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This study evaluated an integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) system with up-flow and down-flow chambers filled with three substrates (ceramsite, quartz, zeolite) for synthetic wastewater treatment under varying hydraulic retention times (HRTs: 7.6, 4.0, 2.8 d). Ceramsite-filled systems achieved superior nutrient removal (93.8% NH₄⁺-N, 99.6% PO₄³⁻-P at 2.8 d HRT) through simultaneous nitrification-denitrification and denitrifying phosphorus removal pathways, supported by enriched functional bacterial communities including Hydrogenophaga, Zoogloea, and Thauera.

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Abstract

An integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell system (CW-MFC), consisting of an up-flow chamber and a down-flow chamber, was constructed to treat synthetic sewage wastewater. The performance of CW-MFCs filled with different substrates [i.e., ceramsite (CM-A), quartz (CM-B), and zeolite (CM-C) granules] under various hydraulic retention times (HRTs, 7.6, 4.0, and 2.8 d) was evaluated. Efficient and stable nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) removals were observed in CM-A under different HRTs, while the voltage outputs of the CW-MFCs was greatly reduced as the HRTs decreased. With an HRT of 2.8 d, the ammonium (NH 4 + -N) and orthophosphate (PO 4 3- -P) removal efficiencies in CM-A were as high as 93.8 and 99.6%, respectively. Bacterial community analysis indicates that the N removal in the cathode area of CM-A could potentially benefit from the appearance of nitrifying bacteria (e.g., Nitrosomonas and Nitrospira ) and relatively high abundance of denitrifiers involved in simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (e.g., Hydrogenophaga , Zoogloea , and Dechloromonas ) and denitrifying sulfide removal (e.g., Thauera ). Additionally, the difference in N removal efficiency among the CW-MFCs could be partly explained by higher iron (Fe) content in milled ceramsite granules and higher abundance of denitrifiers with nitrate reduction and ferrous ions oxidation capabilities in CM-A compared with that in CM-B and CM-C. Efficient PO 4 3- -P removal in CM-A was mainly ascribed to substrate adsorption and denitrifying phosphorus (P) removal. Concerning the substantial purification performance in CM-A, ceramsite granules could be used to improve the nutrient removal efficiency in integrated vertical-flow CW-MFC.

Keywords

Denitrifying bacteriaMicrobial fuel cellNitrosomonasNitrospiraConstructed wetlandEnvironmental chemistry

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DOI
10.3389/fmicb.2020.01896
PubMed
32849471
Journal
Frontiers in Microbiology
Year
2020