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Zhao Q, Wu QL, Wang HZ, Si QS, Sun LS, Li DN, Ren NQ, Guo WQ. Attenuation effects of ZVI/PDS pretreatment on propagation of antibiotic resistance genes in bioreactors: Driven by antibiotic residues and sulfate assimilation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132054. [PMID: 37473569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) combined biological system was a promising technology for treating antibiotic wastewater. However, how pretreatment influence antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) propagation remains largely elusive, especially the produced by-products (antibiotic residues and sulfate) are often ignored. Herein, we investigated the effects of zero valent iron/persulfate pretreatment on ARGs in bioreactors treating sulfadiazine wastewater. Results showed absolute and relative abundance of ARGs reduced by 59.8%- 81.9% and 9.1%- 52.9% after pretreatments. The effect of 90-min pretreatment was better than that of the 30-min. The ARGs reduction was due to decreased antibiotic residues and stimulated sulfate assimilation. Reduced antibiotic residues was a major factor in ARGs attenuation, which could suppress oxidative stress, inhibit mobile genetic elements emergence and resistant strains proliferation. The presence of sulfate in influent supplemented microbial sulfur sources and facilitated the in-situ synthesis of antioxidant cysteine through sulfate assimilation, which drove ARGs attenuation by alleviating oxidative stress. This is the first detailed analysis about the regulatory mechanism of how sulfate radical-based AOPs mediate in ARGs attenuation, which is expected to provide theoretical basis for solving concerns about by-products and developing practical methods to hinder ARGs propagation.
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- Qi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Laboratory for Integrated Technology of "Urban and Rural Mines" Exploitation, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 Nengyuan Road, Wushan, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
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Prakash O, Mostafa A, Im S, Song YC, Kang S, Kim DH. Enhanced anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater by electrical voltage application. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128430. [PMID: 36464001 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128430] [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: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater with high methane recovery is a major concern due to sulfide inhibition. Here, an electrical voltage (EV) aims to enhance methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis to treat sulfate-rich wastewater. Two (control and EV-applied) reactors were operated with a gradual decrease in chemical oxygen demand (COD)/SO42- ratios (CSR). EV-applied reactor (EVR) demonstrated an increase of ∼30 % in methane production and ∼40 % in sulfate removal, compared to the control till CSR of 2.0. At CSR 1.0, the control failed, while EVR still exhibited a stable performance of 50 % COD-methane recovery. Microbial community results showed that the relative abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria in EVR was 1.5 times higher than the control. Furthermore, higher relative abundance of dissimilatory sulfate reductase (>50 %) and Ni/Fe hydrogenase (x15) genes demonstrated an improved tolerance against H2S toxicity. This study highlights the importance of EV application by minimizing the byproduct inhibition in sulfate-rich wastewater.
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- Om Prakash
- Department of Smart-city Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Smart-city Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Smart-city Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Smart-city Engineering, Inha University, 100 Inha-ro, Michuhol-gu, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.
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Dalby FR, Nikolausz M, Hansen MJ, Feilberg A. Effects of combined tannic acid/fluoride on sulfur transformations and methanogenic pathways in swine manure. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257759. [PMID: 34555107 PMCID: PMC8459979 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Livestock manure emits reduced sulfur compounds and methane, which affect nature and the climate. These gases are efficiently mitigated by addition of a tannic acid-sodium fluoride combination inhibitor (TA-NaF), and to some extent by acidification. In this paper, TA-NaF treatment was performed on swine manure to study the treatment influence on methanogenic pathways and sulfur transformation pathways in various laboratory experiments. Stable carbon isotope labeling revealed that both untreated and TA-NaF treated swine manures were dominated by hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. However, in supplementary experiments in wastewater sludge, TA-NaF clearly inhibited acetoclastic methanogenesis, whereas acidification inhibited hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. In swine manure, TA-NaF inhibited s-amino acid catabolism to a larger extent than sulfate reduction. Conversely, acidification reduced sulfate reduction activity more than s-amino acid degradation. TA-NaF treatment had no significant effect on methanogenic community structure, which was surprising considering clear effects on isotope ratios of methane and carbon dioxide. Halophile sulfate reducers adapted well to TA-NaF treatment, but the community change also depended on temperature. The combined experimental work resulted in a proposed inhibition scheme for sulfur transformations and methanogenic pathways as affected by TA-NaF and acidification in swine manure and in other inocula.
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- Frederik Rask Dalby
- Department of Engineering, Air Quality Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Engineering, Air Quality Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Engineering, Air Quality Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Dykstra CM, Pavlostathis SG. Hydrogen sulfide affects the performance of a methanogenic bioelectrochemical system used for biogas upgrading. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 200:117268. [PMID: 34098269 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117268] [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: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Methanogenic bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) can convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane (CH4) and may be used for anaerobic digester biogas upgrading. However, the effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a common biogas component, on BES performance is unknown. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of H2S addition to the cathode headspace on BES performance at a range of initial gas-phase H2S concentrations (0-6% v/v), as well as its effect on the anode and cathode microbial communities. As the initial cathode headspace H2S increased from 0 to 2% (v/v), biocathodic CH4 production increased by two-fold to 3.56 ± 0.36 mmol/L-d, due to dissolved H2S transport from the cathode to the anode where H2S was oxidized. Elemental sulfur and sulfate were H2S oxidation products detected in the anode. Above 3% initial cathode headspace H2S, biocathodic CH4 production declined due to inhibition. A phylotype most closely related to Methanobrevibacter arboriphilus dominated the cathode archaeal communities. In the sulfide-amended BES, a phylotype similar to the exoelectrogen Ochrobactrum anthropi was enriched in both the anode and cathode, whereas phylotypes related to sulfate-reducing and sulfur oxidizing Bacteria were detected in the bioanode. Thus, sulfide transport and oxidation in the anode play an important role in methanogenic BESs treating sulfide-bearing biogas.
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- Christy M Dykstra
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512, United States; Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, United States.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0512, United States
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Fernández-Palacios E, Zhou X, Mora M, Gabriel D. Microbial Diversity Dynamics in a Methanogenic-Sulfidogenic UASB Reactor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18031305. [PMID: 33535604 PMCID: PMC7908407 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, the long-term performance and microbial dynamics of an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor targeting sulfate reduction in a SOx emissions treatment system were assessed using crude glycerol as organic carbon source and electron donor under constant S and C loading rates. The reactor was inoculated with granular sludge obtained from a pulp and paper industry and fed at a constant inlet sulfate concentration of 250 mg S-SO42−L−1 and a constant C/S ratio of 1.5 ± 0.3 g Cg−1 S for over 500 days. Apart from the regular analysis of chemical species, Illumina analyses of the 16S rRNA gene were used to study the dynamics of the bacterial community along with the whole operation. The reactor was sampled along the operation to monitor its diversity and the changes in targeted species to gain insight into the performance of the sulfidogenic UASB. Moreover, studies on the stratification of the sludge bed were performed by sampling at different reactor heights. Shifts in the UASB performance correlated well with the main shifts in microbial communities of interest. A progressive loss of the methanogenic capacity towards a fully sulfidogenic UASB was explained by a progressive wash-out of methanogenic Archaea, which were outcompeted by sulfate-reducing bacteria. Desulfovibrio was found as the main sulfate-reducing genus in the reactor along time. A progressive reduction in the sulfidogenic capacity of the UASB was found in the long run due to the accumulation of a slime-like substance in the UASB.
