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Zheng K, Benedetti MF, Jain R, Guy BM, Pollmann K, van Hullebusch ED. Selective leaching of indium from spent LCD screens by siderophore desferrioxamine E. J Hazard Mater 2024; 469:134013. [PMID: 38522200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Given the criticality of indium (In) in high-tech applications, spent LCD screens can represent a viable secondary In resource. In this work, an innovative and alternative technology to selectively leach In from spent LCD screens using a microbial chelating agent, desferrioxamine E (DFOE), was developed. Indium was concentrated from spent LCD screens by implementing an adapted pre-treatment procedure, allowing the isolation of an indium-rich glassy fraction. During leaching, the competition between aluminum (Al) and In for complexation with DFOE leads to the precipitation of In(OH)3 at low DFOE concentrations (12-240 µM). After adjusting the optimal conditions (fraction size: 0-36 μM, pH: 5.5, S/L ratio: 1 g/L, 25 °C), the In leaching yield reached 32%, ten times higher than Al over 90 days with 5 mM DFOE. Thus, achieving high In recovery is possible through i) prolonging leaching durations, ii) selective leaching, and iii) minimizing Al interference. This is the first attempt to selectively leach In using a selected siderophore from end-of-life products with high concentrations of non-targeted elements (i.e. Al, Si, and Ca). This study demonstrates the potential of generating indium-rich leachates, which can be subsequently processed through the GaLIophore technology for In refining.
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- Kun Zheng
- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Biotechnology department, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Chemnitzer Str. 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Biotechnology department, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Idjaton BIT, Togola A, Ghestem JP, Kastler L, Bristeau S, Ronteltap M, Colombano S, Devau N, Lions J, van Hullebusch ED. Determination of organic fluorinated compounds content in complex samples through combustion ion chromatography methods: a way to define a "Total Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)" parameter? Sci Total Environ 2024:172589. [PMID: 38657803 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Emerging contaminants are a growing concern for scientists and public authorities. The group of per-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as 'forever chemicals', in complex environmental liquid and solid matrices was analysed in this study. The development of global analytical methods based on combustion ion chromatography (CIC) is expected to provide accurate picture of the overall PFAS contamination level via the determination of extractable organic fluorine (EOF) and adsorbable organic fluorine (AOF). The obtained results may be put into perspective with other methods such as targeted analyses (LC-MS/MS). The impact of pH, the presence of dissolved organic carbon and suspended particles on AOF measurements were explored. The effectiveness of the washing step to remove adsorbed inorganic fluorine (IF) has been proven for samples containing up to 8 mgF.L-1. CIC-based methods showed good repeatability and reproducibility for the complex matrices studied. Environmental applications of these methods have been tested. AOF and EOF analyses could explain between 1 % and 23 % and 0.1 % to 2 % of total organic fluorine (TOF), respectively. The sum of PFAS compounds expressed as fluorine could explain from 0.2 % to 11 % and from 0.003 % to 5 % for AOF and EOF, respectively. These results also suggest that some fluorinated compounds are not adsorbed or extractable and/or lost by volatilisation during the application of AOF and EOF analytical procedure. These findings highlight that AOF and EOF are not entirely efficient as proxy to assess "total PFAS" for assessing environmental contamination by PFAS. However, these methods could still be applied to gain a better understanding of the sources and fate of PFAS in the environment.
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- Babatoundé I T Idjaton
- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France; Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France.
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- Delfland Water Authority, Phoenixstraat 32, the Netherlands; TU Delft, Water Management Department, Stevinweg 1, Delft, the Netherlands
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- BRGM, Direction Eau Environnement Procédés et Analyses, 3 av. Claude-Guillemin - BP 36009, 45060 Orléans, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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Gaidhani PM, Chakraborty S, Ramesh K, Velayudhaperumal Chellam P, van Hullebusch ED. Molecular interactions of paraben family of pollutants with embryonic neuronal proteins of Danio rerio: A step ahead in computational toxicity towards adverse outcome pathway. Chemosphere 2024; 351:141155. [PMID: 38211790 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The paraben family of endocrine disruptors exhibit persistent behaviours in aquatic matrices, having bio-accumulative effects and necessitating toxicity analysis and safe use, as well as prevention of food web penetration. In this study, the toxicity effects of 9 different parabens (Methyl, Ethyl, Propyl, Butyl, Heptyl, Isopropyl, Isobutyl, benzyl parabens and p-hydroxybenzoic acid) were studied against 17 neuronal proteins (Neurog1, Ascl1a, DLA, Syn2a, Ntn1a, Pitx2, and SoxB1, Her/Hes, Zic family) expressed during the early embryonic developmental stage of Danio rerio. The neuronal genes were selected as a biomarker to study the inhibitory effects on the cascade of genes expressed in the early developmental stage. The study uses trRossetta software to predict protein structures of neuronal genes, followed by structural refinement, energy minimisation, and active site prediction, evaluated using energy value, RC plot and ERRAT scores of PROCHECK and ERRAT programs. Compared to raw structures, highly confident predicted structures and quality scores were observed for refined protein with few exceptions. Based on the polarity and charge of the aminoacids, the probable pockets were identified using active site prediction, which were then used for molecular docking analysis. Further, the ADMET analysis, ligand likeliness and toxicological test revealed the paraben family of compounds as one of the most susceptible toxic and mutagenic compounds. The molecular docking results showed an interesting pattern of increasing binding affinity with increase in the carbon chains of paraben molecules. Benzyl Paraben showed higher binding affinities across all 17 neuronal proteins. Finally, gene co-occurrence/co-expression and protein-protein interaction studies using the STRING database depict that all proteins are functionally related and play essential roles in standard biological processes or pathways, conserved and expressed in diverse organisms. The interaction between paraben compounds and neuronal genes indicates high risks of inhibiting reactions in embryonic stages, emphasising the need for effective treatment measures and strict regulations.
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- Prerna Mahesh Gaidhani
- Water Research Group, Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India
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- Water Research Group, Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India
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- Water Research Group, Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India
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Zheng K, Benedetti MF, van Hullebusch ED. Recovery technologies for indium, gallium, and germanium from end-of-life products (electronic waste) - A review. J Environ Manage 2023; 347:119043. [PMID: 37776794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Advanced high-tech applications for communication, renewable energy, and display, heavily rely on technology critical elements (TCEs) such as indium, gallium, and germanium. Ensuring their sustainable supply is a pressing concern due to their high economic value and supply risks in the European Union. Recovering these elements from end-of-life (EoL) products (electronic waste: e-waste) offers a potential solution to address TCEs shortages. The review highlights recent advances in pre-treatment and hydrometallurgical and biohydrometallurgical methods for indium, gallium, and germanium recovery from EoL products, including spent liquid crystal displays (LCDs), light emitting diodes (LEDs), photovoltaics (PVs), and optical fibers (OFs). Leaching methods, including strong mineral and organic acids, and bioleaching, achieve over 95% indium recovery from spent LCDs. Recovery methods emphasize solvent extraction, chemical precipitation, and cementation. However, challenges persist in separating indium from other non-target elements like Al, Fe, Zn, and Sn. Promising purification involves solid-phase extraction, electrochemical separation, and supercritical fluid extraction. Gallium recovery from spent GaN and GaAs LEDs achieves 99% yield via leaching with HCl after annealing and HNO3, respectively. Sustainable gallium purification techniques include solvent extraction, ionic liquid extraction, and nanofiltration. Indium and gallium recovery from spent CIGS PVs achieves over 90% extraction yields via H2SO4 with citric acid-H2O2 and alkali. Although bioleaching is slower than chemical leaching (several days versus several hours), indirect bioleaching shows potential, achieving 70% gallium extraction yield. Solvent extraction and electrolysis exhibit promise for pure gallium recovery. HF or alkali roasting leaches germanium with a high yield of 98% from spent OFs. Solvent extraction achieves over 90% germanium recovery with minimal silicon co-extraction. Solid-phase extraction offers selective germanium recovery. Advancements in optimizing and implementing these e-waste recovery protocols will enhance the circularity of these TCEs.
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- Kun Zheng
- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France.
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Mishra S, Ghosh S, van Hullebusch ED, Singh S, Das AP. A Critical Review on the Recovery of Base and Critical Elements from Electronic Waste-Contaminated Streams Using Microbial Biotechnology. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 195:7859-7888. [PMID: 36988841 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04440-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Pollution by end-of-life electronics is a rapid ever-increasing threat and is a universal concern with production of million metric tons of these wastes per annum. Electronic wastes (E-waste) are rejected electric or electronic equipment which have no other applications. The aggrandized unproper land filling of E-waste may generate hazardous effects on living organisms and ecosystem. At present, millions of tons of E-waste await the advancement of more efficient and worthwhile recycling techniques. Recovery of base and critical elements from electronic scraps will not only reduce the mining of these elements from natural resources but also reduces the contamination caused by the hazardous chemicals (mostly organic micropollutants) released from these wastes when unproperly disposed of. Bioleaching is reported to be the most eco-friendly process for metal recycling from spent electronic goods. A detailed investigation of microbial biodiversity and a molecular understanding of the metabolic pathways of bioleaching microorganisms will play a vital function in extraction of valuable minerals from the end-of-life scraps. Bioleaching technique as an economic and green technology costs around 7 USD per kg for effective reusing of E-waste as compared to other physical and chemical techniques. This review provides a summary of worldwide scenario of electronic pollutants; generation, composition and hazardous components of electronic waste; recycling of valuable elements through bioleaching; mechanism of bioleaching; microorganisms involved in base and critical element recovery from E-waste; commercial bioleaching operations; and upcoming aspects of this eco-friendly technique.
