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Ghaffarian Khorram A, Fallah N, Nasernejad B, Afsham N, Esmaelzadeh M, Vatanpour V. Electrochemical-based processes for produced water and oily wastewater treatment: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 338:139565. [PMID: 37482313 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The greatest volume of by-products produced in oil and gas recovery operations is referred to as produced water and increasing environmental concerns and strict legislations on discharging it into the environment cause to more attention for focusing on degradation methods for treatment of produced water especially electrochemical technologies. This article provides an overview of electrochemical technologies for treating oily wastewater and produced water, including: electro-coagulation, electro-Fenton, electrochemical oxidation and electrochemical membrane reactor as a single stage and combination of these technologies as multi-stage treatment process. Many researchers have carried out experiments to examine the impact of various factors such as material (i.e, electrode material) and operational conditions (i.e., potential, current density, pH, electrode distance, and other factors) for organic elimination to obtain the high efficiency. Results of each method are reviewed and discussed according to these studies, comprehensively. Furthermore, several challenges need to be overcome and perspectives for future study are proposed for each method.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran; National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Turkey.
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Nagda A, Meena M, Shah MP. Bioremediation of industrial effluents: A synergistic approach. J Basic Microbiol 2021; 62:395-414. [PMID: 34516028 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.202100225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Industrial wastewater consists of inorganic and organic toxic pollutants that pose a threat to environmental sustainability. The organic pollutants are a menace to the environment and life forms than the inorganic substances and pose teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, and other serious detrimental effects on the living entities, moreover, they have a gene-altering effect on aquatic life forms and affect the soil fertility and quality. Removal of varying effluents having recalcitrant contaminants with conventional treatment technologies is strenuous. In contrast to physical and chemical methods, biological treatment methods are environmentally friendly, versatile, efficient, and technically feasible with low operational costs and energy footprints. Biological treatment is a secondary wastewater treatment system that utilizes the metabolic activities of microorganisms to oxidize or reduce inorganic and organic compounds and transform them into dense biomass, which later can be removed by the sedimentation process. Biological treatment in bioreactors is an ex situ method of bioremediation and provides the benefits of continuous monitoring under controlled parameters. This paper attempts to provide a review of bioremediation technologies discussing most concerning widespread bioreactors and advances used for different industrial effluents with their comparative merits and limitations.
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- Adhishree Nagda
- Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Environmental Technology Lab, Bharuch, Gujarat, India
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Abass OK, Zhang K. Nano-Fe mediated treatment of real hydraulic fracturing flowback and its practical implication on membrane fouling in tandem anaerobic-oxic membrane bioreactor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 395:122666. [PMID: 32315793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The rising water-use intensity, and lack of cost-effective treatment strategy and reuse of hydraulic fracturing flowback (HFF) has become an increasing cause of concern. The present work evaluates the integration of parallel sets of tandem anaerobic-oxic membrane bioreactor (AMBR) with and without nano-Fe for treatment and reuse of real HFF obtained from Ordos Basin, China. Treatment efficiencies in terms of organic conversions, micro-pollutants degradation, resource recovery, and effects of nano-Fe release on membrane fouling were evaluated. Nano-Fe mediated AMBR (FAMBR) system effectively reduce target micro-pollutants (such as Acenaphthylene) at 94.4 % compared to the parallel AMBR system (17.1 % without nano-Fe). Moreover, recovery of potential economic chemicals like Al and P (1.0 and 0.6 mg/g spent nano-Fe) availed using FAMBR system. However, colonization of FAMBR membrane surface by Fe-protein/peptide hydroxocomplexes initiated by Fe-catalyzed microbial extrusions present a huge fouling challenge relative to the AMBR system. Additional evidences from microscopic/spectroscopic analysis of the FAMBR membrane system revealed that despite having a promising outlook, mediation of nano-Fe with AMBR system might result in a major fouling event during HFF treatment. Engineered design of nano-Fe to reduced leached nano-Fe ions in pre-treatment step prior to AMBR treatment system may be of potential research consideration.
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- Olusegun K Abass
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen 361021, China.
