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Sun W, Cheng Y, Xiao Z, Zhou J, Shah KJ, Sun Y. Catalytic ozonation of reverse osmosis membrane concentrates by catalytic ozonation: Properties and mechanisms. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2024; 96:e11058. [PMID: 38831682 DOI: 10.1002/wer.11058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Ni-Mn@KL ozone catalyst was prepared for the efficient treatment of reverse osmosis membrane concentrates. The working conditions and reaction mechanism of the ozone-catalyzed oxidation by Ni-Mn@KL were systematically studied. Then, a comprehensive CRITIC weighting-coupling coordination evaluation model was established. Ni-Mn@KL was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, BET, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry, and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and found to have large specific surface area and homogeneous surface dispersion of striped particles. Under the optimum working conditions with an initial pH of 7.9 (raw water), a reaction height-to-diameter ratio of 10:1, an ozone-aeration intensity of 0.3 L/min, and a catalyst filling rate of 10%, the maximum COD removal rate was 60.5%. Free-radical quenching experiments showed that OH oxidation played a dominant role in the Ni-Mn@KL-catalyzed ozone-oxidation system, and the reaction system conformed to the second-order reaction kinetics law. Ni-Mn@KL catalysts were further confirmed to have good catalytic performance and mechanical performance after repeated utilization. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Ni-Mn@KL catalyst can achieve effective treatment of RO film concentrated liquid. High COD removal rate of RO membrane concentrated liquid was obtained at low cost. Ni-Mn@KL catalyst promotes ozone decomposition to produce ·OH and O2 -· oxidized organic matter. The Ni-Mn@KL catalyst can maintain good stability after repeated use. A CRITIC weight-coupling coordination model was established to evaluate the catalytic ozonation.
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- Wenquan Sun
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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Wang J, Wen X, Fang Z, Gao P, Wu P, Li X, Zeng G. Impact of salinity and organic matter on the ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in treating hypersaline industrial wastewater: amoA gene abundance and ammonia removal contributions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:24099-24112. [PMID: 38436843 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32707-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Studies published recently proposed that ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) may be beneficial for hypersaline (salinity > 50 g NaCl L-1) industrial wastewater treatment. However, knowledge of AOA activity in hypersaline bioreactors is limited. This study investigated the effects of salinity, organic matter, and practical pickled mustard tuber wastewater (PMTW) on AOA and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in two sequencing batch biofilm reactors (SBBRs). Results showed that despite observed salinity inhibition (p < 0.05), both AOA and AOB contributed to high ammonia removal efficiency at a salinity of 70 g NaCl L-1 in the two SBBRs. The ammonia removal efficiency of SBBR2 did not significantly differ from that of SBBR1 in the absence of organic matter (p > 0.05). Batch tests and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) reveal that salinity and organic matter inhibition resulted in a sharp decline in specific ammonia oxidation rates and amoA gene copy numbers of AOA and AOB (p < 0.05). AOA demonstrated higher abundance and more active ammonia oxidation activity in hypersaline and high organic matter environments. Salinity was positively correlated with the potential ammonia oxidation contribution of AOA (p < 0.05), resulting in a potential transition from AOB dominance to AOA dominance in SBBR1 as salinity levels rose. Moreover, autochthonous AOA in PMTW promoted the abundance and ammonia oxidation activities of AOA in SBBR2, further elevating the nitrification removal efficiency after feeding the practical PMTW. AOA demonstrates greater tolerance to the challenging hypersaline environment, making it a valuable candidate for the treatment of practical industrial wastewater with high salinity and organic content.
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- Jiale Wang
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China
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- Chongqing International Investment Consultation Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing, 400000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China
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Elsayed A, Ghaith M, Yosri A, Li Z, El-Dakhakhni W. Genetic programming expressions for effluent quality prediction: Towards AI-driven monitoring and management of wastewater treatment plants. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120510. [PMID: 38490009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120510] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Continuous effluent quality prediction in wastewater treatment processes is crucial to proactively reduce the risks to the environment and human health. However, wastewater treatment is an extremely complex process controlled by several uncertain, interdependent, and sometimes poorly characterized physico-chemical-biological process parameters. In addition, there are substantial spatiotemporal variations, uncertainties, and high non-linear interactions among the water quality parameters and process variables involved in the treatment process. Such complexities hinder efficient monitoring, operation, and management of wastewater treatment plants under normal and abnormal conditions. Typical mathematical and statistical tools most often fail to capture such complex interrelationships, and therefore data-driven techniques offer an attractive solution to effectively quantify the performance of wastewater treatment plants. Although several previous studies focused on applying regression-based data-driven models (e.g., artificial neural network) to predict some wastewater treatment effluent parameters, most of these studies employed a limited number of input variables to predict only one or two parameters characterizing the effluent quality (e.g., chemical oxygen demand (COD) and/or suspended solids (SS)). Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the current study proposes multi-gene genetic programming (MGGP)-based models, using a dataset obtained from an operational wastewater treatment plant, deploying membrane aerated biofilm reactor, to predict the filtrated COD, ammonia (NH4), and SS concentrations along with the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N) within the effluent. Input features included a set of process variables characterizing the influent quality (e.g., filtered COD, NH4, and SS concentrations), water physics and chemistry parameters (e.g., temperature and pH), and operation conditions (e.g., applied air pressure). The developed MGGP-based models accurately reproduced the observations of the four output variables with correlation coefficient values that ranged between 0.98 and 0.99 during training and between 0.96 and 0.99 during testing, reflecting the power of the developed models in predicting the quality of the effluent from the treatment system. Interpretability analyses were subsequently deployed to confirm the intuitive understanding of input-output interrelations and to identify the governing parameters of the treatment process. The developed MGGP-based models can facilitate the AI-driven monitoring and management of wastewater treatment plants through devising optimal rapid operation and control schemes and assisting the plants' operators in maintaining proper performance of the plants under various normal and disruptive operational conditions.
