, 90.6 ± 3.8%, 89.8 ± 3.5%) and nitrate (∼100%) removal was achieved. However, a shift of ISDD bioreactor from micro-aerobic to anoxic environment clearly increased the S0 production (30.6%), relative to that at initial anoxic condition (14.2%). Further anoxic bioreactor operation with different influent nitrate concentrations also obtained satisfactory performance particularly in terms of S0 production. Microbial community analysis results showed that functional microorganisms selectively enriched at micro-aerobic condition, particularly sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), could also function well and enhance S0 production when bioreactor switching from micro-aerobic to anoxic environment. We proposed that micro-aerobic strategy could function as a bio-selector and provide a new idea in functional microorganisms selectively enrichment for wastewater treatment.
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- Xi-Jun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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Xu H, Tong N, Huang S, Hayat W, Fazal S, Li J, Li S, Yan J, Zhang Y. Simultaneous autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate at different voltages in a bioelectrochemical reactor (BER): Evaluation of degradation efficiency and characterization of microbial communities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 265:340-348. [PMID: 29913289 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate in bioelectrochemical reactors was investigated at different external voltages (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 V) under anaerobic conditions. Sulphate and nitrate removal, nitrite accumulation, reduction trend of nitrate and sulphate and microbial community structure were explored. Results indicate the highest removal efficiencies of nitrate and sulphate at 43.3 ± 2.8 and 7.1 ± 0.2 mg·l-1·d-1 when the voltage is 0.6 V. Moreover, nitrite accumulation decreases with increased voltage from 0.2 V to 1.0 V. Illumina high-throughput sequencing results show similar richness and diversity of bacterial species with increased voltage from 0.2 V to 0.8 V. However, with further increased voltage to 1.0 V, bacterial diversity and richness decrease significantly. Overall, significant differences in community compositions are observed at different voltages.
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- Hao Xu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratrory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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Preparation of PolyHIPE beads and the application in bio-degradation of sulfate containing wastewater. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu Y, Ngo HH, Guo W, Zhou J, Peng L, Wang D, Chen X, Sun J, Ni BJ. Optimizing sulfur-driven mixotrophic denitrification process: System performance and nitrous oxide emission. Chem Eng Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kumar SS, Malyan SK, Basu S, Bishnoi NR. Syntrophic association and performance of Clostridium, Desulfovibrio, Aeromonas and Tetrathiobacter as anodic biocatalysts for bioelectricity generation in dual chamber microbial fuel cell. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:16019-16030. [PMID: 28537018 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Anode chamber of a dual chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) having raw landfill leachate was inoculated with consortium of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulphide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) to study the phylogenetic architecture, function and mutualism of anolyte community developed in the reactor. Enriched microbial community was analysed with the help of Illumina MiSeq and indicated the dominance of Firmicutes (41.4%), Clostridia (36.4%) and Clostridium (12.9%) at phylum, class and genus level, respectively. Clostridium was associated with fermentation as well as transfer of electrons to the electrode mediated by ferredoxin. Desulfovibrio (6.7%), Aeromonas (6.6%) and Tetrathiobacter (9.8%) were SRB-SOB associated with direct electron transfer to the electrode. Community analysis disclosed a syntrophic association among novel Firmicutes and Proteobacteria species for bioelectricity generation and degradation of organic matter. Complete removal of chemical oxygen demand was observed from landfill leachate within 3 days of inoculation. Lower oxidative slope and polarization resistance revealed from Tafel analysis backed the feasibility of electron transfer from microbes to anodic electrode and thus development of efficient anode-respiring community. Following enrichment and stabilization of the anodic community, maximum power density achieved was 9.15 W/m3 and volumetric current density was 16.17 A/m3. Simultaneous feeding with SRB-SOB and landfill leachate led to the enrichment of a novel, mutually interdependent microbial community capable of synchronized bioremediation of effluents rich in carbon, sulphate, nitrate and aromatic compounds.