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Sato Y, Hori T, Koike H, Navarro RR, Ogata A, Habe H. Transcriptome analysis of activated sludge microbiomes reveals an unexpected role of minority nitrifiers in carbon metabolism. Commun Biol 2019; 2:179. [PMID: 31098412 PMCID: PMC6513846 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0418-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Although metagenomics researches have illuminated microbial diversity in numerous biospheres, understanding individual microbial functions is yet difficult due to the complexity of ecosystems. To address this issue, we applied a metagenome-independent, de novo assembly-based metatranscriptomics to a complex microbiome, activated sludge, which has been used for wastewater treatment for over a century. Even though two bioreactors were operated under the same conditions, their performances differed from each other with unknown causes. Metatranscriptome profiles in high- and low-performance reactors demonstrated that denitrifiers contributed to the anaerobic degradation of heavy oil; however, no marked difference in the gene expression was found. Instead, gene expression-based nitrification activities that fueled the denitrifiers by providing the respiratory substrate were notably high in the high-performance reactor only. Nitrifiers-small minorities with relative abundances of <0.25%-governed the heavy-oil degradation performances of the reactors, unveiling an unexpected linkage of carbon- and nitrogen-metabolisms of the complex microbiome.
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- Yuya Sato
- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569 Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569 Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565 Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569 Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569 Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569 Japan
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Kowalski M, Kowalska K, Wiszniowski J, Turek-Szytow J. Qualitative analysis of activated sludge using FT-IR technique. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2018; 72:2699-2706. [PMID: 30147228 PMCID: PMC6096666 DOI: 10.1007/s11696-018-0514-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The ability to measure and control the composition of activated sludge is an important issue, aiming at evaluating the effectiveness of changes occurring in the sludge, what determines its usefulness to treat wastewater. In this research, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (FTIR–DRIFT) technique was used, which relies on measuring the reflectance of the powdered substance’s surface layer and capturing spectra in range of infrared wave. First, spectra correlation table of the substances mostly occurring in wastewater was developed to assess the main components of the tested samples of activated sludge. The simplest compounds containing functional groups characteristic for particular chemical classes were chosen: peptides (peptone and albumin), fats (glycerin and fatty acids), carbohydrates (glucose and sucrose), nitrogen compounds (NaNO3 and NH4SO4), sulfur compounds (Na2SO4 and Na2S2O3), silicate, etc. The spectra of those substances were captured and characteristic absorption bands for respective bonds in the function groups were assigned. Second, samples of activated sludge from lab-scale membrane bioreactors (MBRs), which purifies petroleum wastewater, were taken. Samples were properly prepared (lyophilization and homogenization) and their spectra were captured. During spectra analysis, previously developed correlation table was used. In obtained spectra of activated sludge, absorption bonds characteristic for amides, peptides, carbohydrates, fats, and aliphatic was identified. The spectra profile of the sludge sample from MBR feed with petroleum wastewater was slightly different from the control MBR sample’s spectra. Intensity of bands in the area characteristic for aliphatic compounds and phenols was clearly higher. This study proves the usefulness of FT-IR technique to observe changes in the chemical composition of activated sludge.
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- Michał Kowalski
- 1Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Department of Air Protection, Silesian University of Technology, 22B Konarskiego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.,2Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 1 Ingolstädter Landstr., 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- 3Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, Silesian University of Technology, 2 Akademicka Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.,4The Biotechnology Center, Silesian University of Technology, 8 Bolesława Krzywoustego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- 3Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, Silesian University of Technology, 2 Akademicka Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- 3Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology Department, Silesian University of Technology, 2 Akademicka Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.,4The Biotechnology Center, Silesian University of Technology, 8 Bolesława Krzywoustego Str., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Pal S, Banat F, Almansoori A, Abu Haija M. Review of technologies for biotreatment of refinery wastewaters: progress, challenges and future opportunities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/21622515.2016.1164252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Sreela Pal
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Tang B, Chen X, Qiu B, Zhang Z, Bin L, Huang S, Fu F. Insights into the operational characteristics of a multi-habitat membrane bioreactor: Internal variation and membrane fouling. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2015.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Safa M, Alemzadeh I, Vossoughi M. Biodegradability of oily wastewater using rotating biological contactor combined with an external membrane. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2014; 12:117. [PMID: 25215189 PMCID: PMC4160552 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-014-0117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND A novel implementation of a hybrid membrane bioreactor (HMBR) has been studied in this paper. It is utilized as combination of rotating biological contractor (RBC) and an external membrane, as a new biological system for oily wastewater treatment. METHODS Chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) as factors of Biodegradability has been evaluated. They are both compared together for different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) and petroleum pollution concentrations in RBC and HMBR. The ratio of TPH to COD of Molasses has been varied between 0.2 to 0.8 at two HRTs of 18 and 24 hours while the temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen were kept in the range of 20-25°C, 6.5-7.5, and 2-3.5 mg/l, respectively. RESULTS The best TPH removal efficiency (99%) was observed in TPH/COD = 0.6 and HRT = 24 hr in HMBR and Removal efficiency was decreased in the ratios above 0.6 in both bioreactors. CONCLUSIONS The experimental results showed that HMBR had higher treatment efficiency than RBC at all ratios and HRTs.