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- Ahmed Elsayed
- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; Department of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1 Gamaa Street, Giza 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; Department of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1 Gamaa Street, Giza 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; Department of Irrigation and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1 Gamaa Street, Giza 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; School of Computational Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada
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Ye F, Yang Y, Shi J. A novel co-metabolic mode with Spirulina powder in enhancing the anaerobic degradation of typical nitrogen heterocyclic compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38312073 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2311086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Spirulina powder emerged as a novel and suitable co-metabolism substance significantly enhancing the anaerobic degradation of specific nitrogen heterocyclic compounds. On the addition of 1.0 mg/L of Spirulina powder, the reactor demonstrated optimal degradation efficiency for quinoline and indole, achieving ratios of 99.77 ± 1.83% and 99.57 ± 1.98%, respectively. Moreover, the incorporation of Spirulina powder resulted in increased concentrations of mixed liquor suspended solids, mixed liquor volatile suspended solids, proteins, and polysaccharides in anaerobic sludge. In addition, Spirulina powder led to reduced levels of Acinetobacter and enriched Aminicenantes genera incertae sedis, Levilinea, and Longilinea. The analysis of the archaeal community structure confirmed that the addition of Spirulina powder increased archaeal sequences, fostering greater richness and diversity in the archaeal community.
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- Fei Ye
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- NUIST Reading Academy, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Abdelfattah A, Eltawab R, Iqbal Hossain M, Zhou X, Cheng L. Membrane aerated biofilm reactor system driven by pure oxygen for wastewater treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130130. [PMID: 38040304 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130130] [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: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Pure oxygen is proposed for wastewater treatment due to its advantages over conventional air aeration. This study investigates a Pure Oxygen-based Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (PO-MABR) for the first time under various operating conditions. The PO-MABR employs a gas-permeable membrane for direct diffusion of low-pressurized pure oxygen to the biofilm, ensuring exceptional carbon and nitrogen removal. The effectiveness of PO-MABR was investigated by varying operational conditions, including temperature, carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, gas pressure, and flow rate. Results indicate superior performance, with a 97% chemical oxygen demand removal and 19% higher total nitrogen removal than Air-Ventilated MABR (A-MABR) due to thicker biofilm and unique microbial structures in PO-MABR. Also, PO-MABR demonstrated resilience to low temperatures and effectively treated both high and low-strength wastewater. The findings emphasize the efficiency of PO-MABR in wastewater treatment, advocating for its adoption due to superior carbon and nitrogen removal across diverse operational conditions.
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- Abdallah Abdelfattah
- School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta 31511, Egypt.
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Australia; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Environment, 147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; Institute of Materials Engineering, Nanjing University, Nantong 226000, China.
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Mehrabi S, Houweling D, Dagnew M. MABR process development downstream of a carbon redirection unit: opportunities and challenges in nitrogen removal processes. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:4084-4097. [PMID: 35603728 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2079998] [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: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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ABSTRACTCarbon redirection has become the desired option for sustainable and energy-efficient wastewater treatment due to its contribution to a circular economy. However, its impact on downstream processes such as nitrification and denitrification requires further investigation. This research characterizes the nitrogen removal performance, footprint, aeration mode, and microbial composition of a flow-through membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) downstream of a chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) carbon redirection unit. The batch and long-term studies demonstrated relatively higher nitrification rates than those reported using conventional primary treated wastewaters. The results indicated that reducing carbon in the liquid train positively impacted nitrification by achieving 87 ± 12% (1.4 ± 0.4 g/m2.d) ammonia removal with an effluent 2.5 ± 2.8 mg/L ammonia concentration at a short hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 2.5 h. Despite the lower (1.9 ± 1) soluble COD:N, up to 75 ± 25% (0.6 ± 0.4 g/m2.d) total nitrogen removal was achieved at 4 h HRT by implementing intermittent aeration. The batch tests using the developed biofilms showed nitrification (denitrification) capacity up to 11 ± 1.7 gNH4-N/m2.d (8.5 ± 0.5 gNO3-N/m2.d) and 2.7 ± 0.6 gNH4-N/m2.d (2 ± 0.3 gNO3-N/m2.d) corresponding to ammonia and nitrate concentrations ranging from 10-30 mg/L and 2-10 mg/L, respectively. Microbial analysis indicated that the nitrifiers such as Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira were the dominant species. The ammonia-oxidizing, nitrite-oxidizing, and denitrifying bacteria relative abundances were 10.3 ± 1.5%, 20.7 ± 1.7%, and 20.0 ± 2.8% under continuous aeration and 1.3 ± 0.07%, 1.8 ± 0.09%, and 40.5 ± 3.1% under intermittent aeration, supporting the observed ammonia and total nitrogen removal processes, respectively. Overall, the results demonstrated that MABR downstream of the CEPT behave differently; thus, design guides should be updated accordingly.
