Biological conversion of sulfamethoxazole in an autotrophic denitrification system

• Main Authors: Zhang, Liang, Sun, Faqian, Wu, Dan, Yan, Wangwang, Zhou, Yan
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) Removal; Biodegradation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154391
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a common antibiotic prescribed for treating infections, which is frequently detected in the effluent of conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Its degradation and conversion in a laboratory-scale sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification reactor were for the first...