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Li J, Hong M, Tang R, Cui T, Yang Y, Lv J, Liu N, Lei Y. Isolation of Diaphorobacter sp. LW2 capable of degrading Phenanthrene and its migration mediated by Pythium ultimum. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:1497-1507. [PMID: 36384417 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2145914] [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: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phenanthrene, one of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, is stubborn and persistent and exists widely in petroleum-contaminated soil. Filamentous fungi are good assistants to bacterial transport, by hyphae passing through soil pores and reaching further positions. An isolated bacterial strain, from the contaminated soil of the coking plant, was identified as Diaphorobacter and named LW2, which could use phenanthrene as the only carbon source and energy for its growth. LW2 could degrade phenanthrene in a wide range of pH, temperature and initial concentration. When pH was 6 and 10, the removal rate of phenanthrene was 38.59% and 76.44%, respectively, and the removal rate of phenanthrene was 68.25% at 15 ℃. And LW2 could degrade 86.64% phenanthrene when the initial concentration was 100 mg L-1. The detection of DI-N-octyl phthalate, phthalic acid and p-hydroxybenzoic acid revealed that the strain LW2 metabolised phenanthrene through the phthalic acid pathway. Meanwhile, swimming and swarming test results suggested that LW2 was motile. The auxiliary effect of Pythium ultimum on LW2 migration was assessed. In the presence of Pythium ultimum, LW2 could migrate within the range of centimters by its mycelium, which was also observed by fluorescence microscopy. Meanwhile, the degradation ability of LW2 after the migration was also explored. The results proved that the migration process had no significant effect on its degradation ability, and LW2 still showed good phenanthrene metabolism ability. This study provides more possibilities for the bioremediation of phenanthrene-contaminated soil by screening the degradation bacteria and testing the effect of fungi on its migration.
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- Jialu Li
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Groundwater and Earth Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou City, People's Republic of China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEP, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Zhang D, Lei Y, Wang C, Lan S, Li X, Xie Y. Responses of composition and metabolism of microbial communities during the remediation of black and odorous water using bioaugmentation and aeration. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 243:117895. [PMID: 38081350 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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This study elucidated the effect patterns of aeration and bioaugmentation on indigenous microbial communities, metabolites, and metabolic pathways in the remediation of black and odorous water. This is crucial for the precise formulation and targeted development of effective microbial consortia, as well as for tracking and forecasting the bioremediation of black and odorous water. The results confirmed that combining bioaugmentation with aeration markedly enhanced the degradation of COD, NH4+-N, and TN and the conversion of Fe and Mn. Aeration significantly increased the relative abundance of Flavobacterium and Diaphorobacter, and the positive interbacterial interaction in the effective microbial consortia EM31 gave the constituent strain Klebsiella and Bacillus a dominant niche in the bioaugmentation. Furthermore, bioaugmentation improved the capacity of the indigenous microbial consortia to utilize basic carbon source, particularly the utilization of L-glycerol, I-erythritol, glucose-1-phosphate, and the catabolism of cysteine and methionine. Moreover, during the remediation of black and odorous water by aeration and bioaugmentation, Glucosinolate biosynthesis (map00966), Steroid hormone biosynthesis (map00140), Folate biosynthesis (map00790), One carbon pool by folate (map00670), and Tyrosine metabolism (map00350) were identified as key functional metabolic pathways in microbial communities.
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- Dan Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Liu X, Zhang Q, Yang X, Wu D, Li Y, Di H. Isolation and characteristics of two heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying bacteria, Achromobacter sp. strain HNDS-1 and Enterobacter sp. strain HNDS-6. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 220:115240. [PMID: 36621544 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In order to solve nitrogen pollution in environmental water, two heterotrophic nitrifying and aerobic denitrifying strains isolated from acid paddy soil were identified as Achromobacter sp. strain HNDS-1 and Enterobacter sp. strain HNDS-6 respectively. Strain HNDS-1 and strain HNDS-6 exhibited amazing ability to nitrogen removal. When (NH4)2SO4, KNO3, NaNO2 were used as nitrogen resource respectively, the NH4+-N, NO3--N, NO2--N removal efficiencies of strain HNDS-1 were 93.31%, 89.47%, and 100% respectively, while those of strain HNDS-6 were 82.39%, 96.92%, and 100%. And both of them could remove mixed nitrogen effectively in low C/N (C/N = 5). Strain HNDS-1 could remove 76.86% NH4+-N and 75.13% NO3--N. And strain HNDS-6 can remove 65.07% NH4+-N and 78.21% NO3--N. A putative ammonia monooxygenase, nitrite reductase, nitrate reductase, assimilatory nitrate reductase, nitrate/nitrite transport protein and nitric oxide reductase of strain HNDS-1, while hydroxylamine reductase, nitrite reductase, nitrate reductase, assimilatory nitrate reductase, nitrate/nitrite transport protein, and nitric oxide reductase of strain HNDS-6 were identified by genomic analysis. DNA-SIP analysis showed that genes Nxr, narG, nirK, norB, nosZ were involved in nitrogen removal pathway, which indicates that the denitrification pathway of strain HNDS-1 and strain HNDS-6 was NO3-→NO2-→NO→N2O→N2 during NH4+-N removal process. And the nitrification pathway of strain HNDS-1 and strain HNDS-6 was NO2-→NO3-, but the nitrification pathway of NH4+→ NO2- needs further studies.
