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Estrada-Arriaga EB, Montero-Farías R, Morales-Morales C, García-Sánchez L, Falcón-Rojas A, Garzón-Zúñiga MA, Gutierrez-Macias T. Performance of a pilot-scale microbial electrolysis cell coupled with biofilm-based reactor for household wastewater treatment: simultaneous pollutant removal and hydrogen production. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2024:10.1007/s00449-024-03079-0. [PMID: 39153098 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-024-03079-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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The septic tank is the most commonly used decentralized wastewater treatment systems for household wastewater treatment in on-site applications. The removal rate of various pollutants is lower in different septic tank configurations. The integration of a microbial electrolysis cells (MEC) into septic tank or biofilm-based reactors can be a green and sustainable technology for household wastewater treatment and energy production. In this study, a 50-L septic tank was converted into a 50-L MEC coupled with biofilm-based reactor for simultaneous household wastewater treatment and hydrogen production. The biofilm-based reactor was integrated by an anaerobic packed-bed biofilm reactor (APBBR) and an aerobic moving bed biofilm reactor (aeMBBR). The MEC/APBBR/aeMBBR was evaluated at different organic loading rates (OLRs) by applying voltage of 0.7 and 1.0 V. Result showed that the increase of OLRs from 0.2 to 0.44 kg COD/m3 d did not affect organic matter removals. Nutrient and solids removal decreased with increasing OLR up to 0.44 kg COD/m3 d. Global removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total nitrogen (TN), ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4+), total phosphorus (TP) and total suspended solids (TSS) removal ranged from 81 to 84%, 84 to 85%, 53 to 68%, 88 to 98%, 11 to 30% and 76 to 88% respectively, was obtained in this study. The current density generated in the MEC from 0 to 0.41 A/m2 contributed to an increase in hydrogen production and pollutants removal. The maximum volumetric hydrogen production rate obtained in the MEC was 0.007 L/L.d (0.072 L/d). The integration of the MEC into biofilm-based reactors applying a voltage of 1.0 V generated different bioelectrochemical nitrogen and phosphorus transformations within the MEC, allowing a simultaneous denitrification-nitrification process with phosphorus removal.
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- Edson Baltazar Estrada-Arriaga
- Subcoordinación de Sistemas de Saneamiento y Reutilización de Aguas Residuales, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, México.
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, México
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- Instituto Tecnológico de San Juan del Río, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Quintas de Guadalupe, San Juan del Río, Av. Tecnológico No. 2, Querétaro, Querétaro, C.P. 76800, México.
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- Subcoordinación de Sistemas de Saneamiento y Reutilización de Aguas Residuales, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, México
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- Subcoodinación de Monitoreo y Evaluación de Calidad del Agua, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, México
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- Laboratorio de Evaluación, Desarrollo E Innovación de Tecnología del Agua, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-Durango, Sigma 119, 20 de Noviembre II, Durango, Durango, C.P. 34220, México
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- Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, Jiutepec, Morelos, C.P. 62550, México
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Sun S, Qiao M, Huang G, Zhang J, Yang B, Zhao X. An electrochlorination process integrating enhanced oxidation of phosphonate to orthophosphate and elimination: Verification of matrix chloridion-induced oxidation mechanism. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 249:120735. [PMID: 38007898 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120735] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Phosphonate used as scale inhibitor is a non-negligible eutrophic contaminant in corresponding polluted waters. Besides, its conversion to orthophosphate (ortho-P) is a precondition for realizing bioavailable phosphorus recovery. Due to the feeble degradation efficiency with less than 30 % from classical Fenton commonly used in industrial wastewater treatment and itself vulnerable to strong inhibition interference of matrix chloride ions, we proposed an electrochemical approach to transform the native salt in the solution into oxidizing substances, sort of achieving beneficial utilization of matrix waste, and enhanced the ortho-P conversion rate of 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) to 89.2 % (± 3.6 %). In electrochlorination system, it was found that HEDP rapidly complexed with Fe(II) and then coordinated in-situ Fe(III) to release free HEDP via intramolecular metal-ligand electron transfer reaction. The subsequent degradation mainly rooted in the oxidation of pivotal reactive species HClO, FeIVO2+ and 1O2, causing C-P and CC bonds to fracture in sequence. Eventually the organically bound phosphorus of HEDP was recovered as ortho-P. This study acquainted the audiences with the rare mechanism of chloridion-triggered HEDP degradation under electrochemical way, as well as offered a feasible technology for synchronous transformation of organically bound phosphorus to ortho-P and elimination from phosphonates.
