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Damasceno DQ, Lafratta FH, Valentina LVOD, Armstrong LCT, Wegbecher FX. Microbiological characterization of biofilm from different immobilization structures used in submersed aerobic biofilters in domestic effluent treatment at the city of Joinville, Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:122219-122229. [PMID: 37966644 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30856-3] [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: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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The objective of this work was to develop a polymeric structure for a biofiltration unit of domestic effluents through microbiological immobilization, capable of promoting the efficient removal of pollutants, meeting local/national Brazilian standards and/or legislation while providing low environmental impact on their production. Four different structures were tested, namely, polypropylene casings without filling material (TF1); polypropylene casings filled with expanded polystyrene grains (TF2); polypropylene casings, filled with polyurethane foam (TF3); and polypropylene casings, filled with polyvinyl chloride pellets (TF4). A flow of 0.216 m3 d-1 was applied to the system, and the biofilters operated in sequential batches with a hydraulic retention time of 6 h. The efficiency potential of the four immobilization structures was verified regarding biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, total ammoniacal nitrogen and total phosphorus. Microbiological analysis of the formed biofilm, performed with the 16S library sequencing method, with amplification of the 16S rRNA V3 and V3-V4 genomic regions, showed a high diversity of microbiological colonization in the four immobilization structures, with better results and consequently greater community stability in TF2. It is recommended using the filter bed made up of unfilled casings, followed by the one filled with expanded polystyrene grains.
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- Daniela Queiroz Damasceno
- Santa Catarina State University, Rua Paulo Malschitzki, 200 - Zona Industrial Norte, Joinville, SC, 89219-710, Brazil
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- Santa Catarina State University, Rua Paulo Malschitzki, 200 - Zona Industrial Norte, Joinville, SC, 89219-710, Brazil.
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- Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, Rua Pavão, 1377 - Costa e Silva, Joinville, SC, 89220-618, Brazil
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Dacewicz E, Lenart-Boroń A. Waste Polyurethane Foams as Biomass Carriers in the Treatment Process of Domestic Sewage with Increased Ammonium Nitrogen Content. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:619. [PMID: 36676355 PMCID: PMC9862140 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In order to understand the mechanisms of microbial growth on waste polyurethane sponge materials, their effectiveness as biomass carriers in domestic sewage with increased ammonium nitrogen content treatment was assessed. Comparative experiments were carried out in microreactors under steady conditions of batch culture, which allowed for an assessment of different carriers, in the form of flexible foams, rigid foams, and flexible foams placed in full casings. In the studies conducted in continuous cultures, biomass carriers selected in batch culture were used as fillings in the column model. The structure of the microbial community inhabiting the spongy material was determined and the pollutant-removing process from real domestic sewage was assessed. Analyzes using the Illumina sequencing technique allowed for demonstrating that Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira were the predominant nitrifiers in the biomass carrier in the form of waste polyurethane foams (PUF). It was found that anammox bacteria, the presence of which-as unidentified Planctomycetes-was confirmed in the polyurethane sponge material, were also responsible for the high removal of N-NH4+. Burkholderia and Sphingopyxis phyla were identified as the dominant denitrifying bacteria involved in the treatment of domestic sewage with increased content of ammonium nitrogen. The biomass carrier in the form of waste PUF placed additionally in full casings proved to be more beneficial for the proliferation of bacteria involved in nitrification and denitrification processes. On the other hand, waste foams without casings proved to be more suitable for the growth of microorganisms known to perform partial denitrification and may accumulate nitrites (Staphylococcus, Dokdonella). Additionally, the presence of Devosia and Pseudonocardia, which participated in the phosphorus removal process, was found in the waste PUR foams.
