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Cao K, Huang X, Wang CD, Yu JH, Gui WJ, Zhang S. Refractory degradable dissolved organic matter (R-DOM) driving nitrogen removal by the electric field coupled iron‑carbon biofilter (E-ICBF): Performance and microbial mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 936:173374. [PMID: 38795998 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173374] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
Researches on the advanced nitrogen (N) removal of municipal tailwater always overlooked the value of refractory degradable dissolved organic matter (R-DOM). In this study, a novel electric field coupled iron‑carbon biofilter (E-ICBF) was utilized to explore the performance and microbial changes with polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the representative R-DOM. Results demonstrated that the removal efficiencies of E-ICBF for nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N), and total nitrogen (TN) improved by 28.76 %, 12.96 %, and 28.45 %, compared to quartz sand biofilter (SBF). Moreover, removal efficiencies of NO3--N and TN in E-ICBF with R-DOM went up by 12.11 % and 14.02 % compared to methanol. Additionally, both PEG and the electric field reduced the microbial richness and diversity. However, PEG promoted the increase of denitrifying bacteria abundance including unclassified_f_Comamonadaceae, Thauera, and unclassified_f_Gallionellaceae. The electric field improved the abundances of genes related to N removal (hao, nasC, nasA, nifH, nifD, nifK) and PEG further enhanced the effect. The abundances of key enzymes [EC:1.7.5.1], [EC:1.7.2.1], [EC:1.7.2.4], and [EC:1.7.2.5] decreased due to the addition of PEG and the electric field mitigated the negative influence. Additionally, the electric field changed relationships between microorganisms and pollutant removal, and improved interspecific relationships between denitrifying bacterial genera and other genera in E-ICBF.
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- Kai Cao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Water Resources Utilization and Environmental Pollution Control, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Zhang H, Hu C, Zhang P, Ren T, Cai W. Purification mechanism of microbial metabolism in kitchen-oil wastewater enhanced by cationic vacancies on γ-Al 2O 3. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166596. [PMID: 37640079 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166596] [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: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The use of catalyst materials to mediate the enhancement of microbial degradation in wastewater is a new economic and energy saving breakthrough in water treatment technology. In this study, γ-Al2O3, which is commonly used as catalyst/carrier, is used as biological filler to treat kitchen-oil wastewater with low biodegradability, and the COD removal rate is about 50 %. It is found that the complexation of cationic vacancies on Al2O3 surface with extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) secreted by microorganisms in wastewater lead to the polarization of electron distribution on biofilm. The efficient degrading bacteria are enriched on reaction interface and obtain electrons to maintain electron dynamic balance by enhancing the transmembrane metabolism of pollutants. The aluminum vacancies on Al2O3 surface accelerate the microbial degradation of pollutants. The cationic vacancies in the structure of catalyst accelerate the acquisition of exogenous electrons by microorganisms without the addition of external energy, which provides a new idea for catalytic fillers to enhance wastewater degradation.
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- Han Zhang
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Zuo X, Xu W, Wei S, Jiang S, Luo Y, Ling M, Zhang K, Gao Y, Wang Z, Hu J, Grossart HP, Luo Z. Aerobic denitrifying bacterial-fungal consortium mediating nitrate removal: Dynamics, network patterns and interactions. iScience 2023; 26:106824. [PMID: 37250796 PMCID: PMC10212969 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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In recent years, nitrogen removal by mixed microbial cultures has received increasing attention owing to cooperative metabolism. A natural bacterial-fungal consortium was isolated from mariculture, which exhibited an excellent aerobic denitrification capacity. Under aerobic conditions, nitrate removal and denitrification efficiencies were up to 100% and 44.27%, respectively. High-throughput sequencing and network analysis suggested that aerobic denitrification was potentially driven by the co-occurrence of the following bacterial and fungal genera: Vibrio, Fusarium, Gibberella, Meyerozyma, Exophiala and Pseudoalteromonas, with the dominance of Vibrio and Fusarium in bacterial and fungal communities, respectively. In addition, the isolated consortium had a high steady aerobic denitrification performance in our sub-culturing experiments. Our results provide new insights on the dynamics, network patterns and interactions of aerobic denitrifying microbial consortia with a high potential for new biotechnology applications.
