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Chen L, Zheng X, Zhang K, Wu B, Pei X, Chen W, Wei X, Luo Z, Li Y, Zhang Z. Sustained-release nitrate combined with microbial fuel cell: A novel strategy for PAHs and odor removal from sediment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 455:131610. [PMID: 37201276 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Nitrate addition is a biostimulation technique that can improve both the oxidation of acid volatile sulfide (AVS) through autotrophic denitrification and the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) via heterotrophic denitrification. However, during the remediation, parts of the dissolved nitrate in the sediment migrates from the sediment to the overlying water, leading to the loss of effective electron acceptor. To overcome this limitation, a combined approached was proposed, which involved nitrocellulose addition and a microbial fuel cell (MFC). Results indicated the nitrate could be slowly released and maintained at a higher concentration over long term. In the combined system, the removal efficiencies of PAHs and AVS were 71.56% and 89.76%, respectively. Furthermore, the voltage attained for the MFC-nitrocellulose treatment was maintained at 146.1 mV on Day 70, which was 5.37 times higher than that of the MFC-calcium nitrate treatment. Sediments with nitrocellulose resulted in lower levels of nitrate and ammonium in the overlying water. Metagenomic results revealed that the combined technology improved the expression of nitrogen-cycling genes. The introduction of MFC inhibited sulfide regeneration during incubation by suppressing the enzyme activity like EC4.4.1.2. The enhanced biostimulation provided potential for in-situ bioremediation utilizing MFC coupled with slow-released nitrate (i.e., nitrocellulose) treatment.
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- Lili Chen
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Cheng M, Li X, Gao X, Zhao Z. Effects of two plant species combined with slag-sponges on the treatment performance of contaminated saline water in constructed wetland. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:63592-63602. [PMID: 37046164 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26788-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Constructed wetland (CW), an ecological water treatment system, can purify and repair the damaged saline water body in an open watershed, but its repairing function is limited at low temperature under salt stress. In this study, two different plant species with slag-sponge layer were operated to enhance the purification effect of CW on the damaged saline water body. The results showed that the combination of Scirpus mariqueter and slag-sponges in CW had a better purification effect especially under the condition of salinity of 10‰ (S = 10) with a respective removal efficiency of 91.04% of total nitrogen, 80.07% of total phosphorus, and 93.02% of COD in high temperature (25 ~ 35 °C). Furthermore, ecological traits (enzyme activity and amino acids) of plants, the abundance and distribution of functional microorganisms on the surface of slag-sponges, and the microbial state on the substrate surface of the denitrifying zone of CW were analyzed to explain how exactly the combinations worked. It was found that the enrichment of functional microorganisms in slag-sponge and the anaerobic zone of plants have improved the nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Plants maintained high enzyme activities and the ability to synthesize key amino acids under salt stress to ensure the growth and reproduction of plants and achieve the assimilation function. Scirpus mariqueter combined with slag-sponges in CW effectively improved the purification effect of damaged saline water, indicating that it is an ecological and green saline water treatment way.
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- Mengqi Cheng
- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Engineering Research Center for Water Environment Ecology in Shanghai, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Conservation, Hengshui, Hebei, China.
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Lima FS, de Barros Neto EL, Melo RPF, da Silva Neto JM, Bezerra Lopes FW, de Jesus Nogueira Duarte L. Removal of diclofenac sodium from aqueous solution using ionic micellar flocculation-assisted adsorption. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2022.2085577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Fernanda Siqueira Lima
- Chemical Engineering Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of the Semiarid (UFERSA), Pau dos Ferros, Brazil
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- Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, Federal University of the Semiarid (UFERSA), Pau dos Ferros, Brazil
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Unraveling pharmaceuticals removal in a sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification process: Performance, kinetics and mechanisms. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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