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- Ewa Dacewicz
- Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Adam Mickiewicz Ave. 24/28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Biomonitoring, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Adam Mickiewicz Ave. 24/28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
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Kirishima Y, Choeisai P, Khotwieng W, Hatamoto M, Watari T, Choeisai K, Panchaban P, Wong-Asa T, Yamaguchi T. Efficiency of high rate treatment of low-strength municipality sewage by a pilot-scale combination system of a sedimentation tank and a down-flow hanging sponge reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:2457-2466. [PMID: 33563141 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1882584] [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: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor that is sponge-based trickling filter was considered to be an alternative aerobic treatment system for low strength sewage treatment under tropical conditions. This study aims to determine the process performance of the DHS reactor combined with a pre-treatment sedimentation tank (SED) system installed at the municipality sewage treatment plant in Khon Kaen, Thailand over, 1,600 days. The DHS reactor was operated with three operational periods: low (0.2 kgBODm3 per day), high (0.5-1.3 kgBODm3 per day), and super rates (1.7-2.2. kgBODm3 per day). The results showed effective reductions in biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids by more than 74% and 78%, respectively, during the entire experimental period. Moreover, the final effluent met the Thailand discharge standard with an external short hydraulic retention time of 0.2 h. In addition, the combined system facilitates simultaneous nitrification and denitrification and effectively removed up to 43% of total nitrogen. The self-degradation of the organic compounds occurs owing to the retained sludge in the DHS reactor; this leads to undisputed clogging in sponge media. Therefore, the combined SED-DHS system could be an appropriate sewage treatment system for tropical conditions.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
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Si G, Liu B, Liu Y, Yan T, Wei D. Light-introduced partial nitrification in an algal-bacterial granular sludge bioreactor: Performance evolution and microbial community shift. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 354:127226. [PMID: 35477103 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This objective of study was to evaluate the influence of light on the achievement of partial nitrification algal-bacterial granular bioreactor and its related nitrite accumulation mechanism. After 150-days operation, partial nitrification algal-bacterial granulation bioreactor was achieved under the 200 μmol/(m2·s) illuminance condition. The effluent NH4+-N, NO2--N, NO3--N concentrations were average at 1.1, 61.7 and 8.0 mg/L (n = 21), respectively. The average sphericity of algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge (AB-AGS) increased from 82.7% to 91.1%, accompanied by the significantly increased diameter. Additionally, extracellular protein increased by 1.5 times and 0.5 times higher in LB-EPS and TB-EPS of AB-AGS, respectively. According to typical cycles, N2O emission amount reactor accounted for 2.4% of the removed nitrogen. Under the combined inhibition of light and free ammonia (FA), Nitrosomonas-related AOB (0.2% to 2.1%) were the predominant functional bacteria, whereas Nitrospira-related NOB (0.07% to below 0.01%) was fully inhibited.
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- Guangchao Si
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- Resources and Environment Innovation Research Institute, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, PR China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, PR China; CECEP Guozhen Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Hefei 230088, PR China.
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Watari T, Vazquez CL, Hatamoto M, Yamaguchi T, van Lier JB. Development of a single-stage mainstream anammox process using a sponge-bed trickling filter. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:3036-3047. [PMID: 31987004 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1720309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrogen gas using nitrite as the electron acceptor (anammox process) is considered a cost-effective solution for nitrogen removal after an anaerobic pre-treatment process. In this study, we conducted a laboratory-scale experiment to develop a single-stage partial nitritation-anammox process in a sponge-based trickling filter (STF) reactor, inoculated with anammox sludge, simulating the treatment of anaerobically pretreated concentrated domestic sewage without mechanical oxygen control. The influent ammonia concentration was 100 mg-N·L-1. The KLa of the STF reactor was higher than those observed for conventional activated sludge processes. The STF reactor performed at 89.8 ± 8.2% and 42.7 ± 16.9% ammonia and TN removal efficiency, respectively, with a nitrogen loading rate of 0.55 ± 0.20 kg-N·m-3·day-1 calculated based on sponge volume. Microbial community analysis of the STF-retained sludge indicated that both autotrophic and heterotrophic nitrogen removal occurred in the reactor.
