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Sun S, Wang S, Yin Y, Yang Y, Wang Y, Zhang J, Wang W. Competitive mechanism of salt-tolerance/degradation-performance of organic pollutant in bacteria: Na +/H + antiporters contribute to salt-stress resistance but impact phenol degradation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 255:121448. [PMID: 38503180 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Phenolic-laden wastewater is typically characterized by its high toxicity and high salinity, imposing serious limits on the application of bioremediation. Although a few halotolerant microorganisms have been reported to degrade phenol, their removal efficiency on high concentrations of phenol remains unsatisfactory. What's more, the deep interaction molecular mechanism of salt-tolerance/phenol-degradation performance has not been clearly revealed. Here, a halotolerant strain Aeribacillus pallidus W-12 employed a meta-pathway to efficiently degrade high concentration of phenol even under high salinity conditions. Investigation of salt-tolerance strategy indicated that four Na+/H+ antiporters, which are widely distributed in bacteria, synergistically endowed the strain with excellent salt adaptability. All these antiporters differentially but positively responded to salinity changes and induction of phenol, forming a synergistic transport effect on salt ions and phenol. In-depth analysis revealed a competitive relationship between salt tolerance and degradation performance, which significantly impaired the degradation efficiency at relatively high salinity. The efficient degradation performance of W-12 under different phenol concentrations and salinity conditions indicated its bioremediation potential for multiple types of phenolic wastewater. Collectively, the competitive mechanism of salt tolerance and degradation performance enlightens a new strategy of introducing or re-constructing Na+/H+ antiporters to further improve bioremediation efficiency of hypersaline organic wastewater.
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- Shenmei Sun
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Laboratory of Oncologic Molecular Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Nankai University, Tianjin 300121, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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Kuroda K, Maeda R, Shinshima F, Urasaki K, Kubota K, Nobu MK, Noguchi TQP, Satoh H, Yamauchi M, Narihiro T, Yamada M. Microbiological insights into anaerobic phenol degradation mechanisms and bulking phenomenon in a mesophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor in long-term operation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121271. [PMID: 38341972 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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In this study, a long-term operation of 2,747 days was conducted to evaluate the performance of the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and investigated the degradation mechanisms of high-organic loading phenol wastewater. During the reactor operation, the maximum chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate of 6.1 ± 0.6 kg/m3/day under 1,680 mg/L phenol concentration was achieved in the mesophilic UASB reactor. After a significant change in the operating temperature from 24.0 ± 4.1 °C to 35.9 ± 0.6 °C, frequent observations of floating and washout of the bloated granular sludge (novel types of the bulking phenomenon) were made in the UASB reactor, suggesting that the change in operating temperature could be a trigger for the bulking phenomenon. Through the metagenomic analysis, phenol degradation mechanisms were predicted that phenol was converted to 4-hydroxybenzoate via two possible routes by Syntrophorhabdaceae and Pelotomaculaceae bacteria. Furthermore, the degradation of 4-hydroxybenzoate to benzoyl-CoA was carried out by members of Syntrophorhabdaceae and Smithellaceae. In the bulking sludge, a predominant presence of Nanobdellota, belonging to DPANN archaea, was detected. The metagenome-assembled genome of the Nanobdellota lacks many biosynthetic pathways and has several genes for the symbiotic lifestyle such as trimeric autotransporter adhesin-related protein. Furthermore, the Nanobdellota have significant correlations with several methanogenic archaea that are predominantly present in the UASB reactor. Considering the results of this study, the predominant Nanobdellota may negatively affect the growth of the methanogens through the parasitic lifestyle and change the balance of microbial interactions in the granular sludge ecosystem.
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- Kyohei Kuroda
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517 Japan.
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517 Japan; Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, 473-1 Yoshio-cho, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-8567, Japan; Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517 Japan; Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, 473-1 Yoshio-cho, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-8567, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, 473-1 Yoshio-cho, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-8567, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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- Department of Urban Environmental Design and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College, 1460-1 Shinkou, Hayato, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-5193, Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-17-2-1 Tsukisamu-Higashi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517 Japan.
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- Department of Urban Environmental Design and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College, 1460-1 Shinkou, Hayato, Kirishima, Kagoshima 899-5193, Japan.
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Balasundaram G, Gahlot P, Ahmed B, Biswas P, Tyagi VK, Svensson K, Kumar V, Kazmi AA. Advanced steam-explosion pretreatment mediated anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge: Effects on methane yield, emerging contaminants removal, and microbial community. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 238:117195. [PMID: 37758117 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Advanced steam explosion pretreatment, i.e., the Thermal hydrolysis process (THP) is applied mainly to improve the sludge solubilization and subsequent methane yield in the downstream anaerobic digestion (AD) process. However, the potential of THP in pretreating the high solids retention time (SRT) sludges, mitigating the risk of emerging organic micropollutants and effects on anaerobic microbiome in digester remains unclear. In this study, sludge from a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system operating at a SRT of 40 days was subjected to THP using a 5 L pilot plant at the temperature ranges of 120-180 °C for 30-120 min. The effect of THP on organics solubilization, methane yield, organic micropollutant removal, and microbial community dynamics was studied. The highest methane yield of 507 mL CH4/g VSadded and volatile solids (VS) removal of 54% were observed at 160°C- 30min THP condition, i.e., 4.1 and 2.6 times higher than the control (123 mL CH4/gVSadded, 20.7%), respectively. The experimental values of hydrolysis coefficient and methane yield have been predicted using Modified Gompertz, First order, and Logistics models. The observed values fitted well with all three models showing an R2 value between 0.96 and 1.0. THP pretreated sludges showed >80% removal of Trimethoprim, Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, and Bezafibrate. However, Carbamazepine, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and Progesterone showed recalcitrant behavior, resulting in less than 50% removal. Microbial diversity analysis showed the dominance of Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Chloroflexi, and Bacteroidetes, collectively accounting for >70-80% of bacterial reads. They are mainly responsible for the fermentation of complex biomolecules like polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids. The THP-mediated anaerobic digestion of sludge shows better performance than the control digestion, improved methane yield, higher VS and micropollutants removal, and a diverse microbiome in the digester.
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- Gowtham Balasundaram
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, 247667, India.
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- School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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Chen WY, Wu JH, Wang BN. Intermittent Oxygen Supply Facilitates Codegradation of Trichloroethene and Toluene by Anaerobic Consortia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 37422855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Biodegradation is commonly employed for remediating trichloroethene- or toluene-contaminated sites. However, remediation methods using either anaerobic or aerobic degradation are inefficient for dual pollutants. We developed an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor system with intermittent oxygen supply for the codegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene. Our results showed that oxygen inhibited anaerobic dechlorination of trichloroethene, but dechlorination rates remained comparable to that at dissolved oxygen levels of 0.2 mg/L. Intermittent oxygenation engendered reactor redox fluctuations (-146 to -475 mV) and facilitated rapid codegradation of targeting dual pollutants, with trichloroethene degradation constituting only 27.5% of the noninhibited dechlorination. Amplicon sequencing analysis revealed the predominance of Dehalogenimonas (16.0% ± 3.5%) over Dehalococcoides (0.3% ± 0.2%), with ten times higher transcriptomic activity in Dehalogenimonas. Shotgun metagenomics revealed numerous genes related to reductive dehalogenases and oxidative stress resistance in Dehalogenimonas and Dehalococcoides, as well as the enrichment of diversified facultative populations with functional genes related to trichloroethylene cometabolism and aerobic and anaerobic toluene degradation. These findings suggested that the codegradation of trichloroethylene and toluene may involve multiple biodegradation mechanisms. Overall results of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of intermittent micro-oxygenation in aiding trichloroethene-toluene degradation, suggesting the potential for the bioremediation of sites with similar organic pollutants.
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- Wei-Yu Chen
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan
- Environmental Laboratory and Research, Sinotech Environmental Technology, Ltd., No. 351, Sanzhong Rd., Dashe District, Kaohsiung City 815040, Taiwan
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Huang Z, He C, Dong F, Su K, Yuan S, Hu Z, Wang W. Granular activated carbon and exogenous hydrogen enhanced anaerobic digestion of hypersaline phenolic wastewater via syntrophic acetate oxidation and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 365:128155. [PMID: 36272682 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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High salinity in phenolic wastewater inhibited anaerobes' metabolic activity, thereby affecting the anaerobic biotransformation of phenol. In this study, granular activated carbon (GAC) coupled with exogenous hydrogen (H2) was used to enhance the anaerobic digestion of phenol. The GAC/H2 group's accumulative methane production, coenzyme F420 concentration, and interspecies electron transfer system activity increased by 24 %, 53 %, and 16 %, respectively, compared with the control group. In the floc sludge of the GAC/H2 group, the relative abundance of syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacteria such as Syntrophus and Syntrophorhabdus were 18.7 % and 1.1 % at genus level, respectively, which were around 93.5 and 7.5 times of that of the controlgroup. Moreover, Acinetobacter (77.6 %), Methanobacterium (44.0 %), and Methanosarcina (34.2 %) were significantly enriched on the GAC surface in GAC/H2 group. Therefore, the coupling of GAC and H2 provided a novel attempt at anaerobic digestion of hypersaline phenolic wastewater via syntrophic acetate oxidation and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis pathway.
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- Zhiqiang Huang
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Anhui JianZhu University, Hefei 230601, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Rural Water Environment and Resources, Hefei 230009, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Industrial Wastewater and Environmental Treatment, Hefei 230024, China.
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He Y, Wang Z, Li T, Peng X, Tang Y, Jia X. Biodegradation of phenol by Candida tropicalis sp.: Kinetics, identification of putative genes and reconstruction of catabolic pathways by genomic and transcriptomic characteristics. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 308:136443. [PMID: 36116634 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Candida tropicalis sp. was isolated with predominant biodegradation capability to phenol compounds, even with high concentration or in acid environment. The biodegradation of phenol was evaluated at the following concentrations 10-1750 mg L-1, the strain exhibited well biodegradation efficiency. The maximum specific growth rate was 0.660 h-1 and the specific biodegradation rates was 0.47 mg (phenol) [(mg (VSS) h]-1. Differentially expressed genes were screened out, and results revealed a complete process of energy and carbon metabolism. The genes' arrangements and phylogenetic information showed the unique genetic characteristics of the strain. Catabolic pathways were reconstructed and some key phenol-degrading genes were obviously upregulated, including pheA, catA, OXCT and fadA. A notable detail that CMBL encoding carboxymethylenebutenolidase was speculated to be involved in a shortened pathway of phenol biodegradation, thereby contributing to the reconstruction of the novel phenol catabolic pathway through the hydrolases of dienelactone. Finally, key enzymes were verified by the analysis of specific activity.
