Sustainable wastewater management through nitrogen-cycling microorganisms

Tao Liu; Haoran Duan; Sebastian Lücker; Min Zheng; Holger Daims; Zhiguo Yuan; Jianhua Guo

doi:10.1038/s44221-024-00307-5

Sustainable wastewater management through nitrogen-cycling microorganisms

Tao Liu, Haoran Duan, Sebastian Lücker, Min Zheng, Holger Daims, Zhiguo Yuan, Jianhua Guo^*

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Nitrogen-cycling microorganisms play essential roles in biological wastewater treatment, where nitrogen is removed with substantial energy and chemical consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The discoveries of new nitrogen-cycling microorganisms paved the way for a remarkable paradigm shift from energy-negative and carbon-positive to energy-positive and carbon-neutral wastewater management. This Review reflects on the trajectory of these microbial discoveries and summarizes the technological progress enabled by them thus far. By bridging the gap between environmental microbiologists and water engineers, who are both interested in these new nitrogen-cycling microorganisms but with different focuses and expertise, this Review acknowledges the challenges encountered and illuminates the exciting future ahead. The continued close collaboration between scientists and engineers will keep redefining the landscape of wastewater management. © Springer Nature Limited 2024.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	936-952
Journal	Nature Water
Volume	2
Issue number	10
Online published	14 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00307-5
Publication status	Published - Oct 2024

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This work is supported by the Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP220200963) and Discovery Project (DP230101340). T.L. is a recipient of the Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (DE220101310) and Hong Kong Research Grants Council’s Early Career Scheme (PolyU 25238324). H.D. and M.Z. are the recipients of the Australian Research Council Industry Fellowship (IE230100422, IE230100245). H.D. acknowledges funding from the Comammox Research Platform of the University of Vienna and the Austrian Science Fund, Cluster of Excellence COE7. S.L. acknowledges funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) grant 016.Vidi.189.050. Z.Y. is a Global STEM Professor jointly funded by the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and acknowledges financial support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the JC STEM Lab of Sustainable Urban Water Management.

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