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- Takahiro Watari
- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
- Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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Bressani-Ribeiro T, Almeida PGS, Chernicharo CAL, Volcke EIP. Inorganic carbon limitation during nitrogen conversions in sponge-bed trickling filters for mainstream treatment of anaerobic effluent. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 201:117337. [PMID: 34167012 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anaerobic sewage treatment is a proven technology in warm climate regions, and sponge-bed trickling filters (SBTFs) are an important post-treatment technology to remove residual organic carbon and nitrogen. Even though SBTFs can achieve a reasonably good effluent quality, further process optimization is hampered by a lack of mechanistic understanding of the factors influencing nitrogen removal, notably when it comes to mainstream anaerobically treated sewage. In this study, the factors that control the performance of SBTFs following anaerobic (i.e., UASB) reactors for sewage treatment were investigated. A demo-scale SBTF fed with anaerobically pre-treated sewage was monitored for 300 days, showing a median nitrification efficiency of 79% and a median total nitrogen removal efficiency of 26%. Heterotrophic denitrification was limited by the low organic carbon content of the anaerobic effluent. It was demonstrated that nitrification was impaired by a lack of inorganic carbon rather than by alkalinity limitation. To properly describe inorganic carbon limitation in models, bicarbonate was added as a state variable and sigmoidal kinetics were applied. The resulting model was able to capture the overall long-term experimental behaviour. There was no nitrite accumulation, which indicated that nitrite oxidizing bacteria were little or less affected by the inorganic carbon limitation. Overall, this study indicated the vital role of influent characteristics and operating conditions concerning nitrogen conversions in SBTFs treating anaerobic effluent, thus facilitating further process optimization.
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- T Bressani-Ribeiro
- BioCo Research Group, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium; Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte/MG 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, Juiz de Fora - MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte/MG 31270-901, Brazil
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- BioCo Research Group, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium.
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Braga DPDAF, Setti AS, Iaconelli A, Borges E. Predictive factors for successful pregnancy in an egg-sharing donation program. JBRA Assist Reprod 2020; 24:163-169. [PMID: 32157861 PMCID: PMC7169914 DOI: 10.5935/1518-0557.20190087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the predictive factors for successful pregnancy in oocyte recipient ICSI cycles in an egg-sharing donation program. Methods Analysed data were obtained via chart review of 1505 vitrified oocytes donated from 268 patients to 225 oocyte recipients, undergoing 307 ICSI cycles. Patients were participating in an egg-sharing donation program between January 2015 and May 2017. Adjusted generalised linear models were used to investigate the impact of oocyte donor and recipient characteristics on recipients’ pregnancy achievement. Results Implantation rate in the oocyte donor was highly correlated with pregnancy achievement in the oocyte recipient’s cycles (ExpB: 1.181, CI: 1.138-1.226, p<0.001). The ROC curve analysis demonstrated that the implantation rate in the oocyte donor has a strong predictive value for pregnancy success in the oocyte recipient (area under the curve: 0.98, CI: 0.95-0.99, p<0.001). Pregnancy in oocyte donors and recipients were highly associated (ExpB: 54.6, CI: 28.1-105.8, p<0.001), regardless of the oocyte recipient’s age. In oocyte recipients, the high-quality embryos rates on days 2 (ExpB: 3.397, CI: 1.635-7.054, p=0.001) and 3 (ExpB: 6.629, CI: 1.185-37.092, p=0.031), and blastocyst development rates (ExpB: 2.331, CI: 1.086-5.001, p=0.030) were positively associated with pregnancy outcome. Conclusion The strong association in pregnancy success between donors and recipients, and the lack of correlation between donor characteristics and cycles’ outcomes, demonstrate the power of oocyte quality on the success of ICSI treatment.
