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Pang C, Wang S, He C, Zheng M, Wang W. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor coupled with polyaluminum chloride for high-strength phenolic wastewater treatment: Robust performance and potential mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024:118777. [PMID: 38527723 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Anaerobic digestion of phenolic wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) has revealed increasing attractiveness, but the application of AnMBRs for treating high-strength phenolic wastewater faces challenges related to elevated phenol stress and membrane fouling. In this study, the coupling of AnMBR and polyaluminum chloride (PAC) was developed for efficient treatment of high-strength phenolic wastewater. The system achieved robust removal efficiencies of phenol (99%) and quinoline (98%) at a gradual increase of phenol concentration from 1000 to 5000 mg/L and a constant quinoline concentration of 100 mg/L. The dosing of PAC could effectively control the membrane fouling rate with the transmembrane pressure (TMP) increasing rate as low as 0.17 kPa/d. The robust performances were mainly attributed to the favorable retention of functional microbes through membrane interception, while pulse cross flow buffered against phenol stress and facilitated cake layer removal. Meanwhile, the enriched core functional microbes, such as Syntrophorhabdus, Syntrophus, Mesotoga and Methanolinea, played a crucial role in further reduction of phenol stress. Notably, the significant presence of biomacromolecule degrader, such as Levilinea, contributed to membrane fouling mitigation through extracellular polymer degradation. Moreover, the enlargement of particle size distribution (PSD) by PAC was expected to mitigate membrane fouling. This study provided a promising avenue for sustainable treatment of high-strength phenolic wastewater.
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- Chao Pang
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China; Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China, Chengdu, 610213, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230009, Anhui Province, China.
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Lu S, Wang Q, Gao M, Zhao C, She Z, Zhao Y, Jin C, Guo L. Effect of aerobic/anoxic duration on the performance, microbial activity and microbial community of sequencing batch biofilm reactor treating synthetic mariculture wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 333:125198. [PMID: 33910119 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effect of aerobic/anoxic duration on the performance, microbial community and enzymatic activity of sequencing batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) were investigated in treating mariculture wastewater. The microbial oxygen uptake rate and nitrifying rate gradually decreased with the aerobic/anoxic duration from 120/210 to 30/300 min, whereas the nitrite reducing rate and nitrate reducing rate had the opposite results. The activities of dehydrogenase, ammonia monooxygenase and nitrite oxidoreductase gradually decreased with the aerobic/anoxic duration from 120/210 to 30/300 min, but the activities of nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase had a gradual increment. The microbial nitrogen removal rates had similar changing trends to their corresponding enzymatic activities at different aerobic/anoxic duration. The variation of aerobic/anoxic duration obviously affected the microbial richness and diversity of SBBR. The co-occurrence, keystone taxa and significant difference of microbial community had some changes with the aerobic/anoxic duration from 120/210 to 30/300 min.
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- Shuailing Lu
- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Lab of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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García-Serrano P, Romero C, de Castro A, García-García P, Montaño A, Medina E, Brenes M. Aerobic treatment of black ripe olive processing streams to reduce biological contamination. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2020.102491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Li H, Meng F, Duan W, Lin Y, Zheng Y. Biodegradation of phenol in saline or hypersaline environments by bacteria: A review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 184:109658. [PMID: 31520955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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With the continuous demand from industry for chemical raw materials, a large amount of high-salinity wastewater containing phenol is discharged into the aquatic environment, and the leakage of dangerous chemicals into the sea may lead to phenol pollution of the ocean. Phenol is a common chemical posing serious environmental hazard. Biodegradation is an effective, low-cost, environment-friendly method of removing phenol from water, but in hypersaline environments, traditional freshwater organisms are less efficacious. Here, at least 17 genera of bacteria from three phyla are found that can degrade phenol in different saline environments. The sources and taxonomy of halotolerant and halophilic bacteria are reviewed. Moreover, the pathway of phenol removal, kinetics of biodegradation, influencing factors, and recent treatment processes of wastewater are discussed.
