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Trichloroethylene Removal Using Sulfate Reducing Bacteria and Ferric Iron  

Hwang, Ki-Chul (DOWHA CONSULTING ENGINEERS Co. Ltd)
Min, Jee-Eun (Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University)
Park, In-Sun (Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University)
Park, Jae-Woo (Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.13, no.1, 2008 , pp. 24-31 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) is universally distributed in the sediment, especially in marine environment. SRB reduce sulfate as electron acceptor to hydrogen sulfide in anaerobic condition. Hydrogen sulfide is reducing agent enhancing the reduction of the organic and inorganic compounds. With SRB, therefore, the degradability of organic contaminants is expected to be enhanced. Ferrous iron reduced from the ferric iron which is mainly present in sediment also renders chlorinated organic compounds to be reduced state. The objectives of this study are: 1) to investigate the reduction of TCE by hydrogen sulfide generated by tht growth of SRB, 2) to estimate the reduction of TCE by ferrous iron generated due to oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, and 3) to illuminate the interaction between SRB and ferrous iron. Mixed bacteria was cultivated from the sludge of the sewage treatment plant. Increasing hydrogen sulfide and decreasing sulfate confirmed the existence of SRB in mixed culture. Although hydrogen sulfide lonely could reduce TCE, the concentration of hydrogen sulfide produced by SRB was not sufficient to reduce TCE directly. With hematite as ferric iron, hydrogen sulfide produced by SRB was consumed to reduce ferric ion to ferrous ion and ferrous iron produced by hydrogen sulfide oxidation decreased the concentration of TCE. Tests with seawater confirmed that the activity of SRB was dependent on the carbon source concentration.
Keywords
TCE; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Ferric iron; Reduction; Hydrogen sulfide;
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