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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2012.17.5.049

Monitoring Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination of TCE by Biofilm-Type Culture in Continuous-Flow System  

Park, Sunhwa (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Han, Kyungjin (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
Hong, Uijeon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
Ahn, Hongil (SK Energy CO., LTD.)
Kim, Namhee (SK Energy CO., LTD.)
Kim, Hyunkoo (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Taeseung (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.17, no.5, 2012 , pp. 49-55 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 1.28 L-batch reactor and continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CFSTR) fed with formate and trichloroethene (TCE) were operated for 120 days and 56 days, respectively, to study the effect of formate as electron donor on anaerobic reductive dechlorination (ARD) of TCE to cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (c-DCE), vinyl chloride (VC), and ethylene (ETH). In batch reactor, injected 60 ${\mu}mol$ TCE was completely degraded in the presence of 20% hydrogen gas ($H_2$) in less than 8 days by anaerobic dechlorination mixed-culture (300 mg-soluble protein), Evanite Culture with ability to completely degrade tetrachloroethene (PCE) and -TCE to ETH under anaerobic conditions. Once the formate was used as electron donor instead of hydrogen gas in batch or chemostat system, the TCE-dechlorination rate decreased and acetate production rate increased. It indicates that the concentration of hydrogen produced in both systems is possibly more close to threshold for homoacetogenesis process. Soluble protein concentration of Evanite culture during the batch test increased from 300 mg to 688 mg for 120 days. Through the protein monitoring, we confirmed an increase of microbial population during the reactor operation. In CFSTR test, TCE was fed continuously at 9.9 ppm (75.38 ${\mu}mol/L$) and the influent formate feed concentration increased stepwise from 1.3 mmol/L to 14.3 mmol/L. Injected TCE was accumulated at 18 days of HRT, but TCE was completely degraded at 36 days of HRT without accumulation of the injected-TCE during the left of experiment period, getting $H_2$ from fermentative hydrogen production of injected formate. Although c-DCE was also accumulated for 23 days after beginning of CFSTR operation, it reached steady-state in the presence of excessive formate. We also evaluated microbial dynamic of the culture at different chemical state in the reactor by DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis).
Keywords
Anaerobic Dechlorination Mixed-Culture; Continuous-Flow Stirred Tank Reactor; Trichloroethylene (TCE); Formate; DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis);
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