Citation: Shilong Li, Liang Duan, Qiusheng Gao, Hengliang Zhang. Reduction of methane emission from microbial fuel cells during sulfamethoxazole wastewater treatment[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(6): 110997. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.110997 shu

Reduction of methane emission from microbial fuel cells during sulfamethoxazole wastewater treatment

Shilong Li ^{a, b} ,
Liang Duan ^{a, b, *,} ,
Qiusheng Gao ^{a, b} ,
Hengliang Zhang ^{a, b, c}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
b.
Basin Research Center for Water Pollution Control, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
c.
College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

duanliang@craes.org.cn

Received Date: 14 September 2024
Revised Date: 17 January 2025
Accepted Date: 22 February 2025
Available Online: 23 February 2025

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Carbon emissions from wastewater treatment contribute to global warming and have received widespread attention. It is necessary to seek low-carbon wastewater treatment technologies. Microbial fuel cells (MFC) and osmotic microbial fuel cells (OsMFC) are low-carbon technologies that enable both wastewater treatment and energy recovery. In this study, MFC and OsMFC were used to treat sulfamethoxazole (SMX) wastewater, and direct carbon emissions during operation was calculated. The highest SMX removal rate can reach about 40%. Simultaneously, the CH₄ emission factor was significantly reduced to <6 g CO₂/kg of chemical oxygen demand. The accumulation of SMX-degrading bacteria competed with methanogens for carbon source utilization, leading to a significant decrease in the relative abundance of methanogens. It is hoped that this study can provide a sustainable approach to antibiotic wastewater treatment and promote the development of low-carbon wastewater treatment technologies.
- Wastewater treatment,
- Methane emission,
- Microbial fuel cell,
- Osmotic microbial fuel cell,
- Sulfamethoxazole removal
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