Assessment of rapid initiators and long-lasting nutrients for developing biological permeable reactive barriers to treat mine-contaminated groundwater

The formation of mine-contaminated groundwater as a result of acidic mine drainage from the oxidation of sulfur-containing minerals entering the groundwater. Biological permeable reactive barrier (Bio-PRB) technology is excellent for the remediation of mine-contaminated groundwater. Usually, the org...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 45(2024), 28 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 6262-6276
1. Verfasser: Zeng, Jun (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Qiu, Jinrong, Lei, Yutao, Qi, Yuqi, Liu, Rentao, Jian, Chuanqi, Liu, Na, Su, Yaoming
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Environmental technology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Mine-contaminated groundwater emulsified oil long-lasting nutrients permeable reactive barrier rapid initiators Water Pollutants, Chemical Sulfates
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Zusammenfassung:The formation of mine-contaminated groundwater as a result of acidic mine drainage from the oxidation of sulfur-containing minerals entering the groundwater. Biological permeable reactive barrier (Bio-PRB) technology is excellent for the remediation of mine-contaminated groundwater. Usually, the organic substrates utilized in Bio-PRB are a combination of rapid initiators, which are readily bioavailable, and long-lasting nutrients, which are more difficult to degrade. Herein, we investigated the effectiveness of three rapid initiators and three long-lasting nutrients to remove sulfate from simulated mine-contaminated groundwater via simulated column experiments. The rapid initiators comprised crude glycerol, sodium acetate, and industrial syrup (IS), and the long-lasting nutrients included biodiesel emulsified oil, soybean oil emulsified oil, and high-carbon alcohol emulsified oil (HO). Microorganisms were stimulated using IS to create a sulfate reduction system owing to its high total organic carbon content (24.30 g L-1), achieving optimal sulfate removal rate (1.69 mmol dm-3 d-1). The fastest (2.93 mmol dm-3 d-1) and highest (88%) sulfate removal rates were achieved using HO, which is probably associated with the ability of HO to provide the most suitable C/N ratio (111.75) and induce the growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) for substrate degradation. Conversely, a high concentration of sulfate reduction products inhibited SRB growth in the HO column. The addition of organic materials promoted SRB growth and various organic substrate-degrading bacteria. Furthermore, the competitive growth of methanogens (86.6%) may be responsible for the decrease in the relative abundance of SRB during the later stages of the experiment in the HO column
Beschreibung:Date Completed 01.12.2024
Date Revised 01.12.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2024.2333230