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- Yuzhe He
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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Li R, Liu D, Zhang Y, Tommaso G, Si B, Liu Z, Duan N. Enhanced anaerobic digestion of post-hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater: Bio-methane production, carbon distribution and microbial metabolism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 837:155659. [PMID: 35513144 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a cost-effective and environment-friendly technology for using biomass to produce bio-crude oil. The critical challenge of HTL is its complicated aqueous product containing high concentrations of organics and diverse toxicants. This paper reports the continuous anaerobic digestion of raw and zeolite-adsorbed Chlorella HTL wastewater using up-flow anaerobic sludge bed reactors. The bio-methane production capacity, total carbon distribution and microbial response were investigated. The anaerobic process was severely suppressed when more than 20% raw wastewater was fed; while it showed essentially improved performance till 60% pre-treated wastewater was added. Produced methane contained 17.3% of the total carbon in feedstock, which was comparable with the value (16.7%) when 25% of raw wastewater was added. The metagenomic analysis revealed distinct microbial community structures in different stages and feedstock shifts. The abundance of functional genes was consistent with anaerobic digester performance.
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- Ruirui Li
- Laboratory of Environment-Enhancing Energy (E2E) and Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W Pennsylvania Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), 225 N Duque de Caxias. Ave., Jardim Elite, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environment-Enhancing Energy (E2E) and Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Laboratory of Environment-Enhancing Energy (E2E) and Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Laboratory of Environment-Enhancing Energy (E2E) and Key Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Technological and Energetic Aspects of Multi-Component Co-Digestion of the Beverage Industry Wastes and Municipal Sewage Sludge. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15155395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In the present study, the co-digestion effectiveness of the selected beverage wastes and municipal sewage sludge in two- and three-component mixtures was evaluated. Orange peels and orange pulp, as well as brewery spent grain were applied as co-substrates to sewage sludge at the following doses: 1.5 and 3.0 g of orange peels, 2.5 and 5 g of orange pulp, and 1.5 g brewery spent grain. Mono-digestion of sewage sludge was used as a control. The experiments were performed under mesophilic conditions in batch reactors. As compared to the control, only in the presence of the highest dose of pulp, brewery spent grain and sewage sludge was the increased methane production of 395 mL CH4 g−1 VS accompanying an additional energy profit of 82% observed. Moreover, in this case, the enhanced volatile solids removal and lower accumulation of p-cymene were found. These results were despite the increased limonene and phenol content in the feedstock, confirming a synergistic effect at the highest dose of pulp, brewery spent grain and sewage sludge.
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Zhu QZ, Wegener G, Hinrichs KU, Elvert M. Activity of Ancillary Heterotrophic Community Members in Anaerobic Methane-Oxidizing Cultures. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:912299. [PMID: 35722308 PMCID: PMC9201399 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.912299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Consortia of anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (ANME) and sulfate-reducing bacteria mediate the anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in marine sediments. However, even sediment-free cultures contain a substantial number of additional microorganisms not directly related to AOM. To track the heterotrophic activity of these community members and their possible relationship with AOM, we amended meso- (37°C) and thermophilic (50°C) AOM cultures (dominated by ANME-1 archaea and their partner bacteria of the Seep-SRB2 clade or Candidatus Desulfofervidus auxilii) with L-leucine-3-13C (13C-leu). Various microbial lipids incorporated the labeled carbon from this amino acid, independent of the presence of methane as an energy source, specifically bacterial fatty acids, such as iso and anteiso-branched C15:0 and C17:0, as well as unsaturated C18:1ω9 and C18:1ω7. In natural methane-rich environments, these bacterial fatty acids are strongly 13C-depleted. We, therefore, suggest that those fatty acids are produced by ancillary bacteria that grow on 13C-depleted necromass or cell exudates/lysates of the AOM core communities. Candidates that likely benefit from AOM biomass are heterotrophic bacterial members of the Spirochetes and Anaerolineae—known to produce abundant branched fatty acids and present in all the AOM enrichment cultures. For archaeal lipids, we observed minor 13C-incorporation, but still suggesting some 13C-leu anabolism. Based on their relatively high abundance in the culture, the most probable archaeal candidates are Bathyarchaeota, Thermoplasmatales, and Lokiarchaeota. The identified heterotrophic bacterial and archaeal ancillary members are likely key players in organic carbon recycling in anoxic marine sediments.
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- Qing-Zeng Zhu
- MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
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- MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.,Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.,Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Li X, Peng Y, Zhang J, Du R. Multiple roles of complex organics in polishing THP-AD filtrate with double-line anammox: Inhibitory relief and bacterial selection. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 216:118373. [PMID: 35366495 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anammox process has been widely regarded as an energy-efficient method for sludge digestion filtrate treatment. However, the complex high-strength organics in the filtrate, especially of Anaerobic Digestion after Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment (THP-AD), brings serious threat to anammox bacteria, and the high nitrate residue in effluent remains another significant barrier in operation. In this study, a novel double-line anammox-mediated system, integrating the Partial Nitrification/Anammox (PNA) with Partial Denitrification/Anammox (PDA) processes in separately sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), was developed to polish the THP-AD filtrate. When the real THP-AD filtrate (1946.5 mg NH4+-N/L, 2076.0 mg COD/L) was fed to the front PNA reactor (SBRPNA) with 5-fold dilution, effluent total nitrogen (TN) remained at 93.0 mg/L. Notably, the final effluent TN was effectively polished to as low as 8.8 mg/L by the following PDA reactor (SBRPDA), which was fed with the SBRPNA effluent and real domestic wastewater (71.0 mg NH4+-N/L, 209.1 mg COD/L). More severe inhibition on anammox activity was observed in SBRPNA rather than SBRPDA by refractory organics in filtrate. Fortunately, it could be alleviated with the enhanced degradability of particulate organics and aromatic protein-like compounds, attributed to the enrichment of class Anaerolineae in both SBRPNA and SBRPDA. This further stimulated the electron donor supply for PDA process with much lower external carbon source demand. 16S rRNA sequencing analysis revealed that Candidatus Brocadia as dominant anammox bacteria were efficiently enriched in both SBRPNA and SBRPDA, indicating its unexpected toughness and adaptability to the complex organic compounds in THP-AD filtrate. Overall, this study suggested that the novel double-line anammox would be a promising alternative for cost-efficient nitrogen removal from high-strength wastewater containing complex organic matter.
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- Xiangchen Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China.
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Wang Y, Zheng K, Guo H, Tong Y, Zhu T, Liu Y. Unveiling the mechanisms of how vivianite affects anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 343:126045. [PMID: 34592460 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Recently, phosphorus recovery as vivianite from sludge digestion system has attracted increasing attention because of its high recovery efficiency and economic value. However, the potential impact of vivianite on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge remains largely unknown. This study therefore aims to provide such support. Experimental results revealed that the maximal methane yield decreased from 103.55 to 76.55 mL/g volatile solids, with the vivianite level increasing from 0 to 500 mg P/L. Mechanism explorations showed that vivianite caused more substrates remaining in tightly-bound extracellular polymeric substances, and thus suppressed sludge solubilization. In addition, it was observed that hydrolysis, acidiogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis bio-processes were all inhibited by vivianite. Microbial analysis revealed that vivianite significantly decreased the relative abundances of hydrolytic microbes, acidogens and methanogens. Further investigation showed that vivianite benefited sludge agglomeration and can enhance the mass transfer resistance of anaerobic digestion, further supporting the inhibitions on anaerobic digestion.
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- Yufen Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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In alcohol distilleries, the amount of distillery stillage generated can be up to 15 times larger than the amount of alcohol produced. The stillage has high concentrations of organics and nitrogen, a low pH, and a dark brown color. Currently, stillage is mainly used for soil fertilization. For this purpose, it requires thickening and is used seasonally, which creates storage problems and transport costs. To reduce environmental pollution, physicochemical and biological processes have been employed for the treatment of distillery stillage. However, according to bioeconomy principles, the stillage should be transformed into value-added products. Therefore, this review paper focuses on methods of stillage processing that enable energy recovery. Due to its high content of organic compounds, stillage is often used as a raw material for biogas production. Accordingly, anaerobic digestion of stillage is discussed, including an overview of the bioreactors used and the effects of operational parameters on organics removal and biogas production. The necessity of integrating anaerobic stillage treatment with other treatment processes is presented. As complex compounds that are present in the stillage (mainly polyphenols and melanoidin) are difficult to biodegrade and have antibacterial activities, the effect of their recovery on biogas production is described. Next, the possibility of converting distillery stillage to bioethanol and biohydrogen is presented. In addition, bioelectrochemical treatment of distillery stillage using microbial fuel cells is discussed. For all these treatment methods, current challenges and opportunities are given.
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Pan X, Lv N, Cai G, Zhou M, Wang R, Li C, Ning J, Li J, Li Y, Ye Z, Zhu G. Carbon- and metal-based mediators modulate anaerobic methanogenesis and phenol removal: Focusing on stimulatory and inhibitory mechanism. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 420:126615. [PMID: 34329085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, anaerobic batch experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of carbon-based (biochar) and metal-based (nanoscale zero-valent iron, NZVI and zero valent iron, ZVI) mediators on the AD process treating phenolic wastewater. Fresh apricot shell- and wood-derived biochar (BiocharA, BiocharB) could remove the phenol efficiently (77.1% and 86.2%), suggesting that biodegradation cooperated with adsorption had advantage in phenol removal. BiocharB, NZVI and ZVI enhanced the methane production by 17.6%, 23.7% and 23.2%, respectively. Apart from serving as carrier for microbial growth, BiocharB might promote the direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) since the Anaerolineaceae/Clostridium sensu stricto, which have potential for DIET, were enriched. NZVI and ZVI added systems mainly enhanced the abundance of Clostridium sensu stricto (24.5%, 37.6%) and Methanosaeta. Interestingly, BiocharA inhibited the methanogenesis completely. An inhibitory mechanism was proposed: the exposure of absorbed microbes on the BiocharA to the highly concentrated phenol in biochar' pores resulted in the inhibition of methanogens, especially for Methanosarcina. In conclusion, this study showed that suitable biochar (BiocharB) could serve as an alternative redox mediator for realizing simultaneously the efficient phenol removal and methane production.
