Research on efficient denitrification system based on banana peel waste in sequencing batch reactors: Performance, microbial behavior and dissolved organic matter evolution.

Research on efficient denitrification system based on banana peel waste in sequencing batch reactors: Performance, microbial behavior and dissolved organic matter evolution. Chemosphere. 2020 Aug;253:126693 Authors: Wang H, Chen N, Feng C, Deng Y, Gao Y Abstract Nitrate pollution presents a serious threat to the environment and public health. As an excellent heterotrophic denitrification carbon source, banana peel (a kind of agricultural waste) provides a feasible alternative to deal with the persistent high concentrations of nitrate pollution. Although the feasibility and economy of banana peel for denitrification have already been reported, the long-term stability and mechanism were still unclear. The coupling mechanism of organic matters and microorganism in the denitrification process was systematically investigated through a 17-cycle experiment. The results showed that significant NO3--N removal load and rate of 164.42 mg/g and 4.69 mg/(L·h) after long-term tests could be obtained. Organic matter analysis and 16S rRNA sequencing showed that the evolution of organic matter was dominated by Anaerolineaceae (fermenting bacteria), and, in the final step, the humification of organic matter was realized. Moreover, the presence of Lentimicrobium (denitrifying bacteria) was indispensable for the continuous removal of high concentrations of nitrate. The main functional gene of nitrogen transformation in this reaction system was NirS (h...
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