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Formulation of a Simulated Wastewater Influent Composition for Use in the Research of Technologies for Managing Wastewaters Generated during Manned Long-Term Space Exploration and Other Similar Situations-Literature-Based Composition Development. BIOTECH (BASEL (SWITZERLAND)) 2023; 12:biotech12010008. [PMID: 36648834 PMCID: PMC9844444 DOI: 10.3390/biotech12010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The prospect of humans inhabiting planetary bodies is gaining interest among research and development communities, with the moon being considered as a transitory base camp and Mars the next planet humans will inhabit. NASA's Mission to Mars program is set to have humans inhabiting Mars within on-planet space camps by the Year 2030, which has tremendously increased research and development for space exploration-including research oriented toward human life support in long-term planetary lodging camps. The sustenance of human life on Mars will not be trivial due to the unavailability of an appropriate atmosphere and usable water. This situation requires a self-sustaining human life support system that can provide the basic needs such are breathable air, potable water, food, and energy. The feasibility of sending a payload with resources adequate to support long-term human inhabitation is not reasonable, which means every resource within a Mars space camp is valuable, including human-produced wastes. A biorefinery system that treats wastewater and can also produce valuable products such as oxygen, food, and energy offers a form of circular utilization of valuable resources. To conduct research for such systems requires a wastewater influent that is representative of the wastewater to be generated by the space crew within this isolated, confined environment, which is different from what is generated on Earth due to limited variability in diet, human activity, and lifestyle in this confined area. Collection of actual wastewater influent from an isolated environment supporting humans is challenging. Additionally, to ensure a safe working environment in the laboratory and avoid the imposed threat of handling actual human feces, the proposed synthetic, non-human feces containing wastewater influent formulation offers an easy-to-produce and safer-to-handle option. This paper reviews several synthetic wastewater compositions that have been formulated for space exploration purposes. None of the formulations were found to be realistic nor adequate for a space-camp-type scenario. Thus, the formulation of a synthetic wastewater for simulating a wastewater influent from a human space-based camp is proposed in this paper. In addition, the physical, chemical, and biodegradation characteristics of the final formulation designed are presented to illustrate the value of the proposed influent formulation.
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Omine T, Kuroda K, Hatamoto M, Yamaguchi T, Yamauchi M, Yamada M. Reduction of alkalinity supplementation for acid-based wastewater treatment using a thermophilic multi-feed upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:32-42. [PMID: 31094666 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1620864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Generally, Shochu distillery wastewater treatment is required the addition of alkalinity agents for an increase of pH in the UASB reactor. However, to reduce the cost of alkalinity supplementation, cost-effective reactor operation method has been desired. This study aimed to reduce the alkalinity supplementation for a thermophilic (55°C) multi-feed up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (MF UASB) reactor for the low-cost treatment of the wastewater from the production of the Japanese distilled alcohol called shochu. Shochu distillery wastewater contains high concentrations of organics (46,500-57,600 mgCOD L-1; COD: chemical oxygen demand) and volatile fatty acids (16,200-25,000 mgCOD L-1), and low pH (4.1-4.5). With alkalinity supplementation of 0.045 mgCaCO3 mgCOD-1 using 24% NaOH, the MF UASB reactor achieved an 87 ± 2% COD removal rate with an organic loading rate of 24 kgCOD m-3 day-1 for 554 days reactor operation (hydraulic retention time of 10 h and influent concentration of 10,000 mgCOD L-1). The organic removal rate decreased to 19 ± 3% in the MF UASB reactor when alkalinity supplementation was reduced to 0.015 mgCaCO3·mgCOD-1. In this study , the minimum alkalinity supplementation was 0.045 mgCaCO3 mgCOD-1 at an organic loading rate of 24 kgCOD m-3 day-1.
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- Takanori Omine
- Department of Urban Environmental Design and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College, Kirishima, Japan
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Miyakonojo College, Miyakonojo, Japan
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- Top Runner Incubation Center for Academia-Industry Fusion, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Department of Urban Environmental Design and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College, Kirishima, Japan
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- Department of Urban Environmental Design and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kagoshima College, Kirishima, Japan
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Wang P, Peng H, Adhikari S, Higgins B, Roy P, Dai W, Shi X. Enhancement of biogas production from wastewater sludge via anaerobic digestion assisted with biochar amendment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 309:123368. [PMID: 32330803 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Studies have shown that biochar enhances methane formation due to the presence of redox active moieties and its conductive properties. This study investigated the influence of biochar, which was produced from Douglas fir pyrolysis, on biogas production and microbial community during anaerobic digestion (AD) of wastewater sludge. The results showed that biochar significantly enhances methane (CH4) production rate and increases its final yield during AD. The cumulative highest CH4 production obtaining in cultures with DF500 (biochar from Douglas fir at 500 °C) were about 11% and 98% more than the culture without biochar at 37 °C and 25 °C AD temperature, respectively. At 55 °C, the maximum CH4 yield reached 172.3 ml/g COD with DF730, which was about 48.3% more than control culture. The microbial community analysis results showed that biochar could up-regulate the role of micro-ecology especially the methanogens and improve the AD process.
