Treatment of industrial etching terminal wastewater using ZnFe2O4/g-C3N4 heterojunctions photo-assisted cathodes in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cells
Liping Huang, Weifeng Kong, Shiping Song, Xie Quan +1
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Cost-effective, semiconductor ZnFe2O4/g-C3N4 heterojunction cathodes were investigated to achieve efficient treatment of industrial etching terminal wastewater in photo-assisted, single-chamber, microbial electrolysis cells (PS-MECs). The PS-MECs performance progressively increased over time, reaching significant Ni(II) removal (4.4 mg/L/h), recalcitrant organics mineralization (11.3 mg/L/h), hydrogen production (0.55 m³/m³/d) and solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (6.7%) after 12 days fed-batch operation. The progressive deposition of Ni over the cathodes and the physiological release of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) dynamically influenced the proportions of reactive oxidative species. Triplet 3EPS* (78%) on both electrodes and cathodic holes (22%) contributed to recalcitrant organics mineralization during the 12th fed-batch operational cycle, while cathodic holes (65%) exceeded anodic 3EPS* (35%) during the 1st-cycle. Significantly different bacterial communities were observed over the cathodes (Acinetobacter (17.7%) and Staphylococcus (16.8%) and anodes (Novosphingobium (42.9%)) after the 12th-cycle, as confirmed by KEGG PICRUSt analysis. This study broadens the application of cost-effective PS-MECs for industrial wastewater treatment.
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- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
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- 2023