Promoting bioremediation of brewery wastewater, production of bioelectricity and microbial community shift by sludge microbial fuel cells using biochar as anode.

Seeking low-cost and eco-friendly electrode catalyst of microbial fuel cell (MFC) reactor has received extensive attention in recent decades. In this study, a sludge MFC was coupled with biochar-modified-anode (BC-300, BC-400, and BC-500) for actual brewery wastewater treatment. The physicochemical properties of biochar largely depended on the pyrolysis temperature, further affecting the removal efficiency of wastewater indicators.

Effects of biochar on the transformation of cadmium fractions in alkaline soil.

To investigate the chemical properties in the biochar-mediated transformation of soil cadmium (Cd) fractions, the effects of biochar applied at different pyrolysis temperatures on soil Cd-fractions, pH value, and soil organic matter (SOM) were studied through an in-lab incubation experiment on contaminated soil. The results showed that the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of CsBC300 (biochar prepared at 300 °C) was significantly higher (up to 1.31 times) than that of CsBC600 (biochar prepared at 600 °C).

Performance and microbial mechanism of eletrotrophic bio-cathode denitrification under low temperature.

Insufficient amount of carbon in wastewater and low temperatures hinder the use of biological nitrogen removal for purification of wastewaters. Nitrogen removal using cold-tolerant electrotrophic cathodic microbes is a novel and unique autotrophic denitrification technique in which electrical current, not chemicals, is used as a source of electrons. In this study, integrated MFC (R) and open-circuit MFC (R) were cultured and acclimatized in stages at a low temperature (10 °C) to impart cold tolerance to electrotrophic cathodic microbes, investigate the effectiveness of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) process, and address the possible mechanism of microbial action.

The avian gut microbiota: Diversity, influencing factors, and future directions.

The gut microbiota is viewed as the "second genome" of animals, sharing intricate relationships with their respective hosts. Because the gut microbial community and its diversity are affected by many intrinsic and extrinsic factors, studying intestinal microbes has become an important research topic. However, publications are dominated by studies on domestic or captive birds, while research on the composition and response mechanism of environmental changes in the gut microbiota of wild birds remains scarce.

Influence of heavy metals on Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) reproduction in the Yellow River Estuary: risk assessment and bioaccumulation.

The heavy metal migration in the food chain exerted significant influence on the survival and reproduction of wetland birds and then disturbed and threatened the balance and health of the estuary ecosystem. In this study, the concentration of heavy metals (Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Cd, Ni, and Pb) in surface sediment of the Yellow River Estuary (YRE), the food sources of Saunders's Gull (Saundersilarus saundersi) nestlings, and the egg structure of birds were analyzed to determine the bioaccumulation and reproductive influence on wetland bird. The results indicated higher mean concentrations of sediment heavy metals than their corresponding background values in 2019, with the exception of Fe.

Historical development and prospect of intimately coupling photocatalysis and biological technology for pollutant treatment in sewage: A review.

Through the synergistic effect of photocatalysis and biodegradation, intimately coupling photocatalysis and biological (ICPB) technology could improve the removal rate and mineralization rate of refractory pollutants and reduce the toxicity of intermediate products. ICPB system was characterized with the advantages of simple operation, low energy consumption and high treatment efficiency. As a new sewage treatment technology, ICPB system has shown great potential in the treatment of refractory pollutants, and has been widely concerned.

Rapid degradation of Congo red wastewater by Rhodopseudomonas palustris intimately coupled carbon nanotube - Silver modified titanium dioxide photocatalytic composite with sodium alginate.

With a large number of Congo red used in textiles, Congo red wastewater was not easily degraded, resulting in environmental and health-related problems. In order to improve the degradation efficiency of Congo red wastewater, A novel intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB) system was prepared by coupling Rhodopseudomonas palustris (R. Palustris), carbon nanotube - silver modified titanium dioxide photocatalytic composite (CNT-Ag -TiO, CAT) and sodium alginate (SA) (R.

Influence of biochar remediation on Eisenia fetida in Pb-contaminated soils.

In this study, the remediation influence of maize straw biochar on earthworms (Eisenia fetida) in contaminated soils (with Pb at 0, 300, 700, and 1000 mg kg) amended with different amounts of biochar (0%, 1%, 3%, and 5%) was investigated. The results showed that applying biochar to metal-polluted soils effectively reduced the mobility of Pb, promoting the transformation of Pb from exchangeable (EXC) and bound-to-carbonate (Carb) fractions to Fe/Mn oxide (FeMnOx), organic bound (ORG) and residual (RES) fractions. Consequently, a reduction in the mortality and weight loss of earthworms was also achieved by biochar.

Hemeprotein amplifies the innate immune receptors of Ctenopharyngodon idellus kidney cells through NF-κB- and MAPK-dependent reactive oxygen species generation.

Infectious bacterial and viral diseases that cause hemolysis are considered life-threatening to grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), which is a species used in aquaculture worldwide. After heme and hemeproteins (Hb) are released as a result of hemolysis, the effect of excess Hb and heme on tissues remains to be characterized. To decipher the mechanisms, after incubation with Hb, we showed that lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Hb, and heme increased the cytotoxicity and secretion of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 1 (CCL1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in vitro, which was due to stimulation of the expression of innate immune receptors, such as nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD2), toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR 4, and TLR3.

Expression and functional analysis of the BCL2-Associated agonist of cell death (BAD) gene in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) during bacterial infection.