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- Pixiang Wang
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA; Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Mahto A, Gupta R, Ghara KK, Srivastava DN, Maiti P, D K, Rivera PZ, Meena R, Nataraj SK. Development of high-performance supercapacitor electrode derived from sugar industry spent wash waste. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 340:189-201. [PMID: 28715742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This study aims at developing supercapacitor materials from sugar and distillery industry wastes, thereby mediating waste disposal problem through reuse. In a two-step process, biomethanated spent wash (BMSW) was acid treated to produce solid waste sludge and waste water with significantly reduced total organic carbon (TOC) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) content. Further, waste sludge was directly calcined in presence of activating agent ZnCl2 in inert atmosphere resulting in high surface area (730-900m2g-1) carbon of unique hexagonal morphology. Present technique resulted in achieving two-faceted target of liquid-solid waste remediation and production of high-performance carbon material. The resulted high surface area carbon was tested in both three and two electrode systems. Electrochemical tests viz. cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge and impedance measurement were carried out in aqueous KOH electrolyte yielding specific capacitance as high as 120Fg-1, whereas all solid supercapacitor devised using PVA/H3PO4 polyelectrolyte showed stable capacitance of 105Fg-1 at 0.2Ag-1. The presence of transition metal particles and hetero-atoms on carbon surface were confirmed by XPS, EDX and TEM analysis which enhanced the conductivity and imparted pseudocapacitance to some extent into the working electrode. The present study successfully demonstrated production of high-performance electrode material from dirtiest wastewater making process green, sustainable and economically viable.
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- Ashesh Mahto
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Bangalore 562112, India; AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India; AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India; AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India; AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India
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- CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute -Madras Unit, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, Tamilnadu, India
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- Chemical Engineering & Metallurgy Department, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico
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- CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India; AcSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G. B Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, India.
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Bangalore 562112, India.
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Shanmugam SR, Adhikari S, Wang Z, Shakya R. Treatment of aqueous phase of bio-oil by granular activated carbon and evaluation of biogas production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 223:115-120. [PMID: 27788424 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of wet biomass such as algae is a promising thermochemical process for the production of bio-oil. Bio-oil aqueous phase generated during liquefaction process is rich in complex organics and can be utilized for biogas production following its pre-treatment with granular activated carbon. In our study, use of 30% activated carbon resulted in higher chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction (53±0.3%) from aqueous phase. Higher CH4 production (84±12mL/gCOD) was also observed in 30% carbon-treated aqueous phase fed cultures, whereas only 32±6mLCH4/gCOD was observed in control (non-carbon treated) cultures. The results from this study indicate that almost 67±0.3% initial COD of aqueous phase can be reduced using a combination of both carbon treatment and biogas production. This study shows that aqueous phase can be utilized for CH4 production.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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Effect of COD:SO4 2− Ratio, HRT and Linoleic Acid Concentration on Mesophilic Sulfate Reduction: Reactor Performance and Microbial Population Dynamics. WATER 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/w7052275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Using a Statistical Model to Examine the Effect of COD: SO42− Ratio, HRT and LA Concentration on Sulfate Reduction in an Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor. WATER 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/w6113478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gao Y, Ryu H, Santo Domingo JW, Lee HS. Syntrophic interactions between H2-scavenging and anode-respiring bacteria can improve current density in microbial electrochemical cells. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 153:245-253. [PMID: 24368273 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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High current density of 10.0-14.6A/m(2) and COD removal up to 96% were obtained in a microbial electrochemical cell (MEC) fed with digestate at hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 4d and 8d. Volatile fatty acids became undetectable in MEC effluent (HRT 8d), except for trivial acetate (4.16±1.86mgCOD/L). Accumulated methane only accounted for 3.42% of ΔCOD. Pyrosequencing analyses showed abundant fermenters (Kosmotoga spp.) and homoacetogens (Treponema spp.) in anolytes. In anode biofilm, propionate fermenters (Kosmotoga, and Syntrophobacter spp.), homoacetogens (Treponema spp.), and anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) (Geobacter spp. and Dysgonomonas spp.) were dominant. These results imply that syntrophic interactions among fermenters, homoacetogens and ARB would allow MECs to maintain high current density and coulombic efficiency.
