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Role of iron(II) sulfide in autotrophic denitrification under tetracycline stress: Substrate and detoxification effect

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 850, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158039

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Autotrophic denitrification; Biological nutrient removal; Iron(II) sulfide; Nitrogen removal; Tetracycline

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  1. NUI Galway
  2. Ireland Research Council [GOIPG/2021/284]

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Autotrophic denitrification using inorganic compounds as electron donors has many advantages in wastewater treatment. However, the effects of tetracycline (TC) stress on autotrophic denitrification have been rarely reported. This study investigated the effects of TC on autotrophic denitrification with thiosulfate and iron sulfide as electron donors. The results showed that TC slowed down the nitrate removal rate when thiosulfate was used as the electron donor, but had no significant effect when iron sulfide was used. The FeS-based autotrophic denitrification process is a promising technology for the treatment of wastewater containing emerging contaminants and nutrients.
Autotrophic denitrification using inorganic compounds as electron donors has gained increasing attention in the field of wastewater treatment due to its numerous advantages, such as no need for exogenous organic carbon, low energy input, and low sludge production. Tetracycline (TC), a refractory contaminant, is often found coexisting with nutrients (NO3- and PO(4)3-) in wastewater, which can negatively affect the biological nutrient removal process because of its biological toxicity. However, the performance of autotrophic denitrification under TC stress has rarely been reported. In this study, the effects of TC on autotrophic denitrification with thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) and iron (II) sulfide (FeS) as the electron donors were investigated. With Na(2)S(2)O(3 )as the electron donor, TC slowed down the nitrate removal rate, which decreased from 1.32 to 0.18 d(-1), when TC concentration increased from 0 mg/L to 50 mg/L. When TC concentration was higher than 2 mg/L, nitrite reduction was seriously inhibited, leading to nitrite accumulation. With FeS as the electron donor, nitrate removal was much more efficient under TC-stressed conditions, and no distinct nitrite accumulation was observed when the initial TC concentration was as high as 10 mg/L, indicating the effective detoxification of FeS. The detoxification effects in the FeS autotrophic denitrification system mainly resulted from the rapid adsorption of TC by FeS and effective degradation of TC, as proven by a relatively higher living biomass area. This study offers new insights into the response of sulfur-based autotrophic denitrifiers to TC stress and demonstrates that the FeS-based autotrophic denitrification process is a promising technology for the treatment of wastewater containing emerging contaminants and nutrients.

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