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BioDeNOx is a combined physicochemical and biological process for the removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from flue gas. In the present study, two anaerobic bioreactors performing BioDeNOx were run consecutively (RUN-1 and RUN-2) at a dilution rate of 0.01 h−1 with Fe(II)EDTA.NO2− and Fe(III)EDTA− as electron acceptors and ethanol as electron donor. The measured protein concentration of the reactor biomass of both runs was 120 mg/l. Different molecular methods were used to determine the identity and abundance of the bacterial populations in both bioreactors. Bacillus azotoformans strain KT-1 was recognized as a key player in Fe(II)EDTA.NO2− reduction. PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of the reactor biomass showed a greater diversity in RUN-2 than in RUN-1. Enrichments of Fe(II)EDTA.NO2− and Fe(III)EDTA− reducers and activity assays were conducted using the biomass from RUN-2 as an inoculum. The results on substrate turnover, overall microbial diversity, and enrichments and finally activity assays confirmed that ethanol was used as electron donor for Fe(II)EDTA.NO2− reduction. In addition, the Fe(III)EDTA− reduction rate of the microbial community proved to be feasible enough to run the bioreactors, ruling out the chemical reduction of Fe(III)EDTA− with sulfide as was proposed by other researchers.
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Kumaraswamy, R., Kuenen, J.G., Kleerebezem, R. et al. Structure of microbial communities performing the simultaneous reduction of Fe(II)EDTA.NO2−and Fe(III)EDTA− . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 73, 922–931 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-006-0542-z
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