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- Yaohuan Gao
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
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- National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. West, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Moon C, Singh R, Chaganti SR, Lalman JA. Modeling sulfate removal by inhibited mesophilic mixed anaerobic communities using a statistical approach. WATER RESEARCH 2013; 47:2341-2351. [PMID: 23466036 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Optimizing sulfate removal by a mixed anaerobic mesophilic culture fed glucose, linoleic acid (LA) and sulfate under several pH conditions was performed using a three factor three level Box-Behnken design (BBD). Based on the BBD approach, a statistical model was developed to predict the residual sulfate concentration. The LA concentration, initial pH and the COD/SO4(2-) ratio were the three experimental factors under consideration. Increasing the COD/SO4(2-) ratio increased the quantity of sulfate removed. The COD/SO4(2-) ratio showed the largest effect on reducing the sulfate level. Significant interactions between the three experimental factors were confirmed by the surface plots, interaction plot and ANOVA. An analysis of residuals verified accuracy of the model. Acetate and H2 production was dominant in cultures with the pH set at 6.0 and 6.75 and fed LA. After 168 h, butyrate and H2S were associated with the largest quantity of sulfate removed. At a D-optimality value of 1.0, a minimum response (residual sulfate concentration) of 36.2 mg L(-1) was recorded at 1500 mg L(-1) LA with a COD/SO4(2-) ratio of 2.18 and a pH set at 6.0. Based on the conditions under consideration, the model provided a useful approach for predicting the residual sulfate concentration in inhibited mixed anaerobic cultures.
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- Chungman Moon
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Windsor, Center for Engineering Innovation, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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Chan YJ, Chong MF, Law CL. Start-up, steady state performance and kinetic evaluation of a thermophilic integrated anaerobic-aerobic bioreactor (IAAB). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 125:145-157. [PMID: 23026327 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Thermophilic treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) was studied in a novel integrated anaerobic-aerobic bioreactor (IAAB). The IAAB was subjected to a program of steady-state operation over a range of organic loading rate (OLR)s, up to 30 g COD/L day in order to evaluate its treatment capacity. The thermophilic IAAB achieved high chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) removal efficiencies of more than 99% for OLR up to 18.5 g COD/L day. High methane yield of 0.32 LCH(4) (STP)/g COD(removed) with compliance of the final treated effluent to the discharge limit were achieved. This is higher than that of the mesophilic system due to the higher maximum specific growth rate (μ(max)) of the thermophilic microorganisms. Besides, coupling the model of Grau second order model (anaerobic system) with the model of Monod (aerobic system) will completely define the IAAB system.
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- Yi Jing Chan
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Jiang Y, Marang L, Tamis J, van Loosdrecht MCM, Dijkman H, Kleerebezem R. Waste to resource: Converting paper mill wastewater to bioplastic. WATER RESEARCH 2012; 46:5517-5530. [PMID: 22921584 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study we investigated the feasibility of producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by microbial enrichments on paper mill wastewater. The complete process includes (1) paper mill wastewater acidogenic fermentation in a simple batch process, (2) enrichment of a PHA-producing microbial community in a selector operated in sequencing batch mode with feast-famine regime, (3) Cellular PHA content maximization of the enrichment in an accumulator in fed-batch mode. The selective pressure required to establish a PHA-producing microbial enrichment, as derived from our previous research on synthetic medium, was validated using an agro-industrial waste stream in this study. The microbial enrichment obtained could accumulate maximum up to 77% PHA of cell dry weight within 5 h, which is currently the best result obtained on real agro-industrial waste streams, especially in terms of biomass specific efficiency. Biomass in this enrichment included both Plasticicumulans acidivorans, which was the main PHA producer, and a flanking population, which exhibited limited PHA-producing capacity. The fraction of P. acidivorans in the biomass was largely dependent on the fraction of volatile fatty acids in the total soluble COD in the wastewater after acidification. Based on this observation, one simple equation was proposed for predicting the PHA storage capacity of the enrichment. Moreover, some crucial bottlenecks that may impede the successful scaling-up of the process are discussed.
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- Yang Jiang
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Paques BV, T. de Boerstraat 24, 8561 EL Balk, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands.
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De la Rubia MA, Riau V, Raposo F, Borja R. Thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: focus on the influence of the start-up. A review. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2012; 33:448-60. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.726962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Latif MA, Ghufran R, Wahid ZA, Ahmad A. Integrated application of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor for the treatment of wastewaters. WATER RESEARCH 2011; 45:4683-4699. [PMID: 21764417 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2010] [Revised: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The UASB process among other treatment methods has been recognized as a core method of an advanced technology for environmental protection. This paper highlights the treatment of seven types of wastewaters i.e. palm oil mill effluent (POME), distillery wastewater, slaughterhouse wastewater, piggery wastewater, dairy wastewater, fishery wastewater and municipal wastewater (black and gray) by UASB process. The purpose of this study is to explore the pollution load of these wastewaters and their treatment potential use in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket process. The general characterization of wastewater, treatment in UASB reactor with operational parameters and reactor performance in terms of COD removal and biogas production are thoroughly discussed in the paper. The concrete data illustrates the reactor configuration, thus giving maximum awareness about upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor for further research. The future aspects for research needs are also outlined.