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- Smita S Kumar
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, 125001, India
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- Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, 125001, India.
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Effect of cathode environment on bioelectricity generation using a novel consortium in anode side of a microbial fuel cell. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Solon K, Flores-Alsina X, Kazadi Mbamba C, Ikumi D, Volcke EIP, Vaneeckhaute C, Ekama G, Vanrolleghem PA, Batstone DJ, Gernaey KV, Jeppsson U. Plant-wide modelling of phosphorus transformations in wastewater treatment systems: Impacts of control and operational strategies. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 113:97-110. [PMID: 28199867 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The objective of this paper is to report the effects that control/operational strategies may have on plant-wide phosphorus (P) transformations in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). The development of a new set of biological (activated sludge, anaerobic digestion), physico-chemical (aqueous phase, precipitation, mass transfer) process models and model interfaces (between water and sludge line) were required to describe the required tri-phasic (gas, liquid, solid) compound transformations and the close interlinks between the P and the sulfur (S) and iron (Fe) cycles. A modified version of the Benchmark Simulation Model No. 2 (BSM2) (open loop) is used as test platform upon which three different operational alternatives (A1, A2, A3) are evaluated. Rigorous sensor and actuator models are also included in order to reproduce realistic control actions. Model-based analysis shows that the combination of an ammonium ( [Formula: see text] ) and total suspended solids (XTSS) control strategy (A1) better adapts the system to influent dynamics, improves phosphate [Formula: see text] accumulation by phosphorus accumulating organisms (XPAO) (41%), increases nitrification/denitrification efficiency (18%) and reduces aeration energy (Eaeration) (21%). The addition of iron ( [Formula: see text] ) for chemical P removal (A2) promotes the formation of ferric oxides (XHFO-H, XHFO-L), phosphate adsorption (XHFO-H,P, XHFO-L,P), co-precipitation (XHFO-H,P,old, XHFO-L,P,old) and consequently reduces the P levels in the effluent (from 2.8 to 0.9 g P.m-3). This also has an impact on the sludge line, with hydrogen sulfide production ( [Formula: see text] ) reduced (36%) due to iron sulfide (XFeS) precipitation. As a consequence, there is also a slightly higher energy production (Eproduction) from biogas. Lastly, the inclusion of a stripping and crystallization unit (A3) for P recovery reduces the quantity of P in the anaerobic digester supernatant returning to the water line and allows potential struvite ( [Formula: see text] ) recovery ranging from 69 to 227 kg.day-1 depending on: (1) airflow (Qstripping); and, (2) magnesium ( [Formula: see text] ) addition. All the proposed alternatives are evaluated from an environmental and economical point of view using appropriate performance indices. Finally, some deficiencies and opportunities of the proposed approach when performing (plant-wide) wastewater treatment modelling/engineering projects are discussed.
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- K Solon
- Division of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- CAPEC-PROCESS Research Center, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Water Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- BioEngine, Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Water Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa
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- modelEAU, Département de Génie Civil et de Génie des Eaux, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- CAPEC-PROCESS Research Center, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Division of Industrial Electrical Engineering and Automation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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Chen C, Xu XJ, Xie P, Yuan Y, Zhou X, Wang AJ, Lee DJ, Ren NQ. Pyrosequencing reveals microbial community dynamics in integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification process at different influent nitrate concentrations. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 171:294-301. [PMID: 28027473 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification (ISDD) process has proven to be feasible for the coremoval of sulfate, nitrate, and chemical oxygen demand (COD). In this study, we aimed to reveal the microbial community dynamics in the ISDD process with different influent nitrate (NO3-) concentrations. For all tested scenarios, full denitrification was accomplished while sulfate removal efficiency decreased along with increased influent NO3- concentrations. The proportion of S0 to influent SO42- maintained a low level (5.6-17.0%) regardless of the increased influent NO3- concentrations. Microbial community analysis results showed that higher influent NO3- concentrations affected the microbial community structure greatly. Phyla Proteobacteria, Spirochaetae, Firmicutes, Synergistetes, and Chloroflexi dominated in all the community compositions, of which Proteobacteria exhibited a clear difference among eight microbial samples. Members of δ-Proteobacteria, with 16S rRNA gene sequences related to Desulfobulbus, were clearly decreased at influent NO3- = 3000 and 3500 mg/L, suggesting an inhibitory effect of NO3- on sulfate reduction. In contrast, as influent NO3- concentration increased, microbial community was notably enriched in γ-Proteobacteria and ε-Proteobacteria, which revealed the enrichment of 16S rRNA gene sequences related to Pseudomonas (γ-Proteobacteria), and Arcobacteria and Sulfurospirillum (ε-Proteobacteria).
