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Wu D, Li L, Zhen F, Liu H, Xiao F, Sun Y, Peng X, Li Y, Wang X. Thermodynamics of volatile fatty acid degradation during anaerobic digestion under organic overload stress: The potential to better identify process stability. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 214:118187. [PMID: 35184016 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) operating under organic overload stress usually increases the potential for process instability, leading to significant economic and ecological consequences. Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation is regularly considered a major factor during AD and their degradation is subject to thermodynamic constraints. To date, no study has systematically investigated the mechanisms of VFA degradation on process stability from the perspective of thermodynamics. Hence, increased substrate-to-inoculum ratio was applied in this study to simulate organic overload stress using batch tests with Hybrid Pennisetum. As a result, VFAs accumulation increased, accompanied by decreased methane yield, slower methane production kinetics and even severe process instability. Metagenomic analysis demonstrated that the accumulated propionate and butyrate were degraded by methyl-malonyl-CoA and the β-oxidation pathway while syntrophic acetate oxidation was preferred during acetate degradation. The deviation of stability parameters to varying degrees from the recommended threshold values was observed. However, a subsequent thermodynamic analysis revealed that moderate organic overload stress merely retarded the syntrophic oxidation of propionate, butyrate, and acetate. As a result, the methanogenic activity decreased, and the lag phase of AD was extended, but no adverse thermodynamic effects actually occurred. Changes in the Gibbs free energy for syntrophic propionate and acetate oxidation have the potential to better identify process stability. This study provided novel insights into the underlying thermodynamic mechanisms of VFA degradation and may have important implications for improving the current diagnostic mode for AD process stability.
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- Di Wu
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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Cazaudehore G, Guyoneaud R, Evon P, Martin-Closas L, Pelacho AM, Raynaud C, Monlau F. Can anaerobic digestion be a suitable end-of-life scenario for biodegradable plastics? A critical review of the current situation, hurdles, and challenges. Biotechnol Adv 2022; 56:107916. [PMID: 35122986 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2022.107916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Growing concern regarding non-biodegradable plastics and the impact of these materials on the environment has promoted interest in biodegradable plastics. The intensification of separate biowastes collection in most European countries has also contributed to the development of biodegradable plastics, and the subject of their end-of-life is becoming a key issue. To date, there has been relatively little research to evaluate the biodegradability of biodegradable plastics by anaerobic digestion (AD) compared to industrial and home composting. However, anaerobic digestion is a particularly promising strategy for treating biodegradable organic wastes in the context of circular waste management. This critical review aims to provide an in-depth update of anaerobic digestion of biodegradable plastics by providing a summary of the literature regarding process performances, parameters affecting biodegradability, the microorganisms involved, and some of the strategies (e.g., pretreatment, additives, and inoculum acclimation) used to enhance the degradation rate of biodegradable plastics. In addition, a critical section is dedicated to suggestions and recommendations for the development of biodegradable plastics sector and their treatment in anaerobic digestion.
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- G Cazaudehore
- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, 64230 Lescar, France; Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA/CNRS, IPREM UMR5254, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physicochimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux, Chimie et Microbiologie de l'Environnement, 64000 Pau, France
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour/E2S UPPA/CNRS, IPREM UMR5254, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physicochimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux, Chimie et Microbiologie de l'Environnement, 64000 Pau, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (LCA), Université de Toulouse, ENSIACET, INRAE, INPT, 4 Allée Émile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Dept. Horticulture, Botany and Gardening, University of Lleida, Avda, Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- Dept. Horticulture, Botany and Gardening, University of Lleida, Avda, Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- CATAR CRITT Agroressources, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Émile Monso, 31030 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, 64230 Lescar, France.
