Issue 12, 2020

Optimization of bacterial bioaugmentation for groundwater Mn removal using a waste-based culture medium and lyophilization

Abstract

Biological sand filtration systems are widely used for groundwater Mn removal. Bioaugmentation of sand filters through inoculation with Mn(II)-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) have contributed to the optimization of this biofiltration. However, a challenging aspect of this bioaugmentation process on a large scale is keeping fresh MOB cultures viable and transporting large culture volumes to groundwater treatment plants. In this work, powdered MOB inoculums were prepared by vacuum lyophilization. Bacterial lyophilization was performed in different growth conditions and the best performance was observed in biofilms covered with biogenic Mn oxides. On the other hand, a culture medium to produce the inoculum was developed using crude glycerol waste. Inoculums grown and lyophilized in this glycerol medium were able to be immobilized onto sand filters and to enhance the performance of groundwater Mn removal, reaching the optimal removal efficiency faster than fresh MOB cultures. These results generate new tools to simultaneously, re-use crude glycerol waste and improve large scale bioaugmentation approaches for groundwater Mn removal.

Graphical abstract: Optimization of bacterial bioaugmentation for groundwater Mn removal using a waste-based culture medium and lyophilization

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Aug. 2020
Accepted
06 Okt. 2020
First published
06 Okt. 2020

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 3255-3261

Optimization of bacterial bioaugmentation for groundwater Mn removal using a waste-based culture medium and lyophilization

L. C. Casalini, M. Vidoz, A. Piazza, C. Labanca, V. A. Pacini, J. Ottado and N. Gottig, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6, 3255 DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00777C

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