Antibiotic resistance genes removal from secondary effluent by BPAC-UF combined process and membrane fouling control mechanisms
SUN Lihua1,,, DING Yu2, HE Ning3, DUAN Xi4, ZHANG Yajun1 1.Key Laboratory of Urban Rainwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China 2.School Environment and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China 3.Zhangjiakou Rongchuang Taihe Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Zhangjiakou 075000, China 4.Beijing Waterworks Group Co. Ltd., Beijing 100031, China
Abstract:The combined process of biological powder activated carbon (BPAC) and ultrafiltration (UF) was used to remove antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in secondary effluent, and the mechanisms of ARGs removal and membrane fouling control were also investigated. The results showed that in comparison with UF, BPAC-UF process could greatly improve the removal of tetracycline resistance genes (tetA, tetW), sulfonamide resistance genes (sulI, sulII), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), owing to the combined effects of adsorption and degradation effect towards ARGs. The contents of 16S rDNA, intI1 and DOC were positively correlated with the total concentrations of different ARGs, and the ARGs removal could benefit from the enhanced removal of 16S rDNA, intI1 and DOC accordingly. At low BPAC dosage, the membrane specific flux of BPAC-UF was higher than that of direct ultrafiltration, and the corresponding membrane fouling was obviously alleviated. The cake formation model was better to describe the membrane fouling performance of direct UF. Comparatively, both the internal pore blocking model and the cake formation model were better to fit the membrane behaviors of BPAC-UF process. BPAC-UF process is promising and potentially valuable for the ARGs removal from secondary effluent. Key words:antibiotic resistance genes/ biological powder activated carbon/ ultrafiltration/ membrane fouling.
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1.Key Laboratory of Urban Rainwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China 2.School Environment and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China 3.Zhangjiakou Rongchuang Taihe Real Estate Development Co. Ltd., Zhangjiakou 075000, China 4.Beijing Waterworks Group Co. Ltd., Beijing 100031, China Received Date: 2018-12-20 Accepted Date: 2019-04-08 Available Online: 2019-10-11 Keywords:antibiotic resistance genes/ biological powder activated carbon/ ultrafiltration/ membrane fouling Abstract:The combined process of biological powder activated carbon (BPAC) and ultrafiltration (UF) was used to remove antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in secondary effluent, and the mechanisms of ARGs removal and membrane fouling control were also investigated. The results showed that in comparison with UF, BPAC-UF process could greatly improve the removal of tetracycline resistance genes (tetA, tetW), sulfonamide resistance genes (sulI, sulII), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), owing to the combined effects of adsorption and degradation effect towards ARGs. The contents of 16S rDNA, intI1 and DOC were positively correlated with the total concentrations of different ARGs, and the ARGs removal could benefit from the enhanced removal of 16S rDNA, intI1 and DOC accordingly. At low BPAC dosage, the membrane specific flux of BPAC-UF was higher than that of direct ultrafiltration, and the corresponding membrane fouling was obviously alleviated. The cake formation model was better to describe the membrane fouling performance of direct UF. Comparatively, both the internal pore blocking model and the cake formation model were better to fit the membrane behaviors of BPAC-UF process. BPAC-UF process is promising and potentially valuable for the ARGs removal from secondary effluent.