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- Muhammad Asif Latif
- Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Wu TY, Mohammad AW, Jahim JM, Anuar N. Pollution control technologies for the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) through end-of-pipe processes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2010; 91:1467-1490. [PMID: 20231054 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Palm oil production is one of the major industries in Malaysia and this country ranks one of the largest productions in the world. In Malaysia, the total production of crude palm oil in 2008 was 17,734,441 tonnes. However, the production of this amount of crude palm oil results in even larger amounts of palm oil mill effluent (POME). In the year 2008 alone, at least 44 million tonnes of POME was generated in Malaysia. Currently, the ponding system is the most common treatment method for POME but other processes such as aerobic and anaerobic digestion, physicochemical treatment and membrane filtration may also provide the palm oil industries with possible insights into the improvement of POME treatment processes. Generally, open ponding offers low capital and operating costs but this conventional method is becoming less attractive because the methane produced is wasted to the atmosphere and the system can not be certified for Carbon Emission Reduction trading. On the other hand, anaerobic digestion of POME provides the fastest payback of investment because the treatment enables biogas recovery for heat generation and treated effluent for land application. Lastly, it is proposed herewith that wastewater management based on the promotion of cleaner production and environmentally sound biotechnologies should be prioritized and included as a part of the POME management in Malaysia for attaining sustainable development. This paper thus discusses and compares state-of-the-art POME treatment methods as well as their individual performances.
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- Ta Yeong Wu
- Chemical and Sustainable Process Engineering Research Group, School of Engineering, Monash University, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 46150, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. wu.ta.yeong@eng
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SummaryTwo l·9 1 Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (USAB) reactors, operated at 35 °C, were used for the digestion of deproteinated cheese whey substrate. The C/N ratio was 19, and the alkalinity requirements of the two reactors were satisfied by adding Ca(OH)2 and Na2CO3 in two different ratios respectively. Gas and effluent parameters indicated that reactor 1 (receiving a higher level of calcium) was superior and eventually a loading rate of 7·1 kg COD m−3 d−1 could be obtained in this reactor, compared to a loading rate of 5 kg COD m−3 d−1 which was obtained in reactor 2. Pellets with good settling abilities formed in reactor 1, while the sludge in reactor 2 developed a granular slimy appearance and settled poorly. Investigation of the ultrastructure of the sludge particles revealed a difference in the types of bacteria present in the granules.
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Forbes C, O'Reilly C, McLaughlin L, Gilleran G, Tuohy M, Colleran E. Application of high rate, high temperature anaerobic digestion to fungal thermozyme hydrolysates from carbohydrate wastes. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:2531-2539. [PMID: 19371919 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Revised: 01/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of using a two-step, fully biological and sustainable strategy for the treatment of carbohydrate rich wastes. The primary step in this strategy involves the application of thermostable enzymes produced by the thermophilic, aerobic fungus, Talaromyces emersonii, to carbohydrate wastes producing a liquid hydrolysate discharged at elevated temperatures. To assess the potential of thermophilic treatment of this hydrolysate, a comparative study of thermophilic and mesophilic digestion of four sugar rich thermozyme hydrolysate waste streams was conducted by operating two high rate upflow anaerobic hybrid reactors (UAHR) at 37 degrees C (R1) and 55 degrees C (R2). The operational performance of both reactors was monitored from start-up by assessing COD removal efficiencies, volatile fatty acid (VFA) discharge and % methane of the biogas produced. Rapid start-up of both R1 and R2 was achieved on an influent composed of the typical sugar components of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). Both reactors were subsequently challenged in terms of volumetric loading rate (VLR) and it was found that a VLR of 9 gCOD l(-1)d(-1) at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 1 day severely affected the thermophilic reactor with instability characterised by a build up of volatile fatty acid (VFA) intermediates in the effluent. The influent to both reactors was changed to a simple glucose and sucrose-based influent supplied at a VLR of 4.5 gCOD l(-1)d(-1) and HRT of 2 days prior to the introduction of thermozyme hydrolysates. Four unique thermozyme hydrolysates were subsequently supplied to the reactors, each for a period of 10 HRTs. The applied hydrolysates were derived from apple pulp, bread, carob powder and cardboard, all of which were successfully and comparably converted by both reactors. The % total carbohydrate removal by both reactors was monitored during the application of the sugar rich thermozyme hydrolysates. This approach offers a sustainable technology for the treatment of carbohydrate rich wastes and highlights the potential of these wastes as substrates for the generation of second-generation biofuels.
