ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2024
DC Electric Fields Promote Biodegradation of Waterborne Naphthalene in Biofilter Systems.
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- Correspondence on "DC Electric Fields Promote Biodegradation of Waterborne Naphthalene in Biofilter Systems".Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Rebuttal to Correspondence on "DC Electric Fields Promote Biodegradation of Waterborne Naphthalene in Biofilter Systems".Environmental science & technology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biofiltration is a simple and low-cost method for the cleanup of contaminated water. However, the reduced availability of dissolved chemicals to surface-attached degrader bacteria may limit its efficient use at certain hydraulic loadings. When a direct current (DC) electric field is applied to an immersed packed bed, it invokes electrokinetic processes, such as electroosmotic water flow (EOF). EOF is a surface-charge-induced plug-flow-shaped movement of pore fluids. It acts at a nanometer distance above surfaces and allows the change of microscale pressure-driven flow profiles and, hence, the availability of dissolved contaminants to microbial degraders. In laboratory percolation columns, we assessed the effects of a weak DC electric field (
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