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Lv Y, Ren WT, Huang Y, Wang HZ, Wu QL, Guo WQ. Upgrading soybean dreg to caproate via intermediate of lactate and mediator of biochar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 406:130958. [PMID: 38876284 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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To address the environmental hazards posed by high-yield soybean dreg (SD), a high-value strategy is firstly proposed by synthesizing caproate through chain elongation (CE). Optimized conditions for lactate-rich broth as intermediate, utilizing 50 % inoculum ratio, 40 g/L substrate concentration, and pH 5, resulting in 2.05 g/L caproate from direct fermentation. Leveraging lactate-rich broth supplemented with ethanol, caproate was optimized to 2.76 g/L under a refined electron donor to acceptor of 2:1. Furthermore, incorporating 20 g/L biochar elevated caproate production to 3.05 g/L and significantly shortened the lag phase. Mechanistic insights revealed that biochar's surface-existed quinone and hydroquinone groups exhibit potent redox characteristics, thereby facilitating electron transfer. Moreover, biochar up-regulated the abundance of key genes involved in CE process (especially fatty acids biosynthesis pathway), also enriching Lysinibacillus and Pseudomonas as an unrecognized cooperation to CE. This study paves a way for sustainable development of SD by upgrading to caproate.
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- Yang Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Lu T, Su K, Ma G, Jia C, Li J, Zhao Q, Song M, Xu C, Song X. The growth and nutrient removal properties of heterotrophic microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana in simulated wastewater containing volatile fatty acids. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 358:142270. [PMID: 38719126 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142270] [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: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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To reduce the high cost of organic carbon sources in waste resource utilization in the cultivation of microalgae, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) derived from