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- C Forbes
- Environmental Microbiology Research Unit, Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Poh PE, Chong MF. Development of anaerobic digestion methods for palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 100:1-9. [PMID: 18657414 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a highly polluting wastewater that pollutes the environment if discharged directly due to its high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) concentration. Anaerobic digestion has been widely used for POME treatment with large emphasis placed on capturing the methane gas released as a product of this biodegradation treatment method. The anaerobic digestion method is recognized as a clean development mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto protocol. Certified emission reduction (CER) can be obtained by using methane gas as a renewable energy. This review aims to discuss the various anaerobic treatments of POME and factors that influence the operation of anaerobic treatment. The POME treatment at both mesophilic and thermophilic temperature ranges are also analyzed.
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- P E Poh
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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Gomes AC, Gonçalves IC, de Pinho MN, Porter JJ. Integrated nanofiltration and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket treatment of textile wastewater for in-plant reuse. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2007; 79:498-506. [PMID: 17571839 DOI: 10.2175/106143007x156844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The filtration characteristics of simulated dyeing effluents containing Acid Orange 7, sodium sulfate, and a pH buffer made of acetic acid and sodium acetate is described using a commercially available nanofiltration membrane. The original membrane filtration properties were characterized with deionized water to provide a baseline of membrane performance. At high volumetric concentration of the test solutions, greater than 98% rejection of dye and sodium sulfate were obtained. Rejection of buffering chemicals was approximately 50% in all experiments, giving a permeate water not suitable for reuse in most dyeing operations. The final composite concentrate had a chemical oxygen demand (COD) value > 2000 mg/L. No problems were encountered with anaerobic treatment of the concentrate obtained from the dyeing wastewater. Adjusting the sulfate concentration to give COD-to-sulfate ratios to 2.9, 5.4, and 18.2 in the reactor feed had no significant alterations in the performance of the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor.
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Zheng D, Angenent LT, Raskin L. Monitoring granule formation in anaerobic upflow bioreactors using oligonucleotide hybridization probes. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 94:458-72. [PMID: 16628749 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The process of granule formation in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors was studied using oligonucleotide hybridization probes. Two laboratory-scale UASB reactors were inoculated with sieved primary anaerobic digester sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant and operated similarly except that reactor G was fed glucose, while reactor GP was fed glucose and propionate. Size measurements of cell aggregates and quantification of different populations of methanogens with membrane hybridization targeting the small-subunit ribosomal RNA demonstrated that the increase in aggregate size was associated with an increase in the abundance of Methanosaeta concilii in both reactors. In addition, fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that the major cell components of small aggregates collected during the early stages of reactor startup were M. concilii cells. These results indicate that M. concilii filaments act as nuclei for granular development. The increase in aggregate size was greater in reactor GP than in reactor G during the early stages of startup, suggesting that the presence of propionate-oxidizing syntrophic consortia assisted the formation of granules. The mature granules formed in both reactors exhibited a layered structure with M. concilii dominant in the core, syntrophic consortia adjacent to the core, and filamentous bacteria in the surface layer. The excess of filamentous bacteria caused delay of granulation, which was corrected by increasing shear through an increase of the recycling rate.
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- D Zheng
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Tiwari MK, Guha S, Harendranath CS, Tripathi S. Influence of extrinsic factors on granulation in UASB reactor. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2006; 71:145-54. [PMID: 16607526 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2005] [Revised: 02/27/2006] [Accepted: 02/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of this mini-review is to synthesize and analyze information on how the process of granulation is affected by environmental and operational conditions in the reactor. The factors reviewed are temperature, pH, alkalinity, organic loading rate, upflow velocity, nature and strength of substrate, nutrients, multivalent cations and heavy metals, microbial ecology of seed sludge, exo-cellular polymer, and addition of natural and synthetic polymers. Careful temperature control and adequate alkalinity is required for generation and maintenance of granules. Nature and strength of substrate in conjunction with intra-granular diffusion to a large extent determines the microstructure of the granules. The divalent cations such as calcium and iron may enhance granulation by ionic bridging and linking exo-cellular polymers. However, their presence in excess may lead to cementation due to precipitation leading to increased ash content and mass transfer limitation. The addition of external additives such as ionic polymers may enhance granulation in the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors.
