Effects of plant biomass on nitrate removal and transformation of carbon sources in subsurface-flow constructed wetlands

Denitrification is strongly dependent on carbon quantity and quality in most constructed wetlands (CWs). In this study, four batch CWs were designed, and were fed with nitrate-dominated water to investigate nitrate removal affected by plant and external cattail litter with or without alkali pretreat...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2010-10, Vol.101 (19), p.7286-7292
Main Authors: Wen, Yue, Chen, Yi, Zheng, Nan, Yang, Dianhai, Zhou, Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Available carbon source
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biological and medical sciences
Biological treatment of waters
Biomass
Biotechnology
Carbohydrates - isolation & purification
Carbon
Carbon - metabolism
Construction
Effluents
Environment and pollution
Fatty Acids, Volatile - isolation & purification
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects
Litter
Nitrate removal
Nitrates - isolation & purification
Nitrogen - analysis
Plant biomass
Plants (organisms)
Proteins - isolation & purification
Sodium Hydroxide - pharmacology
Solubility
Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands (SSF CWs)
Time Factors
Typhaceae - metabolism
Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods
Wetlands
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Summary:Denitrification is strongly dependent on carbon quantity and quality in most constructed wetlands (CWs). In this study, four batch CWs were designed, and were fed with nitrate-dominated water to investigate nitrate removal affected by plant and external cattail litter with or without alkali pretreatment. The results showed that the unit with plant and alkali-pretreated litter was more efficient in the initial stage whereas unit with plant and unpretreated litter was superior to other units in the middle and terminal stages. Plant accounted for less than 37% of the nitrate removal in biomass-up added CWs. The different nitrate removal rates were found to be greatly affected by the composition of the plant biomass as well as the quantity and quality of the available organic matters. It was also observed that plant biomass degradation over the period of this study resulted in various N species and concentrations in effluent.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.04.068