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- Xiaoting Liu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China
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Dong Y, Wang Z, Li L, Zhang X, Chen F, He J. Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification characteristics of the psychrotolerant Pseudomonas peli NR-5 at low temperatures. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2023; 46:693-706. [PMID: 36847973 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-023-02854-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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The nitrogen removal efficiency of heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) bacteria can be seriously inhibited at low temperatures (< 15 °C). A novel psychrotolerant bacterium, Pseudomonas peli NR-5 (P. peli NR-5), with efficient HN-AD capability was isolated and screened from river sediments in cold areas. When P. peli NR-5 was aerobically cultivated for 60 h at 10 °C with NH4+-N, NO3--N, and NO2--N as the sole nitrogen sources (N 105 mg/L), the nitrogen removal efficiencies were 97.3, 95.3, and 87.8%, respectively, without nitrite accumulation, and the corresponding average nitrogen removal rates were 1.71, 1.67, and 1.55 mg/L/h, respectively. Meanwhile, P. peli NR-5 exhibited excellent simultaneous nitrification and denitrification capabilities at 10 °C. Sodium succinate was the most favorable carbon substrate for bacterial growth and ammonia removal by strain NR-5. The optimal culture conditions determined by the response surface methodology model were a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 5.9, temperature of 11.5 °C, pH of 7.0, and shaking speed of 144 rpm. Under these conditions, 99.1% of the total nitrogen was removed in the verification experiments, which was not significantly different from the predicted maximum removal in the model (99.6%). Six functional genes participating in the HN-AD process were successfully obtained by polymerase chain reaction amplification, which further confirmed the HN-AD capability of P. peli NR-5 and proposed the metabolic pathway of HN-AD. The above results provide a theoretical background of psychrotolerant HN-AD bacteria in wastewater purification under low-temperature conditions.
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- Yihua Dong
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, Liaoning, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, Liaoning, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, Liaoning, China
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- China Urban Construction Design Environmental Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100120, China
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Wu Q, He T, Chen M, Zhang M. Nitrogen removal characterization and functional enzymes identification of a hypothermia bacterium Pseudomonas fragi EH-H1. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 365:128156. [PMID: 36272678 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128156] [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: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A novel hypothermic strain, Pseudomonas fragi EH-H1, was found to effectively perform heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification at 15 °C. This strain could consume 100 %, 100 % and 99.95 % of ammonium (54.90 mg∙L-1), nitrate (56.12 mg∙L-1) and nitrite (54.15 mg∙L-1), accompanied by peak removal rates of 5.51, 3.63 and 3.14 mg/L/h, respectively. The ammonium was removed preferentially during simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. Notably, the elimination rate of the toxic nitrite nitrogen remained approximately 3.14 mg/L/h, whether supplemented with ammonium or not. Stepwise inhibition experiments revealed that the key enzymes of ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) and nitrite oxidoreductase (NiR) for nitrification and denitrification coexisted in strain EH-H1. AMO, nitrate reductase and NiR were successfully expressed and detected at 0.637, 0.239 and 0.018 U/mg proteins, respectively. Overall, strain EH-H1 had an outstanding ability to remove nitrogen at low temperatures and could provide guidance for cryogenic wastewater treatment.
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- Qifeng Wu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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Hao ZL, Ali A, Ren Y, Su JF, Wang Z. A mechanistic review on aerobic denitrification for nitrogen removal in water treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 847:157452. [PMID: 35868390 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The traditional biological nitrogen removal technology consists of two steps: nitrification by autotrophs in aerobic circumstances and denitrification by heterotrophs in anaerobic situations; however, this technology requires a huge area and stringent environmental conditions. Researchers reached the conclusion that the denitrification process could also be carried out in aerobic circumstances with the discovery of aerobic denitrification. The aerobic denitrification process is carried out by aerobic denitrifying bacteria (ADB), most of which are heterotrophic bacteria that can metabolize various forms of nitrogen compounds under aerobic conditions and directly convert ammonia nitrogen to N2 for discharge from the system. Despite the fact that there is no universal agreement on the mechanism of aerobic denitrification, this article reviewed four current explanations for the denitrification mechanism of ADB, including the microenvironment theory, theory of enzyme, electron transport bottlenecks theory, and omics study, and summarized the parameters affecting the denitrification efficiency of ADB in terms of carbon source, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), and pH. It also discussed the current status of the application of aerobic denitrification in practical processes. Following the review, the difficulties of present aerobic denitrification technology are outlined and future research options are highlighted. This review may help to improve the design of current wastewater treatment facilities by utilizing ADB for effective nitrogen removal and provide the engineers with relevant references.
