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Interrelation between sulphur and conductive materials and its impact on ammonium and organic pollutants removal in electroactive wetlands
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Srivastava, P and Abbassi, R and Yadav, AK and Garaniya, V and Lewis, T and Zhao, Y and Aminabhavi, T, Interrelation between sulphur and conductive materials and its impact on ammonium and organic pollutants removal in electroactive wetlands, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 419 Article 126417. ISSN 0304-3894 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126417
Abstract
This investigation is the first of its kind to evaluate the interrelation of sulphate (SO42-) with conductive materials as well as their individual and synergetic effects on the removal of ammonium and organic pollutants in electroactive wetlands, also known as constructed wetland (CW) - microbial fuel cell (MFC). The role of MFC components in CW was investigated to treat the sulphate containing wastewater under a long-term operation without any toxicity build-up in the system. A comparative study was also performed between CW-MFC and CW, where sulphate containing wastewater (S-replete) and without sulphate wastewater (S-deplete) was assessed. The S-replete showed high NH4+ removal than the S-deplete, and the requesnce of removal was: CW-MFC-replete > CW-MFC-deplete > CW-replete > CW-deplete. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was high in the case of CW-MFC-replete, and the sequence of removal was CW-MFC-replete > CW-MFC-deplete > CW-deplete > CW-replete. X-ray photon spectroscopic study indicates 0.84% sulphur accumulation in CW-MFC-replete and 2.49% in CW-replete, indicating high sulphur precipitation in CW without the MFC component. The high relative abundance of class Deltaproteobacteria (7.3%) in CW-MFC-replete along with increased microbial diversity (Shannon index = 3.5) rationalise the symbiosis of sulphate reducing/oxidising microbes and its impact on the treatment performance and electrochemical activity.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | microbial fuel cell, constructed wetland, constructed-wetland microbial fuel cell, sulphate wastewater, electricity generation |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Chemical engineering |
| Research Field: | Electrochemical energy storage and conversion |
| Objective Division: | Commercial Services and Tourism |
| Objective Group: | Water and waste services |
| Objective Field: | Water recycling services (incl. sewage and greywater) |
| UTAS Author: | Srivastava, P (Miss KM Pratiksha Srivastava) |
| UTAS Author: | Abbassi, R (Dr Rouzbeh Abbassi) |
| UTAS Author: | Garaniya, V (Associate Professor Vikram Garaniya) |
| UTAS Author: | Lewis, T (Associate Professor Trevor Lewis) |
| ID Code: | 145072 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics |
| Deposited On: | 2021-06-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-07-19 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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