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Zhang Z, Huang Z, Li H, Wang D, Yao Y, Dong K. Impact of Nitrate on the Removal of Pollutants from Water in Reducing Gas-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactors: A Review. MEMBRANES 2024; 14:109. [PMID: 38786943 PMCID: PMC11123063 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14050109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) is a novel wastewater treatment technology, garnering attention due to its high gas utilization rate and effective pollutant removal capability. This paper outlines the working mechanism, advantages, and disadvantages of MBfR, and the denitrification pathways, assessing the efficacy of MBfR in removing oxidized pollutants (sulfate (SO4-), perchlorate (ClO4-)), heavy metal ions (chromates (Cr(VI)), selenates (Se(VI))), and organic pollutants (tetracycline (TC), p-chloronitrobenzene (p-CNB)), and delves into the role of related microorganisms. Specifically, through the addition of nitrates (NO3-), this paper analyzes its impact on the removal efficiency of other pollutants and explores the changes in microbial communities. The results of the study show that NO3- inhibits the removal of other pollutants (oxidizing pollutants, heavy metal ions and organic pollutants), etc., in the simultaneous removal of multiple pollutants by MBfR.
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- Zhiheng Zhang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, 319 Yanshan Street, Guilin 541006, China; (Z.Z.); (Z.H.); (H.L.); (D.W.)
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin 541006, China
- Guangxi Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Treatment for Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution, Guilin 541006, China
- Modern Industry College of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China
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Maruyama R, Yasumoto K, Mizusawa N, Iijima M, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Iguchi A, Hermawan OR, Hosono T, Takada R, Song KH, Shinjo R, Watabe S, Yasumoto J. Metagenomic analysis of the microbial communities and associated network of nitrogen metabolism genes in the Ryukyu limestone aquifer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4356. [PMID: 38388732 PMCID: PMC10883930 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54614-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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While microbial biogeochemical activities such as those involving denitrification and sulfate reduction have been considered to play important roles in material cycling in various aquatic ecosystems, our current understanding of the microbial community in groundwater ecosystems is remarkably insufficient. To assess the groundwater in the Ryukyu limestone aquifer of Okinawa Island, which is located in the southernmost region of Japan, we performed metagenomic analysis on the microbial communities at the three sites and screened for functional genes associated with nitrogen metabolism. 16S rRNA amplicon analysis showed that bacteria accounted for 94-98% of the microbial communities, which included archaea at all three sites. The bacterial communities associated with nitrogen metabolism shifted by month at each site, indicating that this metabolism was accomplished by the bacterial community as a whole. Interestingly, site 3 contained much higher levels of the denitrification genes such as narG and napA than the other two sites. This site was thought to have undergone denitrification that was driven by high quantities of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In contrast, site 2 was characterized by a high nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) content and a low amount of DOC, and this site yielded a moderate amount of denitrification genes. Site 1 showed markedly low amounts of all nitrogen metabolism genes. Overall, nitrogen metabolism in the Ryukyu limestone aquifer was found to change based on environmental factors.
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- Rio Maruyama
- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1, Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
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- Center for Strategic Research Project, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Senbaru, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 457-4 Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8047, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
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Massazza D, Robledo AJ, Rodriguez Simón CN, Busalmen JP, Bonanni S. Energetics, electron uptake mechanisms and limitations of electroautotrophs growing on biocathodes - A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:125893. [PMID: 34537530 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electroautotrophs are microorganisms that can take the electrons needed for energy generation, CO2 fixation and other metabolic reactions from a polarized electrode. They have been the focus of intense research for its application in wastewater treatment, bioelectrosynthetic processes and hydrogen generation. As a general trend, current densities produced by the electron uptake of these microorganisms are low, limiting their applicability at large scale. In this work, the electron uptake mechanisms that may operate in electroautotrophs are reviewed, aiming at finding possible causes for this low performance. Biomass yields, growth rates and electron uptake rates observed when these microorganisms use chemical electron donors are compared with those typically obtained with electrodes, to explore limitations and advantages inherent to the electroautotrophic metabolism. Also, the factors affecting biofilm development are analysed to show how interfacial interactions condition bacterial adhesion, biofilm growth and electrons uptake. Finally, possible strategies to overcome these limitations are described.
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- Diego Massazza
- División Ingeniería de Interfases y Bioprocesos, INTEMA (Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- División Ingeniería de Interfases y Bioprocesos, INTEMA (Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- División Ingeniería de Interfases y Bioprocesos, INTEMA (Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- División Ingeniería de Interfases y Bioprocesos, INTEMA (Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
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- División Ingeniería de Interfases y Bioprocesos, INTEMA (Conicet, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata), Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina.
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Kim I, Cha DK. Effect of low temperature on abiotic and biotic nitrate reduction by zero-valent Iron. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 754:142410. [PMID: 33254888 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effect of low temperatures on abiotic and biotic nitrate (NO3-) reduction by zero-valent iron (ZVI) were examined at temperatures below 25 °C. The extent and rate of nitrate removal in batch ZVI reactors were determined in the presence and absence of microorganisms at 3.5, 10, 17, and 25 °C. Under anoxic conditions, NO3- reduction rates in both ZVI-only and ZVI-cell reactors declined as temperature decreased. In ZVI-only reactor, 62% and 17% of initial nitrate concentration were reduced in 6 days at 25 and 3.5 °C, respectively. The reduced nitrate was completely recovered as ammonium ions (NH4+) at both temperatures. The temperature-dependent abiotic reduction rates enabled us to calculate the activation energy (Ea) using the Arrhenius relationship, which was 50 kJ/mol. Nitrate in ZVI-cell reactors was completely removed within 1-2 days at 25 and 10 °C, and 67% of reduction was achieved at 3.5 °C. Only 18-25% of the reduced nitrate was recovered as NH4+ in the ZVI-cell reactors. Soluble iron concentrations (Fe2+ and Fe3+) in the ZVI reactors were also measured as the indicators of anaerobic corrosion. In the ZVI-cell reactors, soluble iron concentrations were 1.7 times higher than that in ZVI-only reactors at 25 °C, suggesting that the enhanced nitrate reduction in the ZVI-cell reactors may be partly due to increased redox activity (i.e., corrosion) on iron surfaces. Anaerobic corrosion of ZVI was also temperature-dependent as substantially lower concentrations of corrosion product were detected at lower incubation temperatures; however, microbially induced corrosion (MIC) of ZVI was much less impacted at lower temperatures than abiotic ZVI corrosion. This study demonstrated that ZVI-supported microbial denitrification is not only more sustainable at lower temperatures, but it becomes more dominant reaction for nitrate removal in microbial-ZVI systems at low temperatures.
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- Inyoung Kim
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States.
