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Zhu C, Huang H, Chen Y. Recent advances in biological removal of nitroaromatics from wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 307:119570. [PMID: 35667518 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Various nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) released into the environment cause potential threats to humans and animals. Biological treatment is valued for cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and availability when treating wastewater containing NACs. Considering the significance and wide use of NACs, this review focuses on recent advances in biological treatment systems for NACs removal from wastewater. Meanwhile, factors affecting biodegradation and methods to enhance removal efficiency of NACs are discussed. The selection of biological treatment system needs to consider NACs loading and cost, and its performance is affected by configuration and operation strategy. Generally, sequential anaerobic-aerobic biological treatment systems perform better in mineralizing NACs and removing co-pollutants. Future research on mechanism exploration of NACs biotransformation and performance optimization will facilitate the large-scale application of biological treatment systems.
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- Cuicui Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Ávila C, García-Galán MJ, Uggetti E, Montemurro N, García-Vara M, Pérez S, García J, Postigo C. Boosting pharmaceutical removal through aeration in constructed wetlands. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 412:125231. [PMID: 33550125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This work evaluated the removal efficiency of 13 wastewater-borne pharmaceuticals in a pilot constructed wetland (CW) operated under different aeration strategies (no aeration, intermittent and continuous). Aeration improved the removal of conventional wastewater parameters and the targeted micropollutants, compared to the non-aerated treatment. Reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (TN) was slightly higher applying intermittent aeration than applying continuous aeration, the opposite was observed for the investigated pharmaceuticals. Seven targeted compounds were found in influent wastewater, and five of them (acetaminophen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, bezafibrate and gemfibrozil) were efficiently removed (> 83%) in the aerated systems. The overall risk of the investigated samples against aquatic ecosystems was moderate, decreasing in the order influent > no aeration > intermittent aeration > continuous aeration, based on the hazard quotient approach. Lorazepam, diclofenac and ketoprofen were the pharmaceuticals that could contribute the most to this potential environmental impact of the CW effluents after discharge. To the authors' knowledge this is the first sound study on the removal and fate of ketoprofen, bezafibrate, and lorazepam in aerated CWs, and provides additional evidence on the removal and fate of acetaminophen, diclofenac, gemfibrozil, and carbamazepine in this type of bioremediation systems at pilot plant scale.
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- Cristina Ávila
- AIMEN Technology Center, c/ Relva, 27A - Torneiros, Pontevedra, 36410 Porriño, Spain; ICRA, Catalan Institute for Water Research, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit, 101, E-17003 Girona, Spain; Universitat de Girona, E-17003 Girona, Spain
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- GEMMA-Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- GEMMA-Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Water, Environmental and Food Chemistry Unit (ENFOCHEM), Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Water, Environmental and Food Chemistry Unit (ENFOCHEM), Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- Water, Environmental and Food Chemistry Unit (ENFOCHEM), Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, Barcelona 08034, Spain
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- GEMMA-Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Water, Environmental and Food Chemistry Unit (ENFOCHEM), Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, Barcelona 08034, Spain
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Di L, Li Y, Nie L, Wang S, Kong F. Influence of plant radial oxygen loss in constructed wetland combined with microbial fuel cell on nitrobenzene removal from aqueous solution. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 394:122542. [PMID: 32240899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of radial oxygen loss (ROL) of three different plants on nitrobenzene (NB) wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation performance in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC). ROL and root biomass from wetland plants showed positive effects on NB wastewater compared to unplanted CW-MFC. Scirpus validus exhibited higher tolerance to NB than Typha orientalis and Iris pseudacorus at 20-200 mg/L NB. As NB concentration reached 200 mg/L, the CW-MFC with Scirpus validus had relatively high DO (2.57 ± 0.17 mg/L) and root biomass (16.42 ± 0.18 g/m2), which resulted in the highest power density and voltage (19.5 mW/m2, 590 mV) as well as NB removal efficiency (93.9 %) among four reactors. High-throughput sequencing results suggested that electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) (e.g., Geobacter, Ferruginibacter) and dominant NB-degrading bacteria (e.g., Comamonas, Pseudomonas) could be enhanced by wetland plants, especially in CW-MFC with Scirpus validus. Therefore, Scirpus validus was a good option for simultaneously treating NB wastewater and producing bioelectricity.
