Nitrate removal in iron sulfide-driven autotrophic denitrification biofilter : Biochemical and chemical transformation pathways and its underlying microbial mechanism

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Iron sulfides-based autotrophic denitrification (IAD) is effective for treating nitrate-contaminated wastewater. However, the complex nitrate transformation pathways coupled with sulfur and iron cycles in IADs are still unclear. In this study, two columns (abiotic vs biotic) with iron sulfides (FeS) as the packing materials were constructed and operated continuously. In the abiotic column, FeS chemically reduced nitrate to ammonium under the ambient condition; this chemical reduction reaction pathway was spontaneous and has been overlooked in IAD reactors. In the biotic column (IAD biofilter), the complex nitrogen-transformation network was composed of chemical reduction, autotrophic denitrification, dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) and sulfate reducing ammonium oxidation (Sulfammox). Metagenomic analysis and XPS characterization of the IAD biofilter further validated the roles of functional microbial communities (e.g., Acidovorax, Diaphorobacter, Desulfuromonas) in nitrate reduction process coupled with iron and sulfur cycles. This study gives an in-depth insight into the nitrogen transformations in IAD system and provides fundamental evidence about the underlying microbial mechanism for its further application in biological nitrogen removal.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:901

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 901(2023) vom: 25. Nov., Seite 165908

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bai, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Huanhuan [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Po-Heng [VerfasserIn]
Zhussupbekova, Ainur [VerfasserIn]
Shvets, Igor V [VerfasserIn]
Du, Bang [VerfasserIn]
Terada, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Xinmin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autotrophic denitrification
Fe cycling
Iron sulfides
Journal Article
N cycling
Nitrogen transformation
S cycling

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Date Revised 13.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165908

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NLM360430163