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Wang Q, Zhang C, Patel D, Jung H, Liu P, Wan B, Pavlostathis SG, Tang Y. Coevolution of Iron, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Speciation during Anaerobic Digestion with Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Sewage Sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:8362-8372. [PMID: 32539353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) with hydrothermal (HT) pretreatment is an emerging technology for enhanced resource recovery from sewage sludge. This study investigates the speciation of Fe, P, and S during sequential HT-AD treatment of sewage sludge using sequential chemical extraction, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Results suggest strong correlations between Fe and P species as well as Fe and S species, affecting the solubility and bioavailability of each other. For instance, much vivianite formed in the hydrochars after HT treatment at low temperature, while more strengite precipitated at higher HT temperature. During the subsequent AD process, microbial reduction of strengite and other Fe(III) species led to the formation of more vivianite, with concurrent P release into the solution and adsorption onto other minerals. HT pretreatment of sewage sludge had a weak effect on the sulfidation of Fe during the AD process. This work has important implications for understanding the nutrient speciation and availability in sludge-derived hydrochars and AD solids. It also provides fundamental knowledge for the selection and optimization of HT pretreatment conditions for enhanced resource recovery through sequential HT-AD process.
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- Qian Wang
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0512, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0512, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0340, United States
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0512, United States
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Yun YM, Lee E, Kim K, Han JI. Sulfate reducing bacteria-based wastewater treatment system integrated with sulfide fuel cell for simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 233:570-578. [PMID: 31195262 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study aimed to design a sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-based wastewater treatment system (SWTS) integrated with a sulfide fuel cell (SFC) as an alternative to the energy-intensive aerobic wastewater treatment process. The result showed that the COD/sulfate ratio and hydraulic retention time (HRT) were two important parameters in a SWTS. The highest COD and sulfate removal efficiency rates were at a HRT of 4 h at a COD/sulfate ratio of 0.67, reaching 83 ± 0.2% and 84 ± 0.4% with sulfate removal rates of 4.087 ± 32 mg SO42-/d, respectively. A microbial analysis revealed that the dominance of nine OTUs belonging to SRB closely affected the high sulfate removal efficiency in the SWTS. At the HRT of 8 h, voltage of 0.02 V and a power density level of 130 mW/m2 were obtained with sulfide removal efficiency of 99 ± 0.5%. These results overall demonstrate that SRB can serve as a green and effective route for wastewater treatment.
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- Yeo-Myeong Yun
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Kori Nuclear Power Plant #1, Chemical Engineering Team, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, 96-1 Gilcheon-gil, Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46036, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 618 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, 50011, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Lee J, Hwang S. Single and combined inhibition of Methanosaeta concilii by ammonia, sodium ion and hydrogen sulfide. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 281:401-411. [PMID: 30844642 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.106] [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] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Single and combined inhibition of lag time λ and specific methanogenic activity RCH4 of Methanosaeta concilii by NH3, Na+ and H2S were investigated using inhibition tests with a single inhibitor and a 33 full-factorial experiment of NH3, Na+ and H2S concentrations (1.5 ≤ total ammonia nitrogen (TAN)/L ≤ 4.5 g, 1 ≤ Na+/L ≤ 4.3 g, 14.2 ≤ total hydrogen sulfide sulfur (THSS)/L ≤ 836 mg). All three inhibitors significantly increased λ and reduced RCH4 of M. concilii. The half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of NH3, Na+ and H2S for M. concilii were 6.4 g TAN/L, 5.2 g Na+/L and 1.6 g THSS/L. Partial cubic models adequately approximated the corresponding response surfaces of λ and RCH4 from the 33 full-factorial experiment. The inhibitors inhibited RCH4 synergistically, but inhibited λ in a complex manner. The combination of NH3 and Na+ showed the strongest synergistic inhibition of both λ and RCH4.
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- Joonyeob Lee
- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea.
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Cetecioglu Z, Dolfing J, Taylor J, Purdy KJ, Eyice Ö. COD/sulfate ratio does not affect the methane yield and microbial diversity in anaerobic digesters. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 155:444-454. [PMID: 30861382 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of organic matter is the major route of biomethane production. However, in the presence of sulfate, sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) typically outcompete methanogens, which may reduce or even preclude methane production from sulfate-containing wastewaters. Although sulfate-reduction and methanogenesis can occur simultaneously, our limited understanding of the microbiology of anaerobic digesters treating sulfate-containing wastewaters constrains improvements in the production of methane from these systems. This study tested the effects of carbon sources and chemical oxygen demand-to-sulfate ratio (COD/SO42-) on the diversity and interactions of SRB and methanogens in an anaerobic digester treating a high-sulfate waste stream. Overall, the data showed that sulfate removal and methane generation occurred in varying efficiencies and the carbon source had limited effect on the methane yield. Importantly, the results demonstrated that methanogenic and SRB diversities were only affected by the carbon source and not by the COD/SO42- ratio.
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- Zeynep Cetecioglu
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Sweden; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Wahid R, Mulat DG, Gaby JC, Horn SJ. Effects of H 2:CO 2 ratio and H 2 supply fluctuation on methane content and microbial community composition during in-situ biological biogas upgrading. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:104. [PMID: 31164923 PMCID: PMC6489297 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1443-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Commercial biogas upgrading facilities are expensive and consume energy. Biological biogas upgrading may serve as a low-cost approach because it can be easily integrated with existing facilities at biogas plants. The microbial communities found in anaerobic digesters typically contain hydrogenotrophic methanogens, which can use hydrogen (H2) as a reducing agent for conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane (CH4). Thus, biological biogas upgrading through the exogenous addition of H2 into biogas digesters for the conversion of CO2 into CH4 can increase CH4 yield and lower CO2 emission. RESULTS The addition of 4 mol of H2 per mol of CO2 was optimal for batch biogas reactors and increased the CH4 content of the biogas from 67 to 94%. The CO2 content of the biogas was reduced from 33 to 3% and the average residual H2 content was 3%. At molar H2:CO2 ratios > 4:1, all CO2 was converted into CH4, but the pH increased above 8 due to depletion of CO2, which negatively influenced the process stability. Additionally, high residual H2 content in these reactors was unfavourable, causing volatile fatty acid accumulation and reduced CH4 yields. The reactor microbial communities shifted in composition over time, which corresponded to changes in the reactor variables. Numerous taxa responded to the H2 inputs, and in particular the hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanobacterium increased in abundance with addition of H2. In addition, the apparent rapid response of hydrogenotrophic methanogens to intermittent H2 feeding indicates the suitability of biological methanation for variable H2 inputs, aligning well with fluctuations in renewable electricity production that may be used to produce H2. CONCLUSIONS Our research demonstrates that the H2:CO2 ratio has a significant effect on reactor performance during in situ biological methanation. Consequently, the H2:CO2 molar ratio should be kept at 4:1 to avoid process instability. A shift toward hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis was indicated by an increase in the abundance of the obligate hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanobacterium.
