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Zhu Q, Gao K, Sun Q, Ma C, Luo Y, Niu Z, Liu Y, Yang Z. Upcycling of nutrients from kitchen waste: Integration of anaerobic digestion system and microbial protein production system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 369:122411. [PMID: 39232317 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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To upcycle the nutrients from kitchen waste (KW), an integrated system consisting of anaerobic digestion (AD) reactor and microbial protein (MP) production reactor was established in this study. The subsystem I (AD system) demonstrated an efficient bio-energy production (282.37 mL CH4/g VS), with 553.54 mg/L of NH4+-N remained in the digestate. The subsystem II (MP production system) utilized the nitrogenous constituents of the digestate, with 2.04 g/L MP production. In order to further enhance the recovery efficiency, C/N ratio in the subsystem II was studied. NH4+-N recovery efficiency was 23.08% higher after C/N ratio optimization along with 0.24 g/L increment on MP production. Over 0.7 g/L of essential amino acids was obtained, according with the qualitative necessary for the feeds. Also, the key enzyme abundance of CO2 releasing and amino acid biosynthesis was obviously increased with max. 55.21%. Meanwhile, the integrated system was profitable via a simplified economic assessment.
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- Qile Zhu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China; Department of Environmental Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Beijing Scinor Membrane Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Ngo T, Khudur LS, Krohn C, Hassan S, Jansriphibul K, Hakeem IG, Shah K, Surapaneni A, Ball AS. Wood biochar enhances methanogenesis in the anaerobic digestion of chicken manure under ammonia inhibition conditions. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21100. [PMID: 37920507 PMCID: PMC10618790 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The process of breaking down chicken manure through anaerobic digestion is an effective waste management technology. However, chicken manure can be a challenging feedstock, causing ammonia stress and digester instability. This study examined the impacts of adding wood biochar and acid-alkali-treated wood biochar to anaerobically digest chicken manure under conditions of ammonia inhibition. The results highlighted that only the addition of 5 % acid-alkali-treated wood biochar by volume can achieve cumulative methane production close to the typical methane potential range of chicken manure. The treated wood biochar also exhibited highest total ammonia nitrogen removal compared to the Control treatment. Scanning Electron Microscope revealed growing interactions between biochar and methanogens over time. Real-time polymerase chain reaction showed that treated wood biochar produced the highest number of bacterial biomass. In addition, 16S amplicon-based sequencing identified a more robust archaeal community from treated biochar addition. Overall, the acid-alkali treatment of biochar represents an effective method of modifying biochar to improve its performance in anaerobic digestion.
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- Tien Ngo
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
- South East Water, 101 Wells Street, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
- ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia's Biosolids Resource, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
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Bist RB, Subedi S, Chai L, Yang X. Ammonia emissions, impacts, and mitigation strategies for poultry production: A critical review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 328:116919. [PMID: 36516703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are the main sources of air pollutants such as ammonia (NH3) and greenhouse gases. Among air pollutants, NH3 is one of the most concerned gasses in terms of air quality, environmental impacts, and manure nutrient losses. It is recommended that NH3 concentrations in the poultry house should be controlled below 25 ppm. Otherwise, the poor air quality will impair the health and welfare of animals and their caretakers. After releasing from poultry houses, NH3 contributes to the form of fine particulate matters in the air and acidify soil and water bodies after deposition. Therefore, understanding the emission influential factors and impacts is critical for developing mitigation strategies to protect animals' welfare and health, environment, and ecosystems. This review paper summarized the primary NH3 emission influential factors, such as how poultry housing systems, seasonal changes, feed management, bedding materials, animal densities, and animals' activities can impact indoor air quality and emissions. A higher level of NH3 (e.g., >25 ppm) results in lower production efficiency and poor welfare and health, e.g., respiratory disorder, less feed intake, lower growth rates or egg production, poor feed use efficiency, increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, and mortality. In addition, the egg quality (e.g., albumen height, pH, and condensation) was reduced after laying hens chronically exposed to high NH3 levels. High NH3 levels have detrimental effects on farm workers' health as it is a corrosive substance to eyes, skin, and respiratory tract, and thus may cause blindness, irritation (throat, nose, eyes), and lung illness. For controlling poultry house NH3 levels and emissions, we analyzed various mitigation strategies such as litter additives, biofiltration, acid scrubber, dietary manipulation, and bedding materials. Litter additives were tested with 50% efficiency in broiler houses and 80-90% mitigation efficiency for cage-free hen litter at a higher application rate (0.9 kg m-2). Filtration systems such as multi-stage acid scrubbers have up to 95% efficiency on NH3 mitigation. However, cautions should be paid as mitigation strategies could be cost prohibitive for farmers, which needs assistances or subsidies from governments.
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- Ramesh Bahadur Bist
- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Yang D, Chen Q, Liu R, Song L, Zhang Y, Dai X. Ammonia recovery from anaerobic digestate: State of the art, challenges and prospects. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127957. [PMID: 36113813 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrogen-containing wastewater and organic wastes are inevitably produced during human activities. To reduce nitrogen pollution, much energy has been used to convert ammonia nitrogen into nitrogen gas through biological nitrogen removal method. However, it needs to consume high energy again during industrial nitrogen fixation, which give rise to massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, ammonia recovery from organic wastes has attracted much attention in recent years. In this review, the advantages and disadvantages of ammonia stripping, membrane separation and struvite precipitation are discussed firstly. The ammonia stripping mechanisms, influencing factors, mass transfer process, and the latest innovative ammonia stripping techniques from the anaerobic digestate of organic wastes are critically reviewed. Additionally, a comprehensive economic analysis of different ammonia removal or recovery processes is carried out. The challenges and prospects of ammonia recovery are suggested. Ammonia recovery is of great significance for promoting nitrogen cycle, energy saving and GHG emission reduction.