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- Sainan Sun
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Shanghai Tongji Environmental Engineering Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Tian F, Qiao J, Zheng W, Lei Y, Jiang S, Liu Y. Flow-through electrochemical organophosphorus degradation and phosphorus recovery: The essential role of chlorine radical. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116867. [PMID: 37573819 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Phosphorus scarcity and the deleterious ecological impact of the release of organophosphorus pesticides have emerged as critical global issues. Previous research has shown the ability of electrochemistry to induce the precipitation of calcium phosphate from phosphorus-laden wastewater to recover the phosphorus. The current study presents a flow-through electrochemical system consisting of a column-shaped electrochemical reactor, a tubular stainless-steel (SS) cathode, and a titanium suboxides (TiSO) anode. This system simultaneously oxidizes tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfate (THPS) and recycles phosphates. The influence of current density, flow rate, and initial calcium ions concentration were examined under continuous flow operation. To enhance the electrochemical reactor's performance, we elevated the current density from 5 to 30 mA cm-2, which caused the phosphorus recovery efficiency to increase from 37% to 72% within 120 min, accompanied by an enhancement of the THPS mineralization efficiency from 57% to 90%. These improvements were likely due to the higher yield of reactive species chloride species (Cl•) formed at the TiSO anode and the higher local pH at the cathode. By investigating the formation of Cl• at the TiSO anode, we found that THPS mineralization exceeded 75% in the presence of NaCl at a current density of 20 mA cm-2. The demonstrated performance of the flow-through electrochemical system should enable the utilization of anodic oxidation-cathodic precipitation for the recovery of phosphorus from organophosphorus-contaminated wastewater.
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- Fengguo Tian
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- College of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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Deng L, Dhar BR. Phosphorus recovery from wastewater via calcium phosphate precipitation: A critical review of methods, progress, and insights. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 330:138685. [PMID: 37060960 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is one of the important elements for human, animal, and plant life. Due to the development of the circular economy in recent years, the recovery of P from wastewater has received more attention. Recovery of P from domestic, industrial, and agricultural wastewater in the form of calcium phosphate (CaP) by precipitation/crystallization process presents a low-cost and effective method. Recovered CaP could be used as P fertilizer and for other industrial applications. This review summarizes the effects of supersaturation, pH, seed materials, calcium (Ca) source, and wastewater composition, on the precipitation/crystallization process. The recovery efficiency and value proposition of recovered CaP were assessed. This in-depth analysis of the literature reports identified the process parameters that are worth further optimization. The review also provides perspectives on future research needs on expanding the application field of recovered CaP and finding other more economical and environmentally friendly Ca sources.
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- Linyu Deng
- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada
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Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube modified ultrafiltration membrane activating peroxymonosulfate for catalytic transformation of phosphonate and mitigation of membrane fouling. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Integrating divided electrolysis-microfiltration process for energy-efficient phosphorus recovery in the form of calcium phosphate. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Y, Kuntke P, Saakes M, van der Weijden RD, Buisman CJN, Lei Y. Electrochemically mediated precipitation of phosphate minerals for phosphorus removal and recovery: Progress and perspective. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 209:117891. [PMID: 34875541 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential element for the growth and reproduction of organisms. Unfortunately, the natural P cycle has been broken by the overexploitation of P ores and the associated discharge of P into water bodies, which may trigger the eutrophication of water bodies in the short term and possible P shortage soon. Consequently, technologies emerged to recover P from wastewater to mitigate pollution and exploit secondary P resources. Electrochemically induced phosphate precipitation has the merit of achieving P recovery without dosing additional chemicals via creating a localized high pH environment near the cathode. We critically reviewed the development of electrochemically induced precipitation systems toward P removal and recovery over the past ten years. We summarized and discussed the effects of pH, current density, electrode configuration, and water matrix on the performance of electrochemical systems. Next to ortho P, we identified the potential and illustrated the mechanism of electrochemical P removal and recovery from non-ortho P compounds by combined anodic or anode-mediated oxidation and cathodic reduction (precipitation). Furthermore, we assessed the economic feasibility of electrochemical methods and concluded that they are more suitable for treating acidic P-rich waste streams. Despite promising potentials and significant progress in recent years, the application of electrochemical systems toward P recovery at a larger scale requires further research and development. Future work should focus on evaluating the system's performance under long-term operation, developing an automatic process for harvesting P deposits, and performing a detailed economic and life-cycle assessment.
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- Yicheng Wang
- Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, China; Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, P.O. Box 1113, 8900CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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