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Tawfik A, Bakr MH, Nasr M, Haider J, Mesfer MKA, Lim H, Qyyum MA, Lam SS. Economic and environmental sustainability for anaerobic biological treatment of wastewater from paper and cardboard manufacturing industry. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 289:133166. [PMID: 34875288 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The sustainable application of an up-flow anaerobic baffled reactor (UABR) to treat real paper and cardboard industrial effluent (PCIE) containing bronopol (2-bromo-2-nitropropan-1, 3-diol) was investigated. At a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 11.7 h and a bronopol concentration of 7.0 mg L-1, the removal efficiencies of total chemical oxygen demand (CODtotal), CODsoluble, CODparticulate, total suspended solids (TSS), volatile suspended solids (VSS), carbohydrates, and proteins were 55.3 ± 5.2%, 26.8 ± 2.3%, 94.4 ± 4.6%, 89.4 ± 2.6%, 84.5 ± 3.2%, 72.1 ± 1.8%, and 22.4 ± 1.8%, respectively. The conversion of complex organics (e.g., carbohydrates and proteins) into bio-methane (CH4) was assisted via enzyme activities of, in U (100 mL)-1, α-amylase (224-270), α-xylanase (171-188), carboxymethyl cellulase (CM-cellulase) (146-187), polygalacturonase (56-126), and protease (67,000-75300). The acidogenic condition was dominant at a short HRT of 2.9 h, where methane yield dropped by 32.5%. Under this condition, the growth of methanogenic bacteria could be inhibited by volatile fatty acids (VFA) accumulation. The analysis of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra detected peaks relevant to methylene and nitro groups in the sludge samples, suggesting that entrapment/adsorption by the sludge bed could be a major mechanism for removing bronopol. The economic feasibility of UABR, as proposed to receive 100 m3 d-1 of PCIE, showed a payback period (profits from environmental benefits, biogas recovery, and carbon credit) of 7.6 yr. The study outcomes showed a high connection to the environmental-, economic-, and social-related sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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- Ahmed Tawfik
- Water Pollution Research Department, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Mattaria, Cairo, Egypt
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- Sanitary Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, Egypt
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Henan Province Forest Resources Sustainable Development and High-value Utilization Engineering Research Center, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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Lallement A, Siaud A, Peyrelasse C, Kaparaju P, Schraauwers B, Maunas S, Monlau F. Impact of Operational Factors, Inoculum Origin, and Feedstock Preservation on the Biochemical Methane Potential. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8110176. [PMID: 34821742 PMCID: PMC8614716 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8110176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Anaerobic digestion for the valorization of organic wastes into biogas is gaining worldwide interest. Nonetheless, the sizing of the biogas plant units require knowledge of the quantity of feedstock, and their associated methane potentials, estimated widely by Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) tests. Discrepancies exist among laboratories due to variability of protocols adopted and operational factors used. The aim of this study is to verify the influence of some operational factors (e.g., analysis frequency, trace elements and vitamins solution addition and flushing gas), feedstock conservation and the source of inoculum on BMP. Among the operational parameters tested on cellulose degradation, only the type of gas used for flushing headspace of BMP assays had shown a significant influence on methane yields from cellulose. Methane yields of 344 ± 6 NL CH4 kg−1 VS and 321 ± 10 NL CH4 kg−1 VS obtained from assays flushed with pure N2 and N2/CO2 (60/40 v/v). The origin of inoculum (fed in co-digestion) only significantly affected the methane yields for straw, 253 ± 3 and 333 ± 3 NL CH4 kg−1 VS. Finally, freezing/thawing cycle effect depended of the substrate (tested on biowaste, manure, straw and WWTP sludge) with a possible effect of water content substrate.
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- Audrey Lallement
- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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- School of Engineering and Built Environment, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia;
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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- APESA, Pôle Valorisation, Cap Ecologia, Avenue Fréderic Joliot Curie, 64230 Lescar, France; (A.L.); (A.S.); (C.P.); (B.S.); (S.M.)