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- Fertility Medical Group, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Sapientiae - Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa em Reprodução Assistida, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Fertility Medical Group, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Sapientiae - Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa em Reprodução Assistida, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Fertility Medical Group, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Instituto Sapientiae - Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa em Reprodução Assistida, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Characterization of downflow hanging sponge reactors with regard to structure, process function, and microbial community compositions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:10345-10352. [PMID: 30343428 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9406-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The activated sludge (AS) process has been the most widely used process for wastewater treatment despite it has several limitations for its further application and adoption worldwide, owing to unsustainable properties such as high-energy consumption and the production of large amount of excess sludge. To overcome the drawbacks of the AS process, the downflow hanging sponge (DHS) has been developed as an energy-saving and easy-to-maintain alternative. To date, six types of different sponge configurations have been developed and their performances have been evaluated in practical- to full-scale DHS reactors. A large number of studies have been carried out in order to enhance the performance and expand the application fields of the DHS. Transition of this process to the deployment and diffusion stage from the research and development phase is now ongoing in India and Egypt as well as in Japan. Under this situation, concise and state-of-the art review is important for enhancing DHS research and future applications. Herein, we summarize and present the DHS concerning the history of development, the mechanism of treatment, recent studies on its use in the field of wastewater treatment, and the features of microbial community structure.
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Watari T, Mai TC, Tanikawa D, Hirakata Y, Hatamoto M, Syutsubo K, Fukuda M, Nguyen NB, Yamaguchi T. Performance evaluation of the pilot scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket - Downflow hanging sponge system for natural rubber processing wastewater treatment in South Vietnam. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 237:204-212. [PMID: 28318934 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A pilot-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB)-downflow hanging sponge system (DHS) combined with an anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) and a settling tank (ST) was installed in a natural rubber processing factory in South Vietnam and its process performance was evaluated for 267days. The UASB reactor achieved a total removal efficiency of 55.6±16.6% for chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 77.8±10.3% for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) with an organic loading rate of 1.7±0.6kg-COD·m-3·day-1. The final effluent of the proposed system had 140±64mg·L-1 of total COD, 31±12mg·L-1 of total BOD, and 58±24mg-N·L-1 of total nitrogen. The system could significantly reduce 92% of greenhouse gas emissions and 80% of hydraulic retention times compared with current treatment systems.
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- Takahiro Watari
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan; Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, No.1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Environmental Engineering and Water Technology Department, UNESCO-IHE, PO Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
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- Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam, Km42, Road 13, Ben Cat, Binh Duong 827211, Viet Nam
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kure College, 2-2-11, Agaminami, Kure, Hiroshima 737-8506, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan; Top Runner Incubation Center for Academia-Industry Fusion, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaragi 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam, Km42, Road 13, Ben Cat, Binh Duong 827211, Viet Nam
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan; Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan.
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Rodrigues VAJ, Mac Conell EFA, Dias DFC, von Sperling M, de Araújo JC, Vasel JL. Nitrogen removal in a shallow maturation pond with sludge accumulated during 10 years of operation in Brazil. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 76:268-278. [PMID: 28726693 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Accumulated sludge in polishing (maturation) ponds reduces the hydraulic retention time (smaller useful volume), and this could potentially lead to a decrease in performance. However, settled biomass, present in the sediments, can contribute to nitrogen removal by different mechanisms such as nitrification and denitrification. This study investigated the influence of the bottom sludge present in a shallow maturation pond treating the effluent from an anaerobic reactor on the nitrification and denitrification processes. Nitrification and denitrification rates were determined in sediment cores by applying ammonia pulses. Environmental conditions in the medium were measured and bacteria detected and quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR). The pond showed daily cycles of mixing and stratification and most of the bacteria involved in nitrogen removal decreased in concentration from the upper to the lower part of the sludge layer. The results indicate that denitrifiers, nitrifiers and anammox bacteria coexisted in the sludge, and thus different metabolic pathways were involved in ammonium removal in the system. Therefore, the sediment contributed to nitrogen removal, even with a decrease in the hydraulic retention time in the pond due to the volume occupied by the sludge.