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Dinh HTT, Kambara H, Harada Y, Matsushita S, Aoi Y, Kindaichi T, Ozaki N, Ohashi A. Bioelectrical Methane Production with an Ammonium Oxidative Reaction under the No Organic Substance Condition. Microbes Environ 2021; 36. [PMID: 34135211 PMCID: PMC8209456 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me21007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The present study investigated bioelectrical methane production from CO2 without organic substances. Even though microbial methane production has been reported at relatively high electric voltages, the amount of voltage required and the organisms contributing to the process currently remain unknown. Methane production using a biocathode was investigated in a microbial electrolysis cell coupled with an NH4+ oxidative reaction at an anode coated with platinum powder under a wide range of applied voltages and anaerobic conditions. A microbial community analysis revealed that methane production simultaneously occurred with biological denitrification at the biocathode. During denitrification, NO3– was produced by chemical NH4+ oxidation at the anode and was provided to the biocathode chamber. H2 was produced at the biocathode by the hydrogen-producing bacteria Petrimonas through the acceptance of electrons and protons. The H2 produced was biologically consumed by hydrogenotrophic methanogens of Methanobacterium and Methanobrevibacter with CO2 uptake and by hydrogenotrophic denitrifiers of Azonexus. This microbial community suggests that methane is indirectly produced without the use of electrons by methanogens. Furthermore, bioelectrical methane production occurred under experimental conditions even at a very low voltage of 0.05 V coupled with NH4+ oxidation, which was thermodynamically feasible.
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- Ha T T Dinh
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University.,Faculty of Environment, Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University.,Agricultural Technology Research Center, Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute
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- Program of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
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Study on the experimental performance by electrolysis-integrated ecological floating bed for nitrogen and phosphorus removal in eutrophic water. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7619. [PMID: 32376920 PMCID: PMC7203143 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64499-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The new-type electrolysis-integrated ecological floating beds (EEFBs) were set up to study their water removal ability due to the excellent water treatment capacity of electrolysis, this enhanced EEFBs were made of polyethylene filled with biochar substrate and in middle of the substrate placed the Mg-Al alloy served as anode and graphite served as cathode. The results show that removal rates of total nitrogen (TN), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), total phosphorus (TP) and phosphate (PO43−-P) by the EEFBs increased 53.1%, 96.5%, 76.5% and 74.5%, respectively. The electrolysis reaction was the main pathway for TN and TP removals in the EEFBs. A higher concentration of hydrogen autotrophic denitrification bacteria was recorded in the substrate of the EEFBs than that in the traditional ecological floating beds (EFBs) (p < 0.05), suggesting that the electrolysis may have enhanced the NO3−-N removal efficiency of the EEFBs by promoting the growth and reproduce of hydrogen autotrophic denitrification bacteria. The in-situ formation of Mg2+ and Al3+ ions from a sacrificial Mg-Al alloy anode, caused PO43−-P and other suspended matter flocculation, improved phosphorus removal and simultaneously reduced turbidity. Thus, electrolysis-integrated ecological floating bed has high nitrogen and phosphorus removal potential in eutrophic water.
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Xiao Z, Wang W, Chen D, Yu Y, Huang H. pH control of an upflow pyrite-oxidizing denitrifying bioreactor via electrohydrogenesis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 281:41-47. [PMID: 30785000 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Maintenance of stable pH during pyrite-oxidizing denitrification process is important. Here, we demonstrated effective pH control (7.80 ± 0.20-8.40 ± 0.30) in an electrochemical-H2 and pyrite-oxidizing denitrifying bioreactor (HPR) through in situ electrohydrogenesis. HPR achieved a higher nitrate removal activity (maximum:19.66 ± 0.63 mg NO3--N/(L·h)) with excellent resistance to high nitrate loading (up to 400 mg/L NO3--N) compared to that of the control groups. Nitrate removal rate of HPR fitted the Michaelis-Menten kinetic model (R2 = 0.98, p < 0.01) well, and the denitrification followed the zero-order rate law. The results of the biofilm community analyses suggested that Thauera was the dominant bacteria in the cathode biofilm of HPR and may prefer hydrogen as an electron donor for autotrophic denitrification, while the relative abundance of Pseudomonas were similar in the cathode biofilm and pyrite biofilm. This study provides a new alternative for effective pH control in denitrifying bioreactors with pyrite as a packing material.
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- Zhixing Xiao
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Oil Production Research Institute, Shengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec, Dongying 257000, China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Kamei T, Eamrat R, Shinoda K, Tanaka Y, Kazama F. Coupled anaerobic ammonium oxidation and hydrogenotrophic denitrification for simultaneous NH 4-N and NO 3-N removal. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2019; 79:975-984. [PMID: 31025977 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nitrate removal during anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) treatment is a concern for optimization of the anammox process. This study demonstrated the applicability and long-term stability of the coupled anammox and hydrogenotrophic denitrification (CAHD) process as an alternative method for nitrate removal. Laboratory-scale fixed bed anammox reactors (FBR) supplied with H2 to support denitrification were operated under two types of synthetic water. The FBRs showed simultaneous NH4-N and NO3-N removal, indicating that the CAHD process can support NO3-N removal during the anammox process. Intermittent H2 supply (e.g. 5 mL/min for a 1-L reactor, 14/6-min on/off cycle) helped maintain the CAHD process without deteriorating its performance under long-term operation and resulted in a nitrogen removal rate of 0.21 kg-N/m3/d and ammonium, nitrate, and dissolved inorganic nitrogen removal efficiencies of 73.4%, 80.4%, and 77%, respectively. The microbial community structure related to the CAHD process was not influenced by changes in influent water quality, and included the anammox bacteria 'Candidatus Jettenia' and a Sulfuritalea hydrogenivorans-like species as the dominant bacteria even after long-term reactor operation, suggesting that these bacteria are key to the CAHD process. These results indicate that the CAHD process is a promising method for enhancing the efficiency of anammox process.
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- Tatsuru Kamei
- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi 4-3-11, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan E-mail:
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi 4-3-11, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Life and Environment Science, University of Yamanashi 4-4-37, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Life and Environment Science, University of Yamanashi 4-4-37, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi 4-3-11, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan E-mail: ; Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Life and Environment Science, University of Yamanashi 4-4-37, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
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Holmes DE, Dang Y, Smith JA. Nitrogen cycling during wastewater treatment. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2019; 106:113-192. [PMID: 30798802 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Many wastewater treatment plants in the world do not remove reactive nitrogen from wastewater prior to release into the environment. Excess reactive nitrogen not only has a negative impact on human health, it also contributes to air and water pollution, and can cause complex ecosystems to collapse. In order to avoid the deleterious effects of excess reactive nitrogen in the environment, tertiary wastewater treatment practices that ensure the removal of reactive nitrogen species need to be implemented. Many wastewater treatment facilities rely on chemicals for tertiary treatment, however, biological nitrogen removal practices are much more environmentally friendly and cost effective. Therefore, interest in biological treatment is increasing. Biological approaches take advantage of specific groups of microorganisms involved in nitrogen cycling to remove reactive nitrogen from reactor systems by converting ammonia to nitrogen gas. Organisms known to be involved in this process include autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, heterotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, ammonia-oxidizing archaea, anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria (anammox), nitrite-oxidizing bacteria, complete ammonia oxidizers, and dissimilatory nitrate reducing microorganisms. For example, in nitrifying-denitrifying reactors, ammonia- and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria convert ammonia to nitrate and then denitrifying microorganisms reduce nitrate to nonreactive dinitrogen gas. Other nitrogen removal systems (anammox reactors) take advantage of anammox bacteria to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas using NO as an oxidant. A number of promising new biological treatment technologies are emerging and it is hoped that as the cost of these practices goes down more wastewater treatment plants will start to include a tertiary treatment step.
