Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 269, Issue -, Pages 89-95Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.041
Keywords
Electro MBR; Emerging contaminants; Quorum quenching; Pesticides; Wastewater treatment
Funding
- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) Laboratory of University of Salerno
- University of Salerno [ORSA167105, ORSA154525]
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
- Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [EG16MO01, IN17GR09/INT/Italy/P-17/2016 (SP)]
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The present study investigated the influence of electric field on the removal of quorum sensing (QS) and emerging contaminants using an electrochemical membrane bioreactor (eMBR). A significant reduction of N-octanoyl- L-homoserine lactone signal molecules (similar to 76%) was achieved in the eMBR, with respect to the level observed in the conventional MBR as the control. Furthermore, the intermittent electric current supply (0.5 mA/cm(2)) was found to be effective for the removal of atrazine and estrone. The degradation of key pharmaceutical compounds, such as diclofenac, carbamazepine, and amoxicillin, was also possible, confirming the applicability of the eMBR system for removing the priority chemical compounds of public health concern.
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