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- Sadaf Mehrabi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, Canada
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Wang X, Hou H, Liu P, Hou L, Yang T, Dai H, Li J. Acceleration of nitrogen removal performance in a biofilm reactor augmented with Pseudomonas sp. using polycaprolactone as carbon source for treating low carbon to nitrogen wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 386:129507. [PMID: 37468003 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129507] [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: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) process was achieved in a moving bed biofilm reactor after 180-days acclimation using PCL as carbon source for low C/N wastewater treatment. A novel HN-AD strain, JQ-H3, with ability of PCL degradation was augmented to improve nitrogen removal. TN removal efficiencies of 82.31%, 90.05%, and 93.16% were achieved in the augmented reactor (R2), at different HRTs of 24 h, 20 h, and 16 h, while in the control reactor (R1), the TN removal efficiencies were 59.24%, 74.61%, and 76.68%. The effluent COD in R2 was 10.17 mg/L, much lower than that of 42.45 mg/L in R1. Microbial community analysis revealed that JQ-H3 has successfully proliferated with a relative abundance of 4.79%. Relative abundances of functional enzymes of nitrogen cycling remarkably increased due to bioaugmentation based on the analysis of PICRUSt2. This study provides a new approach for enhancing nitrogen removal in low C/N sewage treatment via the HN-AD process.
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- Xiujie Wang
- The College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China.
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- The College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- The College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- Water & Environmental Protection Department, China Construction First Group Construction & Development Co., Ltd. Beijing, 100102, China
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- The College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- The College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212100, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Urban Sewage Advanced Treatment and Resource Utilization Technology, The College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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Zhang W, Liu B, Sun Z, Wang T, Tan S, Fan X, Zou D, Zhuang Y, Liu X, Wang Y, Li Y, Mai K, Ye C. Comparision of nitrogen removal characteristic and microbial community in freshwater and marine recirculating aquaculture systems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 878:162870. [PMID: 36933726 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) has a good prospect in aquaculture, but its nitrogen removal characteristics and microbial community changes in freshwater and marine water remain unclear. In this study, six RAS were designed and divided into freshwater group and marine water group with salinity of 0‰ and 32‰, respectively, and operated for 54 days to test changes in nitrogen (NH4+-N, NO2--N, NO3--N), extracellular polymeric substances and microbial communities. The results showed that ammonia nitrogen was rapidly reduced and almost converted to nitrate nitrogen in the freshwater RAS but to nitrite nitrogen in marine RAS. Compared with freshwater RAS, marine RAS had lower tightly bound extracellular polymeric substances and worse stability and settleability condition. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing reflected significantly lower bacterial diversity and richness in marine RAS. Microbial community structure at phylum level showed lower relative abundance of Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Nitrospirae, but higher abundance of Bacteroidetes under a salinity of 32‰. High salinity decreased the abundance of funtional genera (Nitrosospira, Nitrospira, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Comamonas, Acidovorax, f_Comamonadaceae), which may account for nitrite accumulation and low nitrogen removal capacity in marine RAS. These findings could provide theoretical and practical basis for improving the start-up speed of high-salinity nitrification biofilm.
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- Wenqian Zhang
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Institute of Modern Aquaculture Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China.
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Li S, Zeng F, Zheng S, Fan Z, Huang L. Multivariate optimization of characteristic parameters of continuous-flow system with a front buffer tank for industrial reverse osmosis concentrate treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139078. [PMID: 37268228 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Industrial reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) was electrochemically oxidized using a continuous-flow system (CFS) with a front buffer tank. Multivariate optimization including Plackett-Burman (PBD) and central composite design based on response surface method (CCD-RSM) was implemented to investigate the effects of characteristic (e.g., recirculation ratio (R value), ratio of buffer tank and electrolytic zone (RV value)) and routine (e.g., current density (i), inflow linear velocity (v) and electrode spacing (d)) parameters. R, v values and current density significantly influenced chemical oxygen demand (COD) and NH4+-N removal and effluent active chlorine species (ACS) level, while electrode spacing and RV value had negligible effects. High chloride content of industrial ROC facilitated the generation of ACS and subsequent mass transfer, low hydraulic retention time (HRT) of electrolytic cell improved the mass transfer efficiency, and high HRT of buffer tank prolonged the reaction between the pollutants and oxidants. The significance levels of COD removal, energy efficiency, effluent ACS level and toxic byproduct level CCD-RSM models were validated by statistical test results, including higher F value than critical effect value, lower P value than 0.05, low deviation between predicted and observed values, and normal distribution of calculated residuals. The highest pollutant removal was achieved at a high R value, a high current density and a low v value; the highest energy efficiency was achieved at a high R, a low current density and a high v value; the lowest effluent ACS and toxic byproduct levels were achieved at a low R value, a low current density and a high v value. Following the multivariate optimization, the optimum parameters were decided to be v = 1.2 cm h-1, i ≥ 8 mA cm-2, d ≥ 4, RV = 10-20 and R = 1 to achieve better effluent quality (i.e., lower effluent pollutant, ACS and toxic byproduct levels).
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- Shida Li
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, No. 18 Ruihe Road, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, No. 18 Ruihe Road, Guangzhou, 510530, China.
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- School of Environment, MOE Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences/State Key Lab of Water Environment Simulation, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, No. 18 Ruihe Road, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Air Pollution Control of Guangdong Province, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, No. 18 Ruihe Road, Guangzhou, 510530, China
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Siagian UWR, Friatnasary DL, Khoiruddin K, Reynard R, Qiu G, Ting YP, Wenten IG. Membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR): recent advances and challenges. REV CHEM ENG 2023. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2021-0078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) has been considered as an innovative technology to solve aeration issues in conventional bioreactors. MABR uses a membrane to supply oxygen to biofilm grown on the membrane surface. MABR can perform bubbleless aeration with high oxygen transfer rates, which can reduce energy requirements and expenses. In addition, a unique feature of counter-diffusion creates a stratified biofilm structure, allowing the simultaneous nitrification–denitrification process to take place in a single MABR. Controlling the biofilm is crucial in MABR operation, since its thickness significantly affects MABR performance. Several approaches have been proposed to control biofilm growth, such as increasing shear stress, adding chemical agents (e.g., surfactant), using biological predators to suppress microorganism growth, and introducing ultrasound cavitation to detach biofilm. Several studies also showed the important role of membrane properties and configuration in biofilm development. In addition, MABR demonstrates high removal rates of pollutants in various wastewater treatments, including in full-scale plants. This review presents the basic principles of MABR and the effect of operational conditions on its performance. Biofilm formation, methods to control its thickness, and membrane materials are also discussed. In addition, MABR performance in various applications, full-scale MBRs, and challenges is summarized.
