Optimization of nitrate and selenate reduction in an ethanol-fed fluidized bed reactor via redox potential feedback control

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Electron donors are a major cost-factor in biological removal of oxyanions, such as nitrate and selenate from wastewater. In this study, an online ethanol dosing strategy based on feedback control of oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) was designed to optimize the performance of a lab-scale fluidized bed reactor (FBR) in treating selenate and nitrate (5 mM each) containing wastewater. The FBR performance was evaluated at various ORP setpoints ranging between -520 mV and -240 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl). Results suggested that both nitrate and selenate were completely removed at ORPs between -520 mV and -360 mV, with methylseleninic acid, selenocyanate, selenosulfate and ammonia being produced at low ORPs between -520 mV and -480 mV, likely due to overdosing of ethanol. At ORPs between -300 mV and -240 mV, limited ethanol dosing resulted in an apparent decline in selenate removal whereas nitrate removal remained stable. Resuming the ORP to -520 mV successfully restored complete selenate reduction. An optimal ORP of -400 mV was identified for the FBR, whereby selenate and nitrate were nearly completely removed with a minimal ethanol consumption. Overall, controlling ORP via feedback-dosing of the electron donor was an effective strategy to optimize FBR performance for reducing selenate and nitrate in wastewater.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:402

Enthalten in:

Journal of hazardous materials - 402(2021) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 123770

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Su [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Ka Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ginige, Maneesha P [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Guanyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Lixiang [VerfasserIn]
Kaksonen, Anna H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3K9958V90M
Bioreactor
Electron donor
Ethanol
HV0Y51NC4J
Journal Article
Nitrates
Oxidation-reduction potential
Oxyanion
Selenic Acid
Wastewater treatment

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 14.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123770

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318211459