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Li Z, Ren L, Wang X, Chen M, Wang T, Dai R, Wang Z. Anaerobic hydrolysis of recalcitrant tetramethylammonium from semiconductor wastewater: Performance and mechanisms. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132239. [PMID: 37567140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132239] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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The treatment of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH)-bearing wastewater, generated in the electronic and semiconductor industries, raises significant concerns due to the neurotoxic, recalcitrant, and bio-inhibiting effects of TMAH. In this study, we proposed the use of an anaerobic hydrolysis bioreactor (AHBR) for TMAH removal, achieving a high removal efficiency of approximately 85%, which greatly surpassed the performance of widely-used advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Density functional theory calculations indicated that the unexpectedly poor efficiency (5.8-8.0%) of selected AOPs can be attributed to the electrostatic repulsion between oxidants and the tightly bound electrons of TMAH. Metagenomic analyses of the AHBR revealed that Proteobacteria and Euryarchaeota played a dominant role in the transformation of TMAH through processes such as methyl transfer, methanogenesis, and acetyl-coenzyme A synthesis, utilizing methyl-tetrahydromethanopterin as a substrate. Moreover, several potential functional genes (e.g., mprF, basS, bcrB, sugE) related to TMAH resistance have been identified. Molecular docking studies between five selected proteins and tetramethylammonium further provided evidence supporting the roles of these potential functional genes. This study demonstrates the superiority of AHBR as a pretreatment technology compared to several widely-researched AOPs, paving the way for the proper design of treatment processes to abate TMAH in semiconductor wastewater.
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- Zhouyan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control/College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Tongji Advanced Membrane Technology Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Iguchi A, Takemura Y, Danshita T, Kurihara T, Aoki M, Hori S, Shigematsu T, Syutsubo K. Isolation and physiological properties of methanogenic archaea that degrade tetramethylammonium hydroxide. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:3047-3056. [PMID: 37000227 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12488-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) is a known toxic chemical used in the photolithography process of semiconductor photoelectronic processes. Significant amounts of wastewater containing TMAH are discharged from electronic industries. It is therefore attractive to apply anaerobic treatment to industrial wastewater containing TMAH. In this study, a novel TMAH-degrading methanogenic archaeon was isolated from the granular sludge of a psychrophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor treating synthetic wastewater containing TMAH. Although the isolate (strain NY-STAYD) was phylogenetically related to Methanomethylovorans uponensis, it was the only isolated Methanomethylovorans strain capable of TMAH degradation. Strain NY-STAYD was capable of degrading methylamine compounds, similar to the previously isolated Methanomethylovorans spp. While the strain was able to grow at temperatures ranging from 15 to 37°C, the cell yield was higher at lower temperatures. The distribution of archaeal cells affiliated with the genus Methanomethylovorans in the original granular sludge was investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using specific oligonucleotide probe targeting 16S rRNA. The results demonstrated that the TMAH-degrading cells associated with the genus Methanomethylovorans were not intermingled with other microorganisms but rather isolated on the granule's surface as a lone dominant archaeon. KEY POINTS: • A TMAH-degrading methanogenic Methanomethylovorans strain was isolated • This strain was the only known Methanomethylovorans isolate that can degrade TMAH • The highest cell yield of the isolate was obtained at psychrophilic conditions.
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- Akinori Iguchi
- Faculty of Applied Life Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), 265-1, Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, Niigata, 956-8603, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, National Institute for Technology, Tokuyama College, 3538 Gakuendai, Shunan, Yamaguchi, 745-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Life Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), 265-1, Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, Niigata, 956-8603, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Life Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), 265-1, Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, Niigata, 956-8603, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Life Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), 265-1, Higashijima, Akiha-ku, Niigata City, Niigata, 956-8603, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan.
- Research Center for Water Environment Technology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
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Innocenzi V, Zueva SB, Ippolito NM, Ferella F, Prisciandaro M, Vegliò F. A review of the existing and emerging technologies for wastewaters containing tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and waste management systems in micro-chip microelectronic industries. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135913. [PMID: 35952791 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135913] [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: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The present work aims to describe and review the available technologies and the recent advancements in treating industrial wastewater containing tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH). It is a quaternary ammonium salt and widely used in the microelectronics industry; this kind of company produces large quantities of wastewater containing TMAH. The exhausted solutions must be treated appropriately since TMAH is corrosive, toxic to human health, and ecotoxic. Regarding the concentration at discharge, currently there are no European regulations. Still, it has been indicated that the substance has a negative influence on the oxygen balance and cause eutrophication, and fall into the relevant categories. In the first part of the work, the available technologies and the recent advancements for the treatment of TMAH contained in industrial wastewater are reviewed. Separation methods as such adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes, and destruction technologies classified as advanced oxidation processes and biological processes have been considered. In the second part of the manuscript, industrial patented wastewater treatments have been described. Biological processes are those more used, being more economically feasible, require very long times not always sustainable.