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Kumar S, Herrmann M, Blohm A, Hilke I, Frosch T, Trumbore SE, Küsel K. Thiosulfate- and hydrogen-driven autotrophic denitrification by a microbial consortium enriched from groundwater of an oligotrophic limestone aquifer. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:5056153. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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- Swatantar Kumar
- Aquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Strasse 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Aquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Strasse 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
- German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 6, D-07745, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Strasse 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Aquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Strasse 159, D-07743 Jena, Germany
- German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Ribas D, Calderer M, Marti V, Johnsen AR, Aamand J, Nilsson B, Jensen JK, Engesgaard P, Morici C. Subsurface nitrate reduction under wetlands takes place in narrow superficial zones. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:2725-2732. [PMID: 28004595 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1276220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the depth distribution of the Nitrate Reduction Potential (NRP) on a natural and a re-established wetland. The obtained NRP provides a valuable data of the driving factors affecting denitrification, the Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium (DNRA) process and the performance of a re-established wetland. Intact soil cores were collected and divided in slices for the determination of Organic Matter (OM) through Loss of Ignition (LOI) as well as Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and NRP spiking nitrate in batch tests. The Nitrate Reduction (NR) was fitted as a pseudo-first order rate constant (k) from where NRPs were obtained. NR took place in a narrow superficial zone showing a dropping natural logarithmic trend along depth. The main driving factor of denitrification, besides depth, was OM. Although, DOC and LOI could not express by themselves and absolute correlation with NRP, high amounts of DOC ensured enough quantity and quality of labile OM for NR. Besides, high concentration of LOI but a scarce abundance of DOC failed to drive NR. DNRA was only important in superficial samples with high contents of OM. Lastly, the high NRP of the re-established wetland confirms that wetlands can be restored satisfactorily.
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- D Ribas
- a CTM Technological Centre , Manresa , Spain
- b Department of Chemical Engineering , Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), ETSEIB , Barcelona , Spain
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- a CTM Technological Centre , Manresa , Spain
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- a CTM Technological Centre , Manresa , Spain
- b Department of Chemical Engineering , Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), ETSEIB , Barcelona , Spain
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- c Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- c Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- c Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- c Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) , Copenhagen , Denmark
- d Capital Region of Denmark , Centre for Regional Development , Hillerød , Denmark
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- e Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- f Department of Environmental Engineering and Territory , University of Palermo , Palermo , Italy
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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus subterraneus KCTC 3922 T as a potential denitrifier. J Biotechnol 2017; 251:141-144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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An oligotrophic deep-subsurface community dependent on syntrophy is dominated by sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrifiers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E7927-E7936. [PMID: 27872277 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1612244113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Subsurface lithoautotrophic microbial ecosystems (SLiMEs) under oligotrophic conditions are typically supported by H2 Methanogens and sulfate reducers, and the respective energy processes, are thought to be the dominant players and have been the research foci. Recent investigations showed that, in some deep, fluid-filled fractures in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, methanogens contribute <5% of the total DNA and appear to produce sufficient CH4 to support the rest of the diverse community. This paradoxical situation reflects our lack of knowledge about the in situ metabolic diversity and the overall ecological trophic structure of SLiMEs. Here, we show the active metabolic processes and interactions in one of these communities by combining metatranscriptomic assemblies, metaproteomic and stable isotopic data, and thermodynamic modeling. Dominating the active community are four autotrophic β-proteobacterial genera that are capable of oxidizing sulfur by denitrification, a process that was previously unnoticed in the deep subsurface. They co-occur with sulfate reducers, anaerobic methane oxidizers, and methanogens, which each comprise <5% of the total community. Syntrophic interactions between these microbial groups remove thermodynamic bottlenecks and enable diverse metabolic reactions to occur under the oligotrophic conditions that dominate in the subsurface. The dominance of sulfur oxidizers is explained by the availability of electron donors and acceptors to these microorganisms and the ability of sulfur-oxidizing denitrifiers to gain energy through concomitant S and H2 oxidation. We demonstrate that SLiMEs support taxonomically and metabolically diverse microorganisms, which, through developing syntrophic partnerships, overcome thermodynamic barriers imposed by the environmental conditions in the deep subsurface.
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Wen LL, Yang Q, Zhang ZX, Yi YY, Tang Y, Zhao HP. Interaction of perchlorate and trichloroethene bioreductions in mixed anaerobic culture. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 571:11-17. [PMID: 27449607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 07/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This work evaluated the interaction of perchlorate and trichloroethene (TCE), two common co-contaminants in groundwater, during bioreduction in serum bottles containing synthetic mineral salts media and microbial consortia. TCE at concentrations up to 0.3mM did not significantly affect perchlorate reduction; however, perchlorate concentrations higher than 0.1mM made the reduction of TCE significantly slower. Perchlorate primarily inhibited the reduction of vinyl chloride (VC, a daughter product of TCE) to ethene. Mechanistic analysis showed that the inhibition was mainly because perchlorate reduction is thermodynamically more favorable than reduction of TCE and its daughter products and not because of toxicity due to accumulation of dissolved oxygen produced during perchlorate reduction. As the initial perchlorate concentration increased from 0 to 600mg/L in a set of serum bottles, the relative abundance of Rhodocyclaceae (a putatively perchlorate-reducing genus) increased from 6.3 to 80.6%, while the relative abundance of Dehalococcoides, the only known genus that is able to reduce TCE all the way to ethene, significantly decreased. Similarly, the relative abundance of Proteobacteria (a phylum to which most known perchlorate-reducing bacteria belong) increased from 22% to almost 80%.
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- Li-Lian Wen
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Water Pollut Control & Envi, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Environmental Protection Science, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-6046, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Water Pollut Control & Envi, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Hangzhou Institute of Environmental Protection Science, Hangzhou, China.
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Peng L, Liu Y, Gao SH, Chen X, Ni BJ. Evaluating simultaneous chromate and nitrate reduction during microbial denitrification processes. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 89:1-8. [PMID: 26619398 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification and heterotrophic denitrification have been demonstrated to be promising technological processes for simultaneous removal of nitrate NO3(-) and chromate (Cr (VI)), two common contaminants in surface and ground waters. In this work, a mathematical model was developed to describe and evaluate the microbial and substrate interactions among sulfur oxidizing denitrifying organism, methanol-based heterotrophic denitrifiers and chromate reducing bacteria in the biofilm systems for simultaneous nitrate and chromate removal. The concomitant multiple chromate reduction pathways by these microbes were taken into account in this model. The validity of the model was tested using experimental data from three independent biofilm reactors under autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions. The model sufficiently described the nitrate, chromate, methanol, and sulfate dynamics under varying conditions. The modeling results demonstrated the coexistence of sulfur-oxidizing denitrifying bacteria and heterotrophic denitrifying bacteria in the biofilm under mixotrophic conditions, with chromate reducing bacteria being outcompeted. The sulfur-oxidizing denitrifying bacteria substantially contributed to both nitrate and chromate reductions although heterotrophic denitrifying bacteria dominated in the biofilm. The mixotrophic denitrification could improve the tolerance of autotrophic denitrifying bacteria to Cr (VI) toxicity. Furthermore, HRT would play an important role in affecting the microbial distribution and system performance, with HRT of higher than 0.15 day being critical for a high level removal of nitrate and chromate (over 90%).