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- Radziah Wahid
- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), P.O. Box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
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Wisniewski K, di Biase A, Munz G, Oleszkiewicz J, Makinia J. Kinetic characterization of hydrogen sulfide inhibition of suspended anammox biomass from a membrane bioreactor. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Li Q, Li Y. Coproduction of hydrogen and methane in a CSTR-IC two-stage anaerobic digestion system from molasses wastewater. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2019; 79:270-277. [PMID: 30865598 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2019.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A continuous hydrogen and methane production system in a two-stage process has been investigated to increase energy recovery rate from molasses wastewater in this study. This system consisted of a continuous stirred-tank reactor for hydrogen production and an internal circulation (IC) reactor for methane production, and was studied under the influent organic loading rate (OLR) of 18, 24, 30 and 36kg COD/(m3·d) (COD: chemical oxygen demand). The maximum volumetric hydrogen production rate of 2.41 L/(L·d) was obtained at the OLR of 30kg COD/(m3·d) with a hydrogen content of 42%, and the maximum volumetric methane production rate of 2.4 L/(L·d) with a methane content of 74.45% was obtained at the OLR of 36kg COD/(m3·d) using the effluents of hydrogen fermentation as substrate. The maximum of 71.06% of the molasses wastewater energy was converted to biogas (hydrogen and methane) at the OLR of 30kg COD/(m3·d).
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- Qiaoyan Li
- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China E-mail:
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- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China E-mail:
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De Vrieze J, Arends JBA, Verbeeck K, Gildemyn S, Rabaey K. Interfacing anaerobic digestion with (bio)electrochemical systems: Potentials and challenges. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 146:244-255. [PMID: 30273809 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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For over a century, anaerobic digestion has been a key technology in stabilizing organic waste streams, while at the same time enabling the recovery of energy. The anticipated transition to a bio-based economy will only increase the quantity and diversity of organic waste streams to be treated, and, at the same time, increase the demand for additional and effective resource recovery schemes for nutrients and organic matter. The performance of anaerobic digestion can be supported and enhanced by (bio)electrochemical systems in a wide variety of hybrid technologies. Here, the possible benefits of combining anaerobic digestion with (bio)electrochemical systems were reviewed in terms of (1) process monitoring, control, and stabilization, (2) nutrient recovery, (3) effluent polishing, and (4) biogas upgrading. The interaction between microorganisms and electrodes with respect to niche creation is discussed, and the potential impact of this interaction on process performance is evaluated. The strength of combining anaerobic digestion with (bio)electrochemical technologies resides in the complementary character of both technologies, and this perspective was used to distinguish transient trends from schemes with potential for full-scale application. This is supported by an operational costs assessment, showing that the economic potential of combining anaerobic digestion with a (bio)electrochemical system is highly case-specific, and strongly depends on engineering challenges with respect to full-scale applications.
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- Jo De Vrieze
- Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium; OWS nv, Dok Noord 5, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology & Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium.
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Delgado Vela J, Dick GJ, Love NG. Sulfide inhibition of nitrite oxidation in activated sludge depends on microbial community composition. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 138:241-249. [PMID: 29604576 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Increasingly, technologies that use sulfide as an electron donor are being considered for nitrogen removal; however, our understanding of how sulfide affects microbial communities in nitrifying treatment processes is limited. In this study, we used batch experiments to quantify sulfide inhibition of both ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) using activated sludge from two full-scale treatment plants with distinct treatment processes. The batch experiments showed that NOB were more vulnerable to sulfide inhibition than AOB, and that inhibition constants (KI) for NOB were distinct between the two treatment plants, which also had distinct nitrite oxidizing microbial communities. A Nitrospira-rich, less diverse NOB community was inhibited more by sulfide than a more diverse community rich in Nitrotoga and Nitrobacter. Therefore, sulfide-induced nitritation may be more successful in less diverse, Nitrospira-rich communities. Additionally, sulfide significantly influenced the activity of non-nitrifying microbial community members, as measured by 16S rRNA cDNA sequencing. Overall, these results indicate that sulfide has a strong impact on both nitrification and the activity of the underlying microbial communities, and that the response is community-specific.
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- Jeseth Delgado Vela
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, USA.
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Shi X, Ngo HH, Sang L, Jin P, Wang XC, Wang G. Functional evaluation of pollutant transformation in sediment from combined sewer system. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 238:85-93. [PMID: 29547865 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, a pilot combined sewer system was constructed to characterize the pollutant transformation in sewer sediment. The results showed that particulate contaminants deposited from sewage could be transformed into dissolved matter by distinct pollutant transformation pathways. Although the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) was varied from -80 mV to -340 mV in different region of the sediment, the fermentation was the dominant process in all regions of the sediment, which induced hydrolysis and decomposition of particulate contaminants. As a result, the accumulation of dissolved organic matter and the variation of ORP values along the sediment depth led to the depth-dependent reproduction characteristics of methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria, which were existed in the middle and deep layer of the sediment respectively. However, the diversity of nitrifying and polyphosphate-accumulating bacteria was low in sewer sediment and those microbial communities showed a non-significant correlation with nitrogen and phosphorus contaminants, which indicated that the enrichment of nitrogen and phosphorus contaminants was mainly caused by physical deposition process. Thus, this study proposed a promising pathway to evaluate pollutant transformation and can help provide theoretical foundation for urban sewer improvement.
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- Xuan Shi
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710055, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710055, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510060, China
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Insel G, Karagunduz A, Aksel M, Cokgor E, Kor-Bicakci G, Ozyildiz G, Toroz I, Keskinler B. Membrane integrated process for advanced treatment of high strength Opium Alkaloid wastewaters. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2018; 77:1899-1908. [PMID: 29676747 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, an integrated aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR)-nanofiltration (NF) system has been applied for advanced treatment of Opium processing wastewaters to comply with strict discharge limits. Aerobic MBR treatment was successfully applied to high strength industrial wastewater. In aerobic MBR treatment, a non-fouling unique slot aeration system was designed using computational fluid dynamics techniques. The MBR was used to separate treated effluent from dispersed and non-settleable biomass. Respirometric modeling using MBR sludge indicated that the biomass exhibited similar kinetic parameters to that of municipal activated sludge systems. Aerobic MBR/NF treatment reduced chemical oxygen demand (COD) from 32,000 down to 2,500 and 130 mg/L, respectively. The MBR system provided complete removal of total inorganic nitrogen; however, nearly 50 mgN/L organic nitrogen remained in the permeate. Post NF treatment after MBR permeate reduced nitrogen below 20 mgN/L, providing nearly total color removal. In addition, a 90% removal in the conductivity parameter was reached with an integrated MBR/NF system. Finally, post NF application to MBR permeate was found not to be practical at higher pH due to low flux (3-4 L/m2/hour) with low recovery rates (30-40%). As the permeate pH lowered to 5.5, 75% of NF recovery was achieved at a flux of 15 L/m2/hour.