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- Sunanda Mishra
- Department of Botany, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751003, Odisha, India
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women's University, 751022, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women's University, 751022, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
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Koseoglu-Imer DY, Oral HV, Coutinho Calheiros CS, Krzeminski P, Güçlü S, Pereira SA, Surmacz-Górska J, Plaza E, Samaras P, Binder PM, van Hullebusch ED, Devolli A. Current challenges and future perspectives for the full circular economy of water in European countries. J Environ Manage 2023; 345:118627. [PMID: 37531861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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This paper reviews the current problems and prospects to overcome circular water economy management challenges in European countries. The geopolitical paradigm of water, the water economy, water innovation, water management and regulation in Europe, environmental and safety concerns at water reuse, and technological solutions for water recovery are all covered in this review, which has been prepared in the frame of the COST ACTION (CA, 20133) FULLRECO4US, Working Group (WG) 4. With a Circular Economy approach to water recycling and recovery based on this COST Action, this review paper aims to develop novel, futuristic solutions to overcome the difficulties that the European Union (EU) is currently facing. The detailed review of the current environmental barriers and upcoming difficulties for water reuse in Europe with a Circular Economy vision is another distinctive aspect of this study. It is observed that the biggest challenge in using and recycling water from wastewater treatment plants is dealing with technical, social, political, and economic issues. For instance, geographical differences significantly affect technological problems, and it is effective in terms of social acceptance of the reuse of treated water. Local governmental organizations should support and encourage initiatives to expand water reuse, particularly for agricultural and industrial uses across all of Europe. It should not also be disregarded that the latest hydro politics approach to water management will actively contribute to addressing the issues associated with water scarcity.
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- Derya Y Koseoglu-Imer
- Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- İstanbul Aydın University, Department of Civil Engineering (English), Faculty of Engineering, Florya Campus, K. Cekmece, 34295, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Økernveien 94, N-0579, Oslo, Norway
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- Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center & Composite Technologies Center of Excellence, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal.
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- Silesian University of Technology, Environmental Biotechnology Department, Akademicka 2, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
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- Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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- International Hellenic University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Sindos campus, 57400, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- BETA Tech. Center (TECNIO Network). University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Carretera de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain
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- Agricultural University of Tirana, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Tirana, Albania
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Rani L, Srivastav AL, Kaushal J, Shukla DP, Pham TD, van Hullebusch ED. Significance of MOF adsorbents in uranium remediation from water. Environ Res 2023; 236:116795. [PMID: 37541412 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Uranium is considered as one of the most perilous radioactive contaminants in the aqueous environment. It has shown detrimental effects on both flora and fauna and because of its toxicities on human beings, therefore its exclusion from the aqueous environment is very essential. The utilization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as an adsorbent for the removal of uranium from the aqueous environment could be a good approach. MOFs possess unique properties like high surface area, high porosity, adjustable pore size, etc. This makes them promising adsorbents for the removal of uranium from contaminated water. In this paper, sources of uranium in the water environment, human health disorders, and application of the different types of MOFs as well as the mechanisms of uranium removal have been discussed meticulously.
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- Lata Rani
- Centre for Water Sciences, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India; Chitkara School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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- Centre for Water Sciences, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi-19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Das AP, Mohanty AK, van Hullebusch ED, Figueiredo G. Bioremediation as an emerging technology for the removal of synthetic microplastic pollutants from marine ecosystem. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 194:115297. [PMID: 37487338 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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- Alok Prasad Das
- Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women's University, Odisha, India.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture and School of Engineering, Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Marine Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Reddy Ramireddy VS, Kurakula R, Velayudhaperumal Chellam P, James A, van Hullebusch ED. Systematic computational toxicity analysis of the ozonolytic degraded compounds of azo dyes: Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) and adverse outcome pathway (AOP) based approach. Environ Res 2023; 231:116142. [PMID: 37217122 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present study identifies and analyses the degraded products of three azo dyes (Reactive Orange 16, Reactive Red 120, and Direct Red 80) and proffers their in silico toxicity predictions. In our previously published work, the synthetic dye effluents were degraded using an ozonolysis-based Advanced Oxidation Process. In the present study, the degraded products of the three dyes were analysed using GC-MS at endpoint strategy and further subjected to in silico toxicity analysis using Toxicity Estimation Software Tool (TEST), Prediction Of TOXicity of chemicals (ProTox-II), and Estimation Programs Interface Suite (EPI Suite). Several physiological toxicity endpoints, such as hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, cellular and molecular interactions, were considered to assess the Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) and adverse outcome pathways. The environmental fate of the by-products in terms of their biodegradability and possible bioaccumulation was also assessed. Results of ProTox-II suggested that the azo dye degradation products are carcinogenic, immunotoxic, and cytotoxic and displayed toxicity towards Androgen Receptor and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential. TEST results predicted LC50 and IGC50 values for three organisms Tetrahymena pyriformis, Daphnia magna, and Pimephales promelas. EPISUITE software via the BCFBAF module surmises that the degradation products' bioaccumulation (BAF) and bioconcentration factors (BCF) are high. The cumulative inference of the results suggests that most degradation by-products are toxic and need further remediation strategies. The study aims to complement existing tests to predict toxicity and prioritise the elimination/reduction of harmful degradation products of primary treatment procedures. The novelty of this study is that it streamlines in silico approaches to predict the nature of toxicity of degradation by-products of toxic industrial affluents like azo dyes. These approaches can assist the first phase of toxicology assessments for any pollutant for regulatory decision-making bodies to chalk out appropriate action plans for their remediation.
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Zoology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, New Delhi, India.
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Jain KR, Desai C, van Hullebusch ED, Madamwar D. Editorial: Advanced bioremediation technologies and processes for the treatment of synthetic organic compounds (SOCs), Volume II. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1224526. [PMID: 37425364 PMCID: PMC10327594 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1224526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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- Kunal R. Jain
- Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Satellite Campus, Anand, India
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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George S, Mattei MR, Frunzo L, Esposito G, van Hullebusch ED, Fermoso FG. Dynamic modelling the effects of ionic strength and ion complexation on trace metal speciation during anaerobic digestion. J Environ Manage 2023; 343:118144. [PMID: 37285696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dosing trace metals into anaerobic digestors is proven to improve biogas production rate and yield by stimulating microorganisms involved in the metabolic pathways. Trace metal effects are governed by metal speciation and bioavailability. Though chemical equilibrium speciation models are well-established and widely used to understand metal speciation, the development of kinetic models considering biological and physicochemical processes has recently gained attention. This work proposes a dynamic model for metal speciation during anaerobic digestion which is based on a system of ordinary differential equations aimed to describe the kinetics of biological, precipitation/dissolution, gas transfer processes and, a system of algebraic equations to define fast ion complexation processes. The model also considers ion activity corrections to define effects of ionic strength. Results from this study shows the inaccuracy in predicting trace metal effects on anaerobic digestion by typical metal speciation models and the significance of considering non-ideal aqueous phase chemistry (ionic strength and ion pairing/complexation) to define speciation and metal labile fractions. Model results show a decrease in metal precipitation and increase in metal dissolved fraction and methane production yield with increase in ionic strength. Capability of the model to dynamically predict trace metal effects on anaerobic digestion under different conditions, like changing dosing conditions and initial iron to sulphide ratio, was also tested and verified. Dosing iron increases methane production and decreases hydrogen sulphide production. However, when iron to sulphide ratio is greater than 1, methane production decreases due to increase in dissolved iron which reaches inhibitory concentration levels.
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- Susan George
- Instituto de la Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Seville, Spain; University of Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain; Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications "Renato Caccioppoli", University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications "Renato Caccioppoli", University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Instituto de la Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Seville, Spain
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Flemming HC, van Hullebusch ED, Neu TR, Nielsen PH, Seviour T, Stoodley P, Wingender J, Wuertz S. The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023; 21:70-86. [PMID: 36127518 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00791-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 101.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The biofilm matrix can be considered to be a shared space for the encased microbial cells, comprising a wide variety of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), such as polysaccharides, proteins, amyloids, lipids and extracellular DNA (eDNA), as well as membrane vesicles and humic-like microbially derived refractory substances. EPS are dynamic in space and time and their components interact in complex ways, fulfilling various functions: to stabilize the matrix, acquire nutrients, retain and protect eDNA or exoenzymes, or offer sorption sites for ions and hydrophobic substances. The retention of exoenzymes effectively renders the biofilm matrix an external digestion system influencing the global turnover of biopolymers, considering the ubiquitous relevance of biofilms. Physico-chemical and biological interactions and environmental conditions enable biofilm systems to morph into films, microcolonies and macrocolonies, films, ridges, ripples, columns, pellicles, bubbles, mushrooms and suspended aggregates - in response to the very diverse conditions confronting a particular biofilm community. Assembly and dynamics of the matrix are mostly coordinated by secondary messengers, signalling molecules or small RNAs, in both medically relevant and environmental biofilms. Fully deciphering how bacteria provide structure to the matrix, and thus facilitate and benefit from extracellular reactions, remains the challenge for future biofilm research.