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- Utjok W. R. Siagian
- Department of Petroleum Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology , B4-405, Daxuecheng, 510006 Guangzhou , China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117576 Singapore , Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
- Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10, 40132 Bandung , Indonesia
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Xiang Z, Chen X, Bai J, Li B, Li H, Huang X. Bioaugmentation performance for moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) treating mariculture wastewater by an isolated novel halophilic heterotrophic nitrification aerobic denitrification (HNAD) strain (Zobellella B307). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 325:116566. [PMID: 36288628 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) demonstrates weak nitrogen removal for mariculture wastewater treatment under high salinity environment. An isolated novel halophilic heterotrophic nitrification aerobic denitrification (HNAD) strain (Zobellella B307) was applied in MBBR process to enhance nitrogen removal. Results showed that strain Zobellella B307 could remove 90.9% ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) and 97.1% nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) after 10 h cultivation, and strong resistance to salinity variation (high growth and nitrogen removal efficiency with salinity of 65‰) was observed. Besides, the chemical oxygen demand (COD), NH4+-N and NO3--N removal reached 95.6%, 94.4% and 85.7% with the strain added into MBBR process. In addition, microbial community structure analysis reflected that the strain Zobellella B307 successfully proliferated (the relative abundance increased to 2.33%). The HNAD bacteria abundance increased and dominated during the nitrogen removal process with the strain inoculation. A microbial functional analysis revealed that the main dominant functional categories (carbohydrate metabolism and amino acid metabolism) increased with the bioaugmentation of strain Zobellella B307, thus improving the nitrogen removal.
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- Zhuangzhuang Xiang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ocean University of China), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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Yaqub M, Nguyen MN, Lee W. Treating reverse osmosis concentrate to address scaling and fouling problems in zero-liquid discharge systems: A scientometric review of global trends. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 844:157081. [PMID: 35780878 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Currently, reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) treatment is one of the most promising techniques for its disposal because it produces freshwater with high recovery and valuable materials such as salts and reduces waste volume and environmental pollution. Public attention to the severe consequences of water pollution and strict environmental regulations on wastewater discharge has pushed water-polluting industries toward zero-liquid discharge (ZLD). However, scaling and fouling problems increase energy consumption and limit permeate flux at high salt concentrations, mainly due to calcium, magnesium, and silica precipitation, ultimately decreasing ZLD performance. Therefore, this study discusses drivers and ROC pretreatment technologies to improve ZLD efficiency and presents a scientometric review of global trends. The advantages, disadvantages, and economic and environmental aspects of conventional and emerging pre-treatment technologies were studied. Traditional treatment of chemical processes combined with precipitation removes a large amount of scaling ions; however, high operation and maintenance costs and limited full-scale plant experience are the main drawbacks. Softening and coagulation are most commonly applied to treat large volumes at a moderate cost; however, substantial sludge production and increased conductivity are major operational issues. Moreover, emerging technologies efficiently remove scale-forming ions with high capital and operating costs. New variations in standard reverse osmosis technologies have improved ZLD efficiency; nonetheless, scaling and fouling are of concern. Therefore, this review presents the studies on ROC pre-treatment technologies for removing scaling ions to enhance ZLD efficiency, which can help in future research.
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- Muhammad Yaqub
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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Tong J, Cui L, Wang D, Wang X, Liu Z. Simultaneous high p-nitrophenol concentration and nitrogen removal by two-stage membrane biofilm reactor. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2022; 86:1153-1167. [PMID: 36358052 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2022.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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P-nitrophenol (PNP) is highly toxic and difficult to degrade, causing great harm to the ecological environment and human health. A two-stage bench-scale membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) was constructed to treat wastewater containing high concentration of PNP and the generated nitrogen without external organic carbon sources. The two reactors were supplied with oxygen and methane, respectively. O2-MBfR was used for the degradation of PNP and the improvement of wastewater biodegradability. CH4-MBfR was used for the total nitrogen (TN) removal treatment from O2-MBfR effluent. In this experiment, the performance of the two-stage MBfR process was evaluated and optimized by adjusting operational parameters (aeration pressure, HRT, and pH). Under the optimal operation parameters, the removal efficiencies of PNP (100 mg/L) and TN attained 89.70% and 69.24%, respectively, and the removal loads were 0.930 g·m-2·d-1 and 241.42 mg·m-2·d-1, respectively. The reactor was able to accommodate the concentrations of PNP up to 200-400 mg/L, and the reactor reached maximum efficiency throughout the process when the concentration of PNP in the wastewater was 250 mg/L. The removal rates of PNP and TN reached 95.0% and 69.48%, respectively, and the removal loads were 2.37 g·m-2·d-1 and 96.22 mg·m-2·d-1, respectively. This research provides a better solution for multi-MBfR to treat toxic industrial wastewater containing phenol, nitrophenol, and further TN removal, which would not release any air pollutants into the atmosphere.