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- Xiaofang Pan
- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; School of Environment and Nature Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Resource Utilization from Agriculture Residue, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Resource Utilization from Agriculture Residue, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- School of Environment and Nature Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Resource Utilization from Agriculture Residue, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China.
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He J, Shi Z, Luo T, Zhang S, Liu Y, Luo G. Phenol promoted caproate production via two-stage batch anaerobic fermentation of organic substance with ethanol as electron donor for chain elongation. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 204:117601. [PMID: 34481286 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The conversion of organic wastes/wastewater into medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) such as caproate has attracted much attention, while the effects of toxic compounds on the process have rarely been studied. The present study investigated the effects of phenol (0-1.5 g/L), which is a toxicant and present in various organic wastes, on the caproate production in the chain elongation (CE) process with ethanol as electron donor via two-stage batch anaerobic fermentation of glucose. The results showed phenol ≤ 1 g/L did not affect short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production, while 1 g/L phenol increased caproate production by 59.9% in the following CE process. The higher selectivity of caproate and higher consumption of ethanol contributed to the higher caproate production at 1 g/L phenol. It was also shown 1 g/L phenol had more positive effect on CE of butyrate than acetate. 1.5 g/L phenol inhibited both SCFAs production and CE processes. 16S rRNA genes analysis showed phenol had slight effect on the microbial communities for SCFAs production, while it obviously changed the dominant microbes in CE process. For CE process, metagenomic analysis was further conducted and phenol mainly affected fatty acid biosynthesis (FAB) pathway, but not reverse β-oxidization (RBO) pathway. 1 g/L phenol increased the abundances of genes in FAB pathway, which could be related with the higher caproate production. Genome reconstruction identified the dominant microbial species in CE process, which were changed with different concentrations of phenol. Most of the dominant species were new microbial species potentially involved in CE. The syntrophic cooperation between Petrimonas mucosa FDU058 and Methanofollis sp. FDU007 might play important role in increased caproate production at 1 g/L phenol, and their adaption to phenol could be due to the presence of genes relating with active efflux system and refolding of proteins.
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- Jun He
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Technical Service Platform for Pollution Control and Resource Utilization of Organic Wastes, Shanghai, 200438, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Jin J, Sun J, Lv K, Guo X, Hou Q, Liu J, Wang J, Bai Y, Huang X. Oxygen vacancy BiO 2-x/Bi 2WO 6 synchronous coupling with Bi metal for phenol removal via visible and near-infrared light irradiation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 605:342-353. [PMID: 34332408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The introduction of oxygen-defects has been a versatile strategy to enhance photocatalysis efficiency. In this work, a 2D/3D Bi/BiO2-x/Bi2WO6 heterojunction photocatalyst with rich oxygen-defective was in sequence prepared through a facile solvothermal method, which displays favorable photocatalytic activity towards organic contaminants under visible-NIR light irradiation. The enhancement in photocatalytic performance can be attributed to the synergistic effect between oxygen-vacancy-rich heterojunction and the localized surface plasmon resonance induced by metallic Bi. The functional group interaction, surface morphology, crystal structure, element composition, and tuned bandgap were investigated by FT-IR, SEM, Raman shift, ICP-MS, and XPS technique. The spectrum response performance of the photocatalyst was verified by UV-visible DRS analysis. Results of photodegradation experiments toward organic contaminants showed that the prepared photocatalyst can degrade 90% of phenol in 20 mins under visible-NIR light irradiation, both Z-scheme heterojunction and the introduction of Bi metal contribute to the enhancement in the photocatalytic activity. The results of the DFT calculation suggest that the valence band-edge hybridization within BiO2-x and Bi2WO6 can effectively enhance the photocatalytic performance by increasing the migration efficiencies of electron-hole pairs. Moreover, a possible mechanism was proposed on the results of EIS, ESR and GC-MS tests. This work offers a novel insight for synthesizing efficient visible-NIR light photocatalysis by activating the semiconductors with Bi metal.
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- Jiafeng Jin
- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China; CNPC Engineering Technology R & D Company Limited, Beijing 102206, PR China.
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, PR China; Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development (China University of Petroleum (East China)), Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266580, PR China
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Zhu M, Zhang M, Yuan Y, Zhang P, Du S, Ya T, Chen D, Wang X, Zhang T. Responses of microbial communities and their interactions to ibuprofen in a bio-electrochemical system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 289:112473. [PMID: 33819654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ibuprofen has caused great concerns due to their potential environmental risks. However, their removal efficiency and their effects on microbial interactions in bio-electrochemical system remain unclear. To address these issues, a lab-scale bio-electrochemical reactor integrated with sulfur/iron-mediated autotrophic denitrification (BER-S/IAD) system exposing to 1000 μg L-1 ibuprofen was operated for about two months. Results revealed that the BER-S/IAD system obtained efficient simultaneous denitrification (98.93%) and phosphorus (82.67%) removal, as well as an excellent ibuprofen removal performance (96.98%). Ibuprofen had no significant impacts on the nitrate (NO3--N) removal and the ammonia (NH4+-N) accumulation, but decreased the total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removal efficiencies. MiSeq sequencing analysis revealed that ibuprofen significantly (P < 0.05) decreased the microbial community diversity and changed their overall structure. Some bacteria related to denitrification and phosphorus removal, such as Pseudomonas and Thiobacillus, decreased significantly (P < 0.05). Moreover, molecular ecological network (MEN) analysis revealed that ibuprofen decreased the network's size and complexity, and enhanced the negative correlations of Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Besides, ibuprofen decreased the links of some keystone bacteria related to denitrification and phosphorus removal. This research could provide a new dimension for our comprehending of the responses of microbial communities and their interactions to ibuprofen in bio-electrochemical system.
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- Minghan Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China; Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China; School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Guo Dian Fu Tong Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100090, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Dou R, Sun J, Lu J, Deng F, Yang C, Lu G, Dang Z. Bacterial communities and functional genes stimulated during phenanthrene degradation in soil by bio-microcapsules. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 212:111970. [PMID: 33517034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In this study, a taxonomic and functional metagenomic method was used to investigate the difference produced between degrading bacteria immobilized in layer-by-layer assembly (LBL) microcapsules or not during the bioremediation of a soil polluted with phenanthrene (PHE). Bioaugmentation with LBL microcapsule immobilized degrading bacteria could result in different changes of native microbial communities, shifting the functional gene constructions of polluted soils. The LBL treatment enhanced PHE degradation (initial concentration of 100 mg kg-1 dry soil) by 60% after 25 d compared to the free bacteria (FB). The enhancing effect of PHE degradation produced by the LBL treatment was found to be significantly associated with some crucial phyla (e.g., Bacteroides, Gemmatimonadetes and Acidobacteria) and genera including Streptomyces, Ramlibacter, Mycobacterium, Phycicoccus, Gemmatirosa, Flavisolibacter, Micromonospora, Acid_Candidatus_Koribacter and Gemmatimonas. The main differences of functional metagenomics between LBL and FB treatments were observed in higher levels in metabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons and its related functions or enzymes in the former, e.g., membrane transport systems, binding, substrate transporter, cleavage enzymes, dehydrogenation, oxidase, esterase and glycosidase, greatly favoring PHE mineralization. Therefore, our results provide useful findings on understanding of how immobilization strategies can influence the taxonomic and functional gene composition in soils, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) degradation.
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- Rongni Dou
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Process and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Tomei MC, Mosca Angelucci D, Clagnan E, Brusetti L. Anaerobic biodegradation of phenol in wastewater treatment: achievements and limits. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:2195-2224. [PMID: 33630152 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11182-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anaerobic biodegradation of toxic compounds found in industrial wastewater is an attractive solution allowing the recovery of energy and resources but it is still challenging due to the low kinetics making the anaerobic process not competitive against the aerobic one. In this review, we summarise the present state of knowledge on the anaerobic biodegradation process for phenol, a typical target compound employed in toxicity studies on industrial wastewater treatment. The objective of this article is to provide an overview on the microbiological and technological aspects of anaerobic phenol degradation and on the research needs to fill the gaps still hindering the diffusion of the anaerobic process. The first part is focused on the microbiology and extensively presents and characterises phenol-degrading bacteria and biodegradation pathways. In the second part, dedicated to process feasibility, anaerobic and aerobic biodegradation kinetics are analysed and compared, and strategies to enhance process performance, i.e. advanced technologies, bioaugmentation, and biostimulation, are critically analysed and discussed. The final section provides a summary of the research needs. Literature data analysis shows the feasibility of anaerobic phenol biodegradation at laboratory and pilot scale, but there is still a consistent gap between achieved aerobic and anaerobic performance. This is why current research demand is mainly related to the development and optimisation of powerful technologies and effective operation strategies able to enhance the competitiveness of the anaerobic process. Research efforts are strongly justified because the anaerobic process is a step forward to a more sustainable approach in wastewater treatment.Key points• Review of phenol-degraders bacteria and biodegradation pathways.• Anaerobic phenol biodegradation kinetics for metabolic and co-metabolic processes.• Microbial and technological strategies to enhance process performance.
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- M Concetta Tomei
- Water Research Institute, C.N.R., Via Salaria km 29.300, CP 10, 00015, Monterotondo Stazione Rome, Italy.
