FEAMMOX ACTIVITY IN BIOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220032349A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17280501

    申请日:2019-09-27

    发明人: Peter R. Jaffe

    IPC分类号: B09C1/10 C02F3/34

    摘要: Microbial reactors are provided for ammonium oxidation. Briefly, a reactor comprises a medium including an ammonium component and a Feammox bacterium and/or enzyme(s) thereof capable of oxidizing ammonium with electron transfer to an anode in contact with the medium. As described further herein, use of the anode as an electron acceptor can mitigate or overcome the disadvantages associated Fe(III) acceptor. In some embodiments, for example, ammonium oxidation in the reactor can proceed in the absence of Fe(III) and/or other metal compounds operable to function as an electron acceptor in the medium. Moreover, the medium may further comprise one more contaminants in addition to the ammonium component.