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- Jiayi Tong
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, P. R. China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, P. R. China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, P. R. China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, P. R. China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, P. R. China E-mail:
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Li S, Zheng S, Zheng X, Bi D, Yang X, Luo X. Optimization of electrolytic system type for industrial reverse osmosis concentrate treatment to achieve effluent quality and energy savings. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zou Z, Yang H, Zhang S, Chi W, Wang X, Liu Z. Nitrogen removal performance and microbial community analysis of immobilized biological fillers in rare earth mine wastewater. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Sun Z, Li Y, Li M, Wang N, Liu J, Guo H, Li B. Steel pickling rinse wastewater treatment by two-stage MABR system: Reactor performance, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and microbial community. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 299:134402. [PMID: 35337819 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A bench-scale two-stage membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) system was applied to treat steel pickling rinse wastewater with high salinity and refractory organic. The effects of salinity and aeration pressure on the treatment efficiency, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) characteristics and microbial community structure were studied. The optimal removal efficiencies of COD, NH+ 4-N and TN reached to 62.84%, 99.57% and 51.65%, respectively. Shortcut nitrification was achieved at low aeration, and the salinity less than 4% did not remarkable affect system performance. Colorimetric determination, three-dimensional exaction-emission matrix (3D-EEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR) were employed to characterize the content and composition of proteins (PN) and polysaccharides (PS) in EPS of the biofilm. The results indicated that PN, not PS, response to changes of environmental conditions played a key role. Moreover, EPS might alleviate intracellular and extracellular osmotic pressure imbalance induced by high salinity, which imparted the biofilm in MABR with prominent salt-tolerant. High-throughput sequencing displayed that nitrifiers (Nitrosomonas, Nitrospira), denitrifiers (Dechloromonas, Hyphomicrobium, Denitromonas, Denitratisoma, Candidatus_Competibacter) and aerobic denitrifiers (Pseudomonas, Thauera) were predominant salt-tolerant bacteria.
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- Zhiye Sun
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, PR China.
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He H, Wagner BM, Carlson AL, Yang C, Daigger GT. Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:2131-2157. [PMID: 34810302 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), which is based on the counter diffusion of the electron donors and acceptors into the biofilm, represents a novel technology for wastewater treatment. When process air or oxygen is supplied, the MBfR is known as the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR), which has high oxygen transfer rate and efficiency, promoting microbial growth and activity within the biofilm. Over the past few decades, laboratory-scale studies have helped researchers and practitioners understand the relevance of influencing factors and biological transformations in MABRs. In recent years, pilot- to full-scale installations are increasing along with process modeling. The resulting accumulated knowledge has greatly improved understanding of the counter-diffusional biological process, with new challenges and opportunities arising. Therefore, it is crucial to provide new insights by conducting this review. This paper reviews wastewater treatment advancements using MABR technology, including design and operational considerations, microbial community ecology, and process modeling. Treatment performance of pilot- to full-scale MABRs for process intensification in existing facilities is assessed. This paper also reviews other emerging applications of MABRs, including sulfur recovery, industrial wastewater, and xenobiotics bioremediation, space-based wastewater treatment, and autotrophic nitrogen removal. In conclusion, commercial applications demonstrate that MABR technology is beneficial for pollutants (COD, N, P, xenobiotics) removal, resource recovery (e.g., sulfur), and N2O mitigation. Further research is needed to increase packing density while retaining efficient external mass transfer, understand the microbial interactions occurring, address existing assumptions to improve process modeling and control, and optimize the operational conditions with site-specific considerations.
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- Huanqi He
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 177 EWRE Building, 1351 Beal Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 177 EWRE Building, 1351 Beal Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 177 EWRE Building, 1351 Beal Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 177 EWRE Building, 1351 Beal Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 177 EWRE Building, 1351 Beal Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA E-mail:
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Li Z, Dai R, Yang B, Chen M, Wang X, Wang Z. An electrochemical membrane biofilm reactor for removing sulfonamides from wastewater and suppressing antibiotic resistance development: Performance and mechanisms. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 404:124198. [PMID: 33068987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sulfonamides, such as sulfadiazine (SDZ), are frequently detected in water and wastewater with their toxic and persistent nature arousing much concern. In this work, a novel electrochemical membrane biofilm reactor (EMBfR) was constructed for the removal of SDZ whilst suppressing the development of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Results showed that the EMBfR achieved 94.9% removal of SDZ, significantly higher than that of a control membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) without electric field applied (44.3%) or an electrolytic reactor without biofilm (77.3%). Moreover, the relative abundance of ARGs in the EMBfR was only 32.0% of that in MBfR, suggesting that the production of ARGs was significantly suppressed in the EMBfR. The underlying mechanisms relate to (i) the change of the microbial community structure in the presence of the electric field, leading to the enrichment of potential aromatic-degrading microorganisms (e.g., Rhodococcus accounting for 51.0% of the total in the EMBfR compared to 10.0% in the MBfR) and (ii) the unique degradation pathway of SDZ in the EMBfR attributed to the synergistic effect between the electrochemical and biological processes. Our study highlights the benefits of EMBfR in removing pharmaceuticals from contaminated waters and suppressing the development (and transfer) of ARGs in the environment.
