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Effect of Electrolysis on Bacterial Activity in Electrokinetic Bioremediation  

Kim, Sang-Joon (Korean Intellectual Property Office)
Park, Ji-Yeon (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Lee, You-Jin (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST)
Yang, Ji-Won (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST)
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Abstract
In the electrokinetic(EK) process, oxygen production by electrolysis was proportional to current density. The dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in anode tank and bioreactor increased with the circulation rate of electrolyte. The bacterial population in bioreactor rapidly increased by the supplement of current, but the DO concentration deceased by the increased bacterial oxygen consumption. From the results of EK bioremediation for pentadecane-contaminated soil, the bacterial population and removal efficiency at 1.88 $mA/cm^2$ were lower than those at 0.63 $mA/cm^2$. This is because the high oxygen production rate largely increased the production rate of organic acids, which reduced the electrolyte pH and bacterial activity. At 0.63 $mA/cm^2$, the highest bacterial population and removal efficiency could be obtained due to the appropriate oxygen production and small decrease in pH.
Keywords
Bacterial Activity; Dissolved Oxygen; Electrolysis; Electrokinetic Bioremediation; Electrolyte pH;
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