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- Zhen-Le Hao
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Zhao Y, Min H, Luo K, Zhang R, Chen Q, Chen Z. Transcriptomics and proteomics revealed the psychrotolerant and antibiotic-resistant mechanisms of strain Pseudomonas psychrophila RNC-1 capable of assimilatory nitrate reduction and aerobic denitrification. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153169. [PMID: 35051480 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aerobic denitrification has been proved to be profoundly affected by temperature and antibiotics, but little is known about how aerobic denitrifiers respond to temperature and antibiotic stress. In this study, the nitrate reduction performance and the intracellular metabolism by a psychrotolerant aerobic denitrifying bacteria, named Pseudomonas psychrophila RNC-1, were systematically investigated at different temperatures (10 °C, 20 °C, 30 °C) and different sulfamethoxazole (SMX) concentrations (0 mg/L, 0.1 mg/L, 0.5 mg/L, 1.0 mg/L, and 5.0 mg/L). The results showed that strain RNC-1 performed satisfactory nitrate removal at 10 °C and 20 °C, but its growth was significantly inhibited at 30 °C. Nitrate removal by strain RNC-1 was slightly promoted in the presence of 0.5 mg/L SMX, whereas it was significantly suppressed with 5.0 mg/L SMX. Nitrogen balance analysis indicated that assimilatory nitrate reduction and dissimilatory aerobic denitrification jointly dominated in the nitrate removal process of strain RNC-1, in which the inhibition effected on assimilation process was much higher than that on the aerobic denitrification process under SMX exposure. Further transcriptomics and proteomics analysis revealed that the psychrotolerant mechanism of strain RNC-1 could be attributed to the up-regulation of RNA translation, energy metabolism, ABC transporters and the over-expression of cold shock proteins, while the down-regulation of oxidative phosphorylation pathway was the primary reason for the deteriorative cell growth at 30 °C. The promotion of nitrate reduction with 0.5 mg/L SMX was related to the up-regulation of amino acid metabolism pathways, while the down-regulation of folate cycle, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and bacterial chemotaxis pathways were responsible for the inhibition effect at 5.0 mg/L SMX. This work provides a mechanistic understanding of the metabolic adaption of strain RNC-1 under different stress, which is of significance for its application in nitrogen contaminated wastewater treatment processes.
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- Yuanyi Zhao
- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Flux in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, PR China; College of Environment and Resources, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Flux in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, PR China; College of Environment and Resources, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, PR China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Flux in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, PR China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Flux in River Ecosystems, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Resources, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, PR China.
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Chu YX, Wang J, Jiang L, Tian G, He R. Intermittent aeration reducing N 2O emissions from bioreactor landfills with gas-water joint regulation. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 139:309-320. [PMID: 34999438 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Landfills are important emission sources of atmospheric N2O, especially bioreactor landfills with leachate recirculation. In this study, N2O emissions were characterized in four bioreactor landfills with different ventilation methods, including intermittent (2-h aeration per 12 h or 4 h/d in continuous) and continuous aeration (20 h/d), in comparison to a traditional landfill without aeration. During the experiment, the N2O emissions from the landfill reactors with intermittent aeration were 7.48 and 7.15 mg, accounting for only 20.8% and 19.9% of those with continuous aeration, respectively. Continuous aeration was more favorable for the biodegradation of organic matter than intermittent aeration in the landfilled waste and leachate. Intermittent and continuous aeration could both effectively remove total nitrogen (TN) and NH4+-N with removal efficiencies above 64% in the leachate. In the experimental landfill reactors with gas-water joint regulation, the proportion of N2O-N to TN loss ranged from 0.02% to 0.75%. Luteimonas, Pseudomonas, Thauera, Pusillimonas and Comamonas were the dominant denitrifying bacteria in the landfill reactors. The denitrifying bacterial community in the landfilled waste was closely related to its degree of stabilization and nitrogenous compound concentrations in the landfilled waste and leachate. The NO3--N and NO2--N concentrations of leachate were the most important environmental factors affecting the succession of nirS-type and nirK-type denitrifying microbial communities in the landfilled waste. These findings indicated that intermittent aeration was an economical and effective way to accelerate the stabilization of landfilled waste and reduce the pollutants in leachate and N2O emissions during landfill mining and reclamation.
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- Yi-Xuan Chu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310012, China; College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Xi H, Zhou X, Arslan M, Luo Z, Wei J, Wu Z, Gamal El-Din M. Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification process: Promising but a long way to go in the wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 805:150212. [PMID: 34536867 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The traditional biological nitrogen removal (BNR) follows the conventional scheme of sequential nitrification and denitrification. In recent years, novel processes such as anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox), complete oxidation of ammonia to nitrate in one organism (comammox), heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification (HN-AD), and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) are gaining tremendous attention after the discovery of metabolically versatile bacteria. Among them, HN-AD offers several advantages because individual bacteria could achieve one-stage nitrogen removal under aerobic conditions in the presence of organic carbon. In this review, besides classical BNR processes, we summarized the existing literature on HN-AD bacteria which have been isolated from diverse habitats. A particular focus was given on the diversity and physiology of HN-AD bacteria, influences of physiological and biochemical factors on their growth, nitrogen removal performances, as well as limitations and strategies in unraveling HN-AD metabolic pathways. We also presented case studies of HN-AD application in wastewater treatment facilities, pointed out forthcoming challenges of HN-AD in these systems, and presented modulation strategies for HN-AD application in engineering. This review may help improve the existing design of wastewater treatment plants by harnessing HN-AD bacteria for effective nitrogen removal.