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- V A J Rodrigues
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (DESA), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Escola de Engenharia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil E-mail:
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (DESA), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Escola de Engenharia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil E-mail:
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (DESA), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Escola de Engenharia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil E-mail:
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (DESA), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Escola de Engenharia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil E-mail:
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (DESA), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos 6627, Escola de Engenharia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil E-mail:
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- Department of Science and Environmental Management, Unit of Environment and Sanitation, University of Liege, Campus Arlon, Arlon, Belgium
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Watari T, Cuong Mai T, Tanikawa D, Hirakata Y, Hatamoto M, Syutsubo K, Fukuda M, Nguyen NB, Yamaguchi T. Development of downflow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor as post treatment of existing combined anaerobic tank treating natural rubber processing wastewater. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 75:57-68. [PMID: 28067646 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Conventional aerated tank technology is widely applied for post treatment of natural rubber processing wastewater in Southeast Asia; however, a long hydraulic retention time (HRT) is required and the effluent standards are exceeded. In this study, a downflow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor was installed as post treatment of anaerobic tank effluent in a natural rubber factory in South Vietnam and the process performance was evaluated. The DHS reactor demonstrated removal efficiencies of 64.2 ± 7.5% and 55.3 ± 19.2% for total chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen, respectively, with an organic loading rate of 0.97 ± 0.03 kg-COD m-3 day-1 and a nitrogen loading rate of 0.57 ± 0.21 kg-N m-3 day-1. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis of the sludge retained in the DHS also corresponded to the result of reactor performance, and both nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria were detected in the sponge carrier. In addition, anammox bacteria was found in the retained sludge. The DHS reactor reduced the HRT of 30 days to 4.8 h compared with the existing algal tank. This result indicates that the DHS reactor could be an appropriate post treatment for the existing anaerobic tank for natural rubber processing wastewater treatment.
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- Takahiro Watari
- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan E-mail: ; School of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, No.1, Dai Co Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam, Km42 Road 13, Ben Cat District, Binh Duong Province 827211, Vietnam
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kure College, 2-2-11, Aga-minami, Kure, Hiroshima 737-8506, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan E-mail:
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- Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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- Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam, Km42 Road 13, Ben Cat District, Binh Duong Province 827211, Vietnam
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan E-mail: ; Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan
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Madeira CL, Speet SA, Nieto CA, Abrell L, Chorover J, Sierra-Alvarez R, Field JA. Sequential anaerobic-aerobic biodegradation of emerging insensitive munitions compound 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO). CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 167:478-484. [PMID: 27750172 PMCID: PMC5605804 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Insensitive munitions, such as 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), are being considered by the U.S. Army as replacements for conventional explosives. Environmental emissions of NTO are expected to increase as its use becomes widespread; but only a few studies have considered the remediation of NTO-contaminated sites. In this study, sequential anaerobic-aerobic biodegradation of NTO was investigated in bioreactors using soil as inoculum. Batch bioassays confirmed microbial reduction of NTO under anaerobic conditions to 3-amino-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (ATO) using pyruvate as electron-donating cosubstrate. However, ATO biodegradation was only observed after the redox condition was switched to aerobic. This study also demonstrated that the high-rate removal of NTO in contaminated water can be attained in a continuous-flow aerated bioreactor. The reactor was first fed ATO as sole energy and nitrogen source prior to NTO addition. After few days, ATO was removed in a sustained fashion by 100%. When NTO was introduced together with electron-donor (pyruvate), NTO degradation increased progressively, reaching a removal efficiency of 93.5%. Mineralization of NTO was evidenced by the partial release of inorganic nitrogen species in the effluent, and lack of ATO accumulation. A plausible hypothesis for these findings is that NTO reduction occurred in anaerobic zones of the biofilm whereas ATO was mineralized in the bulk aerobic zones of the reactor.
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Affiliation(s)
- Camila L Madeira
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA.
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- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA
| | - Cristina A Nieto
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA
| | - Leif Abrell
- Department of Soil, Water & Environmental Science, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA; Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0041, USA
| | - Jon Chorover
- Department of Soil, Water & Environmental Science, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210038, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA
| | - Reyes Sierra-Alvarez
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA
| | - Jim A Field
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, USA
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