Electrokinetic-enhanced
bioremediation
(EK-Bio)
has
been
developed
as
a
promising
technology
for
the
remediation
of
subsurface
trichloroethylene
(TCE)
contamination.
The
effects
produced
pure
and
abundant
H2
O2
by
anode
cathode
EK-Bio
on
microbial
community
changes
TCE
biodegradation
remain
unknown.
This
study
investigated
influence
high
dissolved
(DH,
0.2-0.7
mg/L)
(DO,
2.6-6.6
concentrations
transformation
indigenous
communities
in
TCE-contaminated
sediment,
including
TCE-removing
populations,
using
16S
rRNA
sequencing,
functional
gene
analyses.
results
showed
that
introduction
enhanced
degradation,
causing
90.4%
removal
four
weeks,
cis-dichloroethylene
(cis-DCE)
was
accordingly.
following
three
ways
should
be
responsible
this
promoted
degradation.
Firstly,
DH
rapidly
reduced
oxidation-reduction
potential
(ORP)
value
to
around
-500
mV,
beneficial
dechlorination.
Secondly,
significantly
changed
enrichment
anaerobic
dechlorinators,
such
Sulfuricurvum,
Sulfurospirillum,
Geobacter,
Desulfitobacterium,
increased
abundance
dechlorination
pceA.
Thirdly,
environment
alleviated
electronic
competition
between
dechlorinators
sulfate-reducing
bacteria.
However,
bio-remediation
did
not
occur
DO
even
after
ten
weeks
due
decreases
aerobic
co-metabolic
microbes
Pseudomonas
Comamonas
shortage
growth
substrate
mmoX
carrier
Methyloversatilis.
competitive
organic
carbon
(DOC)
consumption
unfriendly
microbe-microbe
interactions
also
interpreted
non-degradation
environment.
These
provided
evidence
mechanism
EK-Bio.
Providing
obligate
metabolic
bacteria
electrochemical
cathodes
anodes,
respectively,
or
substrates
can
feasible
methods
promote
shallow
aquifer
under
technology.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(46), P. 20642 - 20653
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Biomarkers
such
as
functional
gene
mRNA
(transcripts)
and
proteins
(enzymes)
provide
direct
proof
of
metabolic
regulation
during
the
reductive
dechlorination
(RD)
chlorinated
ethenes
(CEs).
Yet,
current
models
to
simulate
their
spatiotemporal
variability
are
not
flexible
enough
mimic
homologous
behavior
RDase
genes.
To
this
end,
we
developed
new
enzyme-based
kinetics
model
concentrations
CEs
together
with
transcript
enzyme
levels
RD.
First,
was
calibrated
existing
microcosm
data
on
RD
cis-DCE.
The
mirrored
tceA
vcrA
expression
production
enzymes
in
Dehalococcoides
spp.
Considering
instead
nonhomologous
improved
fitting
time
series.
Second,
biomarker
patterns
were
explored
a
concept
under
groundwater
flow
conditions,
considering
degraders
occurring
immobile
mobile
states.
Under
both
biomarker-rate
relationships
nonlinear
hysteretic
because
acted
biomarkers
additionally
undergo
advective-dispersive
transport,
which
increases
nonlinearity
makes
observed
even
more
challenging
interpret.
offers
thorough
mechanistic
description
while
also
allowing
simulation
dynamic
various
key
aquifers.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: July 18, 2024
Dehalogenating
bacteria
are
still
deficient
when
targeted
to
deal
with
chlorinated
hydrocarbons
(CHCs)
contamination:
e.g.,
slow
metabolic
rates,
limited
substrate
range,
formation
of
toxic
intermediates.
To
enhance
its
dechlorination
capacity,
biochar
and
composites
appropriate
surface
activity
biocompatibility
selected
for
coupled
dechlorination.
Because
special
physical
chemical
properties,
it
promotes
biofilm
by
dehalogenating
on
improves
the
living
environment
bacteria.
Next,
provide
active
sites
removal
CHCs
through
adsorption,
activation
catalysis.