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- Güçlü Insel
- Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Izmit, Turkey
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- Civil Engineering Department, Kültür University, Yenibosna, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail:
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, Izmit, Turkey
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Eduok S, Ferguson R, Jefferson B, Villa R, Coulon F. Aged-engineered nanoparticles effect on sludge anaerobic digestion performance and associated microbial communities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 609:232-241. [PMID: 28746890 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To investigate the potential effect of aged engineered nanoparticles (a-ENPs) on sludge digestion performance, 150L pilot anaerobic digesters (AD) were fed with a blend of primary and waste activated sludge spiked either with a mixture of silver oxide, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide or a mixture of their equivalent bulk metal salts to achieve a target concentration of 250, 2000, and 2800mgkg-1 dry weight, respectively. Volatile fatty acids (VFA) were 1.2 times higher in the spiked digesters and significantly different (p=0.05) from the control conditions. Specifically, isovaleric acid concentration was 2 times lower in the control digester compared to the spiked digesters, whereas hydrogen sulfide was 2 times lower in the ENPs spiked digester indicating inhibitory effect on sulfate reducing microorganisms. Based on the ether-linked isoprenoids concentration, the total abundance of methanogens was 1.4 times lower in the ENPs spiked digester than in the control and metal salt spiked digesters. Pyrosequencing indicated 80% decrease in abundance and diversity of methanogens in ENPs spiked digester compared to the control digester. Methanosarcina acetivorans and Methanosarcina barkeri were identified as nano-tolerant as their relative abundance increased by a factor of 6 and 11, respectively, compared to the other digesters. The results further provide compelling evidence on the resilience of Fusobacteria, Actinobacteria and the Trojan horse-like effect of ENPs which offered a competitive advantage to some organisms while reducing microbial abundance and diversity.
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- Samuel Eduok
- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
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- Cranfield University, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK.
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An overview of sulfidogenic biological reactors for the simultaneous treatment of sulfate and heavy metal rich wastewater. Chem Eng Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xiao K, Chen Y, Jiang X, Yang Q, Seow WY, Zhu W, Zhou Y. Variations in physical, chemical and biological properties in relation to sludge dewaterability under Fe (II) - Oxone conditioning. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 109:13-23. [PMID: 27866102 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The mechanism of Fe (II) - oxone conditioning to improve sludge dewaterability was investigated in this study. Five different types of sludge were tested, including raw sludge (Group 1: mixed primary and secondary sludge, waste activated sludge and anaerobic digested sludge) and pretreated sludge with prior solubilisation (Group 2: ultrasonic or thermal pretreated sludge). After Fe (II) - oxone conditioning, the concentrations of dissolved organic carbon, protein and polysaccharide of soluble extracellular polymeric substances (SB EPS) increased for Group 1, but decreased for Group 2. For all types of sludge investigated, the related organic compounds of loosely bound (LB) and tightly bound (TB) EPS decreased with Fe (II) - oxone conditioning, and increased sludge filterability showed strong and positive correlation with the removal of low molecular weight protein and neutrals in LB EPS. Fe (II) - oxone was very effective in disintegrating cell membrane and caused potential cell lysis, as indicated by increased percentage of damaged microbial cells. From this study, the mechanism of Fe (II) - oxone conditioning was proposed and can be divided into two steps: (1) Oxidation step - sulfate radicals degraded organic compounds in LB and TB EPS in sludge and transformed bound water to free water that was trapped in TB and LB EPS; It also damaged cells membrane and may help to release intracellular water content. Sludge flocs were broken into smaller particles; (2) Coagulation step - Fe (III), generated from the oxidation step can act as a coagulant to agglomerate smaller particles into larger ones and reduce the repulsive electrostatic interactions. Combined effects from above two steps can greatly improve sludge filterability.
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- Keke Xiao
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Innovation in biological production and upgrading of methane and hydrogen for use as gaseous transport biofuel. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:451-472. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lu X, Zhen G, Ni J, Hojo T, Kubota K, Li YY. Effect of influent COD/SO4(2-) ratios on biodegradation behaviors of starch wastewater in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 214:175-183. [PMID: 27132225 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A lab-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) has been run for 250days to investigate the influence of influent COD/SO4(2-) ratios on the biodegradation behavior of starch wastewater and process performance. Stepwise decreasing COD/SO4(2-) ratio enhanced sulfidogenesis, complicating starch degradation routes and improving process stability. The reactor exhibited satisfactory performance at a wide COD/SO4(2-) range ⩾2, attaining stable biogas production of 1.15-1.17LL(-1)d(-1) with efficient simultaneous removal of total COD (73.5-80.3%) and sulfate (82.6±6.4%). Adding sulfate favored sulfidogenesis process and diversified microbial community, invoking hydrolysis-acidification of starch and propionate degradation and subsequent acetoclastic methanogenesis; whereas excessively enhanced sulfidogenesis (COD/SO4(2-) ratios <2) would suppress methanogenesis through electrons competition and sulfide inhibition, deteriorating methane conversion. This research in-depth elucidated the role of sulfidogenesis in bioenergy recovery and sulfate removal, advancing the applications of UASB technology in water industry from basic science.
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- Xueqin Lu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa 16-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0053, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Cheng JR, Liu XM, Chen ZY. Methane Production from Rice Straw Hydrolysate Treated with Dilute Acid by Anaerobic Granular Sludge. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 178:9-20. [PMID: 26378012 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The traditional anaerobic digestion process of straw to biogas faces bottlenecks of long anaerobic digestion time, low digestion rate, less gas production, etc., while straw hydrolysate has the potential to overcome these drawbacks. In this study, the dilute sulphuric acid-treated hydrolysate of rice straw (DSARSH) containing high sulfate was firstly proved to be a feasible substrate for methane production under mesophilic digestion by granular sludge within a short digestion time. Batch anaerobic digestion process was operated under different initial chemical oxygen demand (COD) values at temperature of 37 °C with the pH of 8.5. Among the initial COD values ranging from 3000 to 11,000 mg/L, 5000 mg/L was proved to be the most appropriate considering high COD removal efficiency (94.17 ± 1.67 %), CH4 content (65.52 ± 3.12 %), and CH4 yield (0.346 ± 0.008 LCH4/g COD removed) within 120 h. Furthermore, when the studied system operated at the initial COD of 5000 mg/L, the sulfate removal ratio could reach 56.28 %.
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- Jing-Rong Cheng
- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou, 510610, People's Republic of China. .,Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 133 Yihenglu, Dongguanzhuang, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China.
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou, 510610, People's Republic of China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou, 510610, People's Republic of China
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Naz I, Seher S, Perveen I, Saroj DP, Ahmed S. Physiological activities associated with biofilm growth in attached and suspended growth bioreactors under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 36:1657-1671. [PMID: 25609155 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.1003614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This research work evaluated the biofilm succession on stone media and compared the biochemical changes of sludge in attached and suspended biological reactors operated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Stones incubated (30±2°C) with activated sludge showed a constant increase in biofilm weight up to the fifth and seventh week time under anaerobic and aerobic conditions, respectively, where after reduction (>80%) the most probable number index of pathogen indicators on ninth week was recorded. Reduction in parameters such as biological oxygen demand (BOD) (47.7%), chemical oxygen demand (COD, 41%), nitrites (60.2%), nitrates (105.5%) and phosphates (58.9%) and increase in dissolved oxygen (176.5%) of sludge were higher in aerobic attached growth reactors as compared with other settings. While, considerable reductions in these values were also observed (BOD, 53.8%; COD, 2.8%; nitrites, 28.6%; nitrates, 31.7%; phosphates, 41.4%) in the suspended growth system under anaerobic conditions. However, higher sulphate removal was observed in suspended (40.9% and 54.9%) as compared with biofilm reactors (28.2% and 29.3%). Six weeks biofilm on the stone media showed maximum physiological activities; thus, the operational conditions should be controlled to keep the biofilm structure similar to six-week-old biofilm, and can be used in fixed biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment.