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- Water Research Institute, C.N.R., Via Salaria km 29.300, CP 10, 00015, Monterotondo Stazione Rome, Italy
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- Ricicla Group - DiSAA, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen - Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100, Bolzano, Italy
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Zhao T, Gao Y, Yu T, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Zhang L. Biodegradation of phenol by a highly tolerant strain Rhodococcus ruber C1: Biochemical characterization and comparative genome analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111709. [PMID: 33396040 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A novel phenol-degrading strain was isolated and identified as Rhodococcus ruber C1. The degradation analysis shows that 1806 mg/L of phenol can be completely degraded by strain C1 within 38 h, and the maximum specific growth rate (μmax=1.527 h-1) and maximum specific phenol degradation rate (qmax=3.674 h-1) indicate its excellent phenol metabolism capability. More importantly, phenol can be degraded by strain C1 in the temperature range of 20-45 °C within 72 h, and with longer degradation time, phenol can be completely degraded even at 10, 15 and 50 °C. The whole genome of strain C1 was sequenced, and a comparative genome analysis of strain C1 with 36 other genomes of Rhodococcus was performed. A remarkable gene family expansion occurred during the evolution of Rhodococcus, and a comprehensive evolutionary picture of Rhodococcus at genomic level was presented. Moreover, the copy number of genes involved in phenol metabolism was compared among genus Rhodococcus, and the results demonstrate high phenol degradation capability of strain C1 at genomic level. These findings suggest that Rhodococcus ruber C1 is a bacterium capable of degrading phenol efficiently in the temperature range of 10-50 °C.
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- Tiantao Zhao
- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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Tajmirriahi M, Momayez F, Karimi K. The critical impact of rice straw extractives on biogas and bioethanol production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 319:124167. [PMID: 33017776 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Extractives are nonstructural constituents of lignocellulosic materials available in small portions; however, their influence on the bioconversion processes cannot be disregarded. This study evaluated the effect of various concentrations of rice straw water extractives (RWE) and ethanol extractives (REE) on enzymatic hydrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation productivity. By increasing the RWE or REE concentration, the glucose yield did not change after 72 h of enzymatic hydrolysis. The RWE increment enhanced ethanol yield to 95.6%. However, the REE increment decreased ethanol yield to 32.1%. Adding RWE caused a considerable reduction in the accumulated biogas and changed the composition of produced biogas from 74% methane to less than 1%. By increasing the REE concentration, the accumulated biogas increased from 167.9 to 524.4 ml/g VS. According to the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) results, the most abundant RWE and REE components were 3-hydroxy-Spirost-8-en-11-one and guaiazulene, respectively.
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- Mina Tajmirriahi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Poirier S, Déjean S, Midoux C, Lê Cao KA, Chapleur O. Integrating independent microbial studies to build predictive models of anaerobic digestion inhibition by ammonia and phenol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 316:123952. [PMID: 32771938 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a process that can efficiently degrade organic waste into renewable energies. AD failure is however common as the underpinning microbial mechanisms are highly vulnerable to a wide range of inhibitory compounds. Sequencing technologies enable the identification of microbial indicators of digesters inhibition, but existing studies are limited. They used different inocula, substrates, sites and types of reactors and reported different or contradictory indicators. Our aim was to identify a robust signature of microbial indicators of phenol and ammonia inhibitions across four independent AD microbial studies. To identify such signature, we applied an original multivariate integrative method on two in-house studies, then validated our approach by predicting the inhibitory status of samples from two other studies with more than 90% accuracy. Our approach shows how we can efficiently leverage on existing studies to extract reproducible microbial community patterns and predict AD inhibition to improve AD microbial management.
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- Simon Poirier
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, PRocédés biOtechnologiques au Service de l'Environnement, 92761 Antony, France
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- Toulouse Mathematics Institute, UMR 5219 CNRS, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, PRocédés biOtechnologiques au Service de l'Environnement, 92761 Antony, France
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- Melbourne Integrative Genomics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, PRocédés biOtechnologiques au Service de l'Environnement, 92761 Antony, France.
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Wang Q, Liang J, Zhang S, Yoza BA, Li QX, Zhan Y, Ye H, Zhao P, Chen C. Characteristics of bacterial populations in an industrial scale petrochemical wastewater treatment plant: Composition, function and their association with environmental factors. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 189:109939. [PMID: 32980019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The efficiency of petrochemical wastewater biological treatment is dependent upon complex bacterial communities. A well understanding of the structure and function of bacterial community and their association with environmental variables is essential for the elucidation of contaminant removal mechanisms and optimization of wastewater treatment processes. In this study, the bacterial communities and metabolic functions in the primary hydrolysis acidification unit (PHAU), cyclic activated sludge system (CASS), secondary hydrolysis acidification unit (SHAU), and biological aerated filter (BAF) of a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were studied via Illumina high-throughput sequencing. The correlations between bacterial community and environmental variables were also investigated. The phylum Proteobacteria, Planctomycetes, Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria and Bacteroidetes were dominant in the petroleum WWTP. The bacterial communities varied with wastewater characteristics and operational parameters, as a result of the differences in biosystems functions. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the genes involved in the degradation of benzoate, nitrotoluene and aminobenzoate degradation were abundant in PHAU, and the genes related to the degradation of benzoate, aminobenzoate, chloroalkane, chloroalkene, caprolactam, naphthalene and toluene were abundant in CASS, SHAU and BAF. The Redundancy analysis (RDA) suggested that biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), NH4+-N and total nitrogen concentrations exhibited significant impacts in shaping the structure of bacterial community. Variance partitioning analysis (VPA) showed that 18.6% of the community variance was related to wastewater characteristics, higher than operational parameters of 4.5%. These results provide insight into microbial community structure and metabolic function during petrochemical wastewater treatment, and discern the relationships between bacterial community and environmental variables, which can provide basic data and a theoretical analysis of the design and operation optimization in petrochemical WWTP.
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- Qinghong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Pollution Control, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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Muñoz Sierra JD, García Rea VS, Cerqueda-García D, Spanjers H, van Lier JB. Anaerobic Conversion of Saline Phenol-Containing Wastewater Under Thermophilic Conditions in a Membrane Bioreactor. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:565311. [PMID: 33102455 PMCID: PMC7556282 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.565311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Closing water loops in chemical industries result in hot and highly saline residual streams, often characterized by high strength and the presence of refractory or toxic compounds. These streams are attractive for anaerobic technologies, provided the chemical compounds are biodegradable. However, under such harsh conditions, effective biomass immobilization is difficult, limiting the use of the commonly applied sludge bed reactors. In this study, we assessed the long-term phenol conversion capacity of a lab-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) operated at 55°C, and high salinity (18 gNa+.L–1). Over 388 days, bioreactor performance and microbial community dynamics were monitored using specific methanogenic activity (SMA) assays, phenol conversion rate assays, volatile fatty acids permeate characterization and Illumina MiSeq analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences. Phenol accumulation to concentrations exceeding 600 mgPh.L–1 in the reactor significantly reduced methanogenesis at different phases of operation, while applying a phenol volumetric loading rate of 0.12 gPh.L–1.d–1. Stable AnMBR reactor performance could be attained by applying a sludge phenol loading rate of about 20 mgPh.gVSS–1.d–1. In situ maximum phenol conversion rates of 21.3 mgPh.gVSS–1.d–1 were achieved, whereas conversion rates of 32.8 mgPh.gVSS–1.d–1 were assessed in ex situ batch tests at the end of the operation. The absence of caproate as intermediate inferred that the phenol conversion pathway likely occurred via carboxylation to benzoate. Strikingly, the hydrogenotrophic SMA of 0.34 gCOD-CH4.gVSS–1.d–1 of the AnMBR biomass significantly exceeded the acetotrophic SMA, which only reached 0.15 gCOD-CH4.gVSS–1.d–1. Our results indicated that during the course of the experiment, acetate conversion gradually changed from acetoclastic methanogenesis to acetate oxidation coupled to hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. Correspondingly, hydrogenotrophic methanogens of the class Methanomicrobia, together with Synergistia, Thermotogae, and Clostridia classes, dominated the microbial community and were enriched during the three phases of operation, while the aceticlastic Methanosaeta species remarkably decreased. Our findings clearly showed that highly saline phenolic wastewaters could be satisfactorily treated in a thermophilic AnMBR and that the specific phenol conversion capacity was limiting the treatment process. The possibility of efficient chemical wastewater treatment under the challenging studied conditions would represent a major breakthrough for the widespread application of AnMBR technology.
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- Julian D Muñoz Sierra
- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.,KWR Water Research Institute, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.,Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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Effects of Sludge Retention Time on the Performance of Anaerobic Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor Treating High-Strength Phenol Wastewater. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2020; 2020:8895321. [PMID: 32831644 PMCID: PMC7422917 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8895321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactor (AnCMBR) is an attractive alternative for the treatment of high-strength phenol wastewater, but the effects of sludge retention time (SRT) on the performance and membrane fouling are still unclear. The results indicated that the AnCMBR was successfully employed to treat high-strength wastewater containing 5 g phenol L−1. The removal efficiencies of phenol and chemical oxygen demand (COD) reached over 99.5% and 99%, respectively, with long SRT and short SRT. SRT had no obvious effect on the performance of the AnCMBR treating high-strength phenol wastewater with long time operation. The strong performance robustness of AnCMBR benefited from the enrichment of hydrogenotrophic methanogens and syntrophic phenol-degrading bacteria. However, the decline of SRT led to a more severe membrane fouling in the AnCMBR, which was caused by the small size of sludge flocs and high concentration of protein in the biopolymers. Therefore, this work presented a comprehensive insight to the feasibility and robustness of the AnCMBR for treating high-strength phenol wastewater.