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- Haipeng Xi
- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Rout PR, Shahid MK, Dash RR, Bhunia P, Liu D, Varjani S, Zhang TC, Surampalli RY. Nutrient removal from domestic wastewater: A comprehensive review on conventional and advanced technologies. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:113246. [PMID: 34271353 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nitrogen and phosphorous are indispensable for growth and vitality of living beings, hence termed as nutrients. However, discharge of nutrient rich waste streams to aquatic ecosystems results in eutrophication. Therefore, nutrient removal from wastewater is crucial to meet the strict nutrient discharge standards. Similarly, nutrient recovery from waste streams is vital for the realization of a circular economy by avoiding the depletion of finite resources. This manuscript presents analysis of existing information on different conventional as well as advanced treatment technologies that are commonly practiced for the removal of nutrient from domestic wastewater. First, the information pertaining to the biological nutrient removal technologies are discussed. Second, onsite passive nutrient removal technologies are reviewed comprehensively. Third, advanced nutrient removal technologies are summarized briefly. The mechanisms, advantages, and disadvantages of these technologies along with their efficiencies and limitations are discussed. An integrated approach for simultaneous nutrient removal and recovery is recommended. The fifth section of the review highlights bottlenecks and potential solutions for successful implementation of the nutrient removal technologies. It is anticipated that the review will offer an instructive overview of the progress in nutrient removal and recovery technologies and will illustrate necessity of further investigations for development of efficient nutrient removal and recovery processes.
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- Prangya Ranjan Rout
- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea
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- School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, 382 010, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE, 68182, USA
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- Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Kansas, USA
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He C, Ren X, Xu G, Huang Z, Wang Y, Hu Z, Wang W. Performance of single-stage partial nitritation and anammox reactor treating low-phenol/ammonia ratio wastewater and analysis of microbial community structure. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:1969-1978. [PMID: 33844357 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Phenol and ammonia are common pollutants in many industrial wastewaters. The partial nitritation and anammox process is a very promising technology for treating phenol-ammonia wastewater. This study was the first time to rapidly achieve the start-up and operation of the single-stage partial nitritation /anammox reactor treating phenol-ammonia wastewater. The optimized ratio of phenol and nitrogen (phenol/NH4 + -N=0.3) was set to start-up the reactor. After 60 days of operation, the total nitrogen and COD removal efficiencies were around 73.0% and 79.5%, respectively. The activity of ammonium-oxidizing bacteria was291.1 ± 3.0 mg NH4 + -N g-1 MLVSS d-1 and the specific anammox activity was 20.9 ± 1.0 mg NH4 + -N g-1 MLVSS d-1 . The results indicated that the anammox bacteria had adapted to phenol condition and remained stable activity after the 60 days' operation in the reactor. The sequence analysis of 16SrRNA showed that the microbial community structure evolved to a balanced distribution that the removals of phenol and ammonia could be achieved simultaneously. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Phenol/N ratio of 0.3 was set to start up the single-stage partial nitritation/anammox reactor. The single-stage partial nitritation /anammox reactor was rapidly started up when treating the phenol-ammonia wastewater. Total nitrogen removal rate and COD removal efficiencies could achieve to 73.0% and 79.5%, respectively. Microbial community structure evolved to stable distribution of which AOB, anammox bacteria, denitrification bacteria and heterotrophic nitrification bacteria coexisted.
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- Chunhua He
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei, China
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Yu Q, Zhou R, Wang Y, Su W, Yang J, Feng T, Dou Y, Li H. Carcass decay deteriorates water quality and modifies the nirS denitrifying communities in different degradation stages. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 785:147185. [PMID: 33933763 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Corpse degradation may release amounts of hazardous materials (e.g., cadaverine, putrescine and ammonia) into surrounding areas, which deteriorate environments and result in nitrogen contamination. Nitrate or nitrite can be reduced to nitrogen gas by denitrifying bacteria, thus alleviating nitrogen contamination and purifying aquatic environments. However, the reaction of nirS-encoding denitrifiers to carcass degradation is less studied. Therefore, water physiochemical analysis and high-throughput sequencing were applied to explore the successional pattern of nirS denitrifying communities in the Yellow River water and tap water during three stages of animal cadaver decay (submerged fresh, advanced floating decay as well as sunken remains) and relevant control group. Nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) and ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) concentration in corpse groups were highly elevated compared with control groups. The dominant phylum for nirS denitrifying communities was Proteobacteria. Abundant denitrifying genera Paracoccus, Alicycliphilus and Diaphorobacter were detected, and these genera have been reported to participate in the degradation of organic pollutants. Particularly, nirS-type community structures were remarkably influenced by corpse decay and became similar with succession. Water total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, conductivity (CON) and phosphate were primary impacting factors driving the community structures, but the effect of water type was almost negligible. Notably, denitrifying community assembly was dominated by deterministic processes rather than stochastic processes, and the relative importance of deterministic processes among most corpse groups was higher than that in control groups, indicating that environmental filtering regulates the denitrifying communities. Our results provide new insight into environmental purification for hazardous materials produced by corpse degradation, thereby providing valuable advice to environmental administration.