These
can
be
specific
metal
centers,
functional
groups
or
structural
defects.
Under
microbial
mediation,
these
undergo
catalytic
cycles,
thereby
increasing
efficiency.
However,
there
is
a
lack
systematic
understanding
mechanisms
in
biogenic
abiogenic
systems
based
biochar.
Therefore,
this
article
comprehensively
summarizes
recent
research
progress
as
“Taiwan
balm”
degradation
terms
catalysis,
improvement
community
structure
promotion
metabolism
CHCs.
The
efficiency,
influencing
factors
reaction
mechanism
degraded
were
also
discussed.
following
conclusions
drawn,
pure
system,
fixed
adsorption
bonds
surface;
composite
material
relies
persistent
free
radicals
electron
shuttle
react
CHCs,
disrupting
their
molecular
reducing
them;
biochar-coupled
microorganisms
reduce
primarily
forming
an
“electron
bridge”
between
biological
non-biological
organisms.
Finally,
experimental
directions
carried
out
future
suggested
explore
optimal
solution
improve
treatment
efficiency
water.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(47), P. 20931 - 20941
Published: Oct. 29, 2024
Combining
organohalide-respiring
bacteria
with
nanoscale
zero-valent
iron
(nZVI)
represents
a
promising
approach
for
remediating
chloroethene-contaminated
aquifers.
However,
limited
information
is
available
regarding
their
synergistic
dechlorinating
ability
chloroethenes
when
nZVI
sulfidated
(S-nZVI)
under
the
organic
electron
donor–limited
conditions
typically
found
in
deep
Herein,
we
developed
combined
system
utilizing
mixed
culture
containing
Dehalococcoides
(Dhc)
and
S-nZVI
particles,
which
achieved
sustainable
dechlorination
repeated
rounds
of
spiking
110
μM
perchloroethene
(PCE).
The
relative
abundance
Dhc
considerably
increased
from
5.2
to
91.5%
after
five
PCE,
as
evidenced
by
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon
sequencing.
corrosion
generated
hydrogen
an
donor
other
volatile
fatty
acid
(VFA)-producing
bacteria.
Electron
balance
analysis
indicated
that
68.1%
electrons
Fe0
consumed
were
involved
dechlorination,
6.2,
1.1,
3.2%
stored
formate,
acetate,
VFAs,
respectively.
produced
acetate
possibly
served
carbon
source
Dhc.
Metagenomic
revealed
Desulfovibrio,
Syntrophomonas,
Clostridium,
Mesotoga
likely
VFA
production.
These
findings
provide
valuable
insights
into
mechanisms
biotic
abiotic
important
implications
remediation
aquifers
contaminated
chloroethenes.
Biodegradable
plastics
are
developed
and
applied
during
the
past
thirty
years,
their
biodegradation
has
drawn
much
attention.
In
present
study,
marine
bacterium
Alteromonas
sp.
ghpt-2
was
identified
to
degrade
polycaprolactone
(PCL)
effectively.
The
optimal
values
of
degradation
parameters
were
found
at
temperature
15
°C,
pH
8.0,
carbon
source
maltose
NaCl
concentration
0-3%,
respectively.
alteration
PCL
film
represented
after
bacterial
by
differential
scanning
calorimetry,
Fourier
transform
infrared
spectroscopy
electron
microscopy.
After
incubation
with
PCL,
metabolic
pathways
strain
down-regulated
including
ribosome,
TCA
cycle,
glyoxylate
dicarboxylate
metabolism,
pyruvate
oxidative
phosphorylation,
thermogenesis,
flagella
synthesis
MAPK
signal
pathway,
which
affected
cell
growth
multiplication.
contrast,
upregulated
nitrogen
metabolism
ABC
transporters
pathway
relieved
stress
maintained
growth.
By
analysis,
process
proposed
biofilm
formation,
biodeterioration
assimilation.
this
a
low
tolerant
degrading
obtained
that
could
be
in
treatment
plastic
waste,
adversity
cold
high
salinity.