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Hua D, Fan Q, Zhao Y, Xu H, Chen L, Si H, Li Y. Continuous Anaerobic Digestion of Wood Vinegar Wastewater From Pyrolysis: Microbial Diversity and Functional Genes Prediction. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:923. [PMID: 32850755 PMCID: PMC7422680 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Wood vinegar wastewater (WVWW) is the main by-product of biomass pyrolysis process, which is more suitable to use anaerobic digestion (AD) to achieve energy recovery due to its large amount of organic matter. In this study, the up-flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor was used to investigate the continuous anaerobic transformation of WVWW with gradient concentrations (0.3, 0.675, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 g COD/L). Then, the changes of microbial community, diversity index and functional gene were analyzed in detail. The results revealed that WVWW showed good AD performance in continuous fermentation. WVWW of organic loading rate (OLR) of >8.58 g COD/L⋅d showed severe inhibition on biodegradability and methane production, which is mainly due to the toxic substances as compared with the control group. The bacterial communities were dominated by phyla of Chloroflexi, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Synergistetes, and Actinobacteria. The gene abundances related to energy production, carbohydrate transport and metabolism were relatively high, which are mainly responsible for carbon forms conversion and carbohydrate degradation. This study will provide a basis for the screening and enrichment of functional bacteria and genes.
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- Dongliang Hua
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomass Gasification Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Energy Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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System Performance Corresponding to Bacterial Community Succession after a Disturbance in an Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Bioreactor. mSystems 2020; 5:5/4/e00398-20. [PMID: 32694126 PMCID: PMC7566277 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00398-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Performance of a bioreactor is affected by complex microbial consortia that regulate system functional processes. Studies so far, however, have mainly emphasized the selective pressures imposed by operational conditions (i.e., deterministic external physicochemical variables) on the microbial community as well as system performance, but have overlooked direct effects of the microbial community on system functioning. Here, using a bioreactor with ammonium as the sole substrate under controlled operational settings as a model system, we investigated succession of the bacterial community after a disturbance and its impact on nitrification and anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidation) processes with fine-resolution time series data. System performance was quantified as the ratio of the fed ammonium converted to anammox-derived nitrogen gas (N2) versus nitrification-derived nitrate (npNO3 -). After the disturbance, the N2/npNO3 - ratio first decreased, then recovered, and finally stabilized until the end. Importantly, the dynamics of N2/npNO3 - could not be fully explained by physicochemical variables of the system. In comparison, the proportion of variation that could be explained substantially increased (tripled) when the changes in bacterial composition were taken into account. Specifically, distinct bacterial taxa tended to dominate at different successional stages, and their relative abundances could explain up to 46% of the variation in nitrogen removal efficiency. These findings add baseline knowledge of microbial succession and emphasize the importance of monitoring the dynamics of microbial consortia for understanding the variability of system performance.IMPORTANCE Dynamics of microbial communities are believed to be associated with system functional processes in bioreactors. However, few studies have provided quantitative evidence. The difficulty of evaluating direct microbe-system relationships arises from the fact that system performance is affected by convolved effects of microbiota and bioreactor operational parameters (i.e., deterministic external physicochemical forcing). Here, using fine-resolution time series data (daily sampling for 2 months) under controlled operational settings, we performed an in-depth analysis of system performance as a function of the microbial community in the context of bioreactor physicochemical conditions. We obtained statistically evaluated results supporting the idea that monitoring microbial community dynamics could improve the ability to predict system functioning, beyond what could be explained by operational physicochemical variables. Moreover, our results suggested that considering the succession of multiple bacterial taxa would account for more system variation than focusing on any particular taxon, highlighting the need to integrate microbial community ecology for understanding system functioning.
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Phenol Degradation Kinetics by Free and Immobilized Pseudomonas putida BCRC 14365 in Batch and Continuous-Flow Bioreactors. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8060721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Phenol degradation by Pseudomonas putida BCRC 14365 was investigated at 30 °C and a pH of 5.0–9.0 in the batch tests. Experimental results for both free and immobilized cells demonstrated that a maximum phenol degradation rate occurred at an initial pH of 7. The peak value of phenol degradation rates by the free and immobilized cells were 2.84 and 2.64 mg/L-h, respectively. Considering the culture at 20 °C, there was a lag period of approximately 44 h prior to the start of the phenol degradation for both free and immobilized cells. At the temperatures ranging from 25 to 40 °C, the immobilized cells had a higher rate of phenol degradation compared to the free cells. Moreover, the removal efficiencies of phenol degradation at the final stage were 59.3–92% and 87.5–92%, for the free and immobilized cells, respectively. The optimal temperature was 30 °C for free and immobilized cells. In the batch experiments with various initial phenol concentrations of 68.3–563.4 mg/L, the lag phase was practically negligible, and a logarithmic growth phase of a particular duration was observed from the beginning of the culture. The specific growth rate (μ) in the exponential growth phase was 0.085–0.192 h−1 at various initial phenol concentrations between 68.3 and 563.4 mg/L. Comparing experimental data with the Haldane kinetics, the biokinetic parameters, namely, maximum specific growth rate (μmax), the phenol half-saturation constant (Ks) and the phenol inhibition constant (KI), were determined to equal 0.31 h−1, 26.2 mg/L and 255.0 mg/L, respectively. The growth yield and decay coefficient of P. putida cells were 0.592 ± 4.995 × 10−3 mg cell/mg phenol and 5.70 × 10−2 ± 1.122 × 10−3 day−1, respectively. A completely mixed and continuous-flow bioreactor with immobilized cells was set up to conduct the verification of the kinetic model system. The removal efficiency for phenol in the continuous-flow bioreactor was approximately 97.7% at a steady-state condition. The experimental and simulated methodology used in this work can be applied, in the design of an immobilized cell process, by various industries for phenol-containing wastewater treatment.
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Yu N, Guo B, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhou Y, Liu Y. Different micro-aeration rates facilitate production of different end-products from source-diverted blackwater. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 177:115783. [PMID: 32283434 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effects of micro-aeration on the performance of anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBR) for blackwater treatment were investigated in this study. Different micro-aeration rates, 0, 5, 10, 50, and 150 mg O2/L-reactor/cycle, and their effect on the hydrolysis, acidogenesis, and methanogenesis of blackwater were evaluated and compared at ambient temperature. Source-diverted blackwater (toilet water) contains high organic contents which can be recovered as biogas. Previous studies have found that anaerobic digestion of blackwater without micro-aeration can only recover upwards of less than 40% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) to methane at room temperature due to the low hydrolysis rate of biomass content in blackwater. This study achieved increases in blackwater hydrolysis (from 34.7% to 48.7%) and methane production (from 39.6% to 50.7%) with controlled micro-aeration (5 mg O2/L-reactor/cycle). The microbial analysis results showed that hydrolytic/fermentative bacteria and acetoclastic methanogens (e.g. Methanosaeta) were in higher abundances in low-dose micro-aeration reactors (5 and 10 mg O2/L-reactor/cycle), which facilitated syntrophic interactions between microorganisms. The relative abundance of oxygen-tolerant methanogen such as Methanosarcina greatly increased (from 1.5% to 11.4%) after oxygen injection. High oxygen dosages (50 and 150 mg O2/L-reactor/cycle) led to reduced methane production and higher accumulation of volatile fatty acids, largely due to the oxygen inhibition on methanogens and degradation of organic matters by aerobic growth and respiration, as indicated by the predicted metagenome functions. By combining reactor performance results and microbial community analyses, this study demonstrated that low-dose micro-aeration improves blackwater biomethane recovery by enhancing hydrolysis efficiency and promoting the development of a functional microbial population, while medium to high-dose micro-aeration reduced the activities of certain anaerobes. It was also observed that medium-dose micro-aeration maximizes VFA accumulation, which may be used in two-stage anaerobic digesters.
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- Najiaowa Yu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Anaerobic phenol biodegradation: kinetic study and microbial community shifts under high-concentration dynamic loading. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:6825-6838. [PMID: 32488314 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10696-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The anaerobic biodegradation of phenol has been realised in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) under anaerobic conditions with phenol as sole carbon and energy source and with glucose as co-substrate. A step-change increase of phenol loading (from 100 up to 2000 mg/L of phenol concentration in the feed solution) has been applied during the acclimation phase in order to progressively induce the development of a specialised microbial consortium. This approach, combined with the dynamic sequence of operations characterising SBRs and with the high biomass retention time, led to satisfactory phenol and COD removal efficiencies with values > 70% for the highest phenol input (2000 mg/L) fed as the single carbon and energy source. Analysis of removal efficiencies and biodegradation rates suggested that the use of glucose as co-substrate did not induce a significant improvement in process performance. Kinetic tests have been performed at different initial phenol (400-1000 mg/L) and glucose (1880-0 mg/L) concentrations to kinetically characterise the developed biomass: estimated kinetic constants are suitable for application and no inhibitory effect due to high concentrations of phenol has been observed in all investigated conditions. The microbial community has been characterised at different operating conditions through molecular tools: results confirm the successful adaptation-operation approach of the microbial consortium showing a gradual increase in richness and diversity and the occurrence and selection of a high proportion of phenol-degrading genera at the end of the experimentation. Key Points • Anaerobic phenol removal in the range of 70-99% in a sequencing batch reactor. • Negligible effect of co-substrate on removal efficiencies and biodegradation rates. • No biomass inhibition due to phenol concentration in the range of 400-1000 mg/L. • Increasing phenol loads promoted the culture enrichment of phenol-degrading genera.