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- Hans-Curt Flemming
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of River Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Microbial Communities, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University of Duisburg-Essen, Biofilm Centre, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Essen, Germany
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Hemati A, Alikhani HA, Babaei M, Ajdanian L, Asgari Lajayer B, van Hullebusch ED. Effects of foliar application of humic acid extracts and indole acetic acid on important growth indices of canola (Brassica napus L.). Sci Rep 2022; 12:20033. [PMID: 36414656 PMCID: PMC9681778 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21997-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vermicompost (VC) is a rich source of HA that improves plant growth and yield indices such as fresh and dry weights, plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, and chlorophyll index value. In this study, the effect of foliar application of HA extracted from different types of VC enriched with bacteria and/or fertilizers, commercial HA (CHA) and indole acetic acid (IAA) on the growth characteristics of canola (Brassica napus) in greenhouse conditions were compared. According to the results, the foliar application of HA extracted from VC had complete superiority over CHA and IAA in most traits except for the leaf number. Furthermore, the highest level of foliar application of HA (600 mg L-1) enriched with Azotobacter chroococcum (21Az) + Pseudomonas fluorescens (Ps 59) (HA-AS) generated the highest height, diameter, leaf area, and chlorophyll index value. Also, the highest stomatal conductance and photosynthesis rate were observed with the application of 600 mg L-1 HA extracted from VC enriched with nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus (HA-NSP) compared to the other treatments. Besides, dry and fresh weights and seed yield under HA-NSP and HA-AS treatments were at their highest rate. Among the extracted HAs, the one extracted from the nitrogen enriched VC had the lowest efficiency. Based on the present study, the HA extracted from VC enriched with Azotobacter, Pseudomonas and NSP is recommended to increase canola growth and production.
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- Arash Hemati
- grid.412831.d0000 0001 1172 3536Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran ,CEO of Qizil Topraq Sahand Company, Maragheh, Iran
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- grid.46072.370000 0004 0612 7950Department of Soil Science, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.411301.60000 0001 0666 1211Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- grid.412831.d0000 0001 1172 3536Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- grid.9489.c0000 0001 0675 8101Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Pourret O, Bollinger JC, Hursthouse A, van Hullebusch ED. Sorption vs adsorption: The words they are a-changin', not the phenomena. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:156545. [PMID: 35679925 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this discussion, we highlight that the terms sorption and adsorption are often confused and misused in many articles. Even if one thought their formal definition is well known, this does not appear to be the case. We recommend encouragement to adopt the word adsorption only when fully supported by appropriate data and using the sorption terminology when it is more speculative, typically in complex solid/fluid natural systems.
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- Olivier Pourret
- UniLaSalle, AGHYLE, 19 rue Pierre Waguet, 60000 Beauvais, France.
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- Université de Limoges, Laboratoire E2Lim, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 123 avenue Albert-Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Zhou H, van Hullebusch ED. Microbial interaction and transformation of metals and metalloids. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:1074-1075. [PMID: 35971804 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hao Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Ocean Science and Technology, Panjin Campus, Dalian University of Technology, China
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Rajput VD, Minkina T, Ahmed B, Singh VK, Mandzhieva S, Sushkova S, Bauer T, Verma KK, Shan S, van Hullebusch ED, Wang B. Nano-biochar: A novel solution for sustainable agriculture and environmental remediation. Environ Res 2022; 210:112891. [PMID: 35183514 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Currently, the applications of biochar (BC) in agricultural practices and for environmental remediation purposes have demonstrated multifaceted advantages despite a few limitations. Nano-BC offers considerable opportunities especially for the remediation of hazardous contaminants as well as the improvement of crop productivity. Positive outcomes of nano-BC on soil physico-chemical and biological characteristics have indicated its suitability for agricultural applications. Nano-BC may effectively regulate the mobilization and sorption of important micro- and macro-nutrients, along with the hazardous contaminants including potentially toxic metals, pesticides, etc. Additionally, the sorption characteristics of nano-BC depends substantially on feedstock materials and pyrolysis temperatures. Nevertheless, the conducted investigations regarding nano-BC are in infant stages, requiring extensive field investigations. The nano-enhanced properties of BC on one hand dramatically improve its effectiveness and sustainability, on the other hand, there may be associated with toxicity development in diverse aquatic and/or terrestrial environments. Therefore, risk assessment on soil organisms and its indirect impact on human health is another area of concern linked with the field application of nano-BC. The present review delineates the potentiality of nano-BC as an emerging sorbent for sustainable agriculture and environmental applications.
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- Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- Federal Research Center the Southern Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rostov-on-Don, 344006, Russia Federation
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- School of Environmental and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- College of Resources and Environment Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
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Pino-Herrera DO, Fayolle Y, van Hullebusch ED, Huguenot D, Esposito G, Pechaud Y. Surface volatilization modeling of (semi-)volatile hydrophobic organic compounds: The role of reference compounds. J Hazard Mater 2022; 424:127300. [PMID: 34607027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Volatilization of hazardous hydrophobic organic compounds is often observed in many water, wastewater and soil treatment (bio)processes. Several models have been developed to quantify and predict gas-liquid pollutant transfer, being the proportionality coefficient model (PCM) one of the most commonly used, particularly in wastewater treatment. The PCM is based on the use of oxygen as a reference compound, which has a low resistance to the transfer in the gas phase. However, this resistance might be important for (semi-)volatile organic compounds - or (semi-)VOCs, which may render the use of the PCM model inaccurate. This study proposes an experimental methodology and a modeling approach for the use of the two-reference compound model (2RCM) that considers both the liquid-side and the gas-side resistances, by using water and oxygen as references. Results showed that the 2RCM predicts more accurately the overall mass transfer coefficients than the PCM for a VOC and two semi-VOCs tested in this study. In addition, the 2RCM was found to be a more robust method to estimate mass transfer coefficient of any compound and its use can be extrapolated to all substances. Finally, the relevance and limitations of both models was established.
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- Douglas O Pino-Herrera
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, Marne-la-Vallée, 77454, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UR PROSE, 92160, Antony, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, Marne-la-Vallée, 77454, France
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- University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Via Claudio, 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, Marne-la-Vallée, 77454, France.
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Hemati A, Alikhani HA, Ajdanian L, Babaei M, Asgari Lajayer B, van Hullebusch ED. Effect of Different Enriched Vermicomposts, Humic Acid Extract and Indole-3-Acetic Acid Amendments on the Growth of Brassica napus. Plants 2022; 11:plants11020227. [PMID: 35050115 PMCID: PMC8781061 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Humic acid (HA) is a specific and stable component of humus materials that behaves similarly to growth stimulants, esp. auxin hormones, contributing to improving growth indices and performance of plants. As a rich source of HA, vermicompost (VC) is also a plant growth stimulating bio-fertilizer that can enhance growth indices and performance in plants. The purpose of the present study is to compare the influence of VC enriched with bacterial and/or fertilizer, commercial humic acid (CHA) extract, and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) on improving growth characteristics and performance of rapeseed under greenhouse conditions. The results showed the complete superiority of VC over the CHA and IAA (approximately 8% increase in the dry weights of root and aerial organ and nearly three times increase in seed weight). The highest values of these indices were obtained with VC enriched with Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorus, Azotobacter chroococcum and Pseudomonas fluorescens; the lowest value was obtained with VC enriched with urea. Additionally, the application of 3% VC and the control involved the highest and lowest values in all traits, respectively. The SPAD (chlorophyll index) value and stem diameter were not significantly affected by different application levels of VC. Overall, the applications of IAA and the CHA were not found to be suitable and therefore not recommended.
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- Arash Hemati
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616422, Iran;
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (E.D.v.H.)
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- Department of Soil Science, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417466191, Iran;
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran; (L.A.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran; (L.A.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616422, Iran;
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (A.H.); (E.D.v.H.)
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Bagherifam S, Komarneni S, van Hullebusch ED, Stjepanović M. Removal of antimonate (Sb(V)) from aqueous solutions and its immobilization in soils with a novel Fe(III)-modified montmorillonite sorbent. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:2073-2083. [PMID: 34365602 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15765-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Over the past decades, contamination of terrestrial environments with antimony (Sb) has aroused a great deal of public concern. In this research, the efficacy of Fe(III)-modified montmorillonite (Mt) (Fe-Mt) for the removal of Sb(V) from aqueous solutions with Sb(V) concentration in the range of 0.2-1 mmol L-1 and immobilization of Sb(V) in soils spiked with 250 mg Sb(V) kg-1 was investigated. The immobilizing mechanisms of the modified clay were assessed by fitting the experimental sorption data with the Langmuir and Freundlich sorption models and a series of single and sequential extraction studies. The results showed that the adsorption data had a better fit with the Langmuir equation (R2: 0.99) and Fe-Mt could efficiently remove up to 95% of Sb(V) at lower concentration ranges. The concentrations of Sb(V) in exchangeable fraction of modified Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) sequential extraction and distilled water extracts of the amended soils decreased dramatically by up to 60% and 92%, respectively. Furthermore, the bioaccessibility of Sb(V) in simulated human gastric juice reduced remarkably by 52% to 60%, depending upon the soil fraction sizes. The results confirmed that Fe-Mt could be a promising candidate for the removal of Sb(V) from aqueous solutions and immobilization of Sb(V) in terrestrial environments.