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- Chuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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Xu XJ, Chen C, Wang AJ, Ni BJ, Guo WQ, Yuan Y, Huang C, Zhou X, Wu DH, Lee DJ, Ren NQ. Mathematical modeling of simultaneous carbon-nitrogen-sulfur removal from industrial wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 321:371-381. [PMID: 27669378 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A mathematical model of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur removal (C-N-S) from industrial wastewater was constructed considering the interactions of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB), facultative bacteria (FB), and methane producing archaea (MPA). For the kinetic network, the bioconversion of C-N by heterotrophic denitrifiers (NO3-→NO2-→N2), and that of C-S by SRB (SO42-→S2-) and SOB (S2-→S0) was proposed and calibrated based on batch experimental data. The model closely predicted the profiles of nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, sulfide, lactate, acetate, methane and oxygen under both anaerobic and micro-aerobic conditions. The best-fit kinetic parameters had small 95% confidence regions with mean values approximately at the center. The model was further validated using independent data sets generated under different operating conditions. This work was the first successful mathematical modeling of simultaneous C-N-S removal from industrial wastewater and more importantly, the proposed model was proven feasible to simulate other relevant processes, such as sulfate-reducing, sulfide-oxidizing process (SR-SO) and denitrifying sulfide removal (DSR) process. The model developed is expected to enhance our ability to predict the treatment of carbon-nitrogen-sulfur contaminated industrial wastewater.
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- Xi-Jun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China.
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Liu Y, Peng L, Ngo HH, Guo W, Wang D, Pan Y, Sun J, Ni BJ. Evaluation of Nitrous Oxide Emission from Sulfide- and Sulfur-Based Autotrophic Denitrification Processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:9407-9415. [PMID: 27501384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recent studies have shown that sulfide- and sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification (AD) processes play an important role in contributing to nitrous oxide (N2O) production and emissions. However, N2O production is not recognized in the current AD models, limiting their ability to predict N2O accumulation during AD. In this work, a mathematical model is developed to describe N2O dynamics during sulfide- and sulfur-based AD processes for the first time. The model is successfully calibrated and validated using N2O data from two independent experimental systems with sulfide or sulfur as electron donors for AD. The model satisfactorily describes nitrogen reductions, sulfide/sulfur oxidation, and N2O accumulation in both systems. Modeling results revealed substantial N2O accumulation due to the relatively low N2O reduction rate during both sulfide- and sulfur-based AD processes. Application of the model to simulate long-term operations of activated sludge systems performing sulfide- and sulfur-based AD processes indicates longer sludge retention time reduced N2O emission. For sulfide-based AD process, higher initial S/N ratio also decreased N2O emission but with a higher operational cost. This model can be a useful tool to support process operation optimization for N2O mitigation during AD with sulfide or sulfur as electron donor.