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- Manoj K Tiwari
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
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O'Reilly C, Colleran E. Effect of influent COD/SO42â ratios on mesophilic anaerobic reactor biomass populations: physico-chemical and microbiological properties. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006; 56:141-53. [PMID: 16542412 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The competitive and syntrophic interactions between different anaerobic bacterial trophic groups in sulphate limited expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors was investigated. The outcome of competition between the sulphate-reducing, methanogenic and syntrophic populations after development in reactors at varying influent COD/SO4 (2-) ratios was examined in batch activity tests with the inclusion of specific sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) and methane producing archaea (MPA) inhibitors. SRB species could not out-compete MPA species for acetate at influent COD/SO4 (2-) ratios as low as 2. The SRB were seen to play a more significant role in the conversion of hydrogen but did not become completely dominant. HMPA were responsible for hydrogen utilization at an influent COD/SO4 (2-) ratio of 16, and were still dominant when the ratio was reduced to 4. It was only when the COD/SO4 (2-) ratio was reduced to 2 that the HSRB assumed a more influential role. SRB species were significant in the degradation of propionate at all COD/SO4 (2-) ratios applied. Sludge samples were analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), granule size distribution and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), combined with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), to monitor any changes in granule morphology under the various COD/SO4 (2-) ratios imposed during the reactor trial. In situ hybridization with domain- and species-specific oligonucleotide probes demonstrated a layered architecture with an outer layer harboring mainly Eubacterial cells and an inner layer dominated by Archaeal species.
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MESH Headings
- Acetates/metabolism
- Bioreactors/microbiology
- DNA, Archaeal/chemistry
- DNA, Archaeal/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/chemistry
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Desulfovibrio/genetics
- Desulfovibrio/metabolism
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Methanosarcinales/genetics
- Methanosarcinales/metabolism
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Particle Size
- Propionates/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Sewage/microbiology
- Sulfates/metabolism
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- Caroline O'Reilly
- Environmental Microbiology Research Unit, Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Ruan W, Chen J, Lun S. Production of biodegradable polymer by A. eutrophus using volatile fatty acids from acidified wastewater. Process Biochem 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-9592(03)00074-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Skiadas IV, Gavala HN, Schmidt JE, Ahring BK. Anaerobic granular sludge and biofilm reactors. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2003; 82:35-67. [PMID: 12747565 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-45838-7_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The long retention time of the active biomass in the high-rate anaerobic digesters is the key factor for the successful application of the high rate anaerobic wastewater treatment. The long solids retention time is achieved due to the specific reactor configuration and it is enhanced by the immobilization of the biomass, which forms static biofilms, particle-supported biofilms, or granules depending on the reactor's operational conditions. The advantages of the high-rate anaerobic digestion over the conventional aerobic wastewater treatment methods has created a clear trend for the change of the role of the anaerobic digestion in the wastewater treatment plants from a pre-treatment method to the main biological treatment method. The application of staged high-rate anaerobic digesters has shown the larger potential among the recent developments in this direction. The most common high-rate anaerobic treatment systems based on anaerobic granular sludge and biofilm are described in this chapter. Emphasis is given to a) the Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) systems, b) the main characteristics of the anaerobic granular sludge, and c) the factors that control the granulation process. Finally, the most innovative staged anaerobic digesters are also presented.
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- Ioannis V Skiadas
- The Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Group, Biocentrum-DTU, bldg 227, The Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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Kim M, Speece RE. Aerobic waste activated sludge (WAS) for start-up seed of mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion. WATER RESEARCH 2002; 36:3860-3866. [PMID: 12369531 DOI: 10.1016/s0043-1354(02)00080-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Since there are very limited numbers of thermophilic anaerobic digesters being operated, it is often difficult to start up a new one using sludge from an existing reactor as a seed. However, for obvious reasons it seems few attempts have been made to compare the start-up performance of thermophilic anaerobic digestion using different sources of seed sludges. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the start-up performance of anaerobic digestion using aerobic waste activated sludge (WAS) from a plant which has no anaerobic digesters and mesophilic anaerobic digested sludge (ADS) as the seed source at both mesophilic (35 degrees C) and thermophilic (55 degrees C) temperatures. In this study, two experiments were conducted. First, thermophilic anaerobic reactors were seeded with WAS (VSS = 4400 mg/L) and ADS (VSS = 14,500 mg/L) to investigate start-up performance with a feed of acetate as well as propionate. The results show that WAS started to produce CH4 soon after acetate feeding without a lag time, while ADS had a lag time of 10 days. When the feed was changed to propionate, WAS removed propionate down to below the detection limit of 10 mg/L, while ADS removed little propionate and produced little CH4. Second, in order to further compare the methanogenic activity of WAS and ADS, both mesophilic and thermophilic reactors were operated. WAS acclimated to anaerobic conditions shortly (< 5 days at both mesophilic and thermophilic) and after acclimating it produced more CH4 per unit amount of seeded VSS than ADS. WAS at mesophilic temperature biodegraded acetate at the same rate as for thermophilic. However WAS at mesophilic temperature biodegraded propionate at a much faster rate than at thermophilic. WAS as the seed source of anaerobic digestion resulted in much better performance than ADS at both mesophilic and thermophilic temperatures for both acetate and propionate metabolism.
