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Electrochemically and Bioelectrochemically Induced Ammonium Recovery
Published on: January 22, 2015
Manganese-mediated ammonium removal by a bacterial consortium from wastewater: Experimental proof and biochemical
Yingying Liu1, Xinshan Song1, Yifei Wang1
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, Shanghai 201620, China.
Abstract:
Manganese-redox-mediated nitrogen transformation is promising for ammonium wastewater treatment. However, due to the limited contact between insoluble Mn and the microbe, extracellular electron transfer (EET) inefficiencies become a technical bottleneck in the technical practical application. To overcome this obstacle, humic acid (HA) was introduced to synthesize manganese-humic acid complex (Mn-HA) to increase Mn solubility. The TIN (Total Inorganic Nitrogen) removal rate constant k was 3.18, 1.08, 3.56, 1.13 and 1.05 times higher than CK (Control group) at 10, 15, 20, 40 and 60 mg/L influent nitrate in the MH group, respectively. Mn-HA was inferred to stimulated the nitrogen removal by providing more reaction active sites, bridging Mn-O bonds to transfer electrons and playing a redox role in the respiratory chain. A Mnammox-NDMO (manganese oxide reduction-coupled ammonium oxidation - nitrate/nitrite- dependent manganese oxidation) bacteria consortium was enriched in MH group, containing Mnammox bacteria Geothrix, Geobacter and NDMO bacteria Pseudomonas and Bacillus.
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