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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 442, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130043
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Bioelectrochemical systems; Electric field; Electrode spacing; Ohmic resistance; Phenol degradation
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The research found that reducing electrode spacing can improve power output and accelerate phenol biodegradation in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs). Additionally, the study revealed that the change in electric field intensity has a key impact on the performance of BESs, by selectively enriching phenol-degrading bacteria and inducing the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances to enhance degradation efficiency.
Reducing the electrode spacing in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are widely reported to improve power output, which was mainly attributed to the decrease of ohmic resistance (Rohm) for a long time. Here we found the change of endogenous electric field (EF) intensity was the key to improve electroactivity in response to a reduced electrode spacing, which also accelerated phenol biodegradation. Correlation and principal components analysis revealed that the microbial community of electroactive biofilm (EAB) was independent of Rohm, while the EF intensity was found closely related to most of predominant genera. A strong EF selectively enriched phenol-degrading bacteria Comamonas in suspension and Geobacter in EAB, contributed to the improvement of degradation efficiency. EF also induced the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances, protected EAB from being inactivated by phenol. Our findings highlighted the importance of EF intensity on BESs performance, providing new insights into the design and application of BESs in wastewater treatment.
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