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Performance of an autotrophic denitrification process with mixed electron donors and a functional microbial community

  • Xianxin Luo
  • , Junfeng Su
  • , Han Liu
  • , Tinglin Huang
  • , Li Wei*
  • , Jiawei Nie
  • , Hanyu Gao
  • , Dongpeng Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Nanchang Hangkong University
  • Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) using Mn(II) and Fe(II) as mixed electron donors was designed for nitrate removal. The optimal state, as determined by response surface methodology, was an Fe(II):Mn(II) molar ratio of 0.62, electron donor:electron acceptor molar ratio of 2.62 and hydraulic retention time of 10.88 h. Subsequently, the MBBR was applied to groundwater treatment and demonstrated a final nitrate-N removal efficiency of 99.5% with a nitrite-N accumulation rate of 0.0706 mg-N·L 1 ·h 1 . Furthermore, high-throughput sequencing was employed to characterize bacterial communities in the MBBR. Results showed that the genera of Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter may make a contribution to the nitrate removal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)434-443
Number of pages10
JournalWater Supply
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Autotrophic denitrification
  • Microbial community
  • Mix electron donors
  • Nitrate

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