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- Lai Peng
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia; Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
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Oh SY, Seo YD, Kim B, Kim IY, Cha DK. Microbial reduction of nitrate in the presence of zero-valent iron and biochar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 200:891-896. [PMID: 26600458 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The denitrification of nitrate (NO3(-)) by mixed cultures in the presence of zero-valent iron [Fe(0)] and biochar was investigated through a series of batch experiments. It was hypothesized that biochar may provide microbes with additional electrons to enhance the anaerobic biotransformation of nitrate in the presence of Fe(0) by facilitating electron transfer. When compared to the anaerobic transformation of nitrate by microbes in the presence of Fe(0) alone, the presence of biochar significantly enhanced anaerobic denitrification by microbes with Fe(0). Graphite also promoted the anaerobic microbial transformation of nitrate with Fe(0), and it was speculated that electron-conducting graphene moieties were responsible for the improvement. The results obtained in this work suggest that nitrate can be effectively denitrified by microbes with Fe(0) and biochar in natural and engineered systems.
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- Seok-Young Oh
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, South Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Ben Maamar S, Aquilina L, Quaiser A, Pauwels H, Michon-Coudouel S, Vergnaud-Ayraud V, Labasque T, Roques C, Abbott BW, Dufresne A. Groundwater Isolation Governs Chemistry and Microbial Community Structure along Hydrologic Flowpaths. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1457. [PMID: 26733990 PMCID: PMC4686674 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This study deals with the effects of hydrodynamic functioning of hard-rock aquifers on microbial communities. In hard-rock aquifers, the heterogeneous hydrologic circulation strongly constrains groundwater residence time, hydrochemistry, and nutrient supply. Here, residence time and a wide range of environmental factors were used to test the influence of groundwater circulation on active microbial community composition, assessed by high throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA. Groundwater of different ages was sampled along hydrogeologic paths or loops, in three contrasting hard-rock aquifers in Brittany (France). Microbial community composition was driven by groundwater residence time and hydrogeologic loop position. In recent groundwater, in the upper section of the aquifers or in their recharge zone, surface water inputs caused high nitrate concentration and the predominance of putative denitrifiers. Although denitrification does not seem to fully decrease nitrate concentrations due to low dissolved organic carbon concentrations, nitrate input has a major effect on microbial communities. The occurrence of taxa possibly associated with the application of organic fertilizers was also noticed. In ancient isolated groundwater, an ecosystem based on Fe(II)/Fe(III) and S/SO4 redox cycling was observed down to several 100 of meters below the surface. In this depth section, microbial communities were dominated by iron oxidizing bacteria belonging to Gallionellaceae. The latter were associated to old groundwater with high Fe concentrations mixed to a small but not null percentage of recent groundwater inducing oxygen concentrations below 2.5 mg/L. These two types of microbial community were observed in the three sites, independently of site geology and aquifer geometry, indicating hydrogeologic circulation exercises a major control on microbial communities.
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- Sarah Ben Maamar
- OSUR-UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueRennes, France; OSUR-UMR 6118 Géosciences, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueRennes, France; BRGM, Laboratory DepartmentOrléans, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6118 Géosciences, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMS 3343, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6118 Géosciences, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6118 Géosciences, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6118 Géosciences, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMS 3343, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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- OSUR-UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1 and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Rennes, France
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Peng L, Liu Y, Gao SH, Chen X, Xin P, Dai X, Ni BJ. Evaluation on the Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron Based Microbial Denitrification for Nitrate Removal from Groundwater. Sci Rep 2015. [PMID: 26199053 PMCID: PMC4510576 DOI: 10.1038/srep12331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nanoscale zero valent iron (NZVI) based microbial denitrification has been demonstrated to be a promising technology for nitrate removal from groundwater. In this work, a mathematical model is developed to evaluate the performance of this new technology and to provide insights into the chemical and microbial interactions in the system in terms of nitrate reduction, ammonium accumulation and hydrogen turnover. The developed model integrates NZVI-based abiotic reduction of nitrate, NZVI corrosion for hydrogen production and hydrogen-based microbial denitrification and satisfactorily describes all of the nitrate and ammonium dynamics from two systems with highly different conditions. The high NZVI corrosion rate revealed by the model indicates the high reaction rate of NZVI with water due to their large specific surface area and high surface reactivity, leading to an effective microbial nitrate reduction by utilizing the produced hydrogen. The simulation results further suggest a NZVI dosing strategy (3–6 mmol/L in temperature range of 30–40 °C, 6–10 mmol/L in temperature range of 15–30 °C and 10–14 mmol/L in temperature range of 5–15 °C) during groundwater remediation to make sure a low ammonium yield and a high nitrogen removal efficiency.
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- Lai Peng
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, National Engineering Research Center for Urban Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Grüning A, Beecroft NJ, Avignone-Rossa C. Low-potential respirators support electricity production in microbial fuel cells. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2015; 70:266-273. [PMID: 25388758 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0518-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this paper, we analyse how electric power production in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) depends on the composition of the anodic biofilm in terms of metabolic capabilities of identified sets of species. MFCs are a promising technology for organic waste treatment and sustainable bioelectricity production. Inoculated with natural communities, they present a complex microbial ecosystem with syntrophic interactions between microbes with different metabolic capabilities. Our results demonstrate that low-potential anaerobic respirators--that is those that are able to use terminal electron acceptors with a low redox potential--are important for good power production. Our results also confirm that community metabolism in MFCs with natural inoculum and fermentable feedstock is a two-stage system with fermentation followed by anode respiration.
