Intensified nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a novel electrolysis-integrated tidal flow constructed wetland system.
A novel electrolysis-integrated tidal flow constructed wetland (CW) system was developed in this study. The dynamics of intensified nitrogen and phosphorus removal and that of hydrogen sulphide control were evaluated. Ammonium removal of up to 80% was achieved with an inflow concentration of 60 mg/L in wetland systems with and without electrolysis integration. Effluent nitrate concentration decreased from 2 mg/L to less than 0.5 mg/L with the decrease in current intensity from 1.5 mA/cm(2) to 0.57 mA/cm(2) in the electrolysis-integrated wetland system, thus indicating that the current intensity of electrolysis plays an important role in nitrogen transformations. Phosphorus removal was significantly enhanced, exceeding 95% in the electrolysis-integrated CW system because of the in-situ formation of a ferric iron coagulant through the electro-dissolution of a sacrificial iron anode. Moreover, the electrolyzed wetland system effectively inhibits sulphide accumulation as a result of a sulphide precipitation coupled with ferrous-iron electro-dissolution and/or an inhibition of bacterial sulphate reduction under increased aerobic conditions.
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
Xinxin
X
Ju
Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization Technology for Renewable Energy in Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China. Electronic address: wsb4660017@126.com.
Shubiao
S
Wu
College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
Yansheng
Y
Zhang
Key Laboratory of Clean Utilization Technology for Renewable Energy in Ministry of Agriculture, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
Renjie
R
Dong
D004572:Electrolysis; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry; D053833:Wetlands
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen
Electrolysis; Nitrogen transformation; Phosphorus removal; Sulphide; Tidal flow constructed wetlands