Enhanced anaerobic dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyl in sediments by bioanode stimulation

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 211; pp. 81 - 89
• Main Authors: Yu, Hui, Feng, Chunhua, Liu, Xiaoping, Yi, Xiaoyun, Ren, Yuan, Wei, Chaohai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Acetates; Actinobacteria; Alcanivorax; Anaerobiosis; Bacteria; Bioanode stimulation; bioanodes; Biodegradation, Environmental; Bioelectrochemical system; Bioreactors; bioremediation; China; Chloroflexi; Comamonas; Concentration (composition); cost effectiveness; Dechlorination; Dysgonomonas; Electric field; electrochemistry; Electrodes; electronic wastes; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental Pollutants - metabolism; Environmental Restoration and Remediation - methods; Geobacter; Geologic Sediments - chemistry; Halogenation; High-throughput sequencing; Hydrogenophaga; Ignavibacterium; mercurous chloride; PCB remediation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - metabolism; recycling; Sediments; Stimulation; Transformations; Vibrio; China, People's Rep; China; PCB remediation; Electric field; High-throughput sequencing; Bioelectrochemical system; Bioanode stimulation

The application of a low-voltage electric field as an electron donor or acceptor to promote the bioremediation of chlorinated organic compounds represents a promising technology meeting the demand of developing an efficient and cost-effective strategy for in situ treatment of PCB-contaminated sedime...