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Wang J, Wu B, Sierra JM, He C, Hu Z, Wang W. Influence of particle size distribution on anaerobic degradation of phenol and analysis of methanogenic microbial community. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:10391-10403. [PMID: 31939015 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07665-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sludge morphology considerably affects the mechanism underlying microbial anaerobic degradation of phenol. Here, we assessed the phenol degradation rate, specific methanogenic activity, electron transport activity, coenzyme F420 concentration, and microbial community structure of five phenol-degrading sludge of varying particle sizes (i.e., < 20, 20-50, 50-100, 100-200, and > 200 μm). The results indicated an increase in phenol degradation rate and microbial community structure that distinctly correlated with an increase in sludge particle size. Although the sludge with the smallest particle size (< 20 μm) showed the lowest phenol degradation rate (9.3 mg COD·gVSS-1 day-1), its methanogenic activity with propionic acid, butyric acid, and H2/CO2 as substrates was the best, and the concentration of coenzyme F420 was the highest. The small particle size sludge did not contain abundant syntrophic bacteria or hydrogenotrophic methanogens, but contained abundant acetoclastic methanogens. Moreover, the floc sizes of the different sludge varied in important phenol-degrading bacteria and archaea, which may dominate the synergistic mechanism. This study provides a new perspective on the role of sludge floc size on the anaerobic digestion of phenol.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands
- KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3430 BB, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Carvalho JRS, Amaral FM, Florencio L, Kato MT, Delforno TP, Gavazza S. Microaerated UASB reactor treating textile wastewater: The core microbiome and removal of azo dye Direct Black 22. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 242:125157. [PMID: 31698213 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sequential anaerobic and aerobic processes have been recommended to treat textile wastewater reliably. In this work, the focus was on finding an energetically more competitive system to remove tetra-azo dye Direct Black 22 (DB22). We operated two upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors (R1 and R2) in three phases (PI, PII, and PIII). R1 was operated as a conventional UASB, while R2 was microaerated in the upper part (0.18 ± 0.05 mg O2. L-1), aiming to remove DB22 simultaneously with the aromatic amine byproducts. PI consisted of feeding reactors with synthetic textile wastewater (STW), PII had higher salinity in the STW, and PIII was the same as PII, plus sulfate. The results showed that color and COD removal efficiencies were similar for both reactors (67-72% for R1 and 59-78% for R2) without a substantial influence of oxygen in R2. However, microaeration played a crucial role in R2 by removing the anaerobically formed aromatic amines; during PIII, the effluent was 16 times less toxic than that of R1. The microbial community that developed in the sludge bed of both reactors was quite similar, with the core microbiome represented by Trichococcus, Syntrophus and Methanosaeta genera. The increase in salinity in PII and PIII promoted a shift in the microbial community, excluding salty-sensitive genera from the core microbiome. The putative genera Brevundimonas and Ornatilinea were associated to aromatic amine microaerobic removal. Therefore, there is a potential application of a compact microaerated anaerobic system for textile wastewater treatment.
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- J R S Carvalho
- Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/n. Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-530, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/n. Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-530, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/n. Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-530, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/n. Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-530, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Divisão de Recursos Microbianos, Centro de Pesquisa em Química, Biologia e Agricultura (CPQBA), Universidade de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, CEP 13081-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, S/n. Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-530, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Wu B, Wang J, Hu Z, Yuan S, Wang W. Anaerobic biotransformation and potential impact of quinoline in an anaerobic methanogenic reactor treating synthetic coal gasification wastewater and response of microbial community. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 384:121404. [PMID: 31628062 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phenolic and quinoline compounds are the most primary organic pollutants in coal gasification wastewater (CGW), but the biotransformation of quinoline compounds under methanogenic condition and their potential impacts on treatment performance of CGW are still unclear. Anaerobic biotransformation pathways of quinoline in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating synthetic CGW and response of microbial community were firstly investigated. The result indicated that the degradation of 2(1 H)-quinolinone was the rate-limiting step for the complete conversion of quinoline under methanogenic condition. The reactor performed stably at total phenols concentration of 1000 mg L-1 with a gradual increase of quinoline concentration from 100 to 600 mg L-1. However, the reactor performance was rapidly deteriorated from 98% of COD removal to about 80% at quinoline concentration of 1200 mg L-1 resulting from the accumulation of 2(1 H)-quinolinone. Correspondingly, phenol utilization rate of sludge was significantly reduced by 61% while quinoline utilization rate of sludge was increased by 132%. As phenol degraders, Syntrophorhabdus gradually predominated along with the increase of quinoline concentration, but Syntrophus declined inversely. Compared with syntrophs, acetotrophic methanogens could quickly adapt to quinoline toxicity and tolerate higher quinoline stress. Therefore, anaerobic digestion is an effective method for eliminating quinoline and phenol in CGW.
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- Benteng Wu
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Li H, Jiang Y, Wang S, Chen L, Wen X, Huang M, Cheng X, Cheng Z, Tao L. Bacterial networks mediate pentachlorophenol dechlorination across land-use types with citrate addition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 384:121295. [PMID: 31577970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in the bioremediation of pentachlorophenol (PCP)-contaminated soils. However, whether and how soil bacterial networks with keystone taxa affect PCP dechlorination is not well understood. The present study investigated the effects of citrate on soil bacterial networks mediating PCP dechlorination by direct and indirect transformation in iron-rich upland and paddy soils. The rates of PCP dechlorination and Fe(II) generation were accelerated by citrate addition, particularly in the paddy soils. Network analysis revealed that the topological properties of bacterial networks were changed by citrate addition; more modules and keystone taxa were significantly correlated with PCP dechlorination and Fe(II) generation in the networks. Random forest modeling indicated that Clostridiales was the most important bacterial order; it was significantly involved in both the direct and indirect pathways of PCP dechlorination. Citrate addition had less influence on the balance between the direct and indirect pathways of PCP dechlorination in the upland soils, whereas it enhanced biological PCP dechlorination more directly and efficiently in the paddy soils. Our results suggested that land-use type and citrate addition play a critical role in controlling the biogeochemical mechanisms of PCP dechlorination.
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- Hui Li
- School of Computer Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- China Resources & WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan, 430080, PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China.
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Franchi O, Cabrol L, Chamy R, Rosenkranz F. Correlations between microbial population dynamics, bamA gene abundance and performance of anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) treating increasing concentrations of phenol. J Biotechnol 2020; 310:40-48. [PMID: 32001255 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The relevant microorganims driving efficiency changes in anaerobic digestion of phenol remains uncertain. In this study correlations were established between microbial population and the process performance in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) treating increasing concentrations of phenol (from 120 to 1200 mg L-1). Sludge samples were taken at different operational stages and microbial community dynamics was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. In addition, bamA gene was quantified in order to evaluate the dynamics of anaerobic aromatic degraders. The microbial community was dominated by Anaerolineae, Bacteroidia, Clostridia, and Methanobacteria classes. Correlation analysis between bamA gene copy number and phenol concentration were highly significant, suggesting that the increase of aromatic degraders targeted by bamA assay was due to an increase in the amount of phenol degraded over time. The incremental phenol concentration affected hydrogenotrophic archaea triggering a linear decrease of Methanobacterium and the growth of Methanobrevibacter. The best performance in the reactor was at 800 mg L-1 of phenol. At this stage, the highest relative abundances of Syntrophorhabdus, Chloroflexus, Smithella, Methanolinea and Methanosaeta were observed and correlated positively with initial degradation rate, suggesting that these microorganisms are relevant players to maintain a good performance in the ASBR.
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- Oscar Franchi
- Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Univ Toulon, CNRS, IRD - Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO - UM 110), Marseille, France
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- Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Brasil 2085, Valparaíso, Chile; Núcleo Biotecnología Curauma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Universidad 330, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Núcleo Biotecnología Curauma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Universidad 330, Valparaíso, Chile
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Zhou Y, Zou Q, Fan M, Xu Y, Chen Y. Highly efficient anaerobic co-degradation of complex persistent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a bioelectrochemical system. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 381:120945. [PMID: 31421548 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that undergo long-distance migration and have strong biological toxicity are a great threat to the health of ecosystems. In this study, the biodegradation characteristics and combined effects of mixed PAHs in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) were studied. The results showed that, compared with a mono-carbon source, low-molecular-weight PAHs (LMW PAHs)-naphthalene (NAP) served as the co-substrate to promote the degradation of phenanthrene (PHE) and pyrene (PYR). The maximum degradation rates of PHE and PYR were 89.20% and 51.40% at 0.2500 mg/L in NAP-PHE and NAP-PYR at the degradation time of 120 h, respectively. Intermediate products were also detected, which indicated that the appending of relatively LMW PAHs had different effects on the metabolism of high-molecular-weight PAHs (HMW PAHs). The microbe species under different substrates (NAP-B, PHE-B, PYR-B, NAP-PHE, NAP-PYR, PHE-PYR) are highly similar, although the structure of the microbial community changed on the anode in the BES. In this study, the degradation regularity of mixed PAHs in BES was studied and provided theoretical guidance for the effective co-degradation of PAHs in the environment.
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- Yukang Zhou
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Architecture and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Chen H, Hao S, Chen Z, O-Thong S, Fan J, Clark J, Luo G, Zhang S. Mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of aqueous phase generated from hydrothermal liquefaction of cornstalk: Molecular and metabolic insights. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 168:115199. [PMID: 31655439 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The critical challenge of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) for bio-oil production from biomass is the production of large amounts of aqueous products (HTL-AP) with high organic contents. The present study investigated the anaerobic digestion (AD) performances of HTL-AP under both thermophilic and mesophilic conditions, and molecular and metabolic analysis were conducted to provide insights into the different performances. The results showed that thermophilic AD had lower COD removal efficiency compared to mesophilic AD (45.0% vs. 61.6%). Liquid chromatography coupled with organic carbon detection and organic nitrogen (LC-OCD-OND) analysis showed that both high molecular weight (HMW) and low molecular weight (LMW) compounds were degraded to some extent and more LMW acids (LMWA) and recalcitrant aromatic compounds were degraded in the mesophilic reactor, which was the main reason of higher COD removal efficiency. Phenyl compounds (e.g. phenol and 2 methoxyphenol), furans and pyrazines were the recalcitrant chemicals detected through GC-MS analysis. Fourier transform ion cyclone resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) analysis demonstrated the complexity of HTL-AP and the proportions of phenolic or condensed aromatic compounds increased especially in the thermophilic effluents. Metabolites analysis showed that the reasons contributing to the differences of mesophilic and thermophilic AD were not only related to the degradation of organic compounds (e.g. benzoate degradation via CoA ligation) in HTL-AP but also related to the microbial autogenesis (e.g. fatty acid biosynthesis) as well as the environmental information processing. In addition, the enrichment of Mesotoga, responsible for the high degradation efficiency of LMWA, and Pelolinea, involved in the degradation of phenyl compounds, were found in mesophilic reactor, which was consistent with higher removal of corresponding organics.
