Abstract
Membrane bioreactors are powerful systems for wastewater treatment and the removal of toxic compounds. However, membrane biofouling stands in the way of their widespread usage. In this study, the saprophytic fungus Trichocladium canadense was used as the bioaugmentor in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) and its impact on membrane biofouling, biogas production, the microbial communities of the reactor and removal of the common antibiotics erythromycin (ERY), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and tetracycline (TET) from synthetic wastewater was investigated. The results indicated that through bioaugmentation with 20% T. canadense, membrane biofouling was slowed by 25%, the chemical oxygen demand removal increased by 16% and a higher efficiency removal of ERY and SMX was achieved. The presence of T. canadense significantly increased the abundance and diversity of the biofilm archaeal community and the bacterial phylum Firmicutes, a known bio-foulant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 711-723 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Biofouling |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding
The authors are grateful for financial support from TUBITAK (Turkish Association of Science and Technology) (No: 116Y096) and the Department of Scientific Research Project of ITU (Project No: 41499).
Funders | Funder number |
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Department of Scientific Research Project of ITU | 41499 |
TUBITAK | |
Turkish Association of Science and Technology | 116Y096 |
Keywords
- anaerobic membrane
- antibiotics
- archaeal biofilms
- Bioaugmentation
- biofouling
- bioreactor
- next generation sequencing