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- Zhouyan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Mei X, Wang Y, Yang Y, Xu L, Wang Y, Guo Z, Shen W, Zhang Z, Ma M, Ding Y, Xiao Y, Yang X, Yin C, Guo W, Xu K, Wang C. Enhanced treatment of nitroaniline-containing wastewater by a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor: Simultaneous nitroaniline degradation and nitrogen removal. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sun Z, Li M, Wang G, Yan X, Li Y, Lan M, Liu R, Li B. Enhanced carbon and nitrogen removal in an integrated anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic-membrane aerated biofilm reactor system. RSC Adv 2020; 10:28838-28847. [PMID: 35520069 PMCID: PMC9055795 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04120c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A pilot-scale anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic-membrane aerated biofilm reactor (A2/O-MABR) system was constructed to enhance carbon and nitrogen removal. The effects of major operating parameters including the nitrate recycling ratio (R), sludge recycling ratio (r), and aerobic tank dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration on the system performance were investigated. The average removal efficiencies of the chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium nitrogen (NH4 +-N), and total nitrogen (TN) were 89.0 ± 3.2%, 98.8 ± 1.3%, and 68.5 ± 4.2%, respectively, and their effluent concentrations were averagely 22.6 ± 7.3, 0.32 ± 0.2, and 13.3 ± 1.2 mg L-1. The suspended sludge and biofilm in aerobic tank facilitated the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) processes. Indeed, unique biofilm layered structure and abundant microbial community in the biofilm on MABR would enhance nitrogen removal. Compared with the A2/O system, the A2/O-MABR system exhibited higher nitrifying bacteria oxygen uptake rate (OUR) of 58.1 and 54.5 mgO2 per gMLSS per h in suspended sludge and biofilm, respectively, and the lower mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS) concentration of 1800 mg L-1. Moreover, high-throughput sequencing indicated that putative nitrogen removal bacteria such as Thauera and Paracoccus could be effectively enriched in the biofilm. Since the volume proportions of the anaerobic, anoxic, aerobic and settling tank in the existing A2/O system of the WWTP was not changed, the A2/O-MABR system was simple and practical for the upgrading of A2/O system.
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- Zhiye Sun
- Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Qingdao Institute for Ocean Engineering of Tianjin University Qingdao 266200 PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 PR China
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- Hydroking Sci & Tech, Ltd. Tianjin300384 PR China
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- Hydroking Sci & Tech, Ltd. Tianjin300384 PR China
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- Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Qingdao Institute for Ocean Engineering of Tianjin University Qingdao 266200 PR China
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- Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Qingdao Institute for Ocean Engineering of Tianjin University Qingdao 266200 PR China
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- Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Qingdao Institute for Ocean Engineering of Tianjin University Qingdao 266200 PR China
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- Chemical Engineering Research Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Tianjin Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin 300072 PR China
- Qingdao Institute for Ocean Engineering of Tianjin University Qingdao 266200 PR China
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Mei X, Ding Y, Wang Y, Yang Y, Xu L, Wang Y, Shen W, Zhang Z, Ma M, Guo Z, Xiao Y, Yang X, Zhou B, Xu K, Guo W, Wang C. A novel membrane-aerated biofilter for the enhanced treatment of nitroaniline wastewater: Nitroaniline biodegradation performance and its influencing factors. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 307:123241. [PMID: 32244078 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nitroaniline (NA) wastewater is known to be highly toxic and biodegradation-resistant. Based on the principles of molecular oxygen supply and biofilm formation, a novel membrane-aerated biofilter (MABF) combining membrane aeration with a biofilter was established for the first time to treat NA wastewater containing the same concentrations of p-nitroaniline (PNA) and o-nitroaniline (ONA). The NA wastewater treatment performance of the MABF was investigated, and the NA biodegradation characteristics were evaluated. When the influent NA concentration was 120 mg/L, the PNA and ONA removal rates reached 100% and 86.56%, respectively. The NA removal loading reached 111.62 g/m3·d, and the total nitrogen (TN) removal rate reached 82.97%. The synergistic effects of the diverse microorganisms in the membrane-aerated and nonaerated zones of the MABF enhanced the removal of NA and nitrogen. This MABF is an economically efficient and environmentally friendly technology for treating wastewater containing toxic and hazardous organic compounds.
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- Xiang Mei
- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Nanjing Haiyi Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211200, China
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- Nanjing Haiyi Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211200, China
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- Nanjing RGE Membrane Tech Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210012, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Wang J, Zhou J, Wang Y, Wen Y, He L, He Q. Efficient nitrogen removal in a modified sequencing batch biofilm reactor treating hypersaline mustard tuber wastewater: The potential multiple pathways and key microorganisms. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 177:115734. [PMID: 32278165 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study first compared the efficiencies and mechanisms of the nitrogen removal in an aerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) treating mustard tuber wastewater from high salt (30 gNaCl L-1) to ultra-high salt (70 gNaCl L-1). High-efficiency maintaining of nitrification was observed. Despite of high BOD5/TN (5.5-9), distinct denitrification decline for lack of carbon in response to salt stress was observed. Considering the high concentrations of sulfate in mustard wastewater, and the existence of sulfur-reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfur-driven denitrifiers (DNSOB) in the aerobic SBBR, sulfate reduction-sulfur autotrophic denitrification process is a feasible idea to solve this problem. By modified to intermittent aeration mode, sulfur cycle was developed in SBBR. The average removal efficiency of COD, TN reached 85.20% and 98.56%, respectively. By batch activity tests and microbial community analysis, ammonia oxidation activity by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) was observed, and high abundance of AOA (Arch-amoA/AOB amoA: 2.38 × 102) together with ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) of Nitrosomonas_halophila (1.23%) ensured the high efficient nitrification. After running mode change, specific sulfur-driven NO3--N reduction rate increased and the abundance of dominant SRB and DNSOB rose from 3.95% to 10.79% and 2.22% to 9.95%, respectively. The sulfate-reducing process during anaerobic phase provided electron donors for subsequent autotrophic denitrification, making outlet NO3--N concentrations reduced from 18.26 mg L-1 to 1.93 mg L-1. The sulfur activity batch test showed that 73.80%∼80.92% of sulfate were circulation utilized, and rest of them conversed to the gaseous H2S and S0. In addition to DNSOB, anoxic denitrifier of Halomonas (22.91%), aerobic denitrifier of Phaeodactylibacter (2.75%) and endogenous denitrifier of Defluviicoccus (3.18%) were also dominant heterotrophic bacteria (all halophilic or halotolerant) in the intermittent aeration SBBR. Batch activity tests and periodic laws have also verified the existence of corresponding denitrification pathways. This study shows that the enrichment of special halophilic functional bacteria with multiple nitrogen removal pathways is a good idea for the efficient treatment of high-concentrated hypersaline industrial wastewater.