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- Liyan Di
- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Wu JH, Zhang F. Rapid aerobic visible-light-driven photo-reduction of nitrobenzene. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 710:136322. [PMID: 31923680 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Many strategies have been proposed to treat wastewater containing toxic contaminants, such as nitrobenzene, prior to discharge. Most of these degradation processes, especially biodegradation, undergo a limited step of nitrobenzene reduction into aniline and a subsequent fast step of aniline mineralization. The low efficiency of nitrobenzene reduction and the requirement of an anaerobic atmosphere limit the overall degradation performance. In this communication, eosin Y is reported as a potential homogeneous catalyst for the rapid photoreduction of nitrobenzene under aerobic conditions. As a result, a conversion (~10 min) of nitrobenzene (25 mg/L) into aniline driven by visible light was achieved. The reduction rate constants under aerobic conditions (0.30 min-1) were even slightly higher than those under anaerobic conditions (0.28 min-1), and the lifetime of the catalytic system was extended. Furthermore, the mechanism of nitrobenzene transformation was speculated based on the identification of intermediate products. To provide guidance for the practical application of this pretreatment strategy, the impact of pH value and widely existing heavy metal ions on photoreduction were also demonstrated. The results from this work provide a novel insight into the integrated control of organic pollutants produced in chemical industries.
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- Jing-Hang Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Zhao L, Lu Z, Tan S, Ciren J, Tan C. Effects of glucose and starch on the toxicity of nitrobenzene to plants and microbes in constructed wetlands. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 658:809-817. [PMID: 30583176 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photosynthetic pigment content, antioxidant enzyme activities of plants, microbial enzyme activities and community structure were analyzed to investigate the effects of glucose and starch on the toxicity of nitrobenzene (NB) to plants and microbes in constructed wetlands (CWs). As the influent NB concentration increased from 10 mg/L to 100 mg/L, the NB removal efficiency of the blank group decreased from 97.1% to 75.02%. However, the NB removal efficiencies of the external carbon source groups were maintained at nearly 100%. External carbon sources accelerated the transformation process of NB to aniline (AN), thus decreasing NB toxicity to the microbes and plants. When the influent NB concentration reached 100 mg/L, the NB removal rates and NB reductase activities of the external carbon source groups were 2.4 times and 4 times higher, respectively, than those of the blank group. Most of the dominant genera found in the three CWs could reduce nitroaromatics to the corresponding aromatic amines according to the results of high-throughput sequencing. The performance of NB removal in the CWs indicated the potential of CWs for NB treatment and the necessity of external carbon sources under high NB concentrations.
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- Lianfang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Power China Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Limited, Changsha 410014, Hunan, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China
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Carles L, Rossi F, Besse-Hoggan P, Blavignac C, Leremboure M, Artigas J, Batisson I. Nicosulfuron Degradation by an Ascomycete Fungus Isolated From Submerged Alnus Leaf Litter. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:3167. [PMID: 30619225 PMCID: PMC6305708 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nicosulfuron is a selective herbicide belonging to the sulfonylurea family, commonly applied on maize crops. Its worldwide use results in widespread presence as a contaminant in surface streams and ground-waters. In this study, we isolated, for the first time, the Plectosphaerella cucumerina AR1 nicosulfuron-degrading fungal strain, a new record from Alnus leaf litter submerged in freshwater. The degradation of nicosulfuron by P. cucumerina AR1 was achieved by a co-metabolism process and followed a first-order model dissipation. Biodegradation kinetics analysis indicated that, in planktonic lifestyle, nicosulfuron degradation by this strain was glucose concentration dependent, with a maximum specific degradation rate of 1 g/L in glucose. When grown on natural substrata (leaf or wood) as the sole carbon sources, the Plectosphaerella cucumerina AR1 developed as a well-established biofilm in 10 days. After addition of nicosulfuron in the medium, the biofilms became thicker, with rising mycelium, after 10 days for leaves and 21 days for wood. Similar biofilm development was observed in the absence of herbicide. These fungal biofilms still conserve the nicosulfuron degradation capacity, using the same pathway as that observed with planktonic lifestyle as evidenced by LC-MS analyses. This pathway involved first the hydrolysis of the nicosulfuron sulfonylurea bridge, leading to the production of two major metabolites: 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine (ADMP) and 2-(aminosulfonyl)-N,N-dimethyl-3-pyridinecarboxamide (ASDM). One minor metabolite, identified as 2-(1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-ureido)-N,N-dimethyl-nicotinamide (N3), derived from the cleavage of the C-S bond of the sulfonylurea bridge and contraction by elimination of sulfur dioxide. A last metabolite (N4), detected in trace amount, was assigned to 2-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N,N-dimethyl-nicotinamide (N4), resulting from the hydrolysis of the N3 urea function. Although fungal growth was unaffected by nicosulfuron, its laccase activity was significantly impaired regardless of lifestyle. Leaf and wood surfaces being good substrata for biofilm development in rivers, P. cucumerina AR1 strain could thus have potential as an efficient candidate for the development of methods aiming to reduce contamination by nicosulfuron in aquatic environments.
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- Louis Carles
- Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre Imagerie Cellulaire Santé, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA PARTNER), Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, CNRS, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Iman M, Sobati T, Panahi Y, Mobasheri M. Systems Biology Approach to Bioremediation of Nitroaromatics: Constraint-Based Analysis of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Biotransformation by Escherichia coli. Molecules 2017; 22:E1242. [PMID: 28805729 PMCID: PMC6152126 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22081242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Microbial remediation of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) is a promising environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach to the removal of these life-threating agents. Escherichia coli (E. coli) has shown remarkable capability for the biotransformation of 2,4,6-trinitro-toluene (TNT). Efforts to develop E. coli as an efficient TNT degrading biocatalyst will benefit from holistic flux-level description of interactions between multiple TNT transforming pathways operating in the strain. To gain such an insight, we extended the genome-scale constraint-based model of E. coli to account for a curated version of major TNT transformation pathways known or evidently hypothesized to be active in E. coli in present of TNT. Using constraint-based analysis (CBA) methods, we then performed several series of in silico experiments to elucidate the contribution of these pathways individually or in combination to the E. coli TNT transformation capacity. Results of our analyses were validated by replicating several experimentally observed TNT degradation phenotypes in E. coli cultures. We further used the extended model to explore the influence of process parameters, including aeration regime, TNT concentration, cell density, and carbon source on TNT degradation efficiency. We also conducted an in silico metabolic engineering study to design a series of E. coli mutants capable of degrading TNT at higher yield compared with the wild-type strain. Our study, therefore, extends the application of CBA to bioremediation of nitroaromatics and demonstrates the usefulness of this approach to inform bioremediation research.
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- Maryam Iman
- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, 1477893855 Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, 1477893855 Tehran, Iran.
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, 46115655 Tehran, Iran.
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- Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, 1477893855 Tehran, Iran.
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, 46115655 Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences & Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), 194193311 Tehran, Iran.
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Zhang E, Wang F, Zhai W, Scott K, Wang X, Diao G. Efficient removal of nitrobenzene and concomitant electricity production by single-chamber microbial fuel cells with activated carbon air-cathode. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 229:111-118. [PMID: 28110227 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Single-chamber microbial fuel cells (S-MFCs) with bio-anodes and activated carbon (AC) air-cathodes showed high nitrobenzene (NB) tolerance and NB removal with concomitant electricity production. The maximum power over 25Wm-3 could be obtained when S-MFCs were operated in the NB loading range of 1.2-6.2molm-3d-1, and stable electricity production over 13.7Wm-3 could be produced in a NB loading range of 1.2-14.7molm-3d-1. The present S-MFCs exhibited high NB removal performance with NB removal efficiency over 97% even when the NB loading rate was increased to 17.2molm-3d-1. The potential NB reduced product (i.e. aniline) could also be effectively removed from influents. The findings in this study means that single-chamber MFCs assembled with pre-enriched bio-anodes and AC air-cathodes could be developed as effective bio-electrochemical systems to remove NB from wastewaters and to harvest energy instead of consuming energy.
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- Enren Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City 225002, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City 225002, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou City 225002, China
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