Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 307, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123185
Keywords
Bioaugmentation; Aerobic denitrification; Cr(VI); Immobilization; Activated sludge
Funding
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [lzujbky-2017-br01]
- National Natural Science Foundation [31870082]
- Gansu province major science and technology projects [17ZD2WA017]
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The inhibition of denitrification by heavy metals is a problem in nitrogen wastewater treatment, but the solutions are rarely studied. In this study, Pseudomonas brassicacearum LZ-4, immobilized in sodium alginate-kaolin, was applied in an activated-sludge reactor to protect denitrifiers from hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). Q-PCR result showed that the strain LZ-4 was incorporated into activated sludge under the help of immobilization. In the non-bioaugmentation system, the removal efficiency of nitrate was decreased by 86.07% by 30 mg/L Cr(VI). Whereas, denitrification was protected and 95% of nitrate was removed continuously in immobilized-cell bioaugmentation system. Miseq sequencing data showed that bioaugmentation decreased the impact of Cr(VI) on microbial communities and increased the abundance of denitrifiers. Based on the results of biomass and extracellular polymers, activated sludge was protected from Cr(VI) toxicity. This discovery will provide a feasible technique for nitrogen wastewater treatment in the presence of distressing heavy metals.
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