Assessment of microbial population in integrated CW-MFC system and investigation of organics and fecal coliform removal pathway

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作者
Biswas, Anjishnu [1 ]
Chakraborty, Saswati [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol Guwahati, Dept Civil Engn, Gauhati 781039, India
关键词
CW-MFC; Fecal coliforms; Microbial metagenomics; Electroactive bacteria; Bioelectrochemical mesocosm; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; WASTE-WATER; PERFORMANCE; PATHOGENS; SEWAGE; IMPACT; REUSE;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168809
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The current study is focused on understanding the operational mechanism of an integrated constructed wetlandmicrobial fuel cell (CW-MFC) reactor emphasizing fecal coliform (FC) removal. Few studies are available in the literature investigating the inherent mechanisms of pathogen inactivation in a CW-MFC system. Raw domestic wastewater was treated in three vertical reactors, one planted constructed wetland (R1), one planted CW-MFC (R2), and one unplanted CW-MFC (R3). Spatial analysis of treated effluents showed a considerable amount of organics and fecal coliform removal at the vicinity of the anode in R2. Assessment of the microbial population inside all the reactors revealed that EABs (Pirmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria) were more abundant in R2 compared to R1 and R3. During the activity study, biomass obtained from R2 showed a maximum substrate utilization rate of 1.27 mg COD mgVSS-1 d-1. Kinetic batch studies were carried out for FC removal in all the reactors, and the maximum first order FC removal rate was obtained at the anode of R2 as 2.13 d-1 when operated in closed circuit mode. This value was much higher than the natural die-off rate of FCs in raw wastewater which was 1.16 d-1. Simultaneous bioelectricity monitoring inferred that voltage generation can be correlated to faster FC inactivation, which was probably due to EABs outcompeting other exogenous microbes in a preferable anaerobic environment with the presence of an anode. Reactor R2 was found to be functioning as a symbiotic bio-electrochemical mesocosm.
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