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- Xiaotian Zuo
- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
- School of Marine Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province, Xiamen 361013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin 16775, Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Postdam University, Potsdam 14469, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
- Marine Biology College, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361012, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bioindustry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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Zhang Q, Liu Z, Meng H, Meng G, Cao W, Cao J, Luo J, Wu Y, Zheng J. Re-circulation of Fe/persulfate regulated sludge fermentation products for sewage treatment: Focus on pollutant removal efficiency, microbial community and metabolic activity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:160128. [PMID: 36370789 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Persulfate (PS)-based technologies have been demonstrated as efficient methods for enhancing the performance of waste activated sludge (WAS) anaerobic fermentation. Except for volatile fatty acids (VFAs), however, some exogenous substances would be also released during this process, which might affect its application as a carbon source for sewage treatment. To fill this knowledge gap, the feasibility of sludge fermentation liquid regulated by Fe/persulfate (PS) (PS-FL) as a carbon source for sewage treatment was investigated in this study. Results indicated that PS-FL exhibits distinct effects on the pollutants removal compared with commercial sodium acetate. It facilitates PO43--P removal but slightly inhibited COD removal & denitrification, and sludge settleability was also decreased. The mechanistic analysis demonstrated that PS-FL could stimulate the enrichment of phosphorus-accumulating bacteria (i.e. Candidatus Accumulibacter) and the enhancement of their metabolic activities (i.e. PKK), thereby enhancing the biological PO43--P removal. Moreover, Fe ions in PS-FL could combine with PO43--P to form a precipitate and thus further contributed to PO43--P removal. Conversely, the sulfate reduction process induced by SO42- in PS-FL inhibits denitrification by reducing the abundance of denitrifying bacteria (i.e. Dechloromonas) and metabolic activities (i.e. narG). Additionally, PS-FL also decreased the abundance of flocculation bacteria (i.e. Flavobacterium) and down-regulated the expression of functional genes responsible for COD removal, by which it exhibited certain negative effects on COD removal and sludge settleability. Overall, this work demonstrated that PS-FL can re-circulation as a carbon source for sewage treatment, which provides a new approach to recovering valuable carbon sources from WAS.
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- Qin Zhang
- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243000, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243000, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243000, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 210098, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243000, China.
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Liu C, Cheng K. Molasses fermentation to produce low-cost carbon source for denitrification. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2022.2138781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Chang Liu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for River-Lakes and Algal Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for River-Lakes and Algal Utilization, College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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Zhao B, Sun Z, Liu Y. An overview of in-situ remediation for nitrate in groundwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 804:149981. [PMID: 34517309 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Faced with the increasing nitrate pollution in groundwater, in-situ remediation has been widely studied and applied on field-scale as an efficient, economical and less disturbing remediation technology. In this review, we discussed various in-situ remediation for nitrate in groundwater and elaborate on biostimulation, phytoremediation, electrokinetic remediation, permeable reactive barrier and combined remediation. This review described principles of each in-situ remediation, application, the latest progress, problems and challenges on field-scale. Factors affecting the efficiency of in-situ remediation for nitrate in groundwater are also summarized. Finally, this review presented the prospect of in-situ remediation for nitrate pollution in groundwater. The objective of this review is to examine the state of knowledge on in-situ remediation for nitrate in groundwater and critically evaluate factors which affect the up-scaling of laboratory and bench-scale research to field-scale application. This helps to better understand the control mechanisms of various in-situ remediation for nitrate pollution in groundwater and the design options available for application to the field-scale.
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- Bei Zhao
- China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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