Removal of p-nonylphenol isomers using nitrifying sludge in a membrane sequencing batch reactor
Removal of p-nonylphenol isomers using nitrifying sludge in a membrane sequencing batch reactor
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.018
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发表时间:
2015-12
影响因子:
15.1
通讯作者:
G. Buitrón;Ángeles X. Torres-Bojorges;Glenda Cea-Barcia
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作者:
G. Buitrón;Ángeles X. Torres-Bojorges;Glenda Cea-Barcia
The aim of this study was to assessp-nonylphenol removal mechanisms under nitrifying conditions in a bioreactor system. The removal of a technical mixture ofp-nonylphenol isomers was evaluated in a membrane sequencing batch reactor without the addition of an organic carbon source in enriched nitrifying sludge. Thep-nonylphenol concentration was quantified in the liquid and solid phases to accurately differentiate between biodegradation and sorption mechanisms. The predominant removal mechanism wasp-nonylphenol biodegradation (62%), followed by sorption, which resulted in a total removal of 96%. In addition, ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms controlled the biodegradation ofp-nonylphenol, and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, mono(2-ethylhexyl)ester was identified as the main intermediary metabolite. These results suggested that co-metabolic biodegradation by heterotrophic microorganisms is necessary to completely mineralizep-NP isomers under nitrifying conditions. This study provides an important contribution to existing knowledge of nonylphenol biodegradation.