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- Moonil Kim
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, P.O. Box 1831, Station B, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
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Brás R, Ferra MI, Pinheiro HM, Cabral Gonçalves I. Batch tests for assessing decolourisation of azo dyes by methanogenic and mixed cultures. J Biotechnol 2001; 89:155-62. [PMID: 11500209 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(01)00312-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Most of the published studies on azo dye colour removal involve anaerobic mixed cultures and there is some interest in the knowledge of how dye reduction occurs, if by facultative, strictly anaerobic or both bacterial trophic groups present in classic anaerobic digestors. This paper describes the behaviour of methanogenic and mixed bacteria cultures on the colour removal in batch systems, of a commercial azo dye, C.I. Acid Orange 7, used in paper and textile industries. The aim of this study is to demonstrate, by analysing dye decolourisation, that it occurs with mixed cultures as well as with strictly anaerobic (methanogenic) cultures. Tests were performed with a range of dye concentrations between 60 and 300 mg x l(-1). The influence of dye concentration on the carbon source removal and decolourisation processes was studied. The effect of carbon source concentration on colour removal was also analysed for both cultures. The degradation rates in mixed and methanogenic cultures were compared. The consumption of carbon source was monitored by COD analysis and dye degradation by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry and thin layer chromatography.
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- R Brás
- Departamento de Química, Universidade da Beira Interior, R. Marquês D'Avila e Bolama, 6200, Covilha, Portugal
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Borja R, Banks CJ, Sánchez E. Anaerobic treatment of palm oil mill effluent in a two-stage up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) system. J Biotechnol 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00154-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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van Lier JB. Limitations of thermophilic anaerobic wastewater treatment and the consequences for process design. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1996; 69:1-14. [PMID: 8678474 DOI: 10.1007/bf00641606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Thermophilic anaerobic digestion offers an attractive alternative for the treatment of medium- and high-strength wastewaters. However, literature reports reveal that thermophilic wastewater treatment systems are often more sensitive to environmental changes than the well-defined high-rate reactors at the mesophilic temperature range. Also, in many cases a poorer effluent quality is experienced while the carry over of suspended solids in the effluent is relatively high. In this paper recent achievements are discussed regarding the process stability of thermophilic anaerobic wastewater treatment systems. Laboratory experiments reveal a relatively low sensitivity to temperature changes if high-rate reactors with immobilized biomass are used. Other results show that if a staged process is applied, thermophilic reactors can be operated for prolonged periods of time under extreme loading conditions (80-100 kg chemical oxygen demand.m-3.day-1), while the concentrations of volatile fatty acids in the effluent remain at a low level.
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- J B van Lier
- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen Agricultural University, the Netherlands
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Schmidt JE, Ahring BK. Granulation in thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1995; 68:339-44. [PMID: 8821789 DOI: 10.1007/bf00874144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The state of the art for thermophilic UASB reactors is discussed focusing on the start-up of UASB reactors, the influence of the waste water composition and temperature on the development and maintenance of thermophilic granules, and the microbial composition and structure of thermophilic granules.
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- J E Schmidt
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby
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A comparative study of the structure of thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic granules. Enzyme Microb Technol 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0141-0229(94)00051-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (UASB) wastewater (pre-)treatment systems represent a proven sustainable technology for a wide range of very different industrial effluents, including those containing toxic/inhibitory compounds. The process is also feasible for treatment of domestic wastewater with temperatures as low as 14-16 degrees C and likely even lower. Compared to conventional aerobic treatment systems the anaerobic treatment process merely offers advantages. This especially is true for the rate of start-up. The available insight in anaerobic sludge immobilization (i.e. granulation) and growth of granular anaerobic sludge in many respects suffices for practice. In anaerobic treatment the immobilization of balanced microbial communities is essential, because the concentration of intermediates then can be kept sufficiently low. So far ignored factors like the death and decay rate of organisms are of eminent importance for the quality of immobilized anaerobic sludge. Taking these factors into account, it can be shown that there does not exist any need for 'phase separation' when treating non- or slightly acidified wastewaters. Phase separation even is detrimental in case the acidogenic organisms are not removed from the effluent of the acidogenic reactor, because they deteriorate the settleability of granular sludge and also negatively affect the formation and growth of granular sludge. The growing insight in the role of factors like nutrients and trace elements, the effect of metabolic intermediates and end products opens excellent prospects for process control, e.g. for the anaerobic treatment of wastewaters containing mainly methanol. Anaerobic wastewater treatment can also profitably be applied in the thermophilic and psychrophilic temperature range. Moreover, thermophilic anaerobic sludge can be used under mesophilic conditions. The Expanded Granular Sludge Bed (EGSB) system particularly offers big practical potentials, e.g. for very low strength wastewaters (COD << 1 g/l) and at temperatures as low as 10 degrees C. In EGSB-systems virtually all the retained sludge is employed, while compared to UASB-systems also a substantially bigger fraction of the immobilized organisms (inside the granules) participates in the process, because an extraordinary high substrate affinity prevails in these systems. It looks necessary to reconsider theories for mass transfer in immobilized anaerobic biomass. Instead of phasing the digestion process, staging of the anaerobic reactors should be applied. In this way mixing up of the sludge can be significantly reduced and a plug flow is promoted. A staged process will provide a higher treatment efficiency and a higher process stability. This especially applies for thermophilic systems.