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- Iffat Naz
- a Department of Microbiology , Quaid-i-Azam University , Islamabad 45320 , Pakistan
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Liu Y, Zhang Y, Ni BJ. Evaluating enhanced sulfate reduction and optimized volatile fatty acids (VFA) composition in anaerobic reactor by Fe (III) addition. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:2123-2131. [PMID: 25606811 DOI: 10.1021/es504200j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Anaerobic reactors with ferric iron addition have been experimentally demonstrated to be able to simultaneously improve sulfate reduction and organic matter degradation during sulfate-containing wastewater treatment. In this work, a mathematical model is developed to evaluate the impact of ferric iron addition on sulfate reduction and organic carbon removal as well as the volatile fatty acids (VFA) composition in anaerobic reactor. The model is successfully calibrated and validated using independent long-term experimental data sets from the anaerobic reactor with Fe (III) addition under different operational conditions. The model satisfactorily describes the sulfate reduction, organic carbon removal and VFA production. Results show Fe (III) addition induces the microbial reduction of Fe (III) by iron reducing bacteria (IRB), which significantly enhances sulfate reduction by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) and subsequently changes the VFA composition to acetate-dominating effluent. Simultaneously, the produced Fe (II) from IRB can alleviate the inhibition of undissociated H2S on microorganisms through iron sulfide precipitation, resulting in further improvement of the performance. In addition, the enhancement on reactor performance by Fe (III) is found to be more significantly favored at relatively low organic carbon/SO4(2-) ratio (e.g., 1.0) than at high organic carbon/SO4(2-) ratio (e.g., 4.5). The Fe (III)-based process of this work can be easily integrated with a commonly used strategy for phosphorus recovery, with the produced sulfide being recovered and then deposited into conventional chemical phosphorus removal sludge (FePO4) to achieve FeS precipitation for phosphorus recovery while the required Fe (III) being acquired from the waste ferric sludge of drinking water treatment process, to enable maximum resource recovery/reuse while achieving high-rate sulfate removal.
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- Yiwen Liu
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland , St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Godoi LAG, Damianovic MHRZ, Foresti E. Sulfidogenesis interference on methane production from carbohydrate-rich wastewater. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 72:1644-1652. [PMID: 26524457 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two anaerobic fixed-structured bed reactors were fed with synthetic wastewater simulating the soluble fraction of sugarcane vinasse to evaluate the interference of sulfidogenesis on methanogenesis. The reactors running in parallel were subjected to the same operating conditions. The influent organic matter concentration (in term of chemical oxygen demand (COD)) remained close to 4,000 mgCOD L(-1) and the hydraulic retention time was 24 hours. One reactor, the methanogenic (control reactor), received sulfate only to provide the sulfur required as a nutrient to the methanogenic biomass. The other one, the sulfidogenic/methanogenic reactor (SMR), received sulfate concentration corresponding to COD/sulfate ratios of 4, 5 and 3. In the last phase, the COD removal efficiencies were higher than 96% in both reactors and the SMR achieved 97% of sulfate removal efficiency (COD/sulfate ratio of 3 and influent sulfate concentration close to 1,300 mgSO4(2-) L(-1)). Both reactors also had similar methane yields in this phase, close to 350 mLCH4 gCODremoved(-1) at standard temperature and pressure. These results indicated no significant inhibition of methanogenic activity under the sulfidogenic conditions assessed.
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- L A G Godoi
- Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil E-mail:
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil E-mail:
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São-carlense, 400, São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil E-mail:
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Ortner M, Leitzinger K, Skupien S, Bochmann G, Fuchs W. Efficient anaerobic mono-digestion of N-rich slaughterhouse waste: influence of ammonia, temperature and trace elements. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 174:222-232. [PMID: 25463803 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Three mono-digestion experiments treating slaughterhouse waste with high TKN concentration (∼11g/kg) were applied in lab-scale at mesophilic and psychrophilic conditions to study the impact of high ammonia concentrations and additives. Precipitation of sulphur by addition of ferrous chloride did not influence process behaviour, whereas supplementation of trace elements significantly improved process stability by reducing volatile fatty acid concentration towards zero. The limit of NH4-N concentration causing a rise of VFAs to 19,000mg/l and reduction of methane by 25% was found between 7.7 and 9.1g/kg which correspond to NH3 concentrations of 830-1060mg/l. Psychrophilic operation (25°C) lowered inhibitory NH3 concentration to 140mg/l, but process performance was stable only at low OLR of 0.4kgVS/m(3)d. Robust performance at highest possible NH4-N concentration (7.7g/kg), low VFA accumulation and satisfying methane yield of about 280Nm(3)/t COD was observed at OLR of 2.5kgVS/m(3)d at 37°C.
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- Markus Ortner
- Bioenergy 2020+, Konrad Lorenz Str. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz-Str. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz-Str. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz-Str. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz-Str. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.
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Chen JL, Ortiz R, Steele TWJ, Stuckey DC. Toxicants inhibiting anaerobic digestion: a review. Biotechnol Adv 2014; 32:1523-34. [PMID: 25457225 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is increasingly being used to treat wastes from many sources because of its manifold advantages over aerobic treatment, e.g. low sludge production and low energy requirements. However, anaerobic digestion is sensitive to toxicants, and a wide range of compounds can inhibit the process and cause upset or failure. Substantial research has been carried out over the years to identify specific inhibitors/toxicants, and their mechanism of toxicity in anaerobic digestion. In this review we present a detailed and critical summary of research on the inhibition of anaerobic processes by specific organic toxicants (e.g., chlorophenols, halogenated aliphatics and long chain fatty acids), inorganic toxicants (e.g., ammonia, sulfide and heavy metals) and in particular, nanomaterials, focusing on the mechanism of their inhibition/toxicity. A better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms behind inhibition/toxicity will enhance the wider application of anaerobic digestion.
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- Jian Lin Chen
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141.
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Chen Y, Wen Y, Zhou J, Tang Z, Li L, Zhou Q, Vymazal J. Effects of cattail biomass on sulfate removal and carbon sources competition in subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treating secondary effluent. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 59:1-10. [PMID: 24768761 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Sulfate is frequently found in the influent of subsurface-flow constructed wetlands (SSF CWs) used as tertiary treatments. To reveal the effects of plants and litters on sulfate removal, as well as the competition for organic carbon among microorganisms in SSF CWs, five laboratory-scale SSF CW microcosms were set up and were operated as a batch system with HRT 5 d. The results showed that the presence of Typha latifolia had little effect on sulfate removal in CWs, with or without additional carbon sources. Cattail litter addition greatly improved sulfate removal in SSF CWs. This improvement was linked to the continuous input of labile organic carbon, which lowers the redox level and supplies a habitat for sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB). The presence of SRB in cattail litter indicated the possibility of sulfate removal around the carbon supplier, but the quantity of microbes in cattail litter was much lower than that in gravel. Stoichiometry calculations showed that the contribution of SRB to COD removal (21-26%) was less than that of methane-producing bacteria (MPB) (47-61%) during the initial stage but dominated COD removal (42-65%) during the terminal stage. The contributions of aerobic bacteria (AB) and denitrification bacteria (DB) to COD removal were always lower than that of SRB. It was also observed that the variations in COD: S ratio had a great influence on the relative abundance of genes between SRB and MPB and both of them could be used as good predictors of carbon competition between SRB and MPB in CWs.
