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Insights into the role of electrochemical stimulation on sulfur-driven biodegradation of antibiotics in wastewater treatment | |
Quan, Haoting1,2; Jia, Yanyan3; Zhang, Huiqun1,2; Ji, Fahui1,2; Shi, Yongsen1,2; Deng, Qiujin1,2; Hao, Tianwei4![]() ![]() | |
2024-11-15 | |
Source Publication | Water Research
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ISSN | 0043-1354 |
Volume | 266Pages:122385 |
Abstract | The presence of antibiotics in wastewater poses significant threat to our ecosystems and health. Traditional biological wastewater treatment technologies have several limitations in treating antibiotic-contaminated wastewaters, such as low removal efficiency and poor process resilience. Here, a novel electrochemical-coupled sulfur-mediated biological system was developed for treating wastewater co-contaminated with several antibiotics (e.g., ciprofloxacin (CIP), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), chloramphenicol (CAP)). Superior removal of CIP, SMX, and CAP with efficiencies ranging from 40.6 ± 2.6 % to 98.4 ± 1.6 % was achieved at high concentrations of 1000 μg/L in the electrochemical-coupled sulfur-mediated biological system, whereas the efficiencies ranged from 30.4 ± 2.3 % to 98.2 ± 1.4 % in the control system (without electrochemical stimulation). The biodegradation rates of CIP, SMX, and CAP increased by 1.5∼1.9-folds under electrochemical stimulation compared to the control. The insights into the role of electrochemical stimulation for multiple antibiotics biodegradation enhancement was elucidated through a combination of metagenomic and electrochemical analyses. Results showed that sustained electrochemical stimulation significantly enriched the sulfate-reducing and electroactive bacteria (e.g., Desulfobulbus, Longilinea, and Lentimicrobiumin on biocathode and Geobactor on bioanode), and boosted the secretion of electron transport mediators (e.g., cytochrome c and extracellular polymeric substances), which facilitated the microbial extracellular electron transfer processes and subsequent antibiotics removal in the sulfur-mediated biological system. Furthermore, under electrochemical stimulation, functional genes associated with sulfur and carbon metabolism and electron transfer were more abundant, and the microbial metabolic processes were enhanced, contributing to antibiotics biodegradation. Our study for the first time demonstrated that the synergistic effects of electrochemical-coupled sulfur-mediated biological system was capable of overcoming the limitations of conventional biological treatment processes. This study shed light on the mechanism of enhanced antibiotics biodegradation via electrochemical stimulation, which could be employed in sulfur-mediated bioprocess for treating antibiotic-contaminated wastewaters. |
Keyword | Cytochrome c Electrochemical Stimulation Electrochemical-coupled Sulfur-mediated Biological System Extracellular Electron Transfer |
DOI | 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122385 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources |
WOS Subject | Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences ; Water Resources |
WOS ID | WOS:001312189800001 |
Publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85203413085 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
Corresponding Author | Lu, Hui |
Affiliation | 1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China 2.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China 3.School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China 4.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macao 5.Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, 96822, United States |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Quan, Haoting,Jia, Yanyan,Zhang, Huiqun,et al. Insights into the role of electrochemical stimulation on sulfur-driven biodegradation of antibiotics in wastewater treatment[J]. Water Research, 2024, 266, 122385. |
APA | Quan, Haoting., Jia, Yanyan., Zhang, Huiqun., Ji, Fahui., Shi, Yongsen., Deng, Qiujin., Hao, Tianwei., Khanal, Samir Kumar., Sun, Lianpeng., & Lu, Hui (2024). Insights into the role of electrochemical stimulation on sulfur-driven biodegradation of antibiotics in wastewater treatment. Water Research, 266, 122385. |
MLA | Quan, Haoting,et al."Insights into the role of electrochemical stimulation on sulfur-driven biodegradation of antibiotics in wastewater treatment".Water Research 266(2024):122385. |
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