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- Yiwen Liu
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, China
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University , Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Hunan University , Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University , Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University , Shanghai 200092, China
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Rückert C. Sulfate reduction in microorganisms-recent advances and biotechnological applications. Curr Opin Microbiol 2016; 33:140-146. [PMID: 27461928 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sulfur, the least common of the five macroelements, plays an important role in biochemistry due to its ability to be easily reduced or oxidized, leading to a great amount of research concerning sulfur bioconversion. Interestingly, new studies concerning microbial sulfate reduction pathways in the last half decade have become increasingly sparse, indicating that most of the pathways involved have been discovered and studied. Despite this, systems biology approaches to model these pathways are often missing or not used. As the products of microbial sulfate reduction play important roles in the environment, biotechnology, and industry, modeling sulfur bioconversion remains an untapped research space for future work.
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- Christian Rückert
- Sinskey Lab, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Technology Platform Genomics, CeBiTec, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Chen X, Liu Y, Peng L, Yuan Z, Ni BJ. Model-Based Feasibility Assessment of Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Achieve Simultaneous Ammonium, Dissolved Methane, and Sulfide Removal from Anaerobic Digestion Liquor. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25114. [PMID: 27112502 PMCID: PMC4844991 DOI: 10.1038/srep25114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In this study, the membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) is proposed to achieve simultaneous removal of ammonium, dissolved methane, and sulfide from main-stream and side-stream anaerobic digestion liquors. To avoid dissolved methane stripping, oxygen is introduced through gas-permeable membranes, which also from the substratum for the growth of a biofilm likely comprising ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB), anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) bacteria, denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO) microorganisms, aerobic methane oxidizing bacteria (MOB), and sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB). A mathematical model is developed and applied to assess the feasibility of such a system and the associated microbial community structure under different operational conditions. The simulation studies demonstrate the feasibility of achieving high-level (>97.0%), simultaneous removal of ammonium, dissolved methane, and sulfide in the MBfRs from both main-stream and side-stream anaerobic digestion liquors through adjusting the influent surface loading (or hydraulic retention time (HRT)) and the oxygen surface loading. The optimal HRT was found to be inversely proportional to the corresponding oxygen surface loading. Under the optimal operational conditions, AOB, DAMO bacteria, MOB, and SOB dominate the biofilm of the main-stream MBfR, while AOB, Anammox bacteria, DAMO bacteria, and SOB coexist in the side-stream MBfR to remove ammonium, dissolved methane, and sulfide simultaneously.
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- Xueming Chen
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Vakylabad AB, Schaffie M, Naseri A, Ranjbar M, Manafi Z. Optimization of staged bioleaching of low-grade chalcopyrite ore in the presence and absence of chloride in the irrigating lixiviant: ANFIS simulation. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2016; 39:1081-104. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-016-1586-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Al Abdullah J, Al Masri M, Amin Y. Dissolution of [ 226 Ra]BaSO 4 and partial separation of 226 Ra from radium/barium sulfate: A new treatment method for NORM waste from petroleum industry. Appl Radiat Isot 2016; 107:377-381. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu C, Zhao D, Yan L, Wang A, Gu Y, Lee DJ. Elemental sulfur formation and nitrogen removal from wastewaters by autotrophic denitrifiers and anammox bacteria. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 191:332-336. [PMID: 26022701 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Elemental sulfur (S(0)) formation from and nitrogen removal on sulfide, nitrate and ammonium-laden wastewaters were achieved by denitrifying ammonium oxidation (DEAMOX) reactor with autotrophic denitrifiers and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria. The sulfide to nitrate ratio is a key process parameter for excess accumulation of S(0) and a ratio of 1.31:1 is a proposed optimum. The Alishewanella, Thauera and Candidatus Anammoximicrobium present respectively the autotrophic denitrifiers and anammox bacteria for the reactor. DEAMOX is demonstrated promising biological process for treating organics-deficient (S+N) wastewaters with excess S(0) production.