The BCL2-associated agonist of cell death protein is a key participant in apoptosis dependent on mitochondria and in disease progression that involves the regulation of cell death, such as tumorigenesis, diabetes, sepsis shock, and epilepsy. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying the immune responses to teleost BAD bacterial infection and mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis remains unclear. In order to elucidate the mechanisms involved, in this study, a Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp) BAD gene named GcBAD1 was firstly cloned and characterized.

Bacterial community composition of internal circulation reactor at different heights for large-scale brewery wastewater treatment.

This study analyzed bacterial community structure for large-scale brewery wastewater treatment at different heights in internal circulation (IC) reactor. Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Chloroflexi were dominant bacteria, which accounted for 64.17%, 64.

Impact of heavy metals on feathers and egg shells in the Yellow River delta estuary.

In this study, the and , typical wetland birds in the Yellow River estuary, were selected as research objects. The feathers and egg shells of and were collected to determine the contents of heavy metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni and Pb in the samples. Correlation analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA), principal factor analysis (PFA) and potential ecological risk index (RI) were used to analyse and treat the measured heavy metal content data to determine the heavy metal pollution status, source and potential ecological risk in the Yellow River estuary.

Bacterial community structure and gene function prediction in response to long-term running of dual graphene modified bioelectrode bioelectrochemical systems.

This work studied bacterial community structure and gene function prediction in long-term running of dual graphene modified bioelectrode bioelectrochemical systems (LT D-GM-BE BES, 2 year). The maximum power density of LT D-GM-BE BES was 99.03 ± 3.

Denitrification performance of Z03 immobilized by graphene oxide-modified polyvinyl-alcohol and sodium alginate gel beads at low temperature.

Improving the effect of microbial denitrification under low-temperature conditions has been a popular focus of research in recent years. In this study, graphene oxide (GO)-modified polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate (SA) (GO/PVA-SA) gel beads were used as a heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) bacteria ( Z03) carrier to enhance nitrogen removal efficiency levels at low temperatures (6-8°C). The removal efficiency of and and the variations in concentrations of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) under different GO doses (0.

The effects of different factors on the removal mechanism of Pb(ii) by biochar-supported carbon nanotube composites.

Herein, biochar-supported nanomaterials were synthesized using a mixture of chestnut shells and carbon nanotubes slow pyrolysis at 600 °C for 1 h. Then, the adsorption ability of chestnut shell-carbon nanotubes (CS-CNTs) towards the removal of aqueous Pb(ii) was tested. The removal capacity of Pb(ii) by CS-CNT was 1641 mg g, which was significantly higher than that by the biochar of chestnut shells (CSs) (1568 mg g), which demonstrated that the sorption capacity could be improved by the carbon nanotubes.

Identification and degradation characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain WD-2 isolated from prochloraz-manganese-contaminated soils.

The bacterial strain WD-2, which was capable of efficiently degrading prochloraz-manganese, was isolated from soil contaminated with prochloraz-manganese, selected through enrichment culturing and identified as Bacillus cereus. Test results indicated that the optimal temperature and pH for bacterial growth were 35-40°C and 7.0-8.

Bacterial community shift in response to a deep municipal tail wastewater treatment system.

In previous studies, ozone oyster shell fixed-bed bioreactor and membrane bioreactor (OFBR-MBR) were developed for municipal tail wastewater treatment, and qualified good effects. This study mainly discussed the bacterial community shift in response to the treatment process of OFBR-MBR. Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Planctomycetes, Actinobacteria and Firmicutes were dominant bacteria after ozone treatment in phylum level in OFBR-MBR; Aciditerrimonas, Blastopirellula, Pasteuria, Planctomyces, Paracoccus, Caldilinea and Defluviicoccus were adapted and enriched after ozone treatment in genus level in OFBR-MBR.

Bacterial community shift and antibiotics resistant genes analysis in response to biodegradation of oxytetracycline in dual graphene modified bioelectrode microbial fuel cell.

This study explored the biodegradation mechanisms of oxytetracycline (OTC/O) and electrochemical characteristics from the perspective of bacterial community shift and OTC resistance genes in dual graphene modified bioelectrode microbial fuel cell (O-D-GM-BE MFC). In phylum level, Proteobacteria was accounted to 95.04% in O-GM-BA, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were accounted to 59.

Biodegradation of oxytetracycline and electricity generation in microbial fuel cell with in situ dual graphene modified bioelectrode.

A three-step method to prepare dual graphene modified bioelectrode (D-GM-BE) in microbial fuel cell (MFC) in previous studies. This study explored the biodegradation of oxytetracycline (OTC) and electricity generation in O-D-GM-BE MFC. The OTC removal efficiency of graphene modified biocathode and bioanode (O-GM-BC, O-GM-BA) was 95.

Effects of the inclusion of a mixed bacteria strain for sewage treatment in constructed wetland in winter seasons.

Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been used globally in wastewater treatment for years. CWs represent an efficient ecological system which is both energy-saving and low in investment for construction and operational cost. In addition, CWs also have the advantage of being easy to operate and maintain.

Application of Pseudomonas flava WD-3 for sewage treatment in constructed wetland in winter.

Recently, constructed wetland was applied for sewage treatment globally due to its high efficiency and relatively low investment. However, operation of many constructed wetlands in cold winter is quite difficult due to the inhibition effect of low temperature. The objective of this experiment is to study the sewage treatment efficiency of Pseudomonas flava WD-3 in the integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland (IVCW) during winter with different dosages (bacterial suspension concentration: 4.