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- Mahdieh Safa
- Chemical and petroleum engineering department, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi St, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemical and petroleum engineering department, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi St, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemical and petroleum engineering department, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi St, Tehran, Iran
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Liu S, Ma Q, Wang B, Wang J, Zhang Y. Advanced treatment of refractory organic pollutants in petrochemical industrial wastewater by bioactive enhanced ponds and wetland system. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:689-698. [PMID: 24578265 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A large-scale combined ponds-wetland system was applied for advanced treatment of refractory pollutants in petrochemical industrial wastewater. The system was designed to enhance bioactivity and biological diversity, which consisted of anaerobic ponds (APs), facultative ponds (FPs), aerobic pond and wetland. The refractory pollutants in the petrochemical wastewater to be treated were identified as alkanes, chloroalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, and olefins, which were significantly degraded and transformed along with the influent flowing through the enhanced bioactive ponds-wetland system. 8 years of recent operational data revealed that the average removal rate of stable chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 42.7 % and that influent COD varied from 92.3 to 195.6 mg/L. Final effluent COD could reach 65.8 mg/L (average). COD removal rates were high in the APs and FPs and accounted for 75 % of the total amount removed. This result indicated that the APs and FPs degraded refractory pollutants through the facilitation of bacteria growth. The changes in the community structures of major microbes were assessed by 16SrDNA-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. The same analysis was used to identify the main bacterial function for the removal of refractory pollutants in the APs and FPs. The APs and FPs displayed similar microbial diversities, and some of the identified bacteria degraded and removed refractory pollutants. The overall results proved the applicability, stability, and high efficiency of the ponds-wetland system with enhanced bioactivity in the advanced removal of refractory pollutants from petrochemical industrial wastewater.
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- Shuo Liu
- Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Monitoring of Geographic Environment, College of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin Normal University, No. 1 Shida Road, Limin Economic Development Zone, Harbin, 150025, China,
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Prediction of polar oil and grease contamination levels in refinery wastewater through multivariate statistical modeling. Sep Purif Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Razban B, Nelson KY, Cullimore DR, Cullimore J, McMartin DW. Quantitative bacteriological assessment of aerobic wastewater treatment quality and plant performance. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2012; 47:727-733. [PMID: 22416867 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.660093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The application of a novel method for measuring changes in defined bacterial populations during aerobic wastewater treatment was investigated. Changes in bacterial communities and total active cells can be used as surrogates for identifying potential WWTP treatment train efficiency and operational performance malfunctions. In this study, the quantities of active heterotrophic aerobic bacteria (HAB) in weekly wastewater samples collected from twelve locations across a WWTP were determined colorimetrically using biological activity reaction tests (BART). Samples were collected for 2 months from primary, secondary and tertiary unit processes. The results show a mean HAB population decrease of 99.8% from primary influent to tertiary effluent, with the largest reductions occurring in the secondary aerobic lagoons. The results were reproducible and robust supporting the applied BART analytical method as an indicator not only of overall efficacy of the WWTP processes but also of potential WWTP process malfunctions.
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- Behrooz Razban
- Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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