Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 165, Issue -, Pages 134-143Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.078
Keywords
Perchlorate; Electron donor; Nitrate; Biologically activated carbon (BAC); Microbial composition
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51178321, 51208364]
- National Major Project of Science & Technology Ministry of China [2012ZX07403-001, 2008ZX07421-002]
- research and development Project of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development [2009-K7-4]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [0400219279]
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The sensitivity of perchlorate reduction and microbial composition to varied nitrate and acetate loadings was studied in a biologically activated carbon reactor with perchlorate loading and empty bed contact time fixed at 5 mg/L and 226 min, respectively. In stage 1, the sole electron acceptor ClO4- realized complete removal with >= 21.95 mg C/L of acetate supply. As nitrate loading gradually increased to 5 mg/L (stage 2), perchlorate reduction was slightly promoted and both ClO4- and NO3- were completely removed at an acetate loading of 29.7 mg C/L. When nitrate loading continued increasing to 10-60 mg/L (stage 3), perchlorate reduction converted to be inhibited, along with nondetectable NO3- and approximately exhausted DOC in effluent. When acetate loading increased to 43.9 mg C/L in stage 4, both ClO4- and NO3- were again removed, though lags still existed in perchlorate reduction. beta-Proteobacteria accounted for about 60%, 55%, 58%, 61% and 12% in samples from the base and top of the filter in stage 1 and those from the base, middle and top in stage 4, respectively. These findings implied that ratio of NO3- to ClO4- loadings and acetate loading were two key factors impacting ClO4- reduction and microbial structure along the filter. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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