Metal-Driven Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane as an Important Methane Sink in Methanic Cold Seep Sediments.

Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) coupled with reduction of metal oxides is supposed to be a globally important bioprocess in marine sediments. However, the responsible microorganisms and their contributions to methane budget are not clear in deep sea cold seep sediments. Here, we combined geochemistry, muti-omics, and numerical modeling to study metal-dependent AOM in methanic cold seep sediments in the northern continental slope of the South China Sea.

Corrigendum: Active Anaerobic Archaeal Methanotrophs in Recently Emerged Cold Seeps of Northern South China Sea.

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Active Anaerobic Archaeal Methanotrophs in Recently Emerged Cold Seeps of Northern South China Sea.

Cold seep ecosystems are developed from methane-rich fluids in organic rich continental slopes, which are the source of various dense microbial and faunal populations. Extensive studies have been conducted on microbial populations in this unique environment; most of them were based on DNA, which could not resolve the activity of extant organisms. In this study, RNA and DNA analyses were performed to evaluate the active archaeal and bacterial communities and their network correlations, particularly those participating in the methane cycle at three sites of newly developed cold seeps in the northern South China Sea (nSCS).

[Optoelectronic PCB Wastewater Treatment by Partial Nitrification-ANAMMOX Integrative Reactor].

The feasibility and operating characteristics of treatment of printed circuit board (PCB) wastewater by using autotrophic nitrogen removal process in partial nitrification and ANAMMOX integrative reactor were investigated. The reactor had startup successfully and achieved the stable nitrogen removal efficiency. The results showed that, after 80d operation, the nitrogen removal rate increased and was up to 1.

[Effect of gas-lift device on the morphology and performance of ANAMMOX sludge].

The upflow reactor with gas-lift device was started up by inoculating ANAMMOX sludge granules of less than 0.9 mm. The effects of gas lift device system on the morphology and performance of ANAMMOX sludge were studied by using the nitrogen gas produced in ANAMMOX to drive the effluent circulation in the reactor.

[Effect of gas-lift device on nitrogen removal efficiency of ANAMMOX reactor ].

The effect of air-lift device on the nitrogen removal efficiency of ANAMMOX reactor was studied by increasing the substrate concentration to improve nitrogen load rate and inoculate ANAMMOX sludge. The results showed that the effluent recirculation was achieved by using nitrogen gas produced from the ANAMMOX process as power in the air-lift room. With the increase of nitrogen removal rate, the rate of effluent recirculation was increased, which diluted influent substrate concentration and alleviated the inhibition of ANAMMOX bacteria,.