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- Chunshuang Liu
- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology 150090, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
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Huang C, Zhao Y, Li Z, Yuan Y, Chen C, Tan W, Gao S, Gao L, Zhou J, Wang A. Enhanced elementary sulfur recovery with sequential sulfate-reducing, denitrifying sulfide-oxidizing processes in a cylindrical-type anaerobic baffled reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 192:478-485. [PMID: 26080105 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Simultaneous removal of COD, SO4(2-) and NO3(-) and recovery of elemental sulfur (S(0)) were evaluated in a four-compartment anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) with separated functional units of sulfate reduction (SR) and denitrifying sulfide removal (DSR). Optimal SO4(2-)-S/NO3(-)-N ratio was evaluated as 5:5, with a substantial improvement of S(0) recovery maintained at 79.1%, one of the highest level ever reported; meanwhile, removal rates of COD, SO4(2-) and NO3(-) were approached at 71.9%, 92.9% and 98.6%, respectively. Nitrate served as a key factor to control the shift of SR and DSR related populations, with the possible involvement of Thauera sp. during SR and Sulfurovum sp. or Acidiferrobacter sp. during DSR, respectively. DsrB and aprA genes were the most abundant during SR and DSR processes, respectively. Cylindrical-type ABR with the improved elemental sulfur recovery was recommended to deal with sulfate and nitrate-laden wastewater under the optimized SO4(2-)/NO3(-) ratio.
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- Cong Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA; Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94270, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China.
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Juang RS, Wong BT, Lee DJ. Accessible mixotrophic growth of denitrifying sulfide removal consortium. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 185:362-367. [PMID: 25795451 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.017] [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: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nitrate, sulfide and organic matters in wastewaters can be removed simultaneously by denitrifying sulfide removal (DSR) process. Complicated interactions between different microbial groups in the DSR medium render the process design and control difficult to implement. A consortium with DSR activity was grown mixotrophically at varying concentrations of nitrate, acetate or ammonium. The kinetic diagram previously proposed was adopted to quantitatively represent DSR performance with accessible regimes of the diagram being identified. Example on the use of the so-yielded accessible regime was provided.
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- Ruey-Shin Juang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
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Namgung HK, Song J. The effect of oxygen supply on the dual growth kinetics of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans under acidic conditions for biogas desulfurization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2015; 12:1368-86. [PMID: 25633028 PMCID: PMC4344671 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120201368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In this study, to simulate a biogas desulfurization process, a modified Monod-Gompertz kinetic model incorporating a dissolved oxygen (DO) effect was proposed for a sulfur-oxidizing bacterial (SOB) strain, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, under extremely acidic conditions of pH 2. The kinetic model was calibrated and validated using experimental data obtained from a bubble-column bioreactor. The SOB strain was effective for H2S degradation, but the H2S removal efficiency dropped rapidly at DO concentrations less than 2.0 mg/L. A low H2S loading was effectively treated with oxygen supplied in a range of 2%–6%, but a H2S guideline of 10 ppm could not be met, even with an oxygen supply greater than 6%, when the H2S loading was high at a short gas retention time of 1 min and a H2S inlet concentration of 5000 ppm. The oxygen supply should be increased in the aerobic desulfurization to meet the H2S guideline; however, the excess oxygen above the optimum was not effective because of the decline in oxygen efficiency. The model estimation indicated that the maximum H2S removal rate was approximately 400 ppm/%-O2 at the influent oxygen concentration of 4.9% under the given condition. The kinetic model with a low DO threshold for the interacting substrates was a useful tool to simulate the effect of the oxygen supply on the H2S removal and to determine the optimal oxygen concentration.
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- Hyeong-Kyu Namgung
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Seoul 143-747, Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Seoul 143-747, Korea.
