Effects of different anode settings on the performance of nitrogen removal and electrogenesis capacity in constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells
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摘要:
人工湿地-微生物燃料电池(constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell, CW-MFC)耦合系统是人工湿地和生物电化学技术的有机结合,其中阳极是限制耦合系统输出功率和污染物净化性能的关键因素。构建了未加入颗粒活性炭(CW-MFC1)和加入颗粒活性炭(CW-MFC2)2套耦合系统以探讨阳极加入颗粒活性炭对耦合系统产电和脱氮性能的影响,并利用高通量测序技术对比分析2套系统阳极和阴极微生物群落组成。结果表明:CW-MFC2耦合系统的输出电压和最大功率密度(430 mV,8.39 mW/m2)高于CW-MFC1(379 mV,7.77 mW/m2)。试验运行前期(0 ~29 d),CW-MFC2耦合系统的氨氮去除率为65.72%±3.06%,显著高于CW-MFC1(56.06%±3.71%),而二者的总氮去除率相差不大;随着时间的推移(30 ~105 d),CW-MFC1耦合系统的氨氮和总氮去除率逐渐高于CW-MFC2,尤其是总氮去除更为显著(CW-MFC1为42.69%±4.19%,CW-MFC2为32.50%±11.51%)。高通量测序结果表明,CW-MFC1阳极富集的不动杆菌属以及阴极大量的反硝化菌(巨大芽殖杆菌属、地杆菌属、黄杆菌属、不动杆菌属和脱氯单胞菌属等)的富集可能是其脱氮性能优于CW-MFC2的主要原因。综上,阳极加入颗粒活性炭可提升CW-MFC耦合系统的产电性能,但不利于生物脱氮过程。
Abstract:Constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) coupling system is a combination of constructed wetland and bioelectrochemical technology, in which the anode is the key factor to limit the output power and pollutant purification performance of the coupling system. Two coupling systems, CW-MFC1 (without granular activated carbon) and CW-MFC2 (with granular activated carbon), were constructed to investigate the effects of the addition of granular activated carbon at the anode on the power generation and nitrogen removal performance of the coupling system. The compositions of microbial communities at the anode and cathode of the two systems were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that the output voltage and maximum power density (430 mV, 8.39 mW/m2) of the CW-MFC2 reactor were higher than those of CW-MFC1 (379 mV, 7.77 mW/m2). The ammonia nitrogen removal rate of the CW-MFC2 reactor was 65.72%±3.06% in the early stage of the experimental operation (days 0 to 29), which was significantly higher than that of CW-MFC1 (56.06%±3.71%), and the total nitrogen removal rates of the two were relatively close. On days 30 to 105, the ammonia nitrogen and total nitrogen removal rate of the CW-MFC1 reactor were gradually higher than that of CW-MFC2, especially the total nitrogen removal was more significant (CW-MFC1 42.69%±4.19%, CW-MFC2 32.50%±11.51%). Besides, the high-throughput sequencing results showed that the high abundance of Acinetobacter at the anode and plentiful denitrifying bacteria (Gemmobacter, Geobacter, Flavobacterium, Acinetobacter, and Dechloromonas, etc.) in CW-MFC1 might be the main reasons for the better denitrification performance of CW-MFC1 than CW-MFC2. Overall, adding granular activated carbon to the anode could improve the power generation performance of the CW-MFC coupling system, but it was not conducive to the biological nitrogen removal process.
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Key words:
- constructed wetland /
- microbial fuel cells /
- denitrification /
- granular activated carbon /
- anode
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