A microbial electrochemical filter and a method for using same to remove iron,
manganese and
ammonia nitrogen from underground water, which belong to the technical field of
wastewater treatment. The filter and the method solve the problem of existing biological filters having poorer operation performance and stability under oligotrophic conditions. The microbial electrochemical filter comprises a cylinder (1), an electrochemical
system, and a filter column (4), wherein the electrochemical
system and the filter column (4) are arranged in the cylinder (1); the electrochemical
system is arranged above the filter column (4); the filter column (4) consists of a carrier, a surface of which is covered with a biological film; and a water outlet (8) is provided in a lower portion of a side wall of the cylinder (1), and an overflow port is provided in an upper portion of the side wall of the cylinder (1). In the method, by means of an electro-
oxidation process, some pollutants are removed before entering a filter column (4), thus reducing the bioremoval pressure in the filter column (4); the abundance and
carbon sequestration capability of autotrophic microbes in a
biological filter are enhanced by means of an electrochemical system, thereby providing an additional
carbon source and an additional
electron acceptor for the autotrophic
biological filter, and prompting the growth and
metabolism of biological communities; and the microbial electrochemical filter provides conditions for the growth of heterotrophic iron-
manganese oxidizing
flora, and achieves the generation and coverage of more iron-
manganese active
oxide films on the surfaces of filter materials.