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- Qiaoling Yu
- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Hubei Aquaculture Technology Extension Center (Hubei Aquatic Breeds Introduction and Breeding Center), Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; Center for Grassland Microbiome, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China..
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Tailoring polymeric composite gel beads-encapsulated microorganism for efficient degradation of phenolic compounds. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bioaugmentation of two-stage aerobic sequencing batch reactor with mixed strains for high nitrate nitrogen wastewater treatment. Chin J Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Graphene Oxide Hybridised TiO2 for Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol. Symmetry (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/sym12091420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In industrial pollutants, phenol is a kind of degradation-resistant hazardous compound. It is generated during industrial processes in factories and treatment at sewage plants. In this study, we analyse the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 and rGO as a composite for the degradation of phenol. Hybridised titanium dioxide/reduced graphene oxide (TiO2/rGO) nanocomposites were synthesised by a simple hydrothermal method using flake graphite and tetrabutyl titanate as raw materials. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET) specific area analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), photoelectrochemical analysis, and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) were employed to characterise the physicochemical properties of the as-prepared nanocomposites. The results showed the TiO2/rGO nanocomposites’ significant anatase phase and a small fraction of the rutile phase the same as that of the as-prepared TiO2 nanoparticles. The spherical TiO2 nanoparticles (diameter 20–50 nm) were agglomerated slightly and the agglomerates were anchored on the rGO sheets and dispersed symmetrically. The specific surface area of TiO2/rGO-4% nanocomposites was 156.4 m2/g, revealing a high specific surface area. Oxygen-containing functional groups that existed in TiO2/rGO-4% nanocomposites were almost removed during hydrothermal processing. The photocurrent response of TiO2/rGO-4% was strongest among the TiO2/rGO nanocomposites, and the bandgap of TiO2/rGO-4% was 2.91 eV, showing a redshift of absorption into the visible region, which was in favour of the high photocatalytic activity of TiO2/rGO nanocomposites under visible light (λ > 420 nm). Moreover, the samples were employed to photodegrade phenol solution under visible light irradiation. TiO2/rGO-4% nanocomposite degraded the phenol solution up to 97.9%, and its degradation rate constant was 0.0190 h−1, which had higher degradation activity than that of other TiO2/rGO nanocomposites. This is a promising candidate catalyst material for organic wastewater treatment.
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He T, Xie D, Ni J, Li Z, Li Z. Nitrous oxide produced directly from ammonium, nitrate and nitrite during nitrification and denitrification. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 388:122114. [PMID: 31962213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122114] [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: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A hypothermia aerobic denitrifying bacterium, Pseudomonas taiwanensis strain J488, can effectively remove multiple nitrogen sources from wastewater at 15 °C. The ammonium, nitrate and nitrite removal efficiencies were 100 %, 92.61 % and 92.49 %, respectively. Strain J488 could survive with hydroxylamine as sole nitrogen source and its removal efficiency was 97.71 %. The removal efficiency of ammonium was 100 % even in the presence of the classical inhibitors of nitrification allylthiourea and diethyldithiocarbamate. These findings fundamentally changed the picture that the ammonia monooxygenase could be inhibited by the copper chelators of allylthiourea or diethyldithiocarbamate. Similarly, the nitrite removal capacity of strain J488 was not sensitive to inhibition by Pb2+, and its removal efficiency was also 100 %. Additionally, by identifying the intermediates accumulation of nitrification and denitrification, using nitrification and denitrification inhibitors, measuring enzyme activities and determining N2O concentrations, it was demonstrated that N2O could be produced directly from ammonium, nitrate and nitrite.
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- Tengxia He
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology & Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology & Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou Province, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, 400716, China.
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Li D, Liang X, Wu C. Characteristics of Nitrogen Removal and Extracellular Polymeric Substances of a Novel Salt-Tolerant Denitrifying Bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. DN-23. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:335. [PMID: 32210936 PMCID: PMC7067702 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) influence the auto-aggregation performance of cells and play an important role in nitrogen removal during wastewater treatment. In this study, a salt-tolerant aerobic denitrifying bacterium was isolated from tannery wastewater and identified as Pseudomonas sp. DN-23. The strain exhibited significant growth and denitrifying performance, with NaCl contents ranging from 0 to 50 g/L, and high antioxidative enzyme activity, especially that of catalase (CAT), was detected under salt stress. Even greater auto-aggregation ability was observed with elevated NaCl content. Extinction-emission matrix (EEM) and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum analyses showed that the main components of EPS were proteins and polysaccharides. The polysaccharide content was almost unaffected by NaCl stress, while the protein content increased with NaCl stress, and the proteins may play a more important role in auto-aggregation. Analysis of the contents of each protein's secondary structure suggested that β-Sheets increased with increasing NaCl content, which may be related to the increase of auto-aggregation ability in response to NaCl stress. Therefore, NaCl stress increased the auto-aggregation performance by altering the compositions of EPS and the distribution of protein secondary structures. This study provided further insight into the denitrifying performance, and the relationship between aggregation ability and EPS characteristics under NaCl stress.