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- Valentina Innocenzi
- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics - University of L'Aquila, Piazzale Ernesto Pontieri, Monteluco di Roio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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Noori A, Kim H, Kim MH, Kim K, Lee K, Oh HS. Quorum quenching bacteria isolated from industrial wastewater sludge to control membrane biofouling. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 352:127077. [PMID: 35378282 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL)-based bacterial communication through quorum sensing (QS) is one of the main causes of biofouling. Although quorum quenching (QQ) has proven to be an effective strategy against biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for municipal wastewater treatment, its applicability for industrial wastewater treatment has rarely been studied. This is the first study to isolate QQ strains from the activated sludge used to treat industrial wastewater containing toxic tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. The two QQ strains from genus Bacillus (SDC-U1 and SDC-A8) survived and effectively degraded QS signals in the presence of TMAH. They also showed resistance to toxic byproducts of TMAH degradation such as ammonium and formaldehyde. They effectively reduced the biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and mixed community of activated sludge. The strains isolated in this study thus have the potential to be employed to reduce membrane biofouling in MBRs during the treatment of TMAH-containing wastewater.
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- Abdolvahed Noori
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea
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- Facility Team, Samsung Display Co. Ltd, Asan 31454, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Facility Team, Samsung Display Co. Ltd, Asan 31454, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea.
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Huang CK, Hall AH, Wu ML, Yang CC, Hung DZ, Mao YC, Deng JF. Presentations of tetramethylammonium hydroxide dermal exposure and the valuable potential of diphoterine solution in decontamination: a retrospective observational study. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 21:83. [PMID: 33256848 PMCID: PMC7708257 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-020-00465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) is a quaternary ammonium compound that is both a base corrosive and a cholinergic agonist, and it is widely used in the photoelectric and semiconductor industries. It causes corrosive skin injuries and systemic cholinergic toxicity with death primarily resulting from respiratory failure without efficacious early decontamination. Methods A retrospective observational study was performed of all cases of TMAH exposure reported to the Taiwan Poison Control Center between July 2010 and October 2017. Retrieved medical records were independently reviewed by two trained clinical toxicologists. Results Despite immediate (< 5 min) skin decontamination with copious amounts of tap water, one patient exposed to 25% TMAH involving ≥5% of total body surface area (TBSA) developed significant systemic toxicity. Patients exposed to 25% TMAH involving ≤1% TBSA developed first-degree chemical skin injuries but no systemic toxicity. Among patients exposed to lower concentrations (≤2.38%) of TMAH, the majority only experienced first-degree chemical skin injuries without systemic signs. Patients exposed to 0.5% TMAH involving nearly their entire TBSA developed no chemical skin injuries or systemic toxicity. All patients who had only first-degree chemical skin injuries did not develop systemic toxicity after exposure to either 2.38% or 25% TMAH. Conclusions TMAH acts as an alkaline corrosive and cholinergic agonist. Systemic signs attributable to TMA+ can rapidly lead to respiratory failure and death after dermal exposure. We have demonstrated that an amphoteric solution may be efficacious for skin decontamination on-site immediately to prevent or ameliorate such toxicity. This practice especially carries a valuable potential in managing victims (patients) who have been exposed to those chemicals with immediate life-threatening toxicity (e.g. TMAH), suggesting that its early utilization deserves further study.
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- Chih-Kang Huang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Toxicology Consulting and Medical Translating Services, Azle and Springtown, TX, USA
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Division of Clinical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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A Sustainable Revolution: Let’s Go Sustainable to Get Our Globe Cleaner. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12114387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The concept of sustainability is a clear blue sea, a snowy mountain, a flowery meadow, in which there is resource sharing that allows us to satisfy human needs without damaging natural resources. The challenge is complex, and we hope to support the decarbonization of our society and mitigate climate changes. This Special Issue aims to outline different approaches in several sectors with a common point of view: seeing our world with a green perception and encouraging a sustainable revolution to provide a cleaner world.
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