鉄(II)および酢酸ナトリウムを基盤とする混合栄養的脱窒:性能、微生物群集、および潜在的メカニズム
Shengqi Ye1, Peilun Kang1, Zebin Chen1
1Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Bioresource technology
|December 21, 2025
まとめ
本研究は、鉄(II)およびアセテートを用いた費用対効果の高い混合栄養的脱窒(MPD)システムを実証する。MPDアプローチは、嫌気性アンモニウム酸化(ANAMMOX)に必要な亜硝酸を効率的に生成し、運用費用を削減する。
科学分野:
- 環境工学;微生物生態学;水処理
背景:
- 嫌気性アンモニウム酸化(ANAMMOX)には亜硝酸供給が必要である。;部分脱窒(PD)は亜硝酸生成の一般的な方法である。;窒素除去のためには、費用対効果と安定性のためのPDの最適化が重要である。
研究 の 目的:
- 鉄(II)および酢酸ナトリウムを共電子ドナーとして用いる混合栄養的脱窒(MPD)システムの評価。;亜硝酸蓄積と微生物群集に対する自生栄養と従属栄養の比率(A/H)の変化の影響の評価。;純粋な従属栄養PDと比較したMPDシステムの費用対効果と運用安定性の決定。
主な方法:
- 3つの異なるA/H比(0.07、0.21、0.85)でMPDシステムを運用しました。;鉄(II)および酢酸ナトリウムを共電子ドナーとして使用しました。;亜硝酸蓄積率(NAR)および微生物群集組成を分析しました。
主要な成果:
- 試験されたA/H比全体で、78.0%、70.8%、および59.6%の安定したNARを達成しました。A/Hの上昇に伴い、自生栄養の寄与が21.8%から76.1%に増加することが観察されました。主要な脱窒属(Thauera、Longilinea、Thermomonas)および緩和細菌(Anaeromyxobacter、Petrimonas)を特定しました。
結論:
- Fe(II)およびアセテート駆動MPDシステムは、亜硝酸生成のための費用対効果(コスト削減率22.8%)および安定した戦略である。;MPDは、下流のANAMMOXプロセスへの亜硝酸供給のための堅牢なソリューションを提供する。;このアプローチは、廃水処理における窒素除去効率を向上させる。
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