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- Yi Chen
- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Department of Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 16521, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze Water Environment of Ministry of the State Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Department of Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 16521, Czech Republic
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Bioconversion of high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur in airlift bioreactor. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:675673. [PMID: 25147857 PMCID: PMC4132320 DOI: 10.1155/2014/675673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Several bioreactor systems are used for biological treatment of hydrogen sulfide. Among these, airlift bioreactors are promising for the bioconversion of hydrogen sulfide into elemental sulfur. The performance of airlift bioreactors is not adequately understood, particularly when directly fed with hydrogen sulfide gas. The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance of an airlift bioreactor fed with high concentrations of H2S with special emphasis on the effect of pH in combination with other factors such as H2S loading rate, oxygen availability, and sulfide accumulation. H2S inlet concentrations between 1,008 ppm and 31,215 ppm were applied and elimination capacities up to 113 g H2S m(-3) h(-1) were achieved in the airlift bioreactor under investigation at a pH range 6.5-8.5. Acidic pH values reduced the elimination capacity. Elemental sulfur recovery up to 95% was achieved under oxygen limited conditions (DO < 0.2 mg/L) and at higher pH values. The sulfur oxidizing bacteria in the bioreactor tolerated accumulated dissolved sulfide concentrations >500 mg/L at pH values 8.0-8.5, and near 100% removal efficiency was achieved. Overall, the resident microorganisms in the studied airlift bioreactor favored pH values in the alkaline range. The bioreactor performance in terms of elimination capacity and sulfur recovery was better at pH range 8-8.5.
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Lauterböck B, Nikolausz M, Lv Z, Baumgartner M, Liebhard G, Fuchs W. Improvement of anaerobic digestion performance by continuous nitrogen removal with a membrane contactor treating a substrate rich in ammonia and sulfide. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 158:209-216. [PMID: 24607456 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of reduced ammonia levels on anaerobic digestion was investigated. Two reactors were fed with slaughterhouse waste, one with a hollow fiber membrane contractor for ammonia removal and one without. Different organic loading rates (OLR) and free ammonia and sulfide concentrations were investigated. In the reactor with the membrane contactor, the NH4-N concentration was reduced threefold. At a moderate OLR (3.1 kg chemical oxygen demand - COD/m(3)/d), this reactor performed significantly better than the reference reactor. At high OLR (4.2 kg COD/m(3)/d), the reference reactor almost stopped producing methane (0.01 Nl/gCOD). The membrane reactor also showed a stable process with a methane yield of 0.23 Nl/g COD was achieved. Both reactors had predominantly a hydrogenotrophic microbial consortium, however in the membrane reactor the genus Methanosaeta (acetoclastic) was also detected. In general, all relevant parameters and the methanogenic consortium indicated improved anaerobic digestion of the reactor with the membrane.
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- B Lauterböck
- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences-Vienna, Department of IFA-Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
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- Department of Bioenergy, UFZ-Helmholtz, Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Bioenergy, UFZ-Helmholtz, Centre for Environmental Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences-Vienna, Department of IFA-Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences-Vienna, Department of IFA-Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences-Vienna, Department of IFA-Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology, Konrad Lorenz Strasse 20, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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Moon C, Singh R, Chaganti SR, Lalman JA. Modeling sulfate removal by inhibited mesophilic mixed anaerobic communities using a statistical approach. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:2341-2351. [PMID: 23466036 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Optimizing sulfate removal by a mixed anaerobic mesophilic culture fed glucose, linoleic acid (LA) and sulfate under several pH conditions was performed using a three factor three level Box-Behnken design (BBD). Based on the BBD approach, a statistical model was developed to predict the residual sulfate concentration. The LA concentration, initial pH and the COD/SO4(2-) ratio were the three experimental factors under consideration. Increasing the COD/SO4(2-) ratio increased the quantity of sulfate removed. The COD/SO4(2-) ratio showed the largest effect on reducing the sulfate level. Significant interactions between the three experimental factors were confirmed by the surface plots, interaction plot and ANOVA. An analysis of residuals verified accuracy of the model. Acetate and H2 production was dominant in cultures with the pH set at 6.0 and 6.75 and fed LA. After 168 h, butyrate and H2S were associated with the largest quantity of sulfate removed. At a D-optimality value of 1.0, a minimum response (residual sulfate concentration) of 36.2 mg L(-1) was recorded at 1500 mg L(-1) LA with a COD/SO4(2-) ratio of 2.18 and a pH set at 6.0. Based on the conditions under consideration, the model provided a useful approach for predicting the residual sulfate concentration in inhibited mixed anaerobic cultures.
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- Chungman Moon
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, Center for Engineering Innovation, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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Marquez GPB, Reichardt WT, Azanza RV, Klocke M, Montaño MNE. Thalassic biogas production from sea wrack biomass using different microbial seeds: cow manure, marine sediment and sea wrack-associated microflora. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 133:612-617. [PMID: 23453978 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Sea wrack (dislodged sea grasses and seaweeds) was used in biogas production. Fresh water scarcity in island communities where sea wrack could accumulate led to seawater utilization as liquid substrate. Three microbial seeds cow manure (CM), marine sediment (MS), and sea wrack-associated microflora (SWA) were explored for biogas production. The average biogas produced were 2172±156 mL (MS), 1223±308 mL (SWA) and 551±126 mL (CM). Though methane potential (396.9 mL(CH4) g(-1) volatile solid) computed from sea wrack proximate values was comparable to other feedstocks, highest methane yield was low (MS=94.33 mL(CH4) g(-1) VS). Among the microbial seeds, MS proved the best microbial source in utilizing sea wrack biomass and seawater. However, salinity (MS=42‰) observed exceeded average seawater salinity (34‰). Hence, methanogenic activity could have been inhibited. This is the first report on sea wrack biomass utilization for thalassic biogas production.
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- Gian Powell B Marquez
- The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines.
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Ahammad SZ, Davenport RJ, Read LF, Gomes J, Sreekrishnan TR, Dolfing J. Rational immobilization of methanogens in high cell density bioreactors. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra21901h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Castillo J, Pérez-López R, Caraballo MA, Nieto JM, Martins M, Costa MC, Olías M, Cerón JC, Tucoulou R. Biologically-induced precipitation of sphalerite-wurtzite nanoparticles by sulfate-reducing bacteria: implications for acid mine drainage treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 423:176-184. [PMID: 22414495 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/09/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Several experiments were conducted to evaluate zinc-tolerance of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) obtained from three environmental samples, two inocula from sulfide-mining districts and another inoculum from a wastewater treatment plant. The populations of SRB resisted zinc concentrations of 260 mg/L for 42 days in a sulfate-rich medium. During the experiments, sulfate was reduced to sulfide and concentrations in solution decreased. Zinc concentrations also decreased from 260 mg/L to values below detection limit. Both decreases were consistent with the precipitation of newly-formed sphalerite and wurtzite, two polymorphs of ZnS, forming <2.5-μm-diameter spherical aggregates identified by microscopy and synchrotron-μ-XRD. Sulfate and zinc are present in high concentrations in acid mine drainage (AMD) even after passive treatments based on limestone dissolution. The implementation of a SRB-based zinc removal step in these systems could completely reduce the mobility of all metals, which would improve the quality of stream sediments, water and soils in AMD-affected landscapes.