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- Saeed Bagherifam
- Chemistry - School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia.
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management and Materials Research Institute, 204 Energy and the Environment Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238, Paris, France.
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- Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000, Osijek, Croatia
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Ambaye TG, Vaccari M, Prasad S, van Hullebusch ED, Rtimi S. Preparation and applications of chitosan and cellulose composite materials. J Environ Manage 2022; 301:113850. [PMID: 34619590 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Chitosan is a natural fiber, chemically cellulose-like biopolymer, which is processed from chitin. Its use as a natural polymer is getting more attention because it is non-toxic, renewable, and biocompatible. However, its poor mechanical and thermal strength, particle size, and surface area restrict its industrial use. Consequently, to improve these properties, cellulose and/or inorganic nanoparticles have been used. This review discusses the recent progress of chitosan and cellulose composite materials, their preparation, and their applications in different industrial sectors. It also discusses the modification of chitosan and cellulose composite materials to allow their use on a large scale. Finally, the recent development of chitosan composite materials for drug delivery, food packaging, protective coatings, and wastewater treatment are discussed. The challenges and perspectives for future research are also considered. This review suggests that chitosan and cellulose nano-composite are promising, low-cost products for environmental remediation involving a simple production process.
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- Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Environment Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238, Paris, France
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Staicu LC, van Hullebusch ED, Ackerson C. Editorial: Microbial Biominerals: Toward New Functions and Resource Recovery. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:796374. [PMID: 34912325 PMCID: PMC8667619 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.796374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Chemistry Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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Verma N, Sehrawat KD, Mundlia P, Sehrawat AR, Choudhary R, Rajput VD, Minkina T, van Hullebusch ED, Siddiqui MH, Alamri S. Potential Use of Ascophyllum nodosum as a Biostimulant for Improving the Growth Performance of Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal. Plants 2021; 10:plants10112361. [PMID: 34834727 PMCID: PMC8625043 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The fertilizers that are derived from seaweed are known as Seaweed Liquid Fertilizers (SLF). SLF is a modern, cheap, non-toxic, and natural bioactive fertilizer. Among different studied seaweeds, Ascophyllum nodosum is significant as having bioactive ingredients that potentially regulate the molecular, physiological, and biochemical processes of crop plants. In the present study, the effects of the application of different concentrations (0.00%, 0.01%, 0.02%, 0.05%, 0.10%, 0.50%, and 1.00%) of A. nodosum Extract (ANE) to the Vigna aconitifolia through roots (Pot Root Application, PRA) and on the leaves (Pot Foliar Application, PFA) were monitored via the plant growth. The lower concentrations of ANE in both the PRA and PFA experiments showed positive growth on V. aconitifolia. The 0.10% ANE stimulated the maximum shoot growth when applied through the roots, while 0.05% ANE in both PFA and PRA experiments led to an increase in the number of pods, nodules, organic content, and moisture percentage. The 0.10% ANE also increased the leaf numbers, leaf area, and photosynthetic pigments. Hence, the application of 0.05% and 0.10% of A. nodosum extract in two ways (i.e., Pot Foliar Application, PFA, and Pot Root Application, PRA) ameliorated the growth capabilities of V. aconitifolia.
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- Nidhi Verma
- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India;
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India;
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India;
- Correspondence:
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.)
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France;
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.H.S.); (S.A.)
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.H.S.); (S.A.)
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Jain KR, Desai C, van Hullebusch ED, Madamwar D. Editorial: Advanced Bioremediation Technologies and Processes for the Treatment of Synthetic Organic Compounds. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:721319. [PMID: 34660551 PMCID: PMC8514016 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.721319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Kunal R Jain
- Post Graduate Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Anand, India
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- P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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- P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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Tao R, Bair R, Pickett M, Calabria JL, Lakaniemi AM, van Hullebusch ED, Rintala JA, Yeh DH. Low concentration of zeolite to enhance microalgal growth and ammonium removal efficiency in a membrane photobioreactor. Environ Technol 2021; 42:3863-3876. [PMID: 32264767 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1752813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this work was to study the growth and nutrient removal efficiency of a mixed microalgal culture with and without the addition of low concentrations (0.5, 1, and 5 g L-1 of total liquid volume in the reactor) of natural zeolite. A control test in which only zeolite was added into a similar membrane photobioreactor was also conducted. The addition of 0.5 g L-1 zeolite to a continuously-fed membrane photobioreactor increased the microalgal biomass concentration from 0.50 to 0.90-1.17 g particulate organic carbon per L while the average ammonium removal efficiency increased from 14% to 30%. Upon microscopic inspection, microalgal cells were observed growing on the surface of zeolite particles, which indicates that zeolite can support attached microalgal growth. With higher zeolite doses (1 and 5 g L-1) inside the reactor, however, the breaking apart of added zeolite particles into finer particles dramatically increased solution turbidity, which likely was not beneficial for microalgal growth and ammonium removal due to reduced light penetration. This work shows that low doses of zeolite can be used as microcarriers to enhance microalgal biomass concentration and ammonium removal efficiency, while minimizing zeolite dose would likely reduce the turbidity effects.
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- Ran Tao
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Finland
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Finland
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Ilyas H, Masih I, van Hullebusch ED. Prediction of the removal efficiency of emerging organic contaminants in constructed wetlands based on their physicochemical properties. J Environ Manage 2021; 294:112916. [PMID: 34118518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study investigates the prediction of the removal efficiency of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) (pharmaceuticals-PhCs, personal care products-PCPs, and steroidal hormones-SHs) in constructed wetlands based on their physicochemical properties (e.g., molecular weight-MW, octanol-water partition coefficient-Log Kow, soil organic carbon sorption coefficient-Log Koc, octanol-water distribution coefficient-Log Dow, and dissociation constant-pKa). The predictive models are formed based on statistical analysis underpinned by principle component, correlation, and regression analyses of a global data set compiled from peer-reviewed publications. The results show that the physicochemical properties of EOCs emerged as good predictors of their removal efficiency. Log Koc, Log Dow, and Log Kow are the most significant predictors, and combination with MW and/or pKa often improved the reliability of the predictions. The best performing model for PhCs was composed of MW, Log Dow, and Log Koc (coefficient of determination-R2: 0.601; probability value-p < 0.05; root mean square error-RMSE: training set: 11%; test set: 27%). Log Kow and Log Koc for PCPs (R2: 0.644; p < 0.1; RMSE: training set: 14%; test set: 14%), and a combination of MW, Log Kow, and pKa for SHs (R2: 0.941; p < 0.1; RMSE: training set: 3%; test set: 15%) formed the plausible models for predicting the removal efficiency. Similarly, reasonably good combined models could be formed in the case of PhCs and SHs or PCPs and SHs, although their individual models were comparatively better. A novel decision support tool, named as REOCW-PCP, was developed to readily estimate the removal efficiency of EOCs, and facilitate the decision-making process.
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- Huma Ilyas
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED, Rijswijk, the Netherlands.
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- IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX, Delft, the Netherlands; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED, Rijswijk, the Netherlands
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Rajput VD, Minkina T, Feizi M, Kumari A, Khan M, Mandzhieva S, Sushkova S, El-Ramady H, Verma KK, Singh A, van Hullebusch ED, Singh RK, Jatav HS, Choudhary R. Effects of Silicon and Silicon-Based Nanoparticles on Rhizosphere Microbiome, Plant Stress and Growth. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:791. [PMID: 34440021 PMCID: PMC8389584 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Silicon (Si) is considered a non-essential element similar to cadmium, arsenic, lead, etc., for plants, yet Si is beneficial to plant growth, so it is also referred to as a quasi-essential element (similar to aluminum, cobalt, sodium and selenium). An element is considered quasi-essential if it is not required by plants but its absence results in significant negative consequences or anomalies in plant growth, reproduction and development. Si is reported to reduce the negative impacts of different stresses in plants. The significant accumulation of Si on the plant tissue surface is primarily responsible for these positive influences in plants, such as increasing antioxidant activity while reducing soil pollutant absorption. Because of these advantageous properties, the application of Si-based nanoparticles (Si-NPs) in agricultural and food production has received a great deal of interest. Furthermore, conventional Si fertilizers are reported to have low bioavailability; therefore, the development and implementation of nano-Si fertilizers with high bioavailability could be crucial for viable agricultural production. Thus, in this context, the objectives of this review are to summarize the effects of both Si and Si-NPs on soil microbes, soil properties, plant growth and various plant pathogens and diseases. Si-NPs and Si are reported to change the microbial colonies and biomass, could influence rhizospheric microbes and biomass content and are able to improve soil fertility.
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- Vishnu D. Rajput
- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (T.M.); (A.K.); (S.M.); (S.S.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (T.M.); (A.K.); (S.M.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj 66177-15175, Iran;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (T.M.); (A.K.); (S.M.); (S.S.)