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- G Lettinga
- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
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Uemura S, Harada H. Microbial characteristics of methanogenic sludge consortia developed in thermophilic U ASB reactors. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00205070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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van Lier JB, ten Brummeler E, Lettinga G. Thermo-tolerant anaerobic degradation of volatile fatty acids by digested organic fraction of municipal solid waste. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(93)90071-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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van Lier JB, Grolle KC, Stams AJ, Conway de Macario E, Lettinga G. Start-up of a thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor with mesophilic granular sludge. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1992; 37:130-5. [PMID: 1368497 DOI: 10.1007/bf00174217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- J B van Lier
- Department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands
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Kida K, Ikbal, Sonoda Y. Treatment of coffee waste by slurry-state anaerobic digestion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0922-338x(92)90285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ludlow JM, Clark DS. Engineering considerations for the application of extremophiles in biotechnology. Crit Rev Biotechnol 1991; 10:321-45. [PMID: 2070423 DOI: 10.3109/07388559109038214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Biotechnology may soon take greater advantage of extremophiles--microorganisms that grow in high salt or heavy metal concentrations, or at extremes of temperature, pressure, or pH. These organisms and their cellular components are attractive because they permit process operation over a wider range of conditions than their traditional counterparts. However, extremophiles also present a number of challenges for the development of bioprocesses, such as slow growth, low cell yield, and high shear sensitivity. Difficulties inherent in designing equipment suitable for extreme conditions are also encountered. This review describes both the advantages and disadvantages of extremophiles, as well as the specialized equipment required for their study and application in biotechnology.
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- J M Ludlow
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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Thiele JH, Zeikus JG. The anion-exchange substrate shuttle process: A new approach to two-stage biomethanation of organic and toxic wastes. Biotechnol Bioeng 1988; 31:521-35. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.260310604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rinzema A, Lettinga G. The effect of sulphide on the anaerobic degradation of propionate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.1080/09593338809384544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Koster IW, Cramer A. Inhibition of Methanogenesis from Acetate in Granular Sludge by Long-Chain Fatty Acids. Appl Environ Microbiol 1987; 53:403-9. [PMID: 16347288 PMCID: PMC203673 DOI: 10.1128/aem.53.2.403-409.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effect of four saturated long-chain fatty acids (caprylic, capric, lauric, and myristic) and one unsaturated long-chain fatty acid (oleic) on the microbial formation of methane from acetate was investigated in batch anaerobic toxicity assays. The tests were carried out with granular sludge from an upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor. In this sludge,
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spp. are the predominant acetoclastic methanogens. Lauric acid appeared to be the most versatile inhibitor: inhibition started at 1.6 mM, and at 4.3 mM the maximum specific acetoclastic methanogenic activity had been reduced to 50%. Caprylic acid appeared to be only slightly inhibitory. Oleic acid was almost as inhibitory as lauric acid. Although adsorption of the inhibitor on the cell wall might play an important role in the mechanism of inhibition, the inhibition was found to be correlated with concentration rather than with the amount per unit of biomass. In practical situations, as in anaerobic waste treatment processes, synergism can be expected to enhance the inhibition of methanogenesis. In the present research a background concentration of lauric acid below its MIC strongly enhanced the toxicity of capric acid and (to an even greater extent) myristic acid.
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- I W Koster
- Department of Water Pollution Control, Wageningen Agricultural University, De Dreijen 12, 6703 BC Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Wiegant WM, de Man AWA. Granulation of biomass in thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors treating acidified wastewaters. Biotechnol Bioeng 1986; 28:718-27. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.260280511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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