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- Julio Castillo
- Department of Geology, University of Huelva, Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain
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Oz NA, Ince O, Turker G, Ince BK. Effect of seed sludge microbial community and activity on the performance of anaerobic reactors during the start-up period. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 28:637-47. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0857-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nielsen PH. Biofilm Dynamics and Kinetics during High-Rate Sulfate Reduction under Anaerobic Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 53:27-32. [PMID: 16347263 PMCID: PMC203596 DOI: 10.1128/aem.53.1.27-32.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The sulfate kinetics in an anaerobic, sulfate-reducing biofilm were investigated with an annular biofilm reactor. Biofilm growth, sulfide production, and kinetic constants (K(m) and V(max)) for the bacterial sulfate uptake within the biofilm were determined. These parameters were used to model the biofilm kinetics, and the experimental results were in good agreement with the model predictions. Typical zero-order volume rate constants for sulfate reduction in a biofilm without substrate limitation ranged from 56 to 93 mumol of SO(4)-cm h at 20 degrees C. The temperature dependence (Q(10)) of sulfate reduction was equivalent to 3.4 at between 9 and 20 degrees C. The measured rates of sulfate reduction could explain the relatively high sulfide levels found in sewers and wastewater treatment systems. Furthermore, it has been shown that sulfate reduction in biofilms just a few hundred micrometers thick is limited by sulfate diffusion into biofilm at concentrations below 0.5 mM. This observation might, in some cases, be an explanation for the relatively poor capacity of the sulfate-reducing bacteria to compete with the methanogenic bacteria in anaerobic wastewater treatment in submerged filters.
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- P H Nielsen
- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, University of Aalborg, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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Isa Z, Grusenmeyer S, Verstraete W. Sulfate reduction relative to methane production in high-rate anaerobic digestion: microbiological aspects. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 51:580-7. [PMID: 16347019 PMCID: PMC238922 DOI: 10.1128/aem.51.3.580-587.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the high-rate anaerobic reactors studied (ca. 10 g of chemical oxygen demand [COD] removed per liter of reactor per day), the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) were poor competitors of methane-producing bacteria (MPB), scavenging only on the order of 10 to 20% of the total electron flow. The relatively noncompetitive nature of the SRB in this type of reactor is in sharp contrast to the tendency of the SRB to dominate in natural environments and in other types of anaerobic digesters. Various factors such as the feedback inhibition of H(2)S on the SRB, iron limitation, the origin of the SRB inocula, biokinetics, and thermodynamics were investigated. The outcome of the SRB-MPB competition under the reactor conditions studied appeared to be particularly determined by two factors. The SRB, as predicted by the V(max)-K(m) kinetics, competed most effectively at low substrate levels (<0.5 g of COD per liter). The MPB, however, appeared to colonize and adhere much more effectively to the polyurethane carrier matrix present in the reactor, thus compensating for the apparent lower growth rates. Even if the reactor was initially allowed to be predominantly colonized by SRB, the MPB could regain dominance.
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- Z Isa
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, State University of Ghent, Coupure L 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Reis MA, Almeida JS, Lemos PC, Carrondo MJ. Effect of hydrogen sulfide on growth of sulfate reducing bacteria. Biotechnol Bioeng 2010; 40:593-600. [PMID: 18601155 DOI: 10.1002/bit.260400506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A culture of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) growing on lactate and sulfate was incubated at different pH values in the range of 5.8-7.0. The effect of pH on growth rate was determined in this pH range; the highest growth rate was observed at pH 6.7. Hydrogen sulfide produced from sulfate reduction was found to have a direct and reversible toxicity effect on the SRB. A hydrogen sulfide Concentration of 547 mg/L (16.1 mM) completely inhibited the culture growth. Comparison between acetic acid and hydrogen sulfide inhibition is presented and the concomitant inhibition kinetics are mathematically described.
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- M A Reis
- Lab. de Engenharia Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/UNL, 2825 Monte da Caparica, Portugal
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Ciccoli R, Cigolotti V, Lo Presti R, Massi E, McPhail SJ, Monteleone G, Moreno A, Naticchioni V, Paoletti C, Simonetti E, Zaza F. Molten carbonate fuel cells fed with biogas: combating H(2)S. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 30:1018-1024. [PMID: 20211554 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The use of biomass and waste to produce alternative fuels, due to environmental and energy security reasons, is a high-quality solution especially when integrated with high efficiency fuel cell applications. In this article we look into the coupling of an anaerobic digestion process of organic residues to electrochemical conversion to electricity and heat through a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). In particular the pathway of the exceedingly harmful compound hydrogen sulphide (H(2)S) in these phases is analysed. Hydrogen sulphide production in the biogas is strongly interrelated with methane and/or hydrogen yield, as well as with operating conditions like temperature and pH. When present in the produced biogas, this compound has multiple negative effects on the performance and durability of an MCFC. Therefore, there are important issues of integration to be solved. Three general approaches to solve the sulphur problem in the MCFC are possible. The first is to prevent the formation of hydrogen sulphide at the source: favouring conditions that inhibit its production during fermentation. Secondly, to identify the sulphur tolerance levels of the fuel cell components currently in use and develop sulphur-tolerant components that show long-term electrochemical performance and corrosion stability. The third approach is to remove the generated sulphur species to very low levels before the gas enters the fuel cell.
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- R Ciccoli
- ENEA, Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese, 301 00123 Rome, Italy
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Biofilm growth kinetics of a monomethylamine producing Alphaproteobacteria strain isolated from an anaerobic reactor. Anaerobe 2010; 16:19-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Li M, Yang H, Gu JD. Phylogenetic diversity and axial distribution of microbes in the intestinal tract of the polychaete Neanthes glandicincta. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2009; 58:892-902. [PMID: 19572164 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9550-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 06/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The phylogenetic diversity and axial distribution of microorganisms in three sections of the gastrointestinal tracts of the polychaete Neanthes glandicincta was evaluated using both most probable number method and cloning analyses of 16S rRNA genes in this study. Quantification of the density of microorganisms in the gut showed that aerobic microorganisms decreased from anterior to posterior, while anaerobic ones showed a reverse trend. The total numbers of microorganisms decreased significantly (p < 0.05, analysis of variance) but more rapidly from the anterior to the middle segment. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the dominating phylogenetic groups included Methanomicrobiales I: Methanosaetaceae (up to 66% of archaeal clones), delta-Proteobacteria (up to 42% of bacterial clones), and gamma-Proteobacteria (up to 30% of bacterial clones) widely distributed throughout the entire gut. Other microbiota distributed in different gut sections were Methanomicrobiales II: Methanospirillaceae, Methanomicrobiales III, Thermoplasmatales, Crenarchaea, Methanobacteriaceae, and Methanosarcinales for archaea; and alpha-Proteobacteria, beta-Proteobacteria, Fusobacteria, Clostridia, Chloroflexi, and Planctomycetes for bacteria. The results reveal a difference in microbial community structure along the gut of N. glandicincta. The various phylogenetic diversity and axial distribution of microbes along the gut might indicate an environmental gradient from anterior to posterior sections affecting the structure of the microbial community.