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- School of Life and Basic Sciences, SIILAS, Jaipur National University, Jaipur 302017, India;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (T.M.); (A.K.); (S.M.); (S.S.)
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia; (T.M.); (A.K.); (S.M.); (S.S.)
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt;
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut 250110, India;
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- CNRS, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, F-75005 Paris, France;
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- Centro de Química de Vila Real, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
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- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jaipur 303329, India;
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- Division of Seed Science and Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
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Ghosh S, Gandhi M, van Hullebusch ED, Das AP. Proteomic insights into Lysinibacillus sp.-mediated biosolubilization of manganese. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:40249-40263. [PMID: 33011949 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10863-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There has been alarming depletion of manganese (Mn) reserves owing to the ongoing extensive mining operations for catering the massive industrial demand of this element. Moreover, the mining operations have been leading to the generation of Mn-rich waste, thereby contaminating both terrestrial and aquatic bodies. The current scenario necessitates the development of alternative processes for bioremediation as well as economic recovery of Mn from mining wastes. The present investigation aims to report the bioleaching of Mn by Lysinibacillus sp. from mining waste residues in the context of mine waste remediation. Results confirmed that the native isolate had a high Mn biosolubilization potential with a solubilizing efficiency of 84% at the end of a 21-day study under optimized conditions of pulp density 2% (< 150-μm particle size), pH 6.5, and temperature 30 °C. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies followed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis were used to ascertain the change in microbial protein conformation, configuration, and protein identification. The results revealed the expression of heat shock proteins (HSP) from the family HSP which is predominantly expressed in bacteria during stress conditions. This study represents the application of native bacterial strain in Mn biosolubilization. We foresee the utility of proteomics-based studies to provide a methodological framework to the underlying mechanism of metal solubilization, thereby facilitating the two-tier benefit of recovery of Mn from alternative sources as well as bioremediation of waste having high manganese content.
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- Shreya Ghosh
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, New Town, Kolkata, 700135, India
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- Centre for Research in Nano Technology & Science (CRNTS), Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Université de Paris, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Life Science, Rama Devi Women's University, Bhoinagar P.O, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751002, India.
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van Hullebusch ED, Singh NK, Mal J. Biotechnological intervention for societal development (BioSangam 2020). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:40217-40219. [PMID: 34085194 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14630-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Eric D van Hullebusch
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211004, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211004, India.
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Desai C, Jain KR, Boopathy R, van Hullebusch ED, Madamwar D. Editorial: Eco-Sustainable Bioremediation of Textile Dye Wastewaters: Innovative Microbial Treatment Technologies and Mechanistic Insights of Textile Dye Biodegradation. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:707083. [PMID: 34367110 PMCID: PMC8339714 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.707083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Chirayu Desai
- Department of Biological Sciences, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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- Post Graduate Department of Biosciences, Sardar Patel University, Anand, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, United States
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, Paris, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India
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Ambaye TG, Vaccari M, Bonilla-Petriciolet A, Prasad S, van Hullebusch ED, Rtimi S. Emerging technologies for biofuel production: A critical review on recent progress, challenges and perspectives. J Environ Manage 2021; 290:112627. [PMID: 33991767 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Due to increasing anthropogenic activities, especially industry and transport, the fossil fuel demand and consumption have increased proportionally, causing serious environmental issues. This attracted researchers and scientists to develop new alternative energy sources. Therefore, this review covers the biofuel production potential and challenges related to various feedstocks and advances in process technologies. It has been concluded that the biofuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, bio-oil, syngas, Fischer-Tropsch H2, and methane produced from crop plant residues, micro- and macroalgae and other biomass wastes using thermo-bio-chemical processes are an eco-friendly route for an energy source. Biofuels production and their uses in industries and transportation considerably minimize fossil fuel dependence. Literature analysis showed that biofuels generated from energy crops and microalgae could be the most efficient and attractive process. Recent progress in the field of biofuels using genetic engineering has larger perspectives in commercial-scale production. However, its large-scale production is still challenging; hence, to resolve this problem, it is essential to convert biomass in biofuels by developing novel technology to increase biofuel production to fulfil the current and future energy demand.
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- Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy; Mekelle University, Department of Chemistry, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Centre for Environment Science &Climate Resilient Agriculture (CESCRA) Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Ambaye TG, Rene ER, Nizami AS, Dupont C, Vaccari M, van Hullebusch ED. Beneficial role of biochar addition on the anaerobic digestion of food waste: A systematic and critical review of the operational parameters and mechanisms. J Environ Manage 2021; 290:112537. [PMID: 33865159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The generation of huge amounts of food waste due to the increasing population is a serious global issue. The inadequate management of food waste and lack of proper handling approaches have created adverse negative impacts on the environment and the society. The use of traditional disposal (i.e. landfilling) and treatment (i.e. incineration and composting) methods are not considered to be efficient for managing food waste. Thus, anaerobic digestion (AD) has proven to be promising and cost-effective, as an alternative technology, for digesting and converting food waste into renewable energy and useful chemicals. However, mono-digestion of food waste suffers from process inhibition and instability which limit its efficiency. Adding biochar that has high buffering capacity and ensures optimum nutrient balance was shown to enhance biogas/methane production yields. This review reports on the physicochemical characteristics of food waste, the existing problems of food waste treatment in AD as well as the role of biochar amendments on the optimization of critical process parameters and its action mechanisms in AD, which could be a promising means of improving the AD performance. Also, this review provides insights regarding the selection of the desired/appropriate biochar characteristics, i.e. depending on the source of the feedstock and the pyrolysis temperature, and its role in enhancing biogas production and preventing the problem of process instability in the AD system. Finally, this review paper highlights the economic and environmental challenges as well as the future perspectives concerning the application of biochar amendments in AD.
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- Teklit Gebregiorgis Ambaye
- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy; Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands; College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Mekelle University, P.O. Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands.
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- Sustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238, Paris, France
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Gerami Z, Lakzian A, Hemati A, Amirifar A, Asgari Lajayer B, van Hullebusch ED. Effect of cadmium on sorghum root colonization by glomeral fungi and its impact on total and easily extractable glomalin production. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:34570-34583. [PMID: 33651291 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13205-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Glomalin is a specific glycoprotein compound synthesized by glomeral fungi and its amount varies according to soil conditions. Due to the symbiosis of these fungi with a multitude of plants, a remarkable amount of glomalin is produced inside the hypha wall of these fungi. Furthermore, while increasing the symbiosis stability, glomalin plays a critical role in reducing the availability of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) through their fixation. In this regard, soil contamination with PTEs such as cadmium (Cd) affects the glomalin production of mycorrhiza fungi. In order to investigate the effect of different levels of Cd on glomalin production of three species of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi in the presence of sorghum, a greenhouse experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with factorial arrangement and three repetitions. Factors include four levels of Cd (0, 5, 10, 20 milligrams per kilogram of soil) and second factor included these three types of mycorrhiza: Funneliformis mosseae (FM), Rhizophagus intraradices (RI), and Claroideoglomus etunicatum (CE). The results of this study showed that when increasing soil Cd concentration, shoot dry weight, root colonization percentage, total and easily extractable glomalin decreased while leaf proline concentration, shoot, and root Cd concentration increased. The presence of mycorrhiza in comparison with the control increased the dry weight of shoots and plant height. The results showed that mycorrhizal treatments increased total and easily extractable glomalin compared to the absence of mycorrhiza. Also, the highest amount of glomalin production was observed in two species of FM and CE. Complexation of Cd by total glomalin and easily extractable glomalin was higher in two species of FM and CE rather than RI. The results showed that the use of three species of mycorrhizae reduced the adverse effects of high levels of Cd. Also, the concentration of leaf proline, soluble sugars, shoot, and root Cd concentration was higher in presence of mycorrhizal fungal species than in plant not inoculated with mycorrhizal fungal species. This increase was significant in both FM and CE species. Finally, a notable positive correlation was also observed between glomalin measured by Bradford method and percentage of root colonization.
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- Zahra Gerami
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France.
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Rajendran HK, Deen Fakrudeen MA, Chandrasekar R, van Hullebusch ED, Velayudhaperumal Chellam P. Electrocatalytic removal of fluroquinolones from simulated pharmaceutical effluent: Chemometric analysis, chemical blueprint of electrodes and generated sludge. Environ Res 2021; 195:110844. [PMID: 33577773 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Electrocatalytic removal of fluroquinolones from simulated pharmaceutical effluent is studied in this work. The effects of parameters like NaCl concentration, pH and initial concentration of Ofloxacin were studied. The synergistic effect of H2O2 on the degradation of Ofloxacin paves the way to move towards radical based chemistry. The process was modelled and statistically evaluated through Central Composite Design approach towards the maximum concentration of Ofloxacin degraded (for 0.8 mM) as 0.46 mM at pH-3.0 and the concentration of H2O2 at 0.2 mM. The model was analyzed mathematically and observed as saddle response based on canonical and ridge analysis. The process follows pseudo first order kinetics with k = 0.047 min-1 and reaction rate of 13.6 mg.L-1.min-1. The mineralization efficiency of the process was studied using Total Organic Carbon analysis and 76.5% removal efficiency was obtained on the simulated pharmaceutical effluent containing Ofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin and Norfloxacin. The crystal structure of the green and red colour sludge was determined by XRD to be lepidocrocite (a = 3.87 Å, b = 12.4 Å, c = 3.06 Å) and gupeiite (a = 5.6620 Å), respectively. The elemental composition of sludge and electrodes were found using SEM-EDX. Morphological change in electrode surface was determined using roughness plot.