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- Huihui Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phathalung, 93110, Thailand
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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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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- 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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Zou S, Yan N, Zhang C, Zhou Y, Wu X, Wang J, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Rittmann BE. Acclimation of nitrifying biomass to phenol leads to persistent resistance to inhibition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 693:133622. [PMID: 31376758 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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It is common that biological wastewater-treatment processes are exposed to inputs of toxic compounds, such as phenolics. Due to their slow growth rate, nitrifying bacteria are most susceptible to inhibition that can lead to loss of nitrification capacity. Here, a microbial community containing nitrifying bacteria was acclimated to phenol, and it developed resistance to phenol inhibition and maintained nitrification activity. For the phenol-acclimated biomass, the NH4+-N removal rates were almost unaffected when it was suddenly exposed to phenol. Heterotrophic synthesis and nitrification rates contributed 76% and 24% of the total NH4+-N removal respectively during phenol removal, but the nitrification rate increased significantly once phenol was removed and mineralized. In contrast, the NH4+-N removal rates decreased sharply for normal (unacclimated) nitrifying biomass when it was exposed to phenol. The phenol-acclimated biomass retained its resistance to phenol inhibition for at least two months after acclimation, and addition of the phenol-acclimated biomass to the normal biomass conferred resistance to phenol inhibition. Community analysis of the phenol-acclimated biomass showed an increase in families known to contain strains able to biodegrade phenolics. Taken together, the results indicate that the main impact of phenol acclimation was enrichment of phenol-biodegrading bacteria, which allowed rapid removal and mineralization of phenol and, consequently, alleviation of phenol's inhibition of nitrification.
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- Shasha Zou
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Geographical Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, PR China.
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5701, USA
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He C, Lin W, Zheng X, Wang C, Hu Z, Wang W. Synergistic effect of magnetite and zero-valent iron on anaerobic degradation and methanogenesis of phenol. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 291:121874. [PMID: 31377508 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is widely employed for treating phenol-containing wastewater, but there are still some drawbacks such as slow phenol degradation rate and vulnerable acetoclastic methanogens. Coupling of magnetite (Fe3O4) and zero valent iron (ZVI) was firstly used to enhance anaerobic digestion of phenol. The results indicated an obvious synergistic effect was generated with coupling of Fe3O4 and ZVI during the whole anaerobic digestion of phenol. The phenol degradation rate and methane production of Fe3O4/ZVI-added group were increased by 8.8-23.1% and 11.9-31.6%, respectively compared with Fe3O4-added group, and enhanced by 5.9-17.1% and 4.4-18.3%, respectively compared with ZVI-added group. ZVI improved the growth of hydrogenotrophic methanogens and Fe3O4 enhanced the growth of syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacteria. Finally, the syntrophic interaction between acetate-oxidizing bacterium and hydrogenotrophic methanogens played a vital role on the synergistic effect of Fe3O4 and ZVI on the whole anaerobic phenol digestion.
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- Chunhua He
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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Su X, Zhou M, Hu P, Xiao Y, Wang Z, Mei R, Hashmi MZ, Lin H, Chen J, Sun F. Whole-genome sequencing of an acidophilic Rhodotorula sp. ZM1 and its phenol-degrading capability under acidic conditions. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 232:76-86. [PMID: 31152906 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The goal of this work was to investigate the genetics of an acidophilic phenol-degrading yeast strain using whole-genome sequencing (WGS), characterize the growth of the strain and phenol degradation capability as well as degradation pathway under extremely acidic conditions. The result showed that the strain ZM1 isolated from an acid mine drainage (AMD) belongs to basidiomycetous yeast Rhodotorula sp., which possesses some unique genes compared to other four closely related Rhodotorula species. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis suggested that ZM1 possessed the degradation potentials for aromatic compounds. ZM1 was acidophilic with the optimum growth at the initial pH of 3.0. It could adjust pH to desired levels probably by acid production during the cultivation. Notably, at pH 3.0, the strain ZM1 showed a high phenol-degrading capability that almost completely degraded 1100 mg/L of phenol in 120 h with the highest degradation rate of 0.074 g/(g cell dry weight h). Under the same pH, the strain could completely degrade 500 mg/L phenol within 48 h at NaCl concentration up to 10 g/L. The identification of the gene catA by the KEGG analysis, together with the presence of metabolic intermediate of cis, cis-muconic acid detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, confirmed that the strain ZM1 degraded phenol via ortho-cleavage pathway. These findings suggest that the indigenous yeasts strain ZM1 could be exploited as an important member for in-situ biodegradation of aromatic compounds in the extremely acidic environments.
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- Xiaomei Su
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China
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- Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310007, China
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- Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310007, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Nsenga Kumwimba M, Meng F. Roles of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in improving metabolism and cometabolism of trace organic chemicals in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 659:419-441. [PMID: 31096373 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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While there has been a significant recent improvement in the removal of pollutants in natural and engineered systems, trace organic chemicals (TrOCs) are posing a major threat to aquatic environments and human health. There is a critical need for developing potential strategies that aim at enhancing metabolism and/or cometabolism of these compounds. Recently, knowledge regarding biodegradation of TrOCs by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) has been widely developed. This review aims to delineate an up-to-date version of the ecophysiology of AOB and outline current knowledge related to biodegradation efficiencies of the frequently reported TrOCs by AOB. The paper also provides an insight into biodegradation pathways by AOB and transformation products of these compounds and makes recommendations for future research of AOB. In brief, nitrifying WWTFs (wastewater treatment facilities) were superior in degrading most TrOCs than non-nitrifying WWTFs due to cometabolic biodegradation by the AOB. To fully understand and/or enhance the cometabolic biodegradation of TrOCs by AOB, recent molecular research has focused on numerous crucial factors including availability of the compounds to AOB, presence of growth substrate (NH4-N), redox potentials, microorganism diversity (AOB and heterotrophs), physicochemical properties and operational parameters of the WWTFs, molecular structure of target TrOCs and membrane-based technologies, may all significantly impact the cometabolic biodegradation of TrOCs. Still, further exploration is required to elucidate the mechanisms involved in biodegradation of TrOCs by AOB and the toxicity levels of formed products.
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- Mathieu Nsenga Kumwimba
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China; Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China.
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Wu B, He C, Yuan S, Hu Z, Wang W. Hydrogen enrichment as a bioaugmentation tool to alleviate ammonia inhibition on anaerobic digestion of phenol-containing wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 276:97-102. [PMID: 30612031 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phenol and ammonia are prevalent toxic pollutants in various industrial wastewaters, but phenol degraders are frequently inhibited by high concentration of ammonia. Hydrogen enrichment was developed to alleviate ammonia inhibition on anaerobic digestion of phenol-containing wastewater. Results indicated that the endurance to ammonia of sludge was improved greatly by hydrogen enrichment at higher ammonia concentration (from 2 to 8 g NH4+-N/L) compared with the control group. Furthermore, phenol utilization rate of sludge was gradually enhanced with the increase of initial hydrogen partial pressure (HPP) at ammonia concentration of 2 g NH4+-N/L and the maximum rate of 199.75 mg/g VSS/d was achieved under 0.8 atm HPP. The maximum SMA of acetate and hydrogen was 0.61 and 0.45 g COD-CH4/g VSS/d, respectively under 0.8 atm HPP. Three hydrogen-consuming pathways including homoacetogenesis, hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and benzoate generation played the critical roles in enhancing anaerobic digestion of phenol by hydrogen enrichment under high ammonia concentration.
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- Benteng Wu
- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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Wagner AO, Prem EM, Markt R, Kaufmann R, Illmer P. Formation of phenylacetic acid and phenylpropionic acid under different overload conditions during mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:26. [PMID: 30787959 PMCID: PMC6368962 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1370-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Substrate spectra for anaerobic digestion have been broadened in the past decade, inter alia, due to the application of different pretreatment strategies and now include materials rich in lignocellulose, protein, and/or fat. The application of these substrates, however, also entails risks regarding the formation of undesired by-products, among which phenolic compounds are known to accumulate under unfavorable digestion conditions. METHODS Different states of overload were simulated in batch experiments while reviewing the generation of phenyl acids out of different lab-use substrates in order to evaluate the impact on biogas and methane production as well as some additional process performance parameters under defined laboratory conditions. Investigations were conducted under both mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. RESULTS It could be shown that the tested input materials led to the formation of phenyl acids in a substrate-dependent manner with the formation itself being less temperature driven. Once formed, the formation of phenyl acids turned out to be a reversible process. CONCLUSIONS Although a mandatory negative impact of phenyl acids per se on the anaerobic digestion process in general and the methanogenesis process in particular could not be proven, phenyl acids, however, seem to play an important role in the microbial response to overloaded biogas systems.
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- Andreas Otto Wagner
- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Ecology, Universität Innsbruck, Sternwartestr. 15/Technikerstraße 25/5, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstraße 25d, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Zhang M, Wang Y, Liang P, Zhao X, Liang M, Zhou B. Combined photoelectrocatalytic microbial fuel cell (PEC-MFC) degradation of refractory organic pollutants and in-situ electricity utilization. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 214:669-678. [PMID: 30292049 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A new photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) and microbial fuel cell (MFC) process was developed and applied to simultaneously remove refractory organic pollutants (i.e., phenol and aniline) from wastewater while recovering energy for in-situ utilization. The current generated by the MFC process was applied to drive the PEC reaction. Compared with single PEC or MFC processes, the PEC-MFC combined process showed higher pollutant and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal capacities and electricity production. Over 95% of the phenol or aniline was removed by these process, even at high initial concentrations. The COD removal efficiencies for phenol and aniline were ca. 96% (from 700 to 29 mg L-1) and 70% (from 165 to 49 mg L-1), respectively. Although the PEC process showed a limited contribution to phenol and aniline removals (16.5% and 43%, respectively), the utilization of PEC-treated phenol or aniline streams resulted in a MFC with higher voltage output, higher coulombic efficiency, maximal volumetric power density, and lower internal resistance as compared to untreated water. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry measurements revealed quinones/hydroquinones and low molecular weight organic acids to be produced as intermediates after the PEC process, which could improve the production of electricity in the MFC.