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Xu XJ, Chen C, Wang AJ, Yu H, Zhou X, Guo HL, Yuan Y, Lee DJ, Zhou J, Ren NQ. Bioreactor performance and functional gene analysis of microbial community in a limited-oxygen fed bioreactor for co-reduction of sulfate and nitrate with high organic input. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 278:250-257. [PMID: 24981676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Limited-oxygen mediated synergistic relationships between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), nitrate-reducing bacteria (NRB) and sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB, including nitrate-reducing, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria NR-SOB) were predicted to simultaneously remove contaminants of nitrate, sulfate and high COD, and eliminate sulfide generation. A lab-scale experiment was conducted to examine the impact of limited oxygen on these oxy-anions degradation, sulfide oxidation and associated microbial functional responses. In all scenarios tested, the reduction of both nitrate and sulfate was almost complete. When limited-oxygen was fed into bioreactors, S(0) formation was significantly improved up to ∼ 70%. GeoChip 4.0, a functional gene microarray, was used to determine the microbial gene diversity and functional potential for nitrate and sulfate reduction, and sulfide oxidation. The diversity of the microbial community in bioreactors was increased with the feeding of limited oxygen. Whereas the intensities of the functional genes involved in sulfate reduction did not show a significant difference, the abundance of the detected denitrification genes decreased in limited oxygen samples. More importantly, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria may alter their populations/genes in response to limited oxygen potentially to function more effectively in sulfide oxidation, especially to elemental sulfur. The genes fccA/fccB from nitrate-reducing, sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (NR-SOB), such as Paracoccus denitrificans, Thiobacillus denitrificans, Beggiatoa sp., Thiomicrospira sp., and Thioalkalivibrio sp., were more abundant under limited-oxygen condition.
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- Xi-jun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Institute for Environmental Genomics, Stephenson Research & Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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Xu XJ, Chen C, Wang AJ, Guo HL, Yuan Y, Lee DJ, Ren NQ. Kinetics of nitrate and sulfate removal using a mixed microbial culture with or without limited-oxygen fed. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:6115-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5642-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chen C, Liu L, Lee DJ, Guo W, Wang A, Xu X, Zhou X, Wu D, Ren N. Integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification (ISDD) process at various COD/sulfate ratios. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 155:161-169. [PMID: 24445194 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification (ISDD) is a novel treatment process to handle sulfate and nitrate-laden wastewaters of high loadings. This study experimentally explored the effect of COD/SO4(2-) ratio on the performance of ISDD process, particularly considering the complex interactions between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), heterotrophic denitrifiers (hNRB) and autotrophic denitrifiers (aNRB). There existed an optimal COD/SO4(2-) ratio (=1.5:1 in the present study) to reach 100% SO4(2-) and NO3(-) removals and 42.6% S(0) recovery. At COD/SO4(2-)=1.5:1, the functional strains could form granules with high retention in the ISDD reactor. The microbial community analysis identified the SRB, hNRB and aNRB in the studied system, whose shifts correlated well with the noted ISDD performance change at different COD/SO4(2-) ratio. Interactions between different groups of bacteria and the possible strategy to enhance the ISDD performance were discussed.
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- Chuan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Lee DJ, Liu X, Weng HL. Sulfate and organic carbon removal by microbial fuel cell with sulfate-reducing bacteria and sulfide-oxidising bacteria anodic biofilm. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 156:14-19. [PMID: 24480414 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Biological sulfur removal can be achieved by reducing sulfate to sulfide with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and then oxidising sulfide to elemental sulfur (S(0)) with sulfide oxidising bacteria (SOB) for recovery. In sulfate-carbon wastewaters lacking electron acceptor for sulfide, excess sulfide will be produced and accumulated in the reactor. This study applied the microbial fuel cell (MFC) cultivated with the SRB+SOB anodic biofilm for treating the sulfate+organic carbon wastewaters. Excess sulfate ions were efficiently converted to sulfide by SRB cells in the biofilm, while the formed sulfide was diffused to the neighboring SOB cells to be irreversibly converted to S(0) with produced electrons being transferred to the anode. The cell-cell sulfide transport principally determined the electron flux of the MFC. Short diffusional distance of sulfide ions between cells significantly reduced the polarization resistances, hence enhancing performance of the MFC.
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- Duu-Jong Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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