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Study of swine farm wastewater treatment using electrochemical membrane bioreactor
Received:November 24, 2023  
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KeyWord:electrochemistry membrane bioreactor;swine farm;wastewater;electricity generation;pollutant;membrane fouling
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LIU Zhuangzhuang Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China  
LIU Chongtao Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610200, China  
WU Houkai Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610200, China  
SONG Jianchao Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610200, China  
LI Yangyang Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China  
TAO Xiuping Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610200, China taoxiuping@caas.cn 
JU Ran Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610200, China  
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Abstract:
      Considering severe membrane fouling of the membrane bioreactor(MBR)and electricity generation characteristics of the microbial fuel cell(MFC)during wastewater treatment, this study constructed a novel electrochemical membrane bioreactor(EMBR) through integration of MBR and MFC. The feasibility and performance of swine farms wastewater treatment using EMBR were investigated in closed-circuit and open-circuit connections. The closed-circuit EMBR achieved a continuous and stable operation. Regarding power generation, the maximum power density, internal resistance, and Coulombic efficiency were 62.7 mW·m-2, 229.1 Ω, and 15.5%, respectively. The removal rate of the closed-circuit EMBR for chemical oxygen demand(COD), ammonium(NH4+-N), total nitrogen(TN), and total phosphorus(TP)were 90.4% ±0.5%, 76.6% ±1.8%, 62.6% ±1.6%, and 70.5% ±3.4%, respectively. Compared with the opencircuit EMBR system, the removal rate of TN increased by 3.8%. The closed-circuit EMBR could effectively mitigate membrane contamination owing to its own generated electric field, and the membrane cleaning cycle was extended by 30% compared to that for the open-circuit EMBR. As an emerging wastewater treatment technology, EMBR can generate electricity for in-situ mitigation of membrane contamination and efficiently remove pollutants from swine farm wastewater.