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- Dan Li
- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Liang B, Yun H, Kong D, Ding Y, Li X, Vangnai AS, Wang A. Bioaugmentation of triclocarban and its dechlorinated congeners contaminated soil with functional degraders and the bacterial community response. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 180:108840. [PMID: 31654905 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108840] [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: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Partial removal of haloaromatic antimicrobial triclocarban (TCC) during wastewater treatment caused the final introduction of residual TCC into soils. Bioaugmentation has been proposed for the biodegradation of TCC and its dechlorinated congeners 4,4'-dichlorocarbanilide (DCC) and carbanilide (NCC) in soil. The isolated TCC-degrading strain Ochrobactrum sp. TCC-2 and chloroanilines-degrading strain Diaphorobacter sp. LD72 were used to study the removal efficiency of TCC, DCC and NCC mixture and their chloroanilines intermediates, respectively. The potential degradation competition between TCC and its dechlorinated congeners, and the response of bacterial community during the bioremediation were also investigated. The biodegradation of DCC and TCC was significantly enhanced for soil with inoculums compared with sterilized and natural soils. Chloroanilines products could also be effectively removed. For the degradation of combined substrates in the aqueous medium, NCC had negative effect on the degradation of TCC and DCC, while TCC and DCC negatively influenced each other. The bioaugmentation with two degraders obviously changed the phylogenetic composition and function of indigenous soil microbiome. Importantly, the inoculated degraders could be maintained, suggesting their adaptability and potential application in bioaugmentation for such recalcitrant contaminants. This study offers new insights into the enhanced bioremediation of TCC and its dechlorinated congeners contaminated soils by the bioaugmentation of functional degraders and the structure and function response of the indigenous soil microbiome to the bioremediation process.
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- Bin Liang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road #222, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Shenyang Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shenyang, 110167, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Science, Lanzhou University, Tianshui South Road #222, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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Su JF, Gao YC, Huang TL, Bai XC, Lu JS, He L. Simultaneous removal of Cd 2+, NO 3-N and hardness by the bacterium Acinetobacter sp. CN86 in aerobic conditions. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2019; 42:1333-1342. [PMID: 31250105 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-019-02132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study investigated the factors influencing the simultaneous removal of Cd2+, NO3-N and hardness from water by the bacterial strain CN86. Optimum conditions were determined experimentally by varying the type of organic matter used, initial Cd2+ concentration, and pH. Under the optimum conditions, the maximum removal ratios of Cd2+, NO3-N and hardness were 100.00, 89.85 and 71.63%, respectively. The mechanism of Cd2+ removal is a combination of co-precipitation with calcium carbonate and pH. Further confirmation that Cd2+ can be removed by strain CN86 was provided by XRD and XPS analyses. Meteorological chromatography analysis showed that N2 was produced as an end product. These results demonstrate that the bacterial strain CN86 is a suitable candidate for simultaneously removing Cd2+, NO3-N, and hardness during in wastewater treatment.
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- Jun Feng Su
- State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China. .,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design and Research Co., Ltd (CUCED), Xi'an, 710077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Green Building in West China, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design and Research Co., Ltd (CUCED), Xi'an, 710077, China
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Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification with different mixed nitrogen loads by a hypothermia aerobic bacterium. Biodegradation 2018; 29:159-170. [PMID: 29383556 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-018-9820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Microorganism with simultaneous nitrification and denitrification ability plays a significant role in nitrogen removal process, especially in the eutrophic waters with excessive nitrogen loads. The nitrogen removal capacity of microorganism may suffer from low temperature or nitrite nitrogen source. In this study, a hypothermia aerobic nitrite-denitrifying bacterium, Pseudomonas tolaasii strain Y-11, was selected to determine the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification ability with mixed nitrogen source at 15 °C. The sole nitrogen removal efficiencies of strain Y-11 in simulated wastewater were obtained. After 24 h of incubation at 15 °C, the ammonium nitrogen fell below the detection limit from an initial value of 10.99 mg/L. Approximately 88.0 ± 0.33% of nitrate nitrogen was removed with the initial concentration of 11.78 mg/L and the nitrite nitrogen was not detected with the initial concentration of 10.75 mg/L after 48 h of incubation at 15 °C. Additionally, the simultaneous nitrification and denitrification nitrogen removal ability of P. tolaasii strain Y-11 was evaluated using low concentration of mixed NH4+-N and NO3--N/NO2--N (about 5 mg/L-N each) and high concentration of mixed NH4+-N and NO3--N/NO2--N (about 100 mg/L-N each). There was no nitrite nitrogen accumulation at the time of evaluation. The results demonstrated that P. tolaasii strain Y-11 had higher simultaneous nitrification and denitrification capacity with low concentration of mixed inorganic nitrogen sources and may be applied in low temperature wastewater treatment.
