Removal of carbamazepine, venlafaxine and iohexol from wastewater effluent using coupled microalgal-bacterial biofilm

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We evaluated the removal capacity of a coupled microalgal-bacterial biofilm (CMBB) to eliminate three recalcitrant pharmaceuticals. The CMBB's efficiency, operating at different biofilm concentrations, with or without light, was compared and analyzed to correlate these parameters to pharmaceutical removal and their effect on the microorganism community. Removal rates changed with changing pharmaceutical and biofilm concentrations: higher biofilm concentrations presented higher removal. Removal of 82-94% venlafaxine and 18-51% carbamazepine was obtained with 5 days of CMBB treatment. No iohexol removal was observed. Light, microorganism composition, and dissolved oxygen concentration are essential parameters governing the removal of pharmaceuticals and ammonia. Chlorophyll concentration increased with time, even in the dark. Three bacterial phyla were dominant: Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. The dominant eukaryotic supergroups were Archaeplastida, Excavata and SAR. A study of the microorganisms' community indicated that not only do the species in the biofilm play an important role; environment, concentration and interactions among them are also important. CMBB has the potential to provide low-cost and sustainable treatment for wastewater and recalcitrant pharmaceutical removal. The microenvironments on the biofilm created by the microalgae and bacteria improved treatment efficiency.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:308

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 308(2022), Pt 2 vom: 10. Dez., Seite 136399

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akao, Patricia K [VerfasserIn]
Kaplan, Aviv [VerfasserIn]
Avisar, Dror [VerfasserIn]
Dhir, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Avni, Adi [VerfasserIn]
Mamane, Hadas [VerfasserIn]

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1406-65-1
33CM23913M
4419T9MX03
7664-41-7
7D7RX5A8MO
Ammonia
Carbamazepine
Chlorophyll
Iohexol
Journal Article
Microalgal–bacterial biofilm
Oxygen
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmaceutical removal
S88TT14065
Sponges
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Waste Water
Wastewater treatment

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Date Completed 13.10.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136399

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346168236