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- Jiale Wang
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China; School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, 401331, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir's Eco-Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, PR China.
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Tian H, Xu X, Qu J, Li H, Hu Y, Huang L, He W, Li B. Biodegradation of phenolic compounds in high saline wastewater by biofilms adhering on aerated membranes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 392:122463. [PMID: 32193113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High saline phenolic wastewater is a typical toxic and refractory industrial wastewater. A single membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) was used to treat wastewater containing phenol, p-nitrophenol and hydroquinone under increasing phenolic loading and salinity conditions. More than 95 % of phenolic compounds were removed, and a removal efficiency of 8.9 g/m2 d for total phenolic (TP) contents was achieved under conditions with 32 g/L of salt and 763 mg/L of influent TP contents. The microbial diversity, structure and function of a biofilm exposed to different conditions were investigated by high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing and metagenomics. Salinity and specific TP loading substantially affected the bacterial community. Gammaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Betaproteobacteria contributed more to initial phenolic compound degradation than other classes, with Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus as the main contributing genera. The key phenolic-degrading genes of different metabolic pathways were explored, and their relative abundance was strengthened with increasing phenolic loading and salinity. The diverse cooperation and competition patterns of these microorganisms further promoted the high removal efficiency of multiple phenolic contaminants in the biofilms. These results demonstrate the feasibility of MABR for degrading multiple phenolic compounds in high saline wastewater.
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- Hailong Tian
- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Hinggan League Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia 137400, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Shanghai Majorbio Bio-pharm Technology Co.,Ltd, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Zhang H, Gong W, Zeng W, Yan Z, Jia B, Li G, Liang H. Organic carbon promotes algae proliferation in membrane-aeration based bacteria-algae symbiosis system (MA-BA). WATER RESEARCH 2020; 176:115736. [PMID: 32234604 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In the bacteria-algae (BA) system, the amount of oxygen produced by the algae is always insufficient for the organic carbon degradation, resulting in less inorganic carbon (IC) production. Meanwhile, the conventional extra aeration method always causes CO2 stripping and IC loss. Both two reasons limited the algae boosting. Membrane aeration (MA) has the excellent capability of organic carbon thorough degradation and gas blown-off control. In this study, MA-BA was employed to investigate the effect of organic carbon on the algae growth. Results showed that COD had a positive correlation with Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and algae proliferation in MA-BA system according to the redundancy analysis (RDA). The biggest Chl-a concentration (20.95 mg/cm2) occurred in R4 (COD = 400 mg/L). Stimulated algal population changed nutrient removal pathway from bacterial action to algae action. Meantime, Soared algae accumulation would selectively excite the abundance of bacteria that supported the algae growth, such as Acinetobacter, which exhibited a growing trend as the increase of influent COD, especially in the inner biofilm. This paper provided new insight into the effect of organic carbon on the algae in a novel MA-BA system, which will be helpful for future research.
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- Han Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- School of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Street, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, 2 Wulongjiang North Street, Fujian, 350116, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, PR China.
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Pan Z, Zhou J, Lin Z, Wang Y, Zhao P, Zhou J, Liu S, He X. Effects of COD/TN ratio on nitrogen removal efficiency, microbial community for high saline wastewater treatment based on heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 301:122726. [PMID: 31927458 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High salinity and high organic concentration impose negative impacts on autotrophic nitrification, which hinders efficient nitrogen removal. To achieve efficient nitrogen removal, high saline wastewater nitrogen removal systems with different COD/TN ratios based on heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) process were established in this study. Results demonstrated that the COD/TN ratio had significant effects on nitrogen removal efficiency, microbial community structures and metabolic pathways. The optimal COD/TN ratio was 25 for nitrogen removal, with NH4+-N and TN removal rates of 11.86 mg·L-1·h-1 and 11.50 mg·L-1·h-1, respectively (3.65 and 3.31 times higher than those COD/TN ratio of 10). 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing revealed that HN-AD functional bacteria (Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Paracoccus) with highest abundance (7.61%) played a key role in high saline wastewater treatment. And Halomonas, Nitrincola and Oceanimonas participated in the denitrification process. Moreover, the abundance of genes related to nitrogen removal was the highest (1.90%) revealed by functional genes prediction.
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- Zhanglei Pan
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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Liu R, Wang Q, Li M, Liu J, Zhang W, Lan M, Du C, Sun Z, Zhao D, Li B. Advanced treatment of coal chemical reverse osmosis concentrate with three-stage MABR. RSC Adv 2020; 10:10178-10187. [PMID: 35498598 PMCID: PMC9050234 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10574c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The issue of reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) has attracted significant attention due to its complex and toxic constituents under high salinity conditions. In this work, a three-stage membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) system was constructed to treat such wastewater without an external carbon source. The effects of operating conditions including aeration pressure, reflux ratio, temperature and hydraulic retention time on the removal performance of the integrated system were evaluated and optimized. Under the optimal operating parameters, the removal efficiencies of COD, NH4+–N, NO3−–N, and TN reached 69.36%, 80.95%, 54.55%, and 54.36%, respectively. Three-dimensional fluorescence analysis indicated that humic acid was mostly removed from raw water. Moreover, microbial diversity analysis indicated that the microbial community structure of each reactor could be individually modulated to exert different functions and enhance the system performance. The integrated MABR system exhibits great feasibility and potential for the advanced treatment of coal chemical ROC. A MABR system was constructed to treat coal chemical reverse osmosis concentrate without an external carbon source.![]()
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Shi J, Han Y, Xu C, Han H. Enhanced anaerobic degradation of selected nitrogen heterocyclic compounds with the assistance of carboxymethyl cellulose. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 689:781-788. [PMID: 31280160 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a modified cellulose compound that is dispersible in water. Microbial anaerobic degradation of nitrogen heterocyclic compounds (NHCs) in wastewater treatment may be enhanced by CMC addition, but this remains uncertain due to a lack of experimental evidence. In this study, It was demonstrated that CMC is a suitable co-metabolic matrix in an enhanced anaerobic degradation of quinoline and indole in coal gasification wastewater. When the dosage of CMC was 0.5 mg/L, a reactor exhibited a high degradation efficiency on quinoline and indole, with ratios of 95.23 ± 1.99% and 94.33 ± 3.45%. The addition of CMC increased the concentration of extracellular polymeric substances in anaerobic sludge and increased the particle size of the sludge, which improved the microbial stability and sedimentation of anaerobic granular sludge. Analysis of high-throughput sequencing indicated that the addition of CMC improved the richness and diversity of bacterial and archaea communities. Acetic acid metabolism was the primary mechanism to produce methane during anaerobic degradation of NHCs wastewater.