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Jensen MB, de Jonge N, Dolriis MD, Kragelund C, Fischer CH, Eskesen MR, Noer K, Møller HB, Ottosen LDM, Nielsen JL, Kofoed MVW. Cellulolytic and Xylanolytic Microbial Communities Associated With Lignocellulose-Rich Wheat Straw Degradation in Anaerobic Digestion. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:645174. [PMID: 34113323 PMCID: PMC8186499 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.645174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic polymers is generally considered the rate-limiting step to methane production in anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass. The present study aimed to investigate how the hydrolytic microbial communities of three different types of anaerobic digesters adapted to lignocellulose-rich wheat straw in continuous stirred tank reactors operated for 134 days. Cellulase and xylanase activities were monitored weekly using fluorescently-labeled model substrates and the enzymatic profiles were correlated with changes in microbial community compositions based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to identify key species involved in lignocellulose degradation. The enzymatic activity profiles and microbial community changes revealed reactor-specific adaption of phylogenetically different hydrolytic communities. The enzymatic activities correlated significantly with changes in specific taxonomic groups, including representatives of Ruminiclostridium, Caldicoprobacter, Ruminofilibacter, Ruminococcaceae, Treponema, and Clostridia order MBA03, all of which have been linked to cellulolytic and xylanolytic activity in the literature. By identifying microorganisms with similar development as the cellulase and xylanase activities, the proposed correlation method constitutes a promising approach for deciphering essential cellulolytic and xylanolytic microbial groups for anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass.
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- Mads Borgbjerg Jensen
- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- NIRAS A/S, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Juntupally S, Begum S, Allu SK, Nakkasunchi S, Madugula M, Anupoju GR. Relative evaluation of micronutrients (MN) and its respective nanoparticles (NPs) as additives for the enhanced methane generation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 238:290-295. [PMID: 28454003 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present work, effect of micro nutrients (MN) (NiCl2, Fe2O3, CoCl2, (NH4)6Mo7O24) was compared with nanoparticles (NPs) of respective MN with cattle manure (CM) slurry in single and bi-phasic anaerobic digestion (AD) at a hydraulic residence time (HRT) of 20days at a mesophilic temperature of 37±2°C for the generation of biogas with enhanced methane (70-80%). Experiments were also carried out with CM slurry as control. During single phase AD, highest biogas production of 0.16L/(gVS reduced) and 0.14L/(gVS reduced) was obtained from Fe3O4 NPs and CoCl2 MN respectively whereas in bi-phasic AD 0.3L/(gVS reduced) and 0.2L/(gVS reduced) was obtained from NiO NPs and NiCl2 MN correspondingly. The results elucidated that NiCl2 (either as MN or NPs) yielded highest biogas in comparison with either control or other MN and NPs.
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- Sudharshan Juntupally
- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) group, Environmental Engineering and Fossil Fuels (EEFF) Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India.
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Deng Y, Huang Z, Zhao M, Ruan W, Miao H, Ren H. Effects of co-inoculating rice straw with ruminal microbiota and anaerobic sludge: digestion performance and spatial distribution of microbial communities. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5937-5948. [PMID: 28536735 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8332-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ruminal microbiota (RM) were co-inoculated with anaerobic sludge (AS) at different ratios to study the digestion of rice straw in batch experiments. The CH4 yield reached 273.64 mL/g volatile solid (VS) at a co-inoculum ratio of 1:1. The xylanase and cellulase activities were 198.88-212.88 and 24.51-29.08 U/mL in co-inoculated samples, respectively, and were significantly different compared to the results for single inoculum (p < 0.05). Higher ratios of AS enhanced acetoclastic methanogenesis, and propionate accumulation could be the main reason for the longer lag phase observed in samples with a higher RM ratio. The microbial compositions were clearly altered after digestion. Fibrobacter, Ruminococcus and Butyrivibrio from the rumen did not settle in the co-inoculated system, whereas Clostridiales members became the main polysaccharide degraders. Microbial interactions involving hydrolytic bacteria and acetoclastic methanogens in the residue were considered to be significant for hydrolysis activities and methane production. Syntrophy involving propionate oxidizers with associated methanogens occurred in the liquid phase. Our findings provide a better understanding of the anaerobic digestion of rice straw that is driven by specific microbial populations.