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- Harish Kumar Rajendran
- Centre for Research, Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Centre for Research, Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Centre for Research, Department of Biotechnology, Kamaraj College of Engineering & Technology, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Pontoni L, Roviello V, Race M, Savignano L, van Hullebusch ED, Esposito G, Pirozzi F, Fabbricino M. Supramolecular aggregation of colloidal natural organic matter masks priority pollutants released in water from peat soil. Environ Res 2021; 195:110761. [PMID: 33524333 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Natural organic matter (NOM) from Sphagnum peat soil is extracted in water and subjected to several investigations to obtain structural and conformational information. Data show that the extracted NOM is self-organized in colloidal aggregates of variable sizes (from nano to micro scales, depending on the solvent composition, i.e., ultrapure water, solutions with denaturing agents, acetone, ethanol). Aggregates are formed by highly heterogeneous classes of organic compounds. According to the results of nuclear magnetic resonance and fluorescence measurements, the three-dimensional structure of aggregates, revealed by scanning electron microscope imaging, is supposed to be stabilized by the exposition of polar functional groups to the solvent, with consequent formation of hydrogen bonds, dipole-interactions and cation bridging. In contrast, the inner part of the aggregates displays hydrophobic features and is hypothesized to be further reinforced by the establishment of π-stacking interactions. The structure is assumed to be a supramolecular aggregation of small-medium oligomeric fragments (Max 750 Da) in which priority pollutants are entrapped by dispersive forces. The structures are shown to be nanosized spheroidal particles further aggregated to form higher dimension supra-structures. Carbohydrates play primary role, stabilizing the structure and giving marked hydrophilic properties to the aggregates.
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- Ludovico Pontoni
- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy; BAT Center - Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Napoli "Federico II", Portici (NA), Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, Cassino, 03043, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia, I-80126, Naples (NA), Italy
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238, Paris, France
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy; BAT Center - Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Napoli "Federico II", Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy; BAT Center - Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, University of Napoli "Federico II", Portici (NA), Italy
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Ilyas H, Masih I, van Hullebusch ED. A decision tree framework to support design, operation, and performance assessment of constructed wetlands for the removal of emerging organic contaminants. Sci Total Environ 2021; 760:143334. [PMID: 33189384 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There is an increasing focus on research related to the removal of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) from wastewater by using constructed wetlands (CWs). However, research is lacking on translating the available scientific evidence into decision support tools. In this paper, a novel decision tree framework is developed and demonstrated. The proposed framework consists of five steps: (1) generate a list of EOCs by the analysis of the wastewater; (2) select the best type of CW for each of the selected EOCs; (3) select a final type of CW for the removal of the selected EOCs; (4) identify detailed design and operational features of the proposed CW such as, depth, area, plants, support matrix, hydraulic loading rate, organic loading rate, and hydraulic retention time; and (5) assess the expected removal efficiency of EOCs in the selected CW. A novel decision support tool, named as DTFT-CW, was developed to generate data and information for the application of the proposed decision tree framework. DTFT-CW (given as a supplementary material) was developed using Microsoft Excel 2016 to support decisions on the design, operation, and performance of CWs for the removal of 59 EOCs (33 pharmaceuticals-PhCs, 15 personal care products-PCPs, and 11 steroidal hormones-SHs). The paper demonstrates the usefulness of the developed decision-making tools by considering 19 EOCs (13 PhCs, one PCPs, and five SHs) as an example, which pose high environmental risk and are on the European Union watch list (six of the 19 EOCs). An integrated design of HCW (combining vertical flow CW, horizontal flow CW-HFCW, and free water surface CW) is recommended for the treatment of multiple EOCs instead of a single type of CW such as HFCW that is most widely used in practice. The proposed tools could be useful for decision makers such as policy makers, design engineers, and researchers.
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- Huma Ilyas
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, the Netherlands.
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- IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, the Netherlands
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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Gielnik A, Pechaud Y, Huguenot D, Cébron A, Esposito G, van Hullebusch ED. Functional potential of sewage sludge digestate microbes to degrade aliphatic hydrocarbons during bioremediation of a petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated soil. J Environ Manage 2021; 280:111648. [PMID: 33213993 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sewage sludge digestate is a valuable organic waste which can be used as fertilizer in soil bioremediation. Sewage sludge digestate is not only a good source of nutrients but is also rich in bacteria carrying alkB genes, which are involved in aliphatic hydrocarbons metabolism. Increase of alkB genes ratio in polluted soils has been observed to improve bioremediation efficiency. In this study, for the first time, the genetic potential of indigenous microorganisms of digestate to degrade petroleum products was assessed. The objectives were to study petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) removal together with shifts in soil taxa and changes in the concentration of alkB genes after digestate application. Initial alkB genes concentration in contaminated soils and digestate was 1.5% and 4.5%, respectively. During soil incubation with digestate, alkB genes percentage increased up to 11.5% and after the addition of bacteria immobilized onto biochar this value increased up to 60%. Application of digestate positively affected soil respiration and bacterial density, which was concomitant with enhanced PHCs degradation. Incubation of soil amended with digestate resulted in 74% PHCs decrease in 2 months, while extra addition of bacteria immobilized onto biochar increased this value up to 95%. The use of digestate affected the microbial community profiles by increasing initial bacterial density and diversity, including taxa containing recognized PHCs degraders. This study reveals the great potential of digestate as a soil amendment which additionally improves the abundance of alkB genes in petroleum contaminated soils.
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- Anna Gielnik
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France; University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 80125, Napoli, Italy.
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 80125, Napoli, Italy
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- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA, Delft, the Netherlands; Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Trellu C, Pechaud Y, Oturan N, Mousset E, van Hullebusch ED, Huguenot D, Oturan MA. Remediation of soils contaminated by hydrophobic organic compounds: How to recover extracting agents from soil washing solutions? J Hazard Mater 2021; 404:124137. [PMID: 33049627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A lot of soil (particularly, former industrial and military sites) has been contaminated by various highly toxic contaminants such as petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) or chlorinated solvents. Soil remediation is now required for their promotion into new industrial or real estate activities. Therefore, the soil washing (SW) process enhanced by the use of extracting agents (EAs) such as surfactants or cyclodextrins (CDs) has been developed for the removal of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) from contaminated soils. The use of extracting agents allows improving the transfer of HOCs from the soil-sorbed fraction to the washing solution. However, using large amount of extracting agents is also a critical drawback for cost-effectiveness of the SW process. The aim of this review is to examine how extracting agents might be recovered from SW solutions for reuse. Various separation processes are able to recover large amounts of extracting agents according to the physicochemical characteristics of target pollutants and extracting agents. However, an additional treatment step is required for the degradation of recovered pollutants. SW solutions may also undergo degradation processes such as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) with in situ production of oxidants. Partial recovery of extracting agents can be achieved according to operating conditions and reaction kinetics between organic compounds and oxidant species. The suitability of each process is discussed according to the various physicochemical characteristics of SW solutions. A particular attention is paid to the anodic oxidation process, which allows either a selective degradation of the target pollutants or a complete removal of the organic load depending on the operating conditions.
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- Clément Trellu
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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Hemati A, Aliasgharzad N, Khakvar R, Khoshmanzar E, Asgari Lajayer B, van Hullebusch ED. Role of lignin and thermophilic lignocellulolytic bacteria in the evolution of humification indices and enzymatic activities during compost production. Waste Manag 2021; 119:122-134. [PMID: 33059162 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of lignin content and thermophilic lignocellulolytic bacteria bioaugmentation on composting process. Treatments including bioaugmentation with thermophilic lignocellulolytic bacteria isolates such as Paenibacillus validus, Paenibacillus koreensis, Bacillus nealsonii, a mixture of the three mentioned bacterial isolates and control were compared at two level of organic media (high lignin content and low lignin content) in the form of nested factorial design. Several indices such as humification and enzymatic activities were monitored to evaluate the composting rate. The results revealed that high lignin treatments displayed higher ligninase, xylanase, protease and urease enzymatic activities compared to low lignin treatments. On the other hand, low lignin treatments showed higher level of humification indices, cellulase, beta-glucosidase and alkaline phosphomonoesterase enzymatic activities in comparison with high lignin treatments. Also, all measured enzymatic activities are at their highest between the second and the tenth weeks; however, this trend decreased to reach a steady point from the 18th weeks to the 24th weeks, but for urease enzymatic activity, a totally different trend in high and low lignin treatments was observed. Moreover, the highest humification indices as well as the cellulase and β-glucosidase enzymatic activities were associated to the Bacillus nealsonii isolate and the full consortium. They also displayed the highest ligninase, xylanase, protease, and urease and phosphatase activities. The efficient isolates shortened the time required for completing the composting process for about 2 to 4 weeks compared to the control treatments. For all measured indices, the control treatment had the lowest values.
