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Experimental study on volatile sulfur compound inhibition using a single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell

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Odor emissions from sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants have attracted much attention due to the potential negative effects on human health. A single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell was proposed for the removal of sulfides in a sewer system. The feasibility of the use of volatile sulfur compounds and their removal efficiency in liquid and headspace gas phases were investigated using synthetic wastewater with real sewer sediment and Ru/Ir-coated titanium electrodes. The results indicate that hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic sulfur compounds were effectively inhibited in the liquid phase upon electrochemical treatment at current densities of 1.55, 2.06, and 2.58 mA/cm2, and their removal rates reached up to 86.2–100%, except for dimethyl trisulfide, the amount of which increased greatly at 1.55 mA/cm2. In addition, the amount of volatile sulfur compounds in the headspace decreased greatly; however, the total theoretical odor concentration was still high, and methanethiol and ethanethiol greatly contributed to the total strength of the odor concentration due to their low odor threshold concentrations. The major pathway for sulfide removal in the single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell is biotic oxidation, the removal rate of which was 0.4–0.5 mg/min, 4–5 times that of indirect electrochemical oxidation.

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    Yao Pang, Tianfeng Gu, Guijiao Zhang, Zhiguang Yu, Yongchao Zhou, Yiping Zhang & Tuqiao Zhang

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    Guijiao Zhang & David Z. Zhu

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Pang, Y., Gu, T., Zhang, G. et al. Experimental study on volatile sulfur compound inhibition using a single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cell. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 30571–30582 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09325-8

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