Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification
Nitrification-denitrification is the most widely used nitrogen removal process in wastewater treatment. However, this process can lead to undesirable nitrite accumulation and subsequent ammonium production. Biogenic Fe(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust has recently emerged as a candidate to reduce...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-09-01
|
| Series: | Minerals |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/9/818 |
| _version_ | 1797553605860917248 |
|---|---|
| author | Georges Ona-Nguema Delphine Guerbois Céline Pallud Jessica Brest Mustapha Abdelmoula Guillaume Morin |
| author_facet | Georges Ona-Nguema Delphine Guerbois Céline Pallud Jessica Brest Mustapha Abdelmoula Guillaume Morin |
| author_sort | Georges Ona-Nguema |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Nitrification-denitrification is the most widely used nitrogen removal process in wastewater treatment. However, this process can lead to undesirable nitrite accumulation and subsequent ammonium production. Biogenic Fe(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust has recently emerged as a candidate to reduce nitrite without ammonium production under abiotic conditions. The present study investigated whether biogenic iron(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust could also reduce nitrite to gaseous nitrogen during bacterial nitrate reduction. Our results showed that biogenic iron(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust could efficiently decrease the selectivity of the reaction towards ammonium during heterotrophic nitrate reduction by native wastewater-denitrifying bacteria and by three different species of <i>Shewanella</i>: <i>S. putrefaciens</i> ATCC 12099, <i>S. putrefaciens</i> ATCC 8071 and <i>S. oneidensis</i> MR-1. Indeed, in the absence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust, bacterial reduction of nitrate converted 11–42% of the initial nitrate into ammonium, but this value dropped to 1–28% in the presence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust. Additionally, nitrite accumulation did not exceed the 2–13% in the presence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust, versus 0–28% in its absence. Based on those results that enhance the extent of denitrification of about 60%, the study proposes a water treatment process that couples the bacterial nitrite production with the abiotic nitrite reduction by biogenic green rust. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:17:52Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b789f72dad9d4ebc87bb4ad70b12f4a9 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-163X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:17:52Z |
| publishDate | 2020-09-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Minerals |
| spelling | doaj.art-b789f72dad9d4ebc87bb4ad70b12f4a92023-11-20T13:54:24ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2020-09-0110981810.3390/min10090818Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic DenitrificationGeorges Ona-Nguema0Delphine Guerbois1Céline Pallud2Jessica Brest3Mustapha Abdelmoula4Guillaume Morin5Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, Campus Pierre & Marie Curie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université-CNRS UMR 7590-Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle-IRD UMR 206, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FranceFaculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, Campus Pierre & Marie Curie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université-CNRS UMR 7590-Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle-IRD UMR 206, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FrancePolicy and Management, Department of Environmental Science, University of California, 130 Mulford Hall, MC 3114, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USAFaculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, Campus Pierre & Marie Curie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université-CNRS UMR 7590-Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle-IRD UMR 206, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FranceUniversité de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPME, F-54000 Nancy, FranceFaculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, Campus Pierre & Marie Curie, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Sorbonne Université-CNRS UMR 7590-Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle-IRD UMR 206, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FranceNitrification-denitrification is the most widely used nitrogen removal process in wastewater treatment. However, this process can lead to undesirable nitrite accumulation and subsequent ammonium production. Biogenic Fe(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust has recently emerged as a candidate to reduce nitrite without ammonium production under abiotic conditions. The present study investigated whether biogenic iron(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust could also reduce nitrite to gaseous nitrogen during bacterial nitrate reduction. Our results showed that biogenic iron(II-III) hydroxycarbonate green rust could efficiently decrease the selectivity of the reaction towards ammonium during heterotrophic nitrate reduction by native wastewater-denitrifying bacteria and by three different species of <i>Shewanella</i>: <i>S. putrefaciens</i> ATCC 12099, <i>S. putrefaciens</i> ATCC 8071 and <i>S. oneidensis</i> MR-1. Indeed, in the absence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust, bacterial reduction of nitrate converted 11–42% of the initial nitrate into ammonium, but this value dropped to 1–28% in the presence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust. Additionally, nitrite accumulation did not exceed the 2–13% in the presence of biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust, versus 0–28% in its absence. Based on those results that enhance the extent of denitrification of about 60%, the study proposes a water treatment process that couples the bacterial nitrite production with the abiotic nitrite reduction by biogenic green rust.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/9/818biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rustheterotrophic denitrification<i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 12099<i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 8071<i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1selectivity |
| spellingShingle | Georges Ona-Nguema Delphine Guerbois Céline Pallud Jessica Brest Mustapha Abdelmoula Guillaume Morin Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification Minerals biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust heterotrophic denitrification <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 12099 <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 8071 <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 selectivity |
| title | Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification |
| title_full | Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification |
| title_fullStr | Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification |
| title_short | Biogenic Fe(II-III) Hydroxycarbonate Green Rust Enhances Nitrate Removal and Decreases Ammonium Selectivity during Heterotrophic Denitrification |
| title_sort | biogenic fe ii iii hydroxycarbonate green rust enhances nitrate removal and decreases ammonium selectivity during heterotrophic denitrification |
| topic | biogenic hydroxycarbonate green rust heterotrophic denitrification <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 12099 <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> ATCC 8071 <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 selectivity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/9/818 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT georgesonanguema biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification AT delphineguerbois biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification AT celinepallud biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification AT jessicabrest biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification AT mustaphaabdelmoula biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification AT guillaumemorin biogenicfeiiiiihydroxycarbonategreenrustenhancesnitrateremovalanddecreasesammoniumselectivityduringheterotrophicdenitrification |