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Biological perchlorate reduction: which electron donor we can choose?

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Biological reduction is an effective method for removal of perchlorate (ClO4−), where perchlorate is transformed into chloride by perchlorate-reducing bacteria (PRB). An external electron donor is required for autotrophic and heterotrophic reduction of perchlorate. Therefore, plenty of suitable electron donors including organic (e.g., acetate, ethanol, carbohydrate, glycerol, methane) and inorganic (e.g., hydrogen, zero-valent iron, element sulfur, anthrahydroquinone) as well as the cathode have been used in biological reduction of perchlorate. This paper reviews the application of various electron donors in biological perchlorate reduction and their influences on treatment efficiency of perchlorate and biological activity of PRB. We discussed the criteria for selection of appropriate electron donor to provide a flexible strategy of electron donor choice for the bioremediation of perchlorate-contaminated water.

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This research was financially supported by the project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos. 51779088, 51709104), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M640595), and the project Postdoctoral Innovation Support Program (BX20180290).

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    Li He, Fubing Yao, Ting Xie, Bo Wu, Kunjie Hou, Dongbo Wang, Xiaoming Li & Qi Yang

  2. Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China

    Li He, Fubing Yao, Ting Xie, Bo Wu, Kunjie Hou, Dongbo Wang, Xiaoming Li & Qi Yang

  3. Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control Technology, Hunan Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Changsha, 410004, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Zhong

  4. CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

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He, L., Zhong, Y., Yao, F. et al. Biological perchlorate reduction: which electron donor we can choose?. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 16906–16922 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05074-5

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