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- Arash Hemati
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Mal J, Nancharaiah YV, Bourven I, Simon S, van Hullebusch ED, Guibaud G, Lens PNL. Cadmium Selenide Formation Influences the Production and Characteristics of Extracellular Polymeric Substances of Anaerobic Granular Sludge. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 193:965-980. [PMID: 33215391 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03464-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Feeding cadmium (II) and selenium (IV) simultaneously to anaerobic granular sludge with the aim of synthesizing cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanoparticles induces compositional changes in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) matrix of this sludge. A methanogenic anaerobic granular sludge was repeatedly exposed to Cd(II) (10-50 mg L-1) and selenite (79 mg L-1) for 300 days at pH 7.3 and 30 °C in a fed-batch feeding regime for enrichment of Se-reducing bacteria and synthesis of CdSe nanoparticles. EPS fingerprints of the granular sludge, obtained by size exclusion chromatography coupled to a fluorescence detector, showed a significant increase in the intensity of protein-like substances with > 100 kDa apparent molecular weight (aMW) upon repeated exposure to Cd(II) and Se(VI). This was accompanied by a prominent decrease in protein-like substances of aMW < 10 kDa. The fingerprint of the humic-like substances showed emergence of a new peak with aMW of 13 to 300 kDa in the EPS extracted from the Cd/Se fed granular sludge. Experiments on metal(loid)-EPS interactions showed that the CdSe nanoparticles interact mainly with loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS). This study showed that the formation of Se(0) and CdSe nanoparticles occurs in the LB-EPS fraction of the granular sludge and repeated exposure to Cd and Se induces compositional changes in the EPS matrix.
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- Joyabrata Mal
- UNESCO-IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX, Delft, The Netherlands. .,Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Limoges, PEIREINE-Grese, EA 7500, 87060, Limoges, France. .,Department of Biotechnology, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211004, India.
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- Water and Steam Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, 603102, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, 400 094, India
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- Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Limoges, PEIREINE-Grese, EA 7500, 87060, Limoges, France
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- Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Limoges, PEIREINE-Grese, EA 7500, 87060, Limoges, France
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- Institut de physique du globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Limoges, PEIREINE-Grese, EA 7500, 87060, Limoges, France
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- UNESCO-IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX, Delft, The Netherlands.,National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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Lee Y, Sethurajan M, van de Vossenberg J, Meers E, van Hullebusch ED. Recovery of phosphorus from municipal wastewater treatment sludge through bioleaching using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. J Environ Manage 2020; 270:110818. [PMID: 32507739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conventional wastewater treatment plants remove phosphorus, which is captured in sewage sludge. Increasing attention is paid to suitable process pathways that allow recovery and recycling of phosphorus. One of the processes under investigation is acid leaching and recovery of phosphorus, but this requires considerable chemical additives, which could be avoided by stimulating acidification via microbiological processes. This study investigated phosphorus leaching from sewage sludge by biogenic sulfuric acid, using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. Sulfur supplementation and solid to liquid ratio were varied to examine how these factors affected phosphorus leaching yield. Chemical leaching by sulfuric acid from sewage sludge and thermally-treated sludge was conducted to compare with bioleaching from sewage sludge. Sewage sludge samples were collected from wastewater treatment plants in Ghent, Belgium, and Delft, The Netherlands. Both bioleaching and chemical leaching were conducted at laboratory scale using shake flask technique, and highest phosphorus leaching yield and time was determined using one-way ANOVA statistical tests. Biogenic sulfuric acid produced by A. thiooxidans extracted phosphorus from both sludge samples. The highest phosphorus leaching yield observed was 48 ± 0% for 17 days from Ghent samples and 57 ± 4% for 27 days from Delft samples with 5.0% (w/v) sulfur supplementation and 1.0% (w/v) solid to liquid ratio. Chemical leaching took shorter than bioleaching, but the leaching yield was lower, i.e. 41 ± 1% for 4 h from Ghent samples, 44 ± 1% for 1 h from Delft samples, 48 ± 1% for 1 h from thermally-treated Ghent samples and 51 ± 2% for 4 h from thermally-treated Delft samples. During phosphorus bioleaching, pH increase was observed during the early stage which hampered the activity of A. thiooxidans and therefore increased phosphorus leaching time. This study suggests that creating conditions for A. thiooxidans to overcome acid neutralizing capacity of sewage sludge is needed to extract phosphorus effectively.
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- YuJin Lee
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, the Netherlands.
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Ganzenko O, Trellu C, Oturan N, Huguenot D, Péchaud Y, van Hullebusch ED, Oturan MA. Electro-Fenton treatment of a complex pharmaceutical mixture: Mineralization efficiency and biodegradability enhancement. Chemosphere 2020; 253:126659. [PMID: 32278912 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Combination of the electro-Fenton process with a post-biological treatment could represent a cost-effective solution for application of electrochemical advanced oxidation processes. The objective of this study was to assess this treatment strategy in the case of a complex pharmaceutical mixture. First, main operating parameters ([Fe2+] and current) of the electro-Fenton process were optimized. An optimal concentration of 0.2 mM of Fe2+ was obtained for mineralization of the pharmaceutical mixture. An optimal current of 400 mA was also obtained for degradation of caffeine and 5-fluorouracil in the mixture. However, mineralization of the effluent was continuously improved when increasing the current owing to the promotion of mineralization of organic compounds at the BDD anode. Besides, energy efficiency was decreased at prolonged treatment time because of mass transport limitation. Interestingly, it was observed a strong biodegradability enhancement of the solution after short treatment times (<3 h) at 500 and 1000 mA, which can be related to the degradation of parent compounds into more biodegradable by-products. The need for an acclimation time of the biomass to the pre-treated effluent was also emphasized, most probably because of the formation of some toxic by-products as observed during acute toxicity tests. Therefore, a biological post-treatment could represent a cost-effective solution for the removal of biodegradable residual organic compounds as well as for the removal of nitrogen released from mineralization of organic compounds under the form of NO3- and NH4+ during electro-Fenton pre-treatment.
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- Oleksandra Ganzenko
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement, EA 4508, UPEM, 77454, Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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Ilyas H, Masih I, van Hullebusch ED. Pharmaceuticals' removal by constructed wetlands: a critical evaluation and meta-analysis on performance, risk reduction, and role of physicochemical properties on removal mechanisms. J Water Health 2020; 18:253-291. [PMID: 32589615 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2020.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This paper presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the removal of pharmaceuticals (PhCs), the governing physicochemical properties, and removal mechanisms in constructed wetlands (CWs). The average removal efficiency of the most widely studied 34 PhCs ranges from 21% to 93%, with the exception of one PhC that exhibited negative removal. Moreover, CWs are effective in significantly reducing the environmental risk caused by many PhCs. Based on risk assessment, 12 PhCs were classified under high risk category (oxytetracycline > ofloxacin > sulfamethoxazole > erythromycin > sulfadiazine > gemfibrozil > ibuprofen > acetaminophen > salicylic acid > sulfamethazine > naproxen > clarithromycin), which could be considered for regular monitoring, water quality standard formulation and control purposes. Biodegradation (aerobic and anaerobic) is responsible for the removal of the majority of PhCs, often in conjunction with other mechanisms (e.g., adsorption/sorption, plant uptake, and photodegradation). The physicochemical properties of molecules play a pivotal role in the elimination processes, and could serve as important predictors of removal. The correlation and multiple linear regression analysis suggest that organic carbon sorption coefficient (Log Koc), octanol-water distribution coefficient (Log Dow), and molecular weight form a good predictive linear regression model for the removal efficiency of PhCs (R2 = 0.65, P-value <0.05).
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- Huma Ilyas
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France E-mail: ; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands; Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, The Netherlands
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France E-mail:
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Ilyas H, van Hullebusch ED. Performance comparison of different types of constructed wetlands for the removal of pharmaceuticals and their transformation products: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:14342-14364. [PMID: 32157544 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08165-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This paper presents a comprehensive and critical comparison of four types of constructed wetlands (CWs): free water surface CW (FWSCW), vertical flow CW (VFCW), horizontal flow CW (HFCW), and hybrid CW (HCW) for the removal of 29 pharmaceuticals (PhCs) and 19 transformation products (TPs) using a global data compiled for 247 CWs reported in 63 peer-reviewed journal papers. Biodegradation (aerobic being more efficient than anaerobic) is the major removal mechanism for 16 out of 29 PhCs besides the influence of other processes (e.g., adsorption/sorption, plant uptake, and photodegradation). The HCW performed better followed by VFCW, HFCW, and FWSCW. The comparatively better removal in HCW might be due to the coexistence of aerobic and anaerobic conditions and longer hydraulic retention time considering more than one compartment enhances the removal of PhCs (e.g., diclofenac, acetaminophen, sulfamethoxazole, sulfapyridine, trimethoprim, and atenolol), which are removed under both conditions and adsorption/sorption processes. The augmentation in dissolved oxygen by the application of artificial aeration improved the removal of PhCs, which are degraded under aerobic conditions. Furthermore, the better performance of aerated CWs could be due to the establishment of various microenvironments with different physicochemical conditions (aerobic and anaerobic), which facilitated the contribution of both aerobic and anaerobic metabolic pathways in the removal of PhCs. The removal of some of the PhCs takes place by the formation of their TPs and the nature of these TPs (persistent or non-biodegradable/biodegradable) plays a major role in their removal process.