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Rout PR, Bhunia P, Dash RR. Simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from domestic wastewater using Bacillus cereus GS-5 strain exhibiting heterotrophic nitrification, aerobic denitrification and denitrifying phosphorous removal. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:484-495. [PMID: 28803098 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A newly isolated GS-5 strain exhibiting heterotrophic nitrification, aerobic denitrification and denitrifying phosphorous removal was identified as Bacillus cereus GS-5 based on its phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics. The isolate had exhibited efficient NH4+-N, NO3--N, NO2--N and PO43--P removal from nutrient spiked real domestic wastewater with average rates of 2.62, 2.69, 1.16 and 0.42mgL-1h-1, respectively under aerobic condition. Metabolic inhibitor based mass balance analysis indicated that dinitrogen gas (41%), intracellular nitrogen (29%) and intracellular phosphorous (60%) were the major fates of the initial NH4+-N and PO43--P. The successfully expression of hydroxylamine oxidase (hao), nitrate reductase (nar), nitrite reductase (nir) and poly phosphate kinase (ppk) enzyme in the cell free extracts and PCR amplification of nar, nir and ppk genes in the isolated strain provided further evidences for the nutrient removal possibility. A possible pathway of for nitrogen removal by GS-5 is suggested.
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- Prangya Ranjan Rout
- School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 013, India
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- School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 013, India
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- School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 013, India.
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Zhang S, Sun X, Fan Y, Qiu T, Gao M, Wang X. Heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification by Diaphorobacter polyhydroxybutyrativorans SL-205 using poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) as the sole carbon source. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 241:500-507. [PMID: 28601768 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A new strain of Diaphorobacter polyhydroxybutyrativorans (strain SL-205) was recently isolated and identified. SL-205 can utilize nitrate and nitrite for denitrification and ammonium for nitrification using poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) as the carbon source under aerobic conditions. SL-205 removed 99.11% of NH4+-derived N (83.90mg/L), 95.02% of NO3--N (308.24mg/L), and 84.13% of NO2--N (211.70mg/L), with average removal rates of 1.73mg NH4+-N/(L·h), 6.10mg NO3--N/(L·h), and 4.95mg NO2--N/(L·h). Nitrogen gas was the primary end-product, with negligible nitrous oxide accumulation during ammonium removal, accounting for 57.85% of the removed NH4+-N and 52.30% of the initial NH4+-N. Moreover, hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, nitrate reductase, and nitrite reductase were detected, further indicating that strain SL-205 underwent heterotrophic nitrification coupled with aerobic denitrification (NH4+→NH2OH→NO2-→NO3-→NO2-→N2O→N2). These results support the use of PHBV as a carbon source for nitrogen removal from water and wastewater by strain SL-205.
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- Shusong Zhang
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Beijing Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100097, China.
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He T, Xie D, Li Z, Ni J, Sun Q. Ammonium stimulates nitrate reduction during simultaneous nitrification and denitrification process by Arthrobacter arilaitensis Y-10. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 239:66-73. [PMID: 28500889 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The ability of Arthrobacter arilaitensis Y-10 for nitrogen removal from simulated wastewater was studied. Results showed that ammonium was the best inorganic nitrogen for strain Y-10's cell growth, which could also promote nitrate reduction. Approximately 100.0% of ammonium was removed in the nitrogen removal experiments. The nitrate removal efficiency was 73.3% with nitrate as sole nitrogen source, and then the nitrate efficiency was increased to 85.3% and 100.0% with ammonium and nitrate (both about 5 or 100mg/L) as the mixed nitrogen sources. Nitrite accumulation was observed in presence of ammonium and nitrate. When the concentration of sole nitrite nitrogen was 10.31mg/L, the nitrite removal efficiency was 100.0%. Neither ammonium nor nitrate was accumulated during the whole experimental process. All experimental results indicated that A. arilaitensis Y-10 could remove ammonium, nitrate and nitrite at 15°C from wastewater, and could also perform simultaneous nitrification and denitrification under aerobic condition.
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- Tengxia He
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multiscale Interfacial Process, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Guizhou Dejiang Secondary Vocational School, Guizhou 565200, China
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Gui M, Chen Q, Ni J. Effect of sulfamethoxazole on aerobic denitrification by strain Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 235:325-331. [PMID: 28376383 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), as a common sulfonamide antibiotic, was reported to affect conventional anaerobic denitrification. This study presented effects of SMX on aerobic denitrification by an aerobic denitrifier strain Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1. Results demonstrated serious inhibition of N2O reduction as SMX reached 4μg/L, leading to higher N2O emission ratio (251-fold). Increase of SMX (∼8μg/L) would induce highest nitrite accumulation (95.3mg/L) without reduction, and severe inhibition of nitrate reduction resulted in lower nitrate removal rate (0.15mg/L/h) as SMX reached 20μg/L. Furthermore, corresponding inhibition of SMX on denitrifying genes expression (nosZ>nirS>cnorB>napA) was found with a time-lapse expression between nosZ and cnorB. Meanwhile, the decline in electron transport activity and active microbial biomass of strain PCN-1 was revealed. The insight into mechanism of SMX influence on aerobic denitrifier is of particular significance to upgrade nitrogen removal process in antibiotics-containing wastewater treatment plant.