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- Donghai Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- China Civil Engineering Society Water Industry Association, Beijing 100082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Wood Biochar Enhances the Valorisation of the Anaerobic Digestion of Chicken Manure. CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cleantechnol4020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this study, the efficacy of biochar to mitigate ammonia stress and improve methane production is investigated. Chicken manure (CM) was subjected to high-solid mesophilic anaerobic digestion (15% total solid content) with wood biochar (BC). Wood biochar was further treated using HNO3 and NaOH to produce acid–alkali-treated wood biochar (TBC), with an improvement in its overall ammonium adsorption capacity and porosity. Three treatments were loaded in triplicate into the digesters, without biochar, with biochar and with acid–alkali-treated biochar and maintained at 37 °C for 110 days. The study found a significant improvement in CH4 formation kinetics via enhanced substrate degradation, leading to CH4 production of 74.7 mL g−1 VS and 70.1 mL g−1 VS by BC and TBC treatments, compared to 39.5 mL g−1 VS by control treatments on the 28th day, respectively. However, only the use of TBC was able to prolong methane production during the semi-inhibition phase. The use of TBC also resulted in the highest removal of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) of 86.3%. In addition, the treatment with TBC preserved the highest microbial biomass at day 110. The presence of TBC also resulted in an increase in electrical conductivity, possibly promoting DIET-mediated methanogenesis. Overall, the acid–alkali treatment of biochar can be a novel approach to improve biochar’s existing characteristics for its utilisation as an additive in anaerobic digestion.
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Tang J, Pu Y, Zeng T, Hu Y, Huang J, Pan S, Wang XC, Li Y, Abomohra AEF. Enhanced methane production coupled with livestock wastewater treatment using anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Performance and membrane filtration properties. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 345:126470. [PMID: 34863846 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present study introduced a new method for enhanced biomethane production and pollution control of swine wastewater (SW) using anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). Results confirmed 35 °C as the optimum temperature for enhanced anaerobic digestion which resulted in relatively higher methane production rate and potential. In AnMBR system, robust pollutants removal and conversion rate were achieved under various hydraulic retention time (HRT) ranging from 20 to 10 days, while the highest methane yield (0.24 L/g-CODremoved) and microbial activity (6.65 mg-COD/g-VSS·h) were recorded at HRT of 15 days. Reduction of HRT to 10 days resulted in serious membrane fouling due to accumulation of extracellularpolymericsubstances(EPS) and cake layer on the membrane. However, cake layer as the dominant membrane foulant could be effectively removed through periodic physical backwash to recover the membrane permeability. Overall, the suggested AnMBR is a promising technology to enhance SW treatment and energy recovery.
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- Jialing Tang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; Institute of New Energy and Low-carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 9808579, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.
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Kumar A, Verma LM, Sharma S, Singh N. Overview on agricultural potentials of biogas slurry (BGS): applications, challenges, and solutions. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY 2022; 13:1-41. [PMID: 35004124 PMCID: PMC8725965 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-02215-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The residual slurry obtained from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of biogas feed substrates such as livestock dung is known as BGS. BGS is a rich source of nutrients and bioactive compounds having an important role in establishing diverse microbial communities, accelerating nutrient use efficiency, and promoting overall soil and plant health management. However, challenges such as lower C/N transformation rates, ammonia volatilization, high pH, and bulkiness limit their extensive applications. Here we review the strategies of BGS valorization through microbial and organomineral amendments. Such cohesive approaches can serve dual purposes viz. green organic inputs for sustainable agriculture practices and value addition of biomass waste. The literature survey has been conducted to identify the knowledge gaps and critically analyze the latest technological interventions to upgrade the BGS for potential applications in agriculture fields. The major points are as follows: (1) Bio/nanotechnology-inspired approaches could serve as a constructive platform for integrating BGS with other organic materials to exploit microbial diversity dynamics through multi-substrate interactions. (2) Advancements in next-generation sequencing (NGS) pave an ideal pathway to study the complex microflora and translate the potential information into bioprospecting of BGS to ameliorate existing bio-fertilizer formulations. (3) Nanoparticles (NPs) have the potential to establish a link between syntrophic bacteria and methanogens through direct interspecies electron transfer and thereby contribute towards improved efficiency of AD. (4) Developments in techniques of nutrient recovery from the BGS facilities' negative GHGs emissions and energy-efficient models for nitrogen removal. (5) Possibilities of formulating low-cost substrates for mass-multiplication of beneficial microbes, bioprospecting of such microbes to produce bioactive compounds of anti-phytopathogenic activities, and developing BGS-inspired biofertilizer formulations integrating NPs, microbial inoculants, and deoiled seed cakes have been examined.
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- Ajay Kumar
- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India
- Department of Biotechnology, Mewar Institute of Management, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, UP 201012 India
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- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India
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- Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mewar Institute of Management, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, UP 201012 India
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