Abstract
Quaternary ammonium has been demonstrated to be an efficient functional group for anodic material modification in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs). However, not all anode materials can be easily functionalized with quaternary ammonium. Here QAC of 0.05M, 0.01M and 0.001M is directly added in anolyte instead of complex material functionalization. The startup time of 0.01M (91±0.5h) and 0.001M (101±1h) using real wastewater were 29% and 21% shorter than 128±1.5h of the no QAC control. Coulombic efficiency increased by 95% from 37±1% (control) to 72±2% (0.01M), while the startup was obviously inhibited up to 0.05M due to its biotoxicity. Cyclic voltammetry reveals that 0.01M had a 23% higher peak current density than the control with a broader redox window observed. High-throughput sequencing confirmed that QAC imposed a selective stress on anodic microbial community. This provides a simple method to accelerate BES startup for anodes that not be easily modified.
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