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- Mengyao Gui
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871, China.
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Effect of NaCl on aerobic denitrification by strain Achromobacter sp. GAD-3. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5139-5147. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8191-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nitrogen Removal Characteristics of Pseudomonas putida Y-9 Capable of Heterotrophic Nitrification and Aerobic Denitrification at Low Temperature. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:1429018. [PMID: 28293626 PMCID: PMC5331289 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1429018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The cold-adapted bacterium Pseudomonas putida Y-9 was investigated and exhibited excellent capability for nitrogen removal at 15°C. The strain capable of heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification could efficiently remove ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite at an average removal rate of 2.85 mg, 1.60 mg, and 1.83 mg NL-1 h-1, respectively. Strain Y-9 performed nitrification in preference to denitrification when ammonium and nitrate or ammonium and nitrite coexisted in the solution. Meantime, the presence of nitrate had no effect on the ammonium removal rate of strain Y-9, and yet the presence of high concentration of nitrite would inhibit the cell growth and decrease the nitrification rate. The experimental results indicate that P. putida Y-9 has potential application for the treatment of wastewater containing high concentrations of ammonium along with its oxidation products at low temperature.
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Degradation of phenol in industrial wastewater over the F–Fe/TiO2 photocatalysts under visible light illumination. Chin J Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Effects of heavy metals on aerobic denitrification by strain Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 101:1717-1727. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7984-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen J, Gu S, Hao H, Chen J. Characteristics and metabolic pathway of Alcaligenes sp. TB for simultaneous heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:9787-9794. [PMID: 27678119 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7840-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A novel heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacterium, Alcaligenes sp. TB (GenBank accession no. JQ044686), was isolated from a rotating drum biofilter for NO removal. Its characteristics and metabolic pathway for NO removal were comprehensively investigated. Experimental results showed that the nitrification and denitrification efficiency reached 99.42 and 96.44 %, respectively, after 44 h under the conditions of pH 7.2, 30 °C, and 120 rpm. The tests with the addition of Pb2+ and Na2WO4 as the reductase inhibitor revealed that nitrite was the key intermediate to produce the nitrogen gas as the final product in the simultaneous heterotrophic nitrification and denitrification by strain TB. Based on the experimental results, the metabolic pathway of strain TB has been proposed that it carries out shortcut/complete simultaneous nitrification and denitrification with nitrite as an intermediate and nitrogen gas as a final product. The two potential metabolic pathways existing in strain TB can be described as NH4+ → NH2OH → NO2- → N2O → N2 and NH4+ → NH2OH → NO2- → NO3- → NO2- → N2O → N2. This work indicates that the strain TB may be a good candidate for the denitrification of the sewage.
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- Jun Chen
- Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Bioconversion and Biopurification, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Bioconversion and Biopurification, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, People's Republic of China.
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Rava E, Chirwa E. Effect of carrier fill ratio on biofilm properties and performance of a hybrid fixed-film bioreactor treating coal gasification wastewater for the removal of COD, phenols and ammonia-nitrogen. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2016; 73:2461-2467. [PMID: 27191568 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect different biofilm carrier filling ratios would have on biofilm morphology and activity and bacterial diversity in a hybrid fixed-film bioreactor treating high strength coal gasification wastewater (CGWW) for the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), phenols and ammonia-nitrogen. Results showed that a carrier fill of 70% formed a 'compact' biofilm, a 50% fill formed a 'rippling' biofilm and a 30% fill formed a 'porous' biofilm. The highest microbial activity was obtained with a 50% carrier fill supporting a relatively thin biofilm. The highest level of biofilm bound metals were aluminium, silicon, calcium and iron in the 'compact' biofilm; nitrogen, magnesium, chloride, sodium and potassium in the 'rippling' biofilm, and copper in the 'porous' biofilm. The bioreactor improved the quality of the CGWW by removing 49% and 78% of the COD and phenols, respectively. However, no significant amount of ammonia-nitrogen was removed since nitrification did not take place due to heterotrophic bacteria out-competing autotrophic nitrifying bacteria in the biofilm. The dominant heterotrophic genera identified for all three carrier filling ratios were Thauera, Pseudaminobacter, Pseudomonas and Diaphorobacter.
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- E Rava
- University of Pretoria, Water Utilisation Division, Pretoria 0002, South Africa E-mail:
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- University of Pretoria, Water Utilisation Division, Pretoria 0002, South Africa E-mail:
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