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Cerrillo M, Riau V, Bonmatí A. Recent Advances in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery Using Membranes. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:186. [PMID: 36837689 PMCID: PMC9966522 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) have emerged as a technology that is able to recover resources from different kinds of substrates, especially wastewater. Nutrient recovery, mostly based on membrane reactor configuration, is a clear niche for BES application. The recovery of nitrogen or phosphorus allows for treatment of wastewater while simultaneously collecting a concentrated stream with nutrients that can be reintroduced into the system, becoming a circular economy solution. The aim of this study is to review recent advances in membrane-based BESs for nitrogen and phosphorus recovery and compare the recovery efficiencies and energy requirements of each system. Finally, there is a discussion of the main issues that arise from using membrane-based BESs. The results presented in this review show that it would be beneficial to intensify research on BESs to improve recovery efficiencies at the lowest construction cost in order to take the final step towards scaling up and commercialising this technology.
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Lee YJ, Lin BL, Xue M, Tsunemi K. Ammonia/ammonium removal/recovery from wastewaters using bioelectrochemical systems (BES): A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127927. [PMID: 36096326 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127927] [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: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This review updates the current research efforts on using BES to recover NH3/NH4+, highlighting the novel configurations and introducing the working principles and the applications of microbial fuel cell (MFC), microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), microbial desalination cell (MDC), and microbial electrosynthesis cell (MESC) for NH3/NH4+ removal/recovery. However, commonly studied BES processes for NH3/NH4+ removal/recovery are energy intensive with external aeration needed for NH3 stripping being the largest energy input. In such a process bipolar membranes used for yielding a local alkaline pool recovering NH3 is not cost-effective. This gives a chance to microbial electrosynthesis which turned out to be a potential alternative option to approach circular bioeconomy. Furtherly, the reactor volume and NH3/NH4+ removal/recovery efficiency has a weakly positive correlation, indicating that there might be other factors controlling the reactor performance that are yet to be investigated.
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- Yu-Jen Lee
- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
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- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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Shi F, Xu C, Liu J, Sun F, Yu H, Wang S, Li P, Yu Q, Li D, Zuo X, Liu L, Pei Z. Static composting of cow manure and corn stalk covered with a membrane in cold regions. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:969137. [PMID: 36172023 PMCID: PMC9510635 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.969137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The disposal of livestock wastes is an urgent task in China. Compost is highly regarded for its ability to treat livestock wastes and protect arable land. In particular, some problems of livestock manure in cold regions, such as low efficiency because of low environmental temperature in winter, urgently need to be solved. In order to provide valuable composting information in the cold area at low environmental temperatures, the composting experiments were carried out with cow manure and corn stalk as substrates. The properties and bacterial community of compost samples in different stages were investigated. The electrical conductivity (EC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and organic matter (OM) of the final compost were 551 μS/cm, 1.12, 0.77, and 63.5%, respectively. No E. coli or Ascaris eggs were detected. The temperature was the key factor to affect the physical-co-chemical and biological properties. The absolutely dominant genera were Sporosarcina, Virgibacillus, Flavobacterium, and Steroidobacter in heating, high temperature, cooling, and maturing stages, respectively. Also, these bacteria could act as biological indicators during the composting process. Cryobacterium, Caldicoprobacter, Virgibacillus, and Sporosarcina were relatively novel genera in the compost piles in a cold environment. The biodegradation of exogenous substances mainly occurs in the initial and maturing stages. It is proven that composting can be carried out successfully in early spring or later autumn after a harvest.
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- Fengmei Shi
- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Animal Husbandry Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
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- Animal Husbandry Institute, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Black Soil Conservation and Utilization, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry Ministry of Agriculture, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Utilization of Main Crop Stalk Resources, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Zhanjiang Pei,
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Ye Y, Ngo HH, Guo W, Chang SW, Nguyen DD, Varjani S, Liu Q, Bui XT, Hoang NB. Bio-membrane integrated systems for nitrogen recovery from wastewater in circular bioeconomy. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 289:133175. [PMID: 34875297 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133175] [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: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Wastewater contains a significant amount of recoverable nitrogen. Hence, the recovery of nitrogen from wastewater can provide an option for generating some revenue by applying the captured nitrogen to producing bio-products, in order to minimize dangerous or environmental pollution consequences. The circular bio-economy can achieve greater environmental and economic sustainability through game-changing technological developments that will improve municipal wastewater management, where simultaneous nitrogen and energy recovery are required. Over the last decade, substantial efforts were undertaken concerning the recovery of nitrogen from wastewater. For example, bio-membrane integrated system (BMIS) which integrates biological process and membrane technology, has attracted considerable attention for recovering nitrogen from wastewater. In this review, current research on nitrogen recovery using the BMIS are compiled whilst the technologies are compared regarding their energy requirement, efficiencies, advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, the bio-products achieved in the nitrogen recovery system processes are summarized in this paper, and the directions for future research are suggested. Future research should consider the quality of recovered nitrogenous products, long-term performance of BMIS and economic feasibility of large-scale reactors. Nitrogen recovery should be addressed under the framework of a circular bio-economy.
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- Yuanyao Ye
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430074, PR China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia; NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382 010, India
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology & Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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