Synergistic removal of cadmium and organic matter by a microalgae-endophyte symbiotic system (MESS): An approach to improve the application potential of plant-derived biosorbents
Synergistic removal of cadmium and organic matter by a microalgae-endophyte symbiotic system (MESS): An approach to improve the application potential of plant-derived biosorbents
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微藻-内生菌共生系统(MESS)协同去除镉和有机物:提高植物源生物吸附剂应用潜力的方法
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114177
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
Zeng Guisheng
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作者:
Li Mingming;Xiao Xiao;Wang Shipei;Zhang Xujing;Li Junjie;Pavlostathis Spyros G.;Luo Xubiao;Luo Shenglian;Zeng Guisheng
Plant-derived materials as environmentally friendly biosorbents to remove heavy metals from wastewater have been extensively studied. However, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) increase caused by the plant-derived biosorbent has not been considered previously. In this study, water hyacinth was used as biosorbent to remove Cd(II) from wastewater. About 66% of Cd(II) was removed by the biosorbent with a maximum biosorption capacity (qmax) of 21.6 mg g−1. However, the COD of the filtrate increased from 0 to 292 mg L−1during this process. Subsequently, endophytes, microalgae and the microalgae-endophyte symbiotic system (MESS) were assessed for the simultaneous Cd(II) and COD removal. Among these three systems, the MESS achieved the best performance. After 3 d of inoculation, the extent of total Cd(II) removal increased to 99.2% while COD decreased to 77 mg L−1. This study provides a new insight into the application of a plant-derived biosorbent in combination with microalgae and endophytes for the effective treatment of heavy metal-bearing wastewater.