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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Da Li, Shamas Tabraiz, Dr Burhan ShamuradORCiD, Emeritus Professor Keith Scott, Professor Eileen Yu
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In this study, an azo dye (Acid Blue 29 or AB29) was efficiently degraded with acetate as co-substrate into less contaminated biodegraded products using an integrated single chamber microbial fuel cell (SMFC)-aerobic bioreactor set-up. The decolorization efficiencies were varied from 91 ± 2% to 94 ± 1.9% and more than 85% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal was achieved for all dye concentrations after different operating time. The highest coulombic efficiency (CE) and cell potential were 3.18 ± 0.45% and 287.2 mV, respectively, for SMFC treating 100 mg L−1 of AB29. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed that the anode resistance was 0.3 Ω representing an entirely grown biofilm on the anode surface resulted in higher electron transfer rate. Gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry (GC–MS) investigation demonstrated that initially biodegradation of AB29 started with the cleavage of the azo bond (-N=N-), resulted the biotransformation into aromatic amines. In successive aerobic treatment stage, these amines were biodegraded into lower molecular weight compounds. The 16S rRNA microbial community analysis indicated that at phylum level, both inoculum and dye acclimated cultures were mainly consisting of Proteobacteria which was 27.9, 53.6 and 68.9% in inoculum, suspension and anodic biofilm, respectively. At genus level, both suspension and biofilm contained decolorization as well as electrochemically active bacteria. The outcomes exhibited that the AB29 decolorization would contest with electrogenic bacteria for electrons.
Author(s): Khan M, Li D, Tabraiz S, Shamurad B, Scott K, Khan MZ, Yu EH
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Science of Total Environment
Year: 2021
Volume: 756
Print publication date: 20/02/2021
Online publication date: 26/11/2020
Acceptance date: 03/11/2020
Date deposited: 13/08/2021
ISSN (print): 0048-9697
ISSN (electronic): 1879-1026
Publisher: Elsiver
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143752
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143752
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