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- Yuying Deng
- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Changzhou Vocational Institute of Engineering, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi, 214122, China. .,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi, 214122, China
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Liu J, Jia R, Wang Y, Wei Y, Zhang J, Wang R, Cai X. Does residual H 2O 2 result in inhibitory effect on enhanced anaerobic digestion of sludge pretreated by microwave-H 2O 2 pretreatment process? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:9016-9025. [PMID: 26561322 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5704-z] [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: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of residual H2O2 on hydrolysis-acidification and methanogenesis stages of anaerobic digestion after microwave-H2O2 (MW-H2O2) pretreatment of waste activated sludge (WAS). Results showed that high sludge solubilization at 35-45 % was achieved after pretreatment, while large amounts of residual H2O2 remained and refractory compounds were thus generated with high dosage of H2O2 (0.6 g H2O2/g total solids (TS), 1.0 g H2O2/g TS) pretreatment. The residual H2O2 not only inhibited hydrolysis-acidification stage mildly, such as hydrolase activity, but also had acute toxic effect on methanogens, resulting in long lag phase, low methane yield rate, and no increase of cumulative methane production during the 30-day BMP tests. When the low dosage of H2O2 at 0.2 g H2O2/g TS was used in MW-H2O2 pretreatment, sludge anaerobic digestion was significantly enhanced. The cumulative methane production increased by 29.02 %, but still with a lag phase of 1.0 day. With removing the residual H2O2 by catalase, the initial lag phase of hydrolysis-acidification stage decreased from 1.0 to 0.5 day.
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- Jibao Liu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Shenyang Academy of Environmental Science, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Gonzalez‐Estrella J, Asato CM, Jerke AC, Stone JJ, Gilcrease PC. Effect of structural carbohydrates and lignin content on the anaerobic digestion of paper and paper board materials by anaerobic granular sludge. Biotechnol Bioeng 2016; 114:951-960. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.26228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jorge Gonzalez‐Estrella
- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology501 East Saint Joseph St.Rapid CitySouth Dakota57701
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology501 East Saint Joseph St.Rapid CitySouth Dakota57701
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology501 East Saint Joseph St.Rapid CitySouth Dakota57701
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- Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid CitySouth Dakota
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- Department of Chemical and Biological EngineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology501 East Saint Joseph St.Rapid CitySouth Dakota57701
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Sambusiti C, Monlau F, Barakat A. Bioethanol fermentation as alternative valorization route of agricultural digestate according to a biorefinery approach. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 212:289-295. [PMID: 27115615 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study investigates the feasibility of producing bioethanol from solid digestate after a mechanical fractionation (i.e. centrifugal milling), in order to improve the energy recovery from agricultural wastes and the sustainability of anaerobic digestion plants. A bioethanol yield of 37gkg(-1)TS was evaluated for the solid digestate fraction. Mass and energetic balances were performed and compared between two scenarios: (A) one-stage bioethanol fermentation and (B) two-stage anaerobic digestion-bioethanol fermentation, in order to evaluate the feasibility and the advantages of the two-stage process. Results revealed that, compared to the one-stage process, the dual anaerobic digestion-bioethanol process permitted: (i) to diversify biofuels production; (ii) to provide the thermal energy sufficient for drying digestate (13,351kWhthday(-1)), for the subsequent milling step; (iii) to reduce the electric energy requirement for the milling step (from 23,880 to 3580kWhelday(-1)); (iv) to produce extra electrical energy of 8483kWhelday(-1); (v) to improve the reduction of waste streams generated (from 13% to 54% of organic matter removal).
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- C Sambusiti
- IATE, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060 Montpellier, France.