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- Manman Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China; Zhengzhou Institute of Emerging Industrial Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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- Environment Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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- The Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, Beijing 100038, PR China
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Muñoz Sierra JD, Wang W, Cerqueda-Garcia D, Oosterkamp MJ, Spanjers H, van Lier JB. Temperature susceptibility of a mesophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating saline phenol-containing wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 213:92-102. [PMID: 30216817 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study examined the temperature susceptibility of a continuous-flow lab-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) to temperature shifts from 35 °C to 55 °C and its bioconversion robustness treating synthetic phenolic wastewater at 16 gNa+.L-1. During the experiment, the mesophilic reactor was subjected to stepwise temperature increases by 5 °C. The phenol conversion rates of the AnMBR decreased from 3.16 at 35 °C to 2.10 mgPh.gVSS-1.d-1 at 45 °C, and further decreased to 1.63 mgPh.gVSS-1.d-1 at 50 °C. At 55 °C, phenol conversion rate stabilized at 1.53 mgPh.gVSS-1.d-1 whereas COD removal efficiency was 38% compared to 95.5% at 45 °C and 99.8% at 35 °C. Interestingly, it was found that the phenol degradation process was less susceptible for the upward temperature shifts than the methanogenic process. The temperature increase implied twenty-one operational taxonomic units from the reactor's microbial community with significant differential abundance between mesophilic and thermophilic operation, and eleven of them are known to be involved in aromatic compounds degradation. Reaching the upper-temperature limits for mesophilic operation was associated with the decrease in microbial abundance of the phyla Firmicutes and Proteobacteria, which are linked to syntrophic phenol degradation. It was also found that the particle size decreased from 89.4 μm at 35 °C to 21.0 μm at 55 °C. The accumulation of small particles and higher content of soluble microbial protein-like substances led to increased transmembrane pressure which negatively affected the filtration performance. Our findings indicated that at high salinity a mesophilic AnMBR can tolerate a temperature up to 45 °C without being limited in the phenol conversion capacity.
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- Julian D 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; Department of Municipal Engineering, School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN, Delft, the Netherlands; Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Circuito ext. Sn, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico
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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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- Section Sanitary Engineering, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628CN, Delft, the Netherlands
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Shahryari S, Zahiri HS, Haghbeen K, Adrian L, Noghabi KA. High phenol degradation capacity of a newly characterized Acinetobacter sp. SA01: Bacterial cell viability and membrane impairment in respect to the phenol toxicity. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 164:455-466. [PMID: 30144706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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An efficient phenol-degrading bacterial strain, belonging to Acinetobacter genus, was isolated and selected to study the impact of different environmentally relevant phenol concentrations on the degradation process. The bacterial isolate, labeled as Acinetobacter sp. SA01 was able to degrade the maximum phenol concentration of 1 g/l during 60 h at optimum condition of pH 7, 30 °C and 180 rpm. Aeration and initial cell density, the two important factors, were carefully examined in the optimal growth conditions. The results showed that these two variables related proportionally with phenol degradation rate. Further investigations showed no effect of inoculum size on the enhancement of degradation of phenol at over 1 g/l. Flow cytometry (FCM) study was performed to find out the relationship between phenol-induced damages and phenol degradation process. Single staining using propidium iodide (PI) showed increased cell membrane permeability with an increase of phenol concentration, while single staining with carboxyfluorescein diacetate (cFDA) demonstrated a considerable reduction in esterase activity of the cells treated with phenol at more than 1 g/l. A detailed investigation of cellular viability using concurrent double staining of cFDA/PI revealed that the cell death increases in cells exposed to phenol at more than 1 g/l. The rate of cell death was low but noticeable in the presence of phenol concentration of 2 g/l, over time. Phenol at concentrations of 3 and 4 g/l caused strong toxicity in living cells of Acinetobacter sp. SA01. The plate count method and microscopy analysis of the cells treated with phenol at 1.5 and 2 g/l confirmed an apparent reduction in cell number over time. It was assumed that the phenol concentrations higher than 1 g/l have destructive effects on membrane integrity of Acinetobacter sp. SA01. Our results also revealed that the toxicity did not reduce by increasing initial cell density. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examination of bacterial cells revealed the surface morphological changes following exposure to phenol. The bacterial cells, with wizened appearance and wrinkled surface, were observed by exposing to phenol (1 g/l) at lag phase. A morphological change occurred in the mid-logarithmic phase as the bacterial cells demonstrated coccobacilli form as well as elongated filamentous shape. The wrinkled cell surface were totally disappeared in mid-stationary phase, suggesting that the complete degradation of phenol relieve the stress and direct bacterial cells toward possessing smoother cell membrane.
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- Shahab Shahryari
- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Industrial & Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P. O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran.
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Nayak A, Bhushan B, Rodriguez-Turienzo L. Recovery of polyphenols onto porous carbons developed from exhausted grape pomace: A sustainable approach for the treatment of wine wastewaters. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 145:741-756. [PMID: 30218949 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Removal of total polyphenols (TPP) is not only necessary as a pretreatment stepfor anaerobic digestion of wine wastewaters (WWW) but also the recovered polyphenols can be used as a dietary supplement. With a view to make the process sustainable, eco-efficient and cost effective, exhausted grape pomace (EGP) after the extraction of polyphenols was impregnated with ZnCl2 (1:1.5) and further activated at 450 °C for 1 h under inert atmosphere. The GPAC (grape pomace activated carbon) thus developed exhibited well-developed porosity with a predominance of micropores, high surface area and selective surface binding sites. Batch adsorption conducted on diluted WWW revealed the better performance of GPAC (84.3% removal) as compared to EGP (48.5% removal) under similar conditions; with maximum adsorption taking place at pH 3.8. While pH studies indicated a possible electron-donor-acceptor mechanism in the binding of TPP, kinetic studies indicated that diffusion was mediated by the porosity in GPAC. Isotherm studies conducted on GPAC and commercial carbon (CAC) revealed multilayer binding under WWW while Langmuir model was operative under simulated conditions. Contrary to the better performance of CAC, the same for GPAC was comparable at higher dosage where >80%TPP was removed from undiluted WWW. The phenol adsorption capacity of GPAC from real (28.4 mg/g) and from simulated wastewater (142.6 mg/g) was higher as compared to other reported adsorbents. Desorption of TPP from loaded GPAC was maximum (∼91%) with 1:1 ethanol-water solvent. The results reveal a sustainable eco-friendly solution for valorisation of exhausted grape pomace for recovery of polyphenols from wine wastewater.
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- A Nayak
- Innovació i Recerca Industrial I Sostenible, 08860, Spain; Graphic Era University, Dehradun, 248002, India.
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- Graphic Era University, Dehradun, 248002, India; Chemical Engineering Department, UPC-Barcelona TECH, Resource Recovery Processes and Technologies (R2PT) Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, C/Eduard Maristany 10-14, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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Changes in bacterial diversity and catabolic gene abundance during the removal of dimethylphenol isomers in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:505-517. [PMID: 30415426 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9479-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Constructed wetlands (CWs) are well-established wastewater treatment technologies and applied for bioremediation of contaminated water. Despite the optimal performance of CWs, the understanding of the bacterial processes in the rhizosphere, where mainly microbial degradation processes take place, is still limited. In the present study, laboratory-scale CWs planted with Juncus effusus and running under controlled conditions were studied in order to evaluate removal efficiency of dimethylphenols (DMPs), also in comparison to an unplanted bed. Next to removal rates, the bacterial community structure, diversity, and distribution, their correlation with physiochemical parameters, and abundance of the phenol hydroxylase gene were determined. As a result, better removal performance of DMP isomers (3,4-, 3,5-, and 2,6-DMP added as singles compounds or in mixtures) and ammonium loads, together with a higher diversity index, bacterial number, and phenol hydroxylase gene abundance in Juncus effusus CW in comparison with the non-planted CW, indicates a clear rhizosphere effect in the experimental CWs. An enhancement in the DMP removal and the recovery of the phenol hydroxylase gene were found during the fed with the DMP mixture. In addition, the shift of bacterial community in CWs was found to be DMP isomer dependent. Positive correlations were found between the bacteria harboring the phenol hydroxylase gene and communities present with 3,4-DMP and 3,5-DMP isomers, but not with the community developed with 2,6-DMP. These results indicate that CWs are highly dynamic ecosystems with rapid changes in bacterial communities harboring functional catabolic genes.
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High efficient alternating anaerobic/aerobic process for polyester resin wastewater treatment: Performance and microbial community structure. Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Poirier S, Déjean S, Chapleur O. Support media can steer methanogenesis in the presence of phenol through biotic and abiotic effects. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 140:24-33. [PMID: 29684699 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A wide variety of inhibitors can induce anaerobic digester disruption. To avoid performance losses, support media can be used to mitigate inhibitions. However, distinguishing the physico-chemical from the biological mechanisms of such strategies remains delicate. In this framework, the impact of 10 g/L of different types of zeolites and activated carbons (AC) on microbial community dynamics during anaerobic digestion of biowaste in the presence of 1.3 g/L of phenol was evaluated with 16 S rRNA gene sequencing. In the presence of AC, methanogenesis inhibition was rapidly removed due to a decrease of phenol concentration. This abiotic effect related to the physico-chemical properties of AC led to increased final CH4 and CO2 productions by 29-31% compared to digesters incubated without support. Interestingly, although zeolite did not adsorb phenol, final CH4 and CO2 production reached comparable levels as with AC. Nevertheless, compared to digesters incubated without support, methanogenesis lag phase duration was less reduced in the presence of zeolites (5 ± 1 days) than in the presence of activated carbons (12 ± 2 days). Both types of support induced biotic effects. AC and zeolite both allowed the preservation of the major representative archaeal genus of the non-inhibited ecosystem, Methanosarcina. By contrast, they distinctly shaped bacterial populations. OTUs belonging to class W5 became dominant at the expense of OTUs assigned to orders Clostridiales, Bacteroidales and Anaerolinales in the presence of AC. Zeolite enhanced the implantation of OTUs assigned to bacterial phylum Cloacimonetes. This study highlighted that supports can induce biotic and abiotic effects within digesters inhibited with phenol, showing potentialities to enhance anaerobic digestion stability under disrupting conditions.
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- Simon Poirier
- Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses Research Unit, Irstea, France.
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- Toulouse Mathematics Institute, UMR 5219 CNRS, Toulouse University, Toulouse, France.
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