Surface engineering-based S, N co-doped biochar for improved anaerobic digestion: Enhancing microbial-pollutant and inter-microbial electron transfer synergistic EPS protection.

J Hazard Mater

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: December 2024

Enhancing extracellular electron transfer (EET) efficiency is crucial for improving the anaerobic digestion (AD) system's capability to treat recalcitrant wastewater. In this study, a novel S, N co-doped biochar (S-N-BC) was prepared through surface engineering to optimize EET within AD systems. The addition of S-N-BC significantly enhanced the performance of a mesophilic AD system treating Congo red wastewater, increasing the decolorization rate by 78 %, COD degradation rate by 82 %, and methane yield by 87 % compared to the control. Additionally, the shock resistance of anaerobic granular sludge was improved, as evidenced by the formation of the protective extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) barrier and the enhanced activities of the electron transport system. Mechanistic analysis revealed that adding S-N-BC did not alter the Congo red decolorization pathway but significantly enriched various electrochemically active bacteria and established EET pathways between microbial-pollutant and inter-microbial. This significantly accelerated EET efficiency within the AD system, ensuring stable and efficient operation under challenging conditions. This study proposed a novel approach using S-N-BC to simultaneously enhance "dual-pathway EET" between microbial-pollutant and inter-microbial while constructing an EPS protective barrier, addressing the issues of low efficiency and fragile stability of AD systems for treating recalcitrant wastewater.

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