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- Meng Li
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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Guisasola A, Sharma KR, Keller J, Yuan Z. Development of a model for assessing methane formation in rising main sewers. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:2874-2884. [PMID: 19423146 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Revised: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Significant methane formation in sewers has been reported recently, which may contribute significantly to the overall greenhouse gas emission from wastewater systems. The understanding of the biological conversions occurring in sewers, particularly the competition between methanogenic and sulfate-reducing populations for electron donors, is an essential step for minimising methane emissions from sewers. This work proposes an extension to the current state-of-the-art models characterising biological and physicochemical processes in sewers. This extended model includes the competitive interactions of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea in sewers for various substrates available. The most relevant parameters of the model were calibrated with lab-scale experimental data. The calibrated model described field data reasonably well. The model was then used to investigate the effect of several key sewer design and operational parameters on methane formation. The simulation results showed that methane production was highly correlated with the hydraulic residence time (HRT) and pipe area to volume (A/V) ratio showing higher methane concentrations at a long HRT or a larger A/V ratio.
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- Albert Guisasola
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4067 Queensland, Australia; Departament d'Enginyeria Química, ETSE, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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McDonald HB, Parkin GF. Effect of sulfide inhibition and organic shock loading on anaerobic biofilm reactors treating a low-temperature, high-sulfate wastewater. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2009; 81:265-288. [PMID: 19378657 DOI: 10.2175/106143008x325656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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To assess the long-term treatment of sulfate- and carbon-rich wastewater at low temperatures, anaerobic biofilm reactors were operated for over 900 days at 20 degrees C and fed wastewater containing lactate and sulfate. Results showed the reactors could be operated at 20 degrees C with a load rate of 1.3 g-chemical oxygen demand (COD)/L x d or less and a sulfur loading rate (SLR) of 0.2 g-S/L x d, with no significant deterioration in performance. With acclimation periods, load rates of 3.4 g-COD/L x d and SLR of 0.3 g/L x d could be tolerated. Effluent dissolved sulfide and hydrogen sulfide levels were approximately 600 and 150 mg-S/L, respectively, during this period. The effect of organic shock loading was also assessed. Reactors appeared to recover from one, but not two, lactate spikes of approximately 5000 mg-COD/L. Long-term stability was achieved in reactors containing large, stable populations of lactate- and propionate-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria and aceticlastic methanogens.
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- Heather B McDonald
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1527, USA
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Qing-Hao H, Xiu-Fen L, Jian C. Effect of nitrilotriacetic acid on batch methane fermentation of sulfate-containing wastewater. Process Biochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Guisasola A, de Haas D, Keller J, Yuan Z. Methane formation in sewer systems. WATER RESEARCH 2008; 42:1421-30. [PMID: 17988709 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2007] [Revised: 10/08/2007] [Accepted: 10/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Methane formation and emission in sewer systems has not received as much attention as hydrogen sulphide formation. Through field measurements from two rising mains, with an average sewage temperature of 28.4 and 26.6 degrees C, respectively, at the time of sampling, this study shows that a significant amount of methane can be produced in sewer systems, and that this production is positively correlated with the hydraulic retention time of wastewater in these systems. The experimental results from a laboratory-scale sewer system fed with real sewage with a temperature of approximately 21 degrees C confirmed these field observations and further revealed that methanogenesis and sulphate reduction occur simultaneously in sewers, with methane production contributing considerably more to the loss of soluble COD in sewers than sulphate reduction. The production of methane in sewers at levels revealed by this study is a serious environmental concern as it potentially results in greenhouse emissions that is comparable to that caused by the energy consumption for the treatment of the same wastewater. Further, methane production in sewers influences sulphide production and its management due to the competition between methanogens and sulphate-reducing bacteria for potentially the same electron donors. The potential interactions between sulphate-reducing and methanogenic bacteria in sewer networks are discussed.
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- Albert Guisasola
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4067 Queensland, Australia.
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Kaksonen AH, Puhakka JA. Sulfate Reduction Based Bioprocesses for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage and the Recovery of Metals. Eng Life Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200720216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Wei CH, Wang WX, Deng ZY, Wu CF. Characteristics of high-sulfate wastewater treatment by two-phase anaerobic digestion process with Jet-loop anaerobic fluidized bed. J Environ Sci (China) 2007; 19:264-270. [PMID: 17918585 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-0742(07)60043-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A new anaerobic reactor, Jet-loop anaerobic fluidized bed (JLAFB), was designed for treating high-sulfate wastewater. The treatment characteristics, including the effect of influent COD/SO4(2-) ratio and alkalinity and sulfide inhibition in reactors, were discussed for a JLAFB and a general anaerobic fluidized bed (AFB) reactor used as sulfate-reducing phase and methane-producing phase, respectively, in two-phase anaerobic digestion process. The formation of granules in the two reactors was also examined. The results indicated that COD and sulfate removal had different demand of influent COD/SO4(2-) ratios. When total COD removal was up to 85%, the ratio was only required up to 1.2, whereas, total sulfate removal up to 95% required it exceeding 3.0. The alkalinity in the two reactors increased linearly with the growth of influent alkalinity. Moreover, the change of influent alkalinity had no significant effect on pH and volatile fatty acids (VFA) in the two reactors. Influent alkalinity kept at 400-500 mg/L could meet the requirement of the treating process. The JLAFB reactor had great advantage in avoiding sulfide and free-H2S accumulation and toxicity inhibition on microorganisms. When sulfate loading rate was up to 8.1 kg/(m3 x d), the sulfide and free-H2S concentrations in JLAFB reactor were 58.6 and 49.7 mg/L, respectively. Furthermore, the granules, with offwhite color, ellipse shape and diameters of 1.0-3.0 mm, could be developed in JLAFB reactor. In granules, different groups of bacteria were distributed in different layers, and some inorganic metal compounds such as Fe, Ca, Mg etc. were found.
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- Chao-Hai Wei
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Icgen B, Harrison S. Identification of population dynamics in sulfate-reducing consortia on exposure to sulfate. Res Microbiol 2006; 157:922-7. [PMID: 17008063 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 08/09/2006] [Accepted: 08/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The microbial population structure and function of a mixed culture of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) maintained in anaerobic continuous bioreactors were tracked before and after a major perturbation, which involved the addition of sulfate to the influent of a bioreactor when operated at steady state at 35 degrees C, pH 7.8 and a 2.5 day residence time with feed stream containing 10 and 15 kg m(-3) sulfate as terminal electron acceptor and 19.6 and 29.4 kg m(-3) ethanol as carbon source and electron donor, respectively. The population structure determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), by using 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes, was linked to the functional performance of the SRB in the reactor. Hybridization analysis using these 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes revealed that a high concentration of sulfate was toxic for Desulfobacterium and Desulfobulbus. On the other hand, the Desulfococcus group was found to be the most dominant group of SRB in the feed stream containing 15 kg m(-3) sulfate as terminal electron acceptor and 29.4 kg m(-3) ethanol as carbon source and electron donor.
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- Bulent Icgen
- Bioprocess Engineering Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Lin C, Raskin L, Stahl DA. Microbial community structure in gastrointestinal tracts of domestic animals: comparative analyses using rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1997.tb00380.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rodríguez MJ, Garza GY, Aguilera CA, Martínez ASY, Sosa SGJ. Influence of Nitrate and Sulfate on the Anaerobic Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater. Eng Life Sci 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200520101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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