Effects of simulated rare earth recycling wastewaters on biological nitrification

Fujita, Yoshiko; Barnes, Joni; Eslamimanesh, Ali; Lencka, Malgorzata M.; Anderko, Andrzej; Riman, Richard E.; Navrotsky, Alexandra

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b01753

Title: Effects of simulated rare earth recycling wastewaters on biological nitrification

Journal Article · Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b01753· OSTI ID:1200854

Fujita, Yoshiko ^[1]; Barnes, Joni ^[1]; Eslamimanesh, Ali ^[2]; Lencka, Malgorzata M. ^[2]; Anderko, Andrzej ^[2]; Riman, Richard E. ^[3]; Navrotsky, Alexandra ^[4]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
OLI Systems Inc., Cedar Knolls, NJ (United States)
The State Univ. of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ (United States)
Univ. of California Davis, Davis, CA (United States)

Current efforts to increase domestic availability of rare-earth element (REE) supplies by recycling and expanded ore processing efforts will result in increased generation of associated wastewaters. In some cases disposal to a sewage treatment plant may be favored but plant performance must be maintained. To assess the potential effects of such wastewaters on biological wastewater treatment, model nitrifying organisms Nitrosomonas europaea and Nitrobacter winogradskyi were exposed to simulated wastewaters containing varying levels of yttrium or europium (10, 50 and 100 ppm), and the REE extractant tributyl phosphate (TBP, at 0.1 g/L). Y and Eu additions above 10 ppm inhibited N. europaea activity, even when initially virtually all of the REE was insoluble. The provision of TBP together with Eu increased inhibition of nitrite production by the N. europaea, although TBP alone did not substantially alter nitrifying activity N. winogradskyi was more sensitive to the stimulated wastewaters, with even 10 ppm Eu or Y inducing significant inhibition, and a complete shutdown of nitrifying activity occurred in the presence of the TBP. To analyze the availability of REEs in aqueous solutions, REE solubility has been calculated using the previously developed MSE (Mixed-Solvent Electrolyte) thermodynamic model. The model calculations reveal a strong pH dependence of solubility, which is typically controlled by the precipitation of REE hydroxides but may also be influenced by the formation of a phosphate phase.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1200854

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-15-34114

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 49, Issue 16; ISSN 0013-936X

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