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- André Grüning
- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Department of Computing Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU72XH, UK,
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Evaluation of simultaneous autotrophic and heterotrophic denitrification processes and bacterial community structure analysis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:6527-36. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6532-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Xu X, Xia S, Zhou L, Zhang Z, Rittmann BE. Bioreduction of vanadium (V) in groundwater by autohydrogentrophic bacteria: Mechanisms and microorganisms. J Environ Sci (China) 2015; 30:122-128. [PMID: 25872716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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As one of the transition metals, vanadium (V) (V(V)) in trace amounts represents an essential element for normal cell growth, but becomes toxic when its concentration is above 1mg/L. V(V) can alter cellular differentiation, gene expression, and other biochemical and metabolic phenomena. A feasible method to detoxify V(V) is to reduce it to V(IV), which precipitates and can be readily removed from the water. The bioreduction of V(V) in a contaminated groundwater was investigated using autohydrogentrophic bacteria and hydrogen gas as the electron donor. Compared with the previous organic donors, H2 shows the advantages as an ideal electron donor, including nontoxicity and less production of excess biomass. V(V) was 95.5% removed by biochemical reduction when autohydrogentrophic bacteria and hydrogen were both present, and the reduced V(IV) precipitated, leading to total-V removal. Reduction kinetics could be described by a first-order model and were sensitive to pH and temperature, with the optimum ranges of pH7.5-8.0 and 35-40°C, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis by clone library showed that the dominant species in the experiments with V(V) bioreduction belonged to the β-Proteobacteria. Previously known V(V)-reducing species were absent, suggesting that V(V) reduction was carried out by novel species. Their selective enrichment during V(V) bioreduction suggests that Rhodocyclus, a denitrifying bacterium, and Clostridium, a fermenter known to carry out metal reduction, were responsible for V(V) bioreduction.
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- Xiaoyin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaE-mail: ; Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaE-mail: .
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaE-mail:
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, ChinaE-mail: ; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave., Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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Actual Application of a H 2-Based Polyvinyl Chloride Hollow Fiber Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Remove Nitrate from Groundwater. J CHEM-NY 2015. [DOI: 10.1155/2015/349830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To evaluate the actual performance of the H2-based polyvinyl chloride hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HF-MBfR), we used HF-MBfR to remove nitrate from the nitrate contaminated groundwater with the dissolved oxygen (~6.2 mg/L) in Zhangqiu city (Jinan, China). The reactor was operated over 135 days with the actual nitrate contaminated groundwater. The result showed that maximum of nitrate denitrification rate achieved was over 133.8 gNO3--N/m3d (1.18 gNO3--N/m2d) and the total nitrogen removal was more than 95.0% at the conditions of influent nitrate 50 mg/L, hydrogen pressure 0.05 MPa, and dissolved oxygen (DO) 6.2 mg/L, with the nitrate in effluent under the value limits of drinking water. The fluxes analysis showed that the electron-equivalent fluxes of nitrate, sulfate, and oxygen account for about 81.2%, 15.2%, and 3.6%, respectively, which indicated that nitrate reduction could consume more electrons than that of sulfate reduction and dissolved oxygen reduction. The nitrate reduction was not significantly influenced by sulfate reduction and the dissolved oxygen reduction. Based on the actual groundwater quality on site, the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) was 0.4, and the membrane could be at the risk of surface scaling.
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Handley KM, Bartels D, O'Loughlin EJ, Williams KH, Trimble WL, Skinner K, Gilbert JA, Desai N, Glass EM, Paczian T, Wilke A, Antonopoulos D, Kemner KM, Meyer F. The complete genome sequence for putative H2- and S-oxidizerCandidatusSulfuricurvum sp., assembledde novofrom an aquifer-derived metagenome. Environ Microbiol 2014; 16:3443-62. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Kim M. Handley
- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Computation Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
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- Earth Science Division; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Berkeley CA USA
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- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Biosciences Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Biosciences Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Computation Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Computation Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Computation Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Biosciences Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Biosciences Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
- Computation Institute; University of Chicago; Chicago IL 60637 USA
- Mathematics and Computer Science Division; Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont IL 60439 USA
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Mohseni-Bandpi A, Elliott DJ, Zazouli MA. Biological nitrate removal processes from drinking water supply-a review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2013; 11:35. [PMID: 24355262 PMCID: PMC3880027 DOI: 10.1186/2052-336x-11-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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This paper reviews both heterotrophic and autotrophic processes for the removal of nitrate from water supplies. The most commonly used carbon sources in heterotrophic denitrification are methanol, ethanol and acetic acid. Process performance for each feed stock is compared with particular reference nitrate and nitrite residual and to toxicity potential. Autotrophic nitrate removal has the advantages of not requiring an organic carbon source; however the slow growth rate of autotrophic bacteria and low nitrate removal rate have contributed to the fact that relatively few full scale plants are in operation at the present time.
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- Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpi
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center and Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Vilar-Sanz A, Puig S, García-Lledó A, Trias R, Balaguer MD, Colprim J, Bañeras L. Denitrifying bacterial communities affect current production and nitrous oxide accumulation in a microbial fuel cell. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63460. [PMID: 23717427 PMCID: PMC3662693 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The biocathodic reduction of nitrate in Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is an alternative to remove nitrogen in low carbon to nitrogen wastewater and relies entirely on microbial activity. In this paper the community composition of denitrifiers in the cathode of a MFC is analysed in relation to added electron acceptors (nitrate and nitrite) and organic matter in the cathode. Nitrate reducers and nitrite reducers were highly affected by the operational conditions and displayed high diversity. The number of retrieved species-level Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) for narG, napA, nirS and nirK genes was 11, 10, 31 and 22, respectively. In contrast, nitrous oxide reducers remained virtually unchanged at all conditions. About 90% of the retrieved nosZ sequences grouped in a single OTU with a high similarity with Oligotropha carboxidovorans nosZ gene. nirS-containing denitrifiers were dominant at all conditions and accounted for a significant amount of the total bacterial density. Current production decreased from 15.0 A·m−3 NCC (Net Cathodic Compartment), when nitrate was used as an electron acceptor, to 14.1 A·m−3 NCC in the case of nitrite. Contrarily, nitrous oxide (N2O) accumulation in the MFC was higher when nitrite was used as the main electron acceptor and accounted for 70% of gaseous nitrogen. Relative abundance of nitrite to nitrous oxide reducers, calculated as (qnirS+qnirK)/qnosZ, correlated positively with N2O emissions. Collectively, data indicate that bacteria catalysing the initial denitrification steps in a MFC are highly influenced by main electron acceptors and have a major influence on current production and N2O accumulation.
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- Ariadna Vilar-Sanz
- Molecular Microbial Ecology Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Molecular Microbial Ecology Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Molecular Microbial Ecology Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- LEQUIA, Institute of the Environment, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Molecular Microbial Ecology Group, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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Jung J, Choi S, Jung H, Scow KM, Park W. Primers for amplification of nitrous oxide reductase genes associated with Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes in organic-compound-rich soils. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2012. [PMID: 23197174 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.060194-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The nosZ gene encodes nitrous oxide reductase, a key enzyme in the nitrous oxide reduction that occurs during complete denitrification. Many conventional approaches have used Proteobacteria-based primers to detect nosZ in environmental samples. However, these primers often fail to detect nosZ in non-Proteobacteria strains, including Firmicutes (Gram-positive) and Bacteroidetes. In this study, newly designed nosZ primers successfully amplified this gene from five Geobacillus species (Firmicutes). The primers were used to construct nosZ clone libraries from DNA extracted from sludge and domestic animal feedlot soils, all with high organic carbon contents. After DNA sequencing, phylogenetic analysis identified many new nosZ sequences with high levels of homology to nosZ from Bacteroidetes, probably because of the high sequence similarity of nosZ from Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, and a predominance of Bacteroidetes in feedlot environments. Three sets of new quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) primers based on our clone library sequences were designed and tested for their specificities. Our data showed that only Bacteroidetes-related nosZ sequences were amplified, whereas conventional Proteobacteria-based primers amplified only Proteobacteria-related nosZ. Quantitative analysis of nosZ with the new qPCR primers recovered ~10(4) copies per 100 ng DNA. Thus, it appears that amplification with conventional primers is insufficient for developing an understanding of the diversity and abundance of nosZ genes in the environment.