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- Huma Ilyas
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France.
- Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V, 2289 ED, Rijswijk, The Netherlands.
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- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Ilyas H, van Hullebusch ED. Performance Comparison of Different Constructed Wetlands Designs for the Removal of Personal Care Products. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17093091. [PMID: 32365511 PMCID: PMC7246432 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This research investigates the performance of four types of constructed wetlands (CWs): free water surface CW (FWSCW), horizontal flow CW (HFCW), vertical flow CW (VFCW), and hybrid CW (HCW) for the removal of 20 personal care products (PCPs), based on secondary data compiled for 137 CWs reported in 39 peer reviewed journal papers. In spite of considerable variation in the re-moval efficiency of PCPs, CWs prove to be a promising treatment technology. The average removal efficiency of 15 widely studied PCPs ranged from 9.0% to 84%. Although CWs effectively reduced the environmental risks caused by many PCPs, triclosan was still classified under high risk category based on effluent concentration. Five other PCPs were classified under medium risk category (triclocarban > methylparaben > galaxolide > oxybenzone > methyl dihydrojasmonate). In most of the examined PCPs, adsorption and/or sorption is the most common removal mechanism followed by biodegradation and plant uptake. The comparatively better performance of HCW followed by VFCW, HFCW, and FWSCW might be due to the co-existence of aerobic and anaerobic conditions, and longer hydraulic retention time enhancing the removal of PCPs (e.g., triclosan, methyl dihydro-jasmonate, galaxolide, tonalide, and oxybenzone), which are removed under both conditions and by adsorption/sorption processes.
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- Huma Ilyas
- Institut de physique du globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France;
- Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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- Institut de physique du globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France;
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Pourret O, Bollinger JC, van Hullebusch ED. On the difficulties of being rigorous in environmental geochemistry studies: some recommendations for designing an impactful paper. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:1267-1275. [PMID: 31745782 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06835-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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There have been numerous environmental geochemistry studies using chemical, geological, ecological, and toxicological methods but each of these fields requires more subject specialist rigour than has generally been applied so far. Field-specific terminology has been misused and the resulting interpretations rendered inaccurate. In this paper, we propose a series of suggestions, based on our experience as teachers, researchers, reviewers, and editorial board members, to help authors to avoid pitfalls. Many scientific inaccuracies continue to be unchecked and are repeatedly republished by the scientific community. These recommendations should help our colleagues and editorial board members, as well as reviewers, to avoid the numerous inaccuracies and misconceptions currently in circulation and establish a trend towards greater rigour in scientific writing.
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- Olivier Pourret
- UniLaSalle, AGHYLE, 19 rue Pierre Waguet, 60026, Beauvais cedex, France.
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- Université de Limoges, PEREINE, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 123 avenue Albert-Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France
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- IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611, AX, Delft, The Netherlands
- Université de Paris, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005, Paris, France
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Kiskira K, Papirio S, Mascolo MC, Fourdrin C, Pechaud Y, van Hullebusch ED, Esposito G. Mineral characterization of the biogenic Fe(III)(hydr)oxides produced during Fe(II)-driven denitrification with Cu, Ni and Zn. Sci Total Environ 2019; 687:401-412. [PMID: 31212147 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The recovery of iron and other heavy metals by the formation of Fe(III) (hydr)oxides is an important application of microbially-driven processes. The mineral characterization of the precipitates formed during Fe(II)-mediated autotrophic denitrification with and without the addition of Cu, Ni, and Zn by four different microbial cultures was investigated by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-Ray analyzer (SEM-EDX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD) analyses. Fe(II)-mediated autotrophic denitrification resulted in the formation of a mixture of Fe(III) (hydr)oxides composed of amorphous phase, poorly crystalline (ferrihydrite) and crystalline phases (hematite, akaganeite and maghemite). The use of a Thiobacillus-dominated mixed culture enhanced the formation of akaganeite, while activated sludge enrichment and the two pure cultures of T. denitrificans and Pseudogulbenkiania strain 2002 mainly resulted in the formation of maghemite. The addition of Cu, Ni and Zn led to similar Fe(III) (hydr)oxides precipitates, probably due to the low metal concentrations. However, supplementing Ni and Zn slightly stimulated the formation of maghemite. A thermal post-treatment performed at 650 °C enhanced the crystallinity of the precipitates and favored the formation of hematite and some other crystalline forms of Fe associated with P, Na and Ca.
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- Kyriaki Kiskira
- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy; Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (LGE), EA 4508, UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, P.O. Box 3015, 2601, DA, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Napoli, Italy
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Laera A, Shakeri Yekta S, Hedenström M, Buzier R, Guibaud G, Dario M, Esposito G, van Hullebusch ED. A simultaneous assessment of organic matter and trace elements bio-accessibility in substrate and digestate from an anaerobic digestion plant. Bioresour Technol 2019; 288:121587. [PMID: 31200348 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study evaluates a simultaneous assessment of organic matter (OM) and trace elements (TE) bio-accessibility in substrate and digestate from a full-scale anaerobic digester by a sequential OM extraction method. Simultaneous release of TE was determined along with the extraction of different OM fractions and the effects of extracting reagents on characteristics of OM were evaluated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The reagents used for sequential extraction of OM were not enough selective. However, proteins were particularly removed by 0.1 M NaOH, while 72% H2SO4 mainly extracted hemicellulose and cellulose. The OM fractionation allowed for simultaneous extraction of >60% of total As, Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn, while the extraction was limited for Al, Cr, Cu, Mo, and Pb. In substrate, >50% of total As, Co, Mn and Ni and <40% of total Fe, Zn and Mo were identified in bio-accessible fractions. In digestate, all elements demonstrated poor bio-accessibility except for As.
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- Andreina Laera
- University of Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEM, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France; University of Limoges, PEIRENE, Equipe Développement d'indicateurs ou prévision de la qualité des eaux, URA IRSTEA, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France.
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- Department of Thematic Studies-Environmental Change and Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- University of Limoges, PEIRENE, Equipe Développement d'indicateurs ou prévision de la qualité des eaux, URA IRSTEA, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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- University of Limoges, PEIRENE, Equipe Développement d'indicateurs ou prévision de la qualité des eaux, URA IRSTEA, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Department of Thematic Studies-Environmental Change and Biogas Research Center, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- University of Napoli "Federico II", Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238 Paris, France
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Pontoni L, Race M, van Hullebusch ED, Fabbricino M, Esposito G, Pirozzi F. Data of OECD soil and leachate resulting from irrigation with aqueous solution containing trace metals at increasing sodium concentration. Data Brief 2019; 25:104276. [PMID: 31417949 PMCID: PMC6690663 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The accumulation of trace metals in soils is one of the main drawbacks when reclaimed waters are used as irrigation sources in agriculture. Such secondary water sources often also contain high levels of salinity and in detail sodium. How the presence of sodium influences the fate of trace metals in the environment is still obscure and of primary importance in defining sustainable agricultural management guidelines. Standard OECD soil columns were subjected to 25 days irrigation with aqueous solutions containing trace concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn at increasing sodium content. The dataset is supplementary to the data presented and discussed in “Effect of sodium concentration on mobilization and fate of trace metals in standard OECD soil” [1]. The leachates collected from the columns were deeply characterized in terms of concentration of metals, organic (monitored through UV-VIS, 3DEEM, E4/E6 ratio, COD) and inorganic matter (monitored as Al concentration). The dataset was analyzed by PCA and “Paerson” correlation coefficient.
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- Ludovico Pontoni
- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, Cassino, 03043, Italy
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238 Paris, France
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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Pontoni L, Race M, van Hullebusch ED, Fabbricino M, Esposito G, Pirozzi F. Effect of sodium concentration on mobilization and fate of trace metals in standard OECD soil. Environ Pollut 2019; 250:839-848. [PMID: 31051395 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The effect of different Na concentrations on the fate of trace metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn) in standard OECD soil was evaluated by performing soil leaching column experiments. Five Na concentrations added in synthetic irrigation water (0, 1, 5, 10, 50 mM) were studied in order to evaluate the fate of the metals contained in both the irrigation water leachate and the soil layer. In all experiments, metals mostly accumulated on the top soil layer (0-0.5 cm), at variable concentrations according to the Na content in the artificial irrigation water. Nevertheless, concentration peaks of metal contamination occurred at different sampling time in the soil leachates depending on the metal and on influent water sodicity. Peaks of metals in the leachate appeared simultaneously with the release of organic matter and/or release of Al, suggesting significant involvement of colloids in metals transport. Sodium concentration (10-50 mM) was demonstrated to highly reduce colloidal mobilization leading to the accumulation of more than 95% of the influent metal in the top soil layer. Conversely, low Na concentrations (1-5 mM) favored colloidal transport leading to the recovery of metals in the soil leachates.
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- Ludovico Pontoni
- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio 43, Cassino, 03043, Italy
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris, CNRS, UMR 7154, F-75238 Paris, France
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy
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