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- IATE, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060 Montpellier, France; APESA, Plateau technique, Cap Ecologia, 64230 Lescar, France
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- IATE, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, 34060 Montpellier, France
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Yu D, Liu J, Sui Q, Wei Y. Biogas-pH automation control strategy for optimizing organic loading rate of anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating high COD wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 203:62-70. [PMID: 26722804 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Control of organic loading rate (OLR) is essential for anaerobic digestion treating high COD wastewater, which would cause operation failure by overload or less efficiency by underload. A novel biogas-pH automation control strategy using the combined gas-liquor phase monitoring was developed for an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating high COD (27.53 g·L(-1)) starch wastewater. The biogas-pH strategy was proceeded with threshold between biogas production rate >98 Nml·h(-1) preventing overload and pH>7.4 preventing underload, which were determined by methane production kinetics and pH titration of methanogenesis slurry, respectively. The OLR and the effluent COD were doubled as 11.81 kgCOD·kgVSS(-1)·d(-1) and halved as 253.4 mg·L(-1), respectively, comparing with a constant OLR control strategy. Meanwhile COD removal rate, biogas yield and methane concentration were synchronously improved to 99.1%, 312 Nml·gCODin(-1) and 74%, respectively. Using the biogas-pH strategy, AnMBR formed a "pH self-regulation ternary buffer system" which seizes carbon dioxide and hence provides sufficient buffering capacity.
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- Dawei Yu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Institute of Energy, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, Jiangxi Province, China.
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Multiple effects of trace elements on methanogenesis in a two-phase anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating starch wastewater. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:6631-6642. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7289-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moreda IL. Determining anaerobic degradation kinetics from batch tests. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2016; 73:2468-2474. [PMID: 27191569 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Data obtained from a biomethane potential (BMP) test were used in order to obtain the parameters of a kinetic model of solid wastes anaerobic degradation. The proposed model considers a hydrolysis step with a first order kinetic, a Monod kinetic for the soluble organic substrate degradation and a first order decay of microorganisms. The instantaneous release of methane was assumed. The parameters of the model are determined following a direct search optimization procedure. A 'multiple-shooting' technique was used as a first step of the optimization process. The confidence interval of the parameters was determined by using Monte Carlo simulations. Also, the distribution functions of the parameters were determined. Only the hydrolysis first order constant shows a normal distribution.
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- Iván López Moreda
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, J. Herrera y Ressig 565, Montevideo, Uruguay E-mail:
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Wang B, Strömberg S, Nges IA, Nistor M, Liu J. Impacts of inoculum pre-treatments on enzyme activity and biochemical methane potential. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 121:557-60. [PMID: 26526543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests were carried out to investigate the influence of inoculum pre-treatments (filtration and pre-incubation) on methane production from cellulose and wheat straw. First-order model and Monod model were used to evaluate the kinetic constants of the BMP assays. The results demonstrated that fresh inoculum was the best option to perform BMP tests. This was evidenced by highest enzyme activity (0.11 U/mL) and highest methane yields for cellulose (356 NmL CH4/gVS) as well as wheat straw (261 NmL CH4/gVS). Besides, high biodegradability (85.8% for cellulose and 61.3% for wheat straw) was also obtained when the fresh inoculum was used. Moreover, a kinetic evaluation showed that inoculum pre-incubation at 37°C or storage at 4°C introduced a lag-time whereas the effects on hydrolysis rate were less consequent. In summary, pre-treatments affected the enzyme activity of the inoculum, and further on, significantly influenced the methane production and the degradation kinetics of the investigated substrates. It is recommended that filtration of inoculum should be avoided unless in case too large particles therein.
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- Bing Wang
- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Getingevägen 60, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Getingevägen 60, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Getingevägen 60, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Bioprocess Control Sweden AB, Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Getingevägen 60, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden; Bioprocess Control Sweden AB, Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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Siddique MNI, Sakinah M, Zularisam A. Influence of flow rate variation on bio-energy generation during anaerobic co-digestion. J IND ENG CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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López I, Passeggi M, Borzacconi L. Variable kinetic approach to modelling an industrial waste anaerobic digester. Biochem Eng J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Comparative performance of enzymatic and combined alkaline-enzymatic pretreatments on methane production from ensiled sorghum forage. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2014; 37:2587-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-014-1235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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