Bio-electro-remediation: electrokinetic transport of nitrate in a flow-through system for enhanced toluene biodegradation |
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Authors: | A Tiehm T Augenstein D Ilieva H Schell C Weidlich and K-M Mangold |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Environmental Biotechnology, DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW), Karlsruher Stra?e 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany;(2) Electrochemistry Research Group, DECHEMA, Karl-Winnaker-Institute, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, 60486 Frankfurt, Germany |
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Abstract: | The availability of electron acceptors and nutrients is often limiting the microbiological clean-up of polluted groundwater
at contaminated sites. In this study, the feasibility of electrokinetic processes to improve mass transfer was demonstrated
in a model system simulating laminar groundwater flow conditions. Electrokinetic nitrate transport and enhanced biodegradation
of toluene under denitrifying conditions was studied as function of voltage gradient in a new flow-through system. The study
was done in a three-dimensional anaerobic model aquifer system filled with coarse sand. The influent area was divided into
seven chambers thus enabling a separate addition of toluene and nitrate. Mesh electrodes were inserted laterally in order
to form an electric field perpendicular to the flow direction with voltage gradients of 0, 0.125 and 0.25 V cm−1, respectively. Biodegradation was studied after inoculation with a denitrifying microbial mixed culture. Application of the
electric field resulted in nitrate migration into areas containing toluene. In the presence of denitrifying bacteria, the
availability of nitrate in toluene polluted areas resulted in toluene biodegradation, demonstrated by nitrite formation and
decreased toluene concentration. |
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