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- Jingxin Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Engineering, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou 510642, 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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Tian H, Hu Y, Xu X, Hui M, Hu Y, Qi W, Xu H, Li B. Enhanced wastewater treatment with high o-aminophenol concentration by two-stage MABR and its biodegradation mechanism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 289:121649. [PMID: 31220766 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A two-stage bench-scale membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) was developed to treat wastewater containing high o-aminophenol (OAP) content. Long-term process showed that MABR-1 can achieve the removal rates of 17.6 g OAP/m2 d and 29.4 g COD/m2 d. MABR-2 can effectively perform more than 90% TN removal with the addition of external glucose. Pseudomonas and Nitrosomonas were the key functional genera in MABR-1 and MABR-2, respectively. Functional genes related to OAP degradation, including amnA,B,D, dmpC,H, mhpD,E,F, and bphH,I,J, were detected, and the involved enzymes were predicted. The OAP-degrading species and functional contribution analysis indicated that OAP can be metabolized by a single Pseudomonas or by the synergistic effects of bacteria, mainly including Cupriavidus, Thauera, unclassified Sphingomonadaceae, Lysobacter, and Azotobacter or by the cooperation of all the bacteria above. These diversified patterns guaranteed the high efficiency for OAP removal in MABR when treating wastewater with high OAP concentration.
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- Hailong Tian
- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Hinggan League Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Ulanhot, Inner Mongolia, 137400, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- Horqin Right Front Banner Agriculture Research Institute, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, 137713, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
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Qu J, Chen X, Zhou J, Li H, Mai W. Treatment of real sodium saccharin wastewater using multistage contact oxidation reactor and microbial community analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 289:121714. [PMID: 31323719 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study, multistage contact oxidation reactor (MCOR) with a novel carrier was used for treatment of high-strength sodium saccharin wastewater (SSW) under stepwise increasing salinities from 1.0% to 8.0%. The results revealed that MCOR could effectively remove the organic pollutants from SSW when influent salinity was no more than 4.5%; the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and NH4+-N removal efficiency under the optimal operating parameters ranged up to 91.5% and 92.7%, respectively. Microbial diversity analysis illustrated that the dominant microbes in SSW treatment system were substantially distinct at different salinities. Pseudomonas was predominant at salinity of 3.5%, while Marinobacterium (a species involved in COD removal) was enriched to a greater degree at salinity of 7.0%. CCA suggested that salinity was the main factor for dynamic evolutions of microbial community structures. This work demonstrated that MCOR is an appropriate method for the treatment of high-strength, high-salinity SSW.
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- Jianhang Qu
- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- ZhiHe Environmental Science and Technology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Biological Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Li T, Liu J. Factors affecting performance and functional stratification of membrane-aerated biofilms with a counter-diffusion configuration. RSC Adv 2019; 9:29337-29346. [PMID: 35528414 PMCID: PMC9071987 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03128f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Membrane-aerated biofilms (MABs) developed with a novel counter-diffusion configuration in oxygen and substrate supply were examined for the effect of biofilm thickness on the functional activity and microbial community structure of the biofilm with the simultaneous degradation of acetonitrile, and nitrification and denitrification. Results demonstrated that different biofilm thicknesses under different surface loading rates (SLRs) caused substantially varied profiles of the microbial activities with distinct functions in the biofilm. Both thick and thin MABs achieved high-rate performance in terms of acetonitrile removal (>99%), but the performance differed in the removal efficiencies of total nitrogen (TN), which was 1.3 times higher in the thick MAB (85%) than in the thin MAB (36.3%). The specific ammonia-oxidizing rate (SAOR) and the specific acetonitrile-degrading rate (SADR) exhibited similar declining and ascending trends in both the thin and thick MABs, respectively. In contrast, the specific denitrifying rate (SDNR) was relatively uniform at a concentration near the detection limit in the thin MAB but exhibited a hump-shaped variation with the highest rate occurring in an intermediate region in the thick MAB. Microbial community analysis revealed a dramatic shift in the dominant bacteria of the community composition with low diversity across the biofilm. This study suggests that the biofilm thickness developed under SLRs, which controls the mass transfer of oxygen and substrates into biofilms, is an important factor affecting the structural and functional stratification of bacterial populations in a single MAB treating organonitrile wastewater. Biofilm thickness is a key factor affecting structural and functional stratification of community in counter-diffusion membrane-aerated biofilms (MABs) with the simultaneous degradation of acetonitrile, and nitrification and denitrification.![]()
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- Tinggang Li
- Institute of Process Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100085
- People's Republic of China
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