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- Hao Li
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, Ministry of Natural Resource of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100194, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266100, China; College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, Ministry of Natural Resource of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, 100194, China
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Rincón-Llorente B, De la Lama-Calvente D, Fernández-Rodríguez MJ, Borja-Padilla R. Table Olive Wastewater: Problem, Treatments and Future Strategy. A Review. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1641. [PMID: 30083147 PMCID: PMC6064867 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The table olive industry produces a high quantity of wastewater annually. These wastewaters are very problematic because of their characteristics of high organic matter, high phenolic content, high salinity and conductivity. The quantities in which they are produced are also a serious problem. The worldwide production of table olives reached 2,550,000 tons in the last five campaigns, with the European Union contributing to 32% of total production. The problem of these wastewaters is focused on the Mediterranean area where the highest quantity of table olives is produced and to a lesser extent on the United States and South America. Countries like Spain produce around 540,000 tons of these wastewaters. At present, there is no standard treatment for these wastewaters with acceptable results and which is applied in the industry. Currently, the most common treatment is the storage of these wastewaters in large evaporation ponds where, during the dry season, the wastewater disappears due to evaporation. This is not a solution as the evaporation ponds depend completely on the climatology and have a high number of associated problems, such as bad odors, insect proliferation and the contamination of underground aquifers. Different studies have been carried out on table olive wastewater treatment, but the reality is that at the industrial level, none has been successfully applied. New and promising treatments are needed. The current review analyzes the situation of table olive wastewater treatment and the promising technologies for the future.
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- Bárbara Rincón-Llorente
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de la Grasa, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de la Grasa, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de la Grasa, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de la Grasa, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
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Mahdavianpour M, Moussavi G, Farrokhi M. Biodegradation and COD removal of p -Cresol in a denitrification baffled reactor: Performance evaluation and microbial community. Process Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pourakbar M, Moussavi G, Yaghmaeian K. Enhanced biodegradation of phenol in a novel cyclic activated sludge integrated with a rotating bed bioreactor in anoxic and peroxidase-mediated conditions. RSC Adv 2018; 8:6293-6305. [PMID: 35540395 PMCID: PMC9078260 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12997a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cyclic activated sludge integrated with a rotating bed bioreactor (CASIR) was used for phenol biodegradation. The effects of phenol loading rate, mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) concentration, media filling ratio, hydraulic retention time (HRT) and salinity were investigated for phenol degradation and COD removal. In the second phase of the study, the microbial content of the bioreactor was induced by hydrogen peroxide injection for in situ generation of peroxidase. For investigating the above-mentioned parameters, the bioreactor was operated for 535 days and residual phenol, nitrate and COD were measured daily. The variation of the dehydrogenase activity and peroxidase activity of suspended biomass and attached film were also monitored during the bioreactor operation. Complete degradation of phenol at the loading rate of 667 g m−3 d−1 was achieved in anoxic conditions. Addition of media to the bioreactor to form active attached biofilm led to the increase in tolerance of the bioreactor on organic loading shocks. It was found that increasing the salinity of the wastewater did not affect the performance of the bioreactor. Investigating dehydrogenase activity proved that the attached biofilm was more involved in phenol degradation, compared with the suspended biomass. However, after switching to peroxidase-mediated conditions, the organic loading tolerance of the bioreactor considerably increased and complete degradation of phenol at the loading rate of 2000 g m−3 d−1 was reached. After adaptation of the microorganisms for hydrogen peroxide, the peroxidase activity of 290 U gbiomass−1 was observed in the bioreactor. Accordingly, the H2O2-induced microbial cells in cyclic activated sludge could be considered as a promising technique for enzymatic degradation of phenol and corresponding COD. Cyclic activated sludge integrated with a rotating bed bioreactor (CASIR) was used for phenol biodegradation.![]()
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- Mojtaba Pourakbar
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering
- School of Public Health
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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Khaksar AM, Nazif S, Taebi A, Shahghasemi E. Treatment of phenol in petrochemical wastewater considering turbidity factor by backlight cascade photocatalytic reactor. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Muñoz Sierra JD, Lafita C, Gabaldón C, Spanjers H, van Lier JB. Trace metals supplementation in anaerobic membrane bioreactors treating highly saline phenolic wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 234:106-114. [PMID: 28319758 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Biomass requires trace metals (TM) for maintaining its growth and activity. This study aimed to determine the effect of TM supplementation and partitioning on the specific methanogenic activity (SMA), with a focus on cobalt and tungsten, during the start-up of two lab-scale Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs) treating saline phenolic wastewater. The TM partitioning revealed a strong accumulation of sodium in the biomass matrix and a wash-out of the majority of TM in the reactors, which led to an SMA decrease and a low COD removal of about 30%. The SMA exhibits a maximum at about 6g Na+ L-1 and nearly complete inhibition at 34g Na+ L-1. The dose of 0.5mgL-1 of tungsten increases the SMA by 17%, but no improvement was observed with the addition of cobalt. The results suggested that TM were not bioavailable at high salinity. Accordingly, an increased COD removal was achieved by doubling the supply of TM.
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- Julian David Muñoz Sierra
- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands; Research Group GI(2)AM, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Valencia, Avda. Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Research Group GI(2)AM, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Valencia, Avda. Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands
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