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- Jaejoon Jung
- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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Tang Y, Ontiveros-Valencia A, Feng L, Zhou C, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE. A biofilm model to understand the onset of sulfate reduction in denitrifying membrane biofilm reactors. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 110:763-72. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tang Y, Zhao H, Marcus AK, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE. A steady-state biofilm model for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate, part 1: model development and numerical solution. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:1598-1607. [PMID: 22191376 DOI: 10.1021/es203129s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A multispecies biofilm model is developed for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate in the H(2)-based membrane biofilm reactor. The one-dimension model includes dual-substrate Monod kinetics for a steady-state biofilm with five solid and five dissolved components. The solid components are autotrophic denitrifying bacteria, autotrophic perchlorate-reducing bacteria, heterotrophic bacteria, inert biomass, and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The dissolved components are nitrate, perchlorate, hydrogen (H(2)), substrate-utilization-associated products, and biomass-associated products (BAP). The model explicitly considers four mechanisms involved in how three important operating conditions (H(2) pressure, nitrate loading, and perchlorate loading) affect nitrate and perchlorate removals: (1) competition for H(2), (2) promotion of PRB growth due to having two electron acceptors (nitrate and perchlorate), (3) competition between nitrate and perchlorate reduction for the same resources in the PRB: electrons and possibly reductase enzymes, and (4) competition for space in the biofilm. Two other special features are having H(2) delivered from the membrane substratum and solving directly for steady state using a novel three-step approach: finite-difference for approximating partial differential and/or integral equations, Newton-Raphson for solving nonlinear equations, and an iterative scheme to obtain the steady-state biofilm thickness. An example result illustrates the model's features.
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- Youneng Tang
- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 South McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287-5701, United States
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Tang Y, Zhao H, Marcus AK, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Rittmann BE. A steady-state biofilm model for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate, part 2: parameter optimization and results and discussion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:1608-1615. [PMID: 22191805 DOI: 10.1021/es203130r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Part 1 of this work developed a steady-state, multispecies biofilm model for simultaneous reduction of nitrate and perchlorate in the H(2)-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) and presented a novel method to solve it. In Part 2, the half-maximum-rate concentrations and inhibition coefficients of nitrate and perchlorate are optimized by fitting data from experiments with different combinations of influent nitrate and perchlorate concentrations. The model with optimized parameters is used to quantitatively and systematically explain how three important operating conditions (nitrate loading, perchlorate loading, and H(2) pressure) affect nitrate and perchlorate reduction and biomass distribution in these reducing biofilms. Perchlorate reduction and accumulation of perchlorate-reducing bacteria (PRB) in the biofilm are affected by four promotion or inhibition mechanisms: simultaneous use of nitrate and perchlorate by PRB and competition for H(2), the same resources in PRB, and space in a biofilm. For the hydrogen pressure evaluated experimentally, a low nitrate loading (<0.1 g N/m(2)-d) slightly promotes perchlorate removal, because of the beneficial effect from PRB using both acceptors. However, a nitrate loading of >0.6 g N/m(2)-d begins to inhibit perchlorate removal, as the competition effects become dominant.
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- Youneng Tang
- Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, 1001 South McAllister Ave., Tempe, Arizona 85287-5701, United States
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Zhang Y, Zhong F, Xia S, Wang X, Li J. Autohydrogenotrophic denitrification of drinking water using a polyvinyl chloride hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 170:203-209. [PMID: 19473764 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.04.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hollow fiber was evaluated in removing nitrate form contaminated drinking water. During a 279-day operation period, the denitrification rate increased gradually with the increase of influent nitrate loading. The denitrification rate reached a maximum value of 414.72 g N/m(3)d (1.50 g N/m(2)d) at an influent NO(3)(-)-N concentration of 10mg/L and a hydraulic residence time of 37.5 min, and the influent nitrate was completely reduced. At the same time, the effluent quality analysis showed the headspace hydrogen content (3.0%) was lower enough to preclude having an explosive air. Under the condition of the influent nitrate surface loading of 1.04 g N/m(2)d, over 90% removal efficiencies of the total nitrogen and nitrate were achieved at the hydrogen pressure above 0.04 MPa. The results of denaturing gel gradient electrophoresis (DGGE), 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis, and hierarchical cluster analysis showed that the microbial community structures in MBfR were of low diversity, simple and stable at mature stages; and the beta-Proteobacteria, including Rhodocyclus, Hydrogenophaga, and beta-Proteobacteria HTCC379, probably play an important role in autohydrogenotrophic denitrification.
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- Yanhao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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An Y, Li T, Jin Z, Dong M, Li Q, Wang S. Decreasing ammonium generation using hydrogenotrophic bacteria in the process of nitrate reduction by nanoscale zero-valent iron. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2009; 407:5465-70. [PMID: 19665759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An integrated nitrate treatment using nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) and Alcaligenes eutrophus, which is a kind of hydrogenotrophic denitrifying bacteria, was conducted to remove nitrate and decrease ammonium generation. Within 8 days, nitrate was removed completely in the reactors containing NZVI particles plus bacteria while the proportion of ammonium generated was only 33%. That is a lower reduction rate but a smaller proportion of ammonium relative to that in abiotic reactors. It was also found that ammonium generation experienced a biphasic process, involving an increasing period and a stable period. After domestication of the bacteria, the combined NZVI-cell system could remove all nitrate without ammonium released when the refreshed nitrate was introduced. Nitrate reduction and the final product distribution were also studied in batch reactors amended with different initial NZVI contents and biomass concentrations, respectively. Both the nitrate removal rate and the ammonium yield decreased when the initial content of NZVI reduced and the initial biomass concentration increased. However, about 27% of the nitrate was converted to ammonium when excess bacteria (OD(422)=0.026) were used, which was higher than that with appropriate amount of bacteria.
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- Yi An
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processed and Environmental Criteria, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Sunger N, Bose P. Autotrophic denitrification using hydrogen generated from metallic iron corrosion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 100:4077-4082. [PMID: 19398198 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hydrogenotrophic denitrification was demonstrated using hydrogen generated from anoxic corrosion of metallic iron. For this purpose, a mixture of hydrogenated water and nitrate solution was used as reactor feed. A semi-batch reactor with nitrate loading of 2000 mg m(-3) d(-1) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 50 days produced effluent with nitrate concentration of 0.27 mg N L(-1) (99% nitrate removal). A continuous flow reactor with nitrate loading of 28.9 mg m(-3) d(-1) and HRT of 15.6 days produced effluent with nitrate concentration of approximately 0.025 mg N L(-1) (95% nitrate removal). In both cases, the concentration of nitrate degradation by-products, viz., ammonia and nitrite, were below detection limits. The rate of denitrification in the reactors was controlled by hydrogen availability, and hence to operate such reactors at higher nitrate loading rates and/or lower HRT than reported in the present study, hydrogen concentration in the hydrogenated water must be significantly increased.
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- Neha Sunger
- Environmental Engineering and Management Programme, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, India
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Ghafari S, Hasan M, Aroua MK. Improvement of autohydrogenotrophic nitrite reduction rate through optimization of pH and sodium bicarbonate dose in batch experiments. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 107:275-80. [PMID: 19269592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Accumulation of nitrite intermediate in autohydrogenotrophic denitrification process has been a challenging difficulty to tackle. This study showed that further growth of "true denitrifying" bacteria and adaptation to nitrite led to a faster reduction of nitrite than nitrate as a solution to circumvent nitrite accumulation. Moreover, two effective parameters namely pH and bicarbonate dose were optimized in order to achieve a better reduction rate. Sodium bicarbonate dose ranging from 20 to 2000 mg/L and pH in the range of 6.5-8.5 was selected to be examined employing 0.2 g MLVSS/L of reacclimatized denitrifying bacteria. Eleven runs of experiments were designed considering the interactive effect of these two operative parameters. A fairly close reduction time less than 4.5 h (>22.22 mg NO2(-)-N/g MLVSS/h) was gained for the pH range between 7 and 8. The highest specific nitrite reduction rate at 25 mg NO2(-)-N/g MLVSS/h was achieved applying 1000 mg NaHCO3/L at pH 7.5 and 8. The pH was found to be the leading parameter and bicarbonate as the less effective parameter on nitrite reduction removal. Central composite design (CCD) and response surface design (RSM) were employed to develop a model as well as define the optimum condition. Using the experimental data, the developed quadratic model predicted optimum condition at pH 7.8 and sodium bicarbonate dose 1070 mg/L upon which denitrifiers managed to accomplish reduction within 3.5 h and attained the specific degradation rate of 28.57 mg NO2(-)-N/g MLVSS/h.
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- Shahin Ghafari
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ma WK, Farrell RE, Siciliano SD. Soil formate regulates the fungal nitrous oxide emission pathway. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:6690-6. [PMID: 18791019 PMCID: PMC2576722 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00797-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 09/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fungal activity is a major driver in the global nitrogen cycle, and mounting evidence suggests that fungal denitrification activity contributes significantly to soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N(2)O). The metabolic pathway and oxygen requirement for fungal denitrification are different from those for bacterial denitrification. We hypothesized that the soil N(2)O emission from fungi is formate and O(2) dependent and that land use and landforms could influence the proportion of N(2)O coming from fungi. Using substrate-induced respiration inhibition under anaerobic and aerobic conditions in combination with (15)N gas analysis, we found that formate and hypoxia (versus anaerobiosis) were essential for the fungal reduction of (15)N-labeled nitrate to (15)N(2)O. As much as 65% of soil-emitted N(2)O was attributable to fungi; however, this was found only in soils from water-accumulating landforms. From these results, we hypothesize that plant root exudates could affect N(2)O production from fungi via the proposed formate-dependent pathway.
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- W K Ma
- Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Visvanathan C, Hung N, Jegatheesan V. Hydrogenotrophic denitrification of synthetic aquaculture wastewater using membrane bioreactor. Process Biochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shin KH, Cha DK. Microbial reduction of nitrate in the presence of nanoscale zero-valent iron. CHEMOSPHERE 2008; 72:257-62. [PMID: 18331753 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Microbial reduction of nitrate in the presence of nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) was evaluated to assess the feasibility of employing NZVI in the biological nitrate treatment. Nitrate was completely reduced within 3d in a nanoscale Fe(0)-cell reactor, while only 50% of the nitrate was abiotically reduced over 7d at 25 degrees C. The removal rate of nitrate in the integrated NZVI-cell system was unaffected by the presence of high amounts of sulfate. Efficient removal of nitrate by Fe(II)-supported anaerobic culture in 14 d indicated that Fe(II), which is produced during anaerobic iron corrosion in the Fe(0)-cell system, might act as an electron donor for nitrate. Unlike abiotic reduction, microbial reduction of nitrate was not significantly affected by low temperature conditions. This study demonstrated the potential applicability of employing NZVI iron as a source of electrons for biological nitrate reduction. Use of NZVI for microbial nitrate reduction can obviate the disadvantages associated with traditional biological denitrification, that relies on the use of organic substrates or explosive hydrogen gas, and maintain the advantages offered by nano-particle technology such as higher surface reactivity and functionality in suspensions.
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- Kyung-Hee Shin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
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Harris SH, Smith RL, Suflita JM. In situ hydrogen consumption kinetics as an indicator of subsurface microbial activity. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007; 60:220-8. [PMID: 17439588 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00286.x] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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There are few methods available for broadly assessing microbial community metabolism directly within a groundwater environment. In this study, hydrogen consumption rates were estimated from in situ injection/withdrawal tests conducted in two geochemically varying, contaminated aquifers as an approach towards developing such a method. The hydrogen consumption first-order rates varied from 0.002 nM h(-1) for an uncontaminated, aerobic site to 2.5 nM h(-1) for a contaminated site where sulfate reduction was a predominant process. The method could accommodate the over three orders of magnitude range in rates that existed between subsurface sites. In a denitrifying zone, the hydrogen consumption rate (0.02 nM h(-1)) was immediately abolished in the presence of air or an antibiotic mixture, suggesting that such measurements may also be sensitive to the effects of environmental perturbations on field microbial activities. Comparable laboratory determinations with sediment slurries exhibited hydrogen consumption kinetics that differed substantially from the field estimates. Because anaerobic degradation of organic matter relies on the rapid consumption of hydrogen and subsequent maintenance at low levels, such in situ measures of hydrogen turnover can serve as a key indicator of the functioning of microbial food webs and may be more reliable than laboratory determinations.
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- Steve H Harris
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Institute for Energy and the Environment, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
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Son A, Lee J, Chiu PC, Kim BJ, Cha DK. Microbial reduction of perchlorate with zero-valent iron. WATER RESEARCH 2006; 40:2027-2032. [PMID: 16697026 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Revised: 03/21/2006] [Accepted: 03/31/2006] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Microbial reduction of perchlorate in the presence of zero-valent iron was examined in both batch and column reactors to assess the potential of iron as the electron donor for biological perchlorate reduction process. Iron-supported mixed cultures completely removed 65 mg/L of perchlorate in batch reactors in 8 days. The removal rate was similar to that observed with hydrogen gas (5%) and acetate (173 mg/L) as electron donors. Repeated spiking of perchlorate to batch reactors containing iron granules and microorganisms showed that complete perchlorate reduction by the iron-supported culture was sustained over a long period. Complete removal of perchlorate by iron-supported anaerobic culture was also achieved in a bench-scale iron column with a hydraulic residence time of 2 days. This study demonstrated the potential applicability of zero-valent iron as a source of electrons for biological perchlorate reduction. Use of zero-valent iron may eliminate the need to continually supply electron donors such as organic substrates or explosive hydrogen gas. In addition, iron is inexpensive, safe to handle, and does not leave organic residuals in the treated water.
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- Ahjeong Son
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Deleware, Newark, 19716, USA
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Vasiliadou IA, Siozios S, Papadas IT, Bourtzis K, Pavlou S, Vayenas DV. Kinetics of pure cultures of hydrogen-oxidizing denitrifying bacteria and modeling of the interactions among them in mixed cultures. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 95:513-25. [PMID: 16758460 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In this study we report the isolation of four denitrifying bacteria from a batch reactor, where the progress of hydrogenotrophic denitrification was examined. Only three of the strains had the ability to use hydrogen as electron donor. In the present work, kinetic batch experiments were carried out in order to study the dynamic characteristics of pure and defined mixed cultures of hydrogen-oxidizing denitrifying bacteria, under anoxic conditions, in a defined synthetic medium, in the presence of nitrates. Kinetic models were developed and the kinetic parameters were determined from the batch experiments for each bacterium separately. The behavior of mixed cultures and the interactions between the bacteria were described using kinetic models based on the kinetic models developed for each bacterium separately and their predictions were compared with the results from mixed culture experiments. The mathematical models that were developed and validated in the present work are capable of describing the behavior of the bacteria in pure and mixed cultures, and in particular, the kinetics of nitrate and nitrite reduction and cell growth.
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- I A Vasiliadou
- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina, Seferi 2, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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Smith RL, Buckwalter SP, Repert DA, Miller DN. Small-scale, hydrogen-oxidizing-denitrifying bioreactor for treatment of nitrate-contaminated drinking water. WATER RESEARCH 2005; 39:2014-23. [PMID: 15890383 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2003] [Revised: 12/23/2004] [Accepted: 03/08/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Nitrate removal by hydrogen-coupled denitrification was examined using flow-through, packed-bed bioreactors to develop a small-scale, cost effective system for treating nitrate-contaminated drinking-water supplies. Nitrate removal was accomplished using a Rhodocyclus sp., strain HOD 5, isolated from a sole-source drinking-water aquifer. The autotrophic capacity of the purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacterium made it particularly adept for this purpose. Initial tests used a commercial bioreactor filled with glass beads and countercurrent, non-sterile flow of an autotrophic, air-saturated, growth medium and hydrogen gas. Complete removal of 2 mM nitrate was achieved for more than 300 days of operation at a 2-h retention time. A low-cost hydrogen generator/bioreactor system was then constructed from readily available materials as a water treatment approach using the Rhodocyclus strain. After initial tests with the growth medium, the constructed system was tested using nitrate-amended drinking water obtained from fractured granite and sandstone aquifers, with moderate and low TDS loads, respectively. Incomplete nitrate removal was evident in both water types, with high-nitrite concentrations in the bioreactor output, due to a pH increase, which inhibited nitrite reduction. This was rectified by including carbon dioxide in the hydrogen stream. Additionally, complete nitrate removal was accomplished with wastewater-impacted surface water, with a concurrent decrease in dissolved organic carbon. The results of this study using three chemically distinct water supplies demonstrate that hydrogen-coupled denitrification can serve as the basis for small-scale remediation and that pilot-scale testing might be the next logical step.
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- Richard L Smith
- Department of the Interior, Water Resources Division, US Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
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Nerenberg R, Rittmann BE, Najm I. Perchlorate reduction in a HYDROGEN-BASED MEMBRANE-BIOFILM REACTOR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2002.tb10234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Haugen KS, Semmens MJ, Novak PJ. A novel in situ technology for the treatment of nitrate contaminated groundwater. WATER RESEARCH 2002; 36:3497-3506. [PMID: 12230195 DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00043-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A novel in situ membrane technology was developed to remove nitrate (NO3-) from groundwater. Membrane-fed hydrogen gas (H2) was used as an electron donor to stimulate denitrification. A flow-through reactor fit with six hollow-fiber membranes (surface area = 93 cm2) was designed to simulate groundwater flowing through an aquifer with a velocity of 0.3 m/day. This membrane technology supported excellent NO3- and nitrite (NO2-) removal once H2 and carbon limitations were corrected. The membrane module achieved a maximum H2 flux of 1.79 x 10(-2) mg H2/m2 s, which was sufficient to completely remove 16.4 mg/L NO3(-)-N from a synthetic groundwater with no NO2- accumulation. In addition, this model in situ treatment process produced a high quality water containing <0.5 mg/L total organic carbon.
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- K S Haugen
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455-0220, USA
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Pinar G, Oliva JM, Sanchez-Barbero L, Calvo V, Ramos JL. Removal of nitrate from industrial wastewaters in a pilot plant by nitrate-tolerant klebsiella oxytoca CECT 4460 and arthrobacter globiformis CECT 4500. Biotechnol Bioeng 1998; 58:510-4. [PMID: 10099287 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(19980605)58:5<510::aid-bit7>3.0.co;2-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Two strains, a gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca CECT 4460 and a gram-positive, mycelium-forming bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis CECT 4500, tolerant to up to 1 M nitrate, were isolated from the grounds of a munitions factory. Under strict aerobic conditions and with appropriate C-sources, growth of these bacteria took place when the nitrate concentration in the medium was below 150 mM. Optimal growth conditions regarding the culture medium composition for the biological removal of nitrate were established in batch cultures. Then, the system was scaled up to a 40-L pilot plant and operated under continuous conditions in a factory with direct waste streams from dinitroethylene glycol production after appropriate dilution with nontreated groundwaters. The level of nitrate in the effluent was below 0.5% of the initial N-load. Nitrite and ammonium were undetectable and the level of the C-source in the effluent was below 50 mg per L. On the basis of these results, we conclude that the system worked on site satisfactorily. Copyright 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Pinar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants, Estacion Experimental del Zaidin-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Apdo. de Correos 419, 18008 Granada, Spain
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Pinar G, Duque E, Haidour A, Oliva J, Sanchez-Barbero L, Calvo V, Ramos JL. Removal of high concentrations of nitrate from industrial wastewaters by bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:2071-3. [PMID: 16535614 PMCID: PMC1389169 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.2071-2073.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Klebsiella oxytoca isolate 15 was isolated from the grounds of a nitration factory and was found to be tolerant to nitrate at concentrations up to 0.5 to 1 M. Physicochemical parameters for optimal growth conditions for K. oxytoca isolate 15 were established. Growth took place when the nitrate concentration in the medium was less than 150 mM, and full nitrate consumption required about 14 g of C per g of N. This strain was able to remove nitrate without accumulating nitrite. The system was scaled up to a 40-liter pilot plant and was operated on-site satisfactorily.
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Ecology and Biogeochemistry of in Situ Groundwater Bioremediation. ADVANCES IN MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9074-0_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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