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Zhang Q, Xu X, Zhang R, Shao B, Fan K, Zhao L, Ji X, Ren N, Lee DJ, Chen C. The mixed/mixotrophic nitrogen removal for the effective and sustainable treatment of wastewater: From treatment process to microbial mechanism. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 226:119269. [PMID: 36279615 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Biological nitrogen removal (BNR) is one of the most important environmental concerns in the field of wastewater treatment. The conventional BNR process based on heterotrophic nitrogen removal (HeNR) is suffering from several limitations, including external carbon source dependence, excessive sludge production, and greenhouse gas emissions. Through the mediation of autotrophic nitrogen removal (AuNR), mixed/mixotrophic nitrogen removal (MixNR) offers a viable solution to the optimization of the BNR process. Here, the recent advance and characteristics of MixNR process guided by sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification (SDAD) and anammox are summarized in this review. Additionally, we discuss the functional microorganisms in different MixNR systems, shedding light on metabolic mechanisms and microbial interactions. The significance of MixNR for carbon reduction in the BNR process has also been noted. The knowledge gaps and the future research directions that may facilitate the practical application of the MixNR process are highlighted. Overall, the prospect of the MixNR process is attractive, and this review will provide guidance for the future implementation of MixNR process as well as deciphering the microbially metabolic mechanisms.
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- Quan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-li, 32003, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Room 1433, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China.
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Guerriero G, Mattei MR, Papirio S, Esposito G, Frunzo L. Modelling the effect of SMP production and external carbon addition on S-driven autotrophic denitrification. Sci Rep 2022; 12:7008. [PMID: 35487960 PMCID: PMC9054823 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10944-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model to assess the effect of soluble microbial products production and external carbon source addition on the performance of a sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification (SdAD) process. During SdAD, the growth of autotrophic biomass (AUT) was accompanied by the proliferation of heterotrophic biomass mainly consisting of heterotrophic denitrifiers (HD) and sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), which are able to grow on both the SMP derived from the microbial activities and on an external carbon source. The process was supposed to occur in a sequencing batch reactor to investigate the effects of the COD injection on both heterotrophic species and to enhance the production and consumption of SMP. The mathematical model was built on mass balance considerations and consists of a system of nonlinear impulsive differential equations, which have been solved numerically. Different simulation scenarios have been investigated by varying the main operational parameters: cycle duration, day of COD injection and quantity of COD injected. For cycle durations of more than 15 days and a COD injection after the half-cycle duration, SdAD represents the prevailing process and the SRB represent the main heterotrophic family. For shorter cycle duration and COD injections earlier than the middle of the cycle, the same performance can be achieved increasing the quantity of COD added, which results in an increased activity of HD. In all the performed simulation even in the case of COD addition, AUT remain the prevailing microbial family in the reactor.
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- Grazia Guerriero
- Department of Mathematics and Applications "R. Caccioppoli", Via Cintia, Monte S. Angelo, 80126, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications "R. Caccioppoli", Via Cintia, Monte S. Angelo, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications "R. Caccioppoli", Via Cintia, Monte S. Angelo, 80126, Naples, Italy
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Bărbulescu A, Barbeş L. Statistical methods for assessing water quality after treatment on a sequencing batch reactor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 752:141991. [PMID: 32896794 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Given that water scarcity is a big issue nowadays, wastewater treatment is necessary for the future water use and the prevention of environmental contamination. In this context, this study presents the results of the statistical analysis of ten water parameters before and after the water cleaning in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The influent biodegradability is assessed by computing the BOD5/COD ratio. New momentary and global efficiency indices are introduced for the evaluation of the pollutants' removal efficiency. Five classes of efficiencies (excellent, good, fair, marginal, and poor) are also proposed for the evaluation of WWTP's performances. The study shows that the WWTP's efficiency is good - when working with six water parameters - and marginal - when working with ten parameters. Small efficiencies of nitrates, total dissolved solids, and chlorine removal are noticed. Statistical distributions of ten water parameters in the influent and effluent are fitted and tested by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Chi-squared tests. They are utilized for computing the probability of exceeding the admissible limits of water parameters in the effluent, which can be used as a warning tool for improving the WWTP's performance.
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- Alina Bărbulescu
- Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Ovidius University of Constanta, 124, Mamaia Avenue, Romania.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ovidius University of Constanta, 124, Mamaia Avenue, Romania.
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Zhao B, Dan Q, Guo LJ, An Q, Guo JS. Characterization of an aerobic denitrifier Enterobacter cloacae strain HNR and its nitrate reductase gene. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1775-1784. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01887-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Yuan Y, Bian A, Chen F, Xu X, Huang C, Chen C, Liu W, Cheng H, Chen T, Ding C, Li Z, Wang A. Continuous sulfur biotransformation in an anaerobic-anoxic sequential batch reactor involving sulfate reduction and denitrifying sulfide oxidization. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:568-578. [PMID: 31229718 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The pathways and intermediates of continuous sulfur biotransformation in an anaerobic and anoxic sequential batch reactor (AA-SBR) involving sulfate reduction (SR) and denitrifying sulfide oxidization (DSO) were investigated. In the anoxic phase, DSO occurred in two sequential steps, the oxidation of sulfide (S2-) to elemental sulfur (S0) and the oxidation of S0 to sulfate (SO42-). The oxidation rate of S2- to S0 was 3.31 times faster than that of S0 to SO42-, resulting in the accumulation of S0 as a desired intermediate under S2--S/NO3--N ratio (molar ratio) of 0.9:1. Although, approximately 60% of generated S0 suspended in the effluent, about 40% of S0 retained in the sludge, which could be further oxidized or reduced in anoxic or anaerobic phase. In anoxic, S0 was subsequently oxidized to SO42- under S2--S/NO3--N ratio of 0.5:1. In anaerobic, S0 coexist with SO42- (in fresh wastewater) were simultaneously reduced to S2-, and the reduction rate of SO42- to S2- was 3.17 times faster than that of S0 to S2-, resulting in a higher production of S0 in subsequent anoxic phase. Microbial community analysis indicated that SO42-/S0-reducing bacteria (e.g. Desulfomicrobium and Desulfuromonas) and S2-/S0-oxidizing bacteria (e.g. Paracoccus and Thermothrix) co-participated in continuous sulfur biotransformation in the AA-SBR. A conceptual model was established to describe these main processes and key intermediates. The research offers a new insight into the reaction processes optimization for S0 recovery and simultaneous removal of SO42- and NO3- in an AA-SBR.
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- Ye Yuan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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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 Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, 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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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China.
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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 Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Sun C, Yuan J, Xu H, Huang S, Wen X, Tong N, Zhang Y. Simultaneous removal of nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide in a biofilter under micro-oxygen thermophilic conditions: Removal performance, competitive relationship and bacterial community structure. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 290:121768. [PMID: 31323510 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The efficiency of a biofilter to simultaneously remove nitric oxide (NO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) was investigated under thermophilic (48 ± 2 °C) micro-oxygen (3 vol%) conditions. After the start-up stage (Days 0-14), the stable operation period was divided into three stages. SO2 inlet concentration remained 500 mg/m3, NO inlet concentrations were 300 mg/m3 (Days 15-40), 500 mg/m3 (Days 41-70) and 700 mg/m3 (Days 71-100). In each stable stage, the removal efficiency of NO and SO2 exceeded 90%, the maximum removal rates of NO and SO2 were 98.08% and 99.61%, respectively. The final products of SO2 were mostly sulphur. Nitrate-reducing bacteria inhibited sulphate-reducing bacteria. Illumina high-throughput sequencing confirmed that the relative abundance of nitrate-reducing bacteria was positively correlated with NO removal efficiency, the relative abundance of sulphate-reducing bacteria was related to the conversion rate of sulphur.
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- Congcong Sun
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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Chen H, Wu J, Liu B, Li YY, Yasui H. Competitive dynamics of anaerobes during long-term biological sulfate reduction process in a UASB reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 280:173-182. [PMID: 30771572 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To reveal the long-term competitive dynamics of anaerobes in anaerobic bioreactors with sulfate reduction, a comprehensive structured mathematical model was designed for an extension of the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1). Sulfate reduction bacteria (SRB) were categorized into acetogenic-likewise SRB (ASRB) and methanogenic-likewise SRB (MSRB). Experimental data from 329 days of continuous operation of a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor was used for model calibration and validation. Results show that the model has a good agreement with experimental data and that three stages including the MPA dominant, stalemate and SRB dominant stages were clearly appeared throughout the whole competition period. The model was capable of predicting the long-term dynamic competition of sulfidogens and methanogens for electrons. This could explain a long-term of over 200 days needed for the SRB out-competing the MPA, and support speculation that the SRB could finally out-compete both the AcB and the MPA.
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- Hong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Water-Sediment Sciences and Water Disaster Prevention of Hunan Province, School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
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Xu XJ, Shao B, Chen C, Zhang RC, Xie P, Wang XT, Yuan Y, Wang AJ, Lee DJ, Yuan YX, Ren NQ. Response of the reactor performance and microbial community to a shift of ISDD process from micro-aerobic to anoxic condition. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:837-844. [PMID: 30193232 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Micro-aerobic condition has proven to be effective in enhancing sulfide oxidation to elemental sulfur (S0) during integrated simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification process (ISDD). In this study we investigated and compared the performance and microbial community of ISDD process operating under initially anoxic, then micro-aerobic and finally switch back to anoxic condition. For all the three tested scenarios, comparable bioreactor performance in terms of sulfate (95.0 ± 4.4%, 90.6 ± 3.8%, 89.8 ± 3.5%) and nitrate (∼100%) removal was achieved. However, a shift of ISDD bioreactor from micro-aerobic to anoxic environment clearly increased the S0 production (30.6%), relative to that at initial anoxic condition (14.2%). Further anoxic bioreactor operation with different influent nitrate concentrations also obtained satisfactory performance particularly in terms of S0 production. Microbial community analysis results showed that functional microorganisms selectively enriched at micro-aerobic condition, particularly sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), could also function well and enhance S0 production when bioreactor switching from micro-aerobic to anoxic environment. We proposed that micro-aerobic strategy could function as a bio-selector and provide a new idea in functional microorganisms selectively enrichment for wastewater treatment.
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- Xi-Jun Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2650, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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Xu H, Tong N, Huang S, Hayat W, Fazal S, Li J, Li S, Yan J, Zhang Y. Simultaneous autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate at different voltages in a bioelectrochemical reactor (BER): Evaluation of degradation efficiency and characterization of microbial communities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 265:340-348. [PMID: 29913289 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The autotrophic removal of sulphate and nitrate in bioelectrochemical reactors was investigated at different external voltages (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 V) under anaerobic conditions. Sulphate and nitrate removal, nitrite accumulation, reduction trend of nitrate and sulphate and microbial community structure were explored. Results indicate the highest removal efficiencies of nitrate and sulphate at 43.3 ± 2.8 and 7.1 ± 0.2 mg·l-1·d-1 when the voltage is 0.6 V. Moreover, nitrite accumulation decreases with increased voltage from 0.2 V to 1.0 V. Illumina high-throughput sequencing results show similar richness and diversity of bacterial species with increased voltage from 0.2 V to 0.8 V. However, with further increased voltage to 1.0 V, bacterial diversity and richness decrease significantly. Overall, significant differences in community compositions are observed at different voltages.
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- Hao Xu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratrory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou 510070, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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