Impact of light on anoxic/oxic reactors: performance, quorum sensing, and metagenomic characteristics

Author:

Fei Xuening1,Li Songya2,Wang Linpei2,Wang Le2,Chen Fuqiang3

Affiliation:

1. School of Science, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China

2. Henan Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Rehabilitation Technology, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, Henan 467036, China

3. School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China

Abstract

Abstract The effect of light has raised attention on wastewater treatment. However, little research has concentrated on the influences of light on activated sludge. In this study, the influences of light on the performance, quorum sensing (QS) and metagenomic characteristics of anoxic/oxic reactors were investigated. The reactor without light (AO1) showed higher total nitrogen (TN) removal (79.15 ± 1.69%) than the reactor with light (AO2) (74.54 ± 1.30%), and significant differences were observed. It was observed that light facilitated the production of protein-like and tryptophan-like substances by employing parallel factor analysis for extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), resulting in more EPS production in AO2, indicating light was beneficial to EPS production. The concentrations of N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) were various in the two reactors, so the AHLs-mediated QS behaviors in both reactors were also different. These results revealed that light significantly influenced nitrogen removal, EPS, and QS. Metagenomic analysis based on Tax4Fun demonstrated that light reduced the denitrification, stimulated the polysaccharide and protein biosynthesis pathways and down-regulated the AHLs synthesis pathway, resulting in lower TN removal, more EPS production, and lower AHLs concentrations. Based on the above, the likely mechanism was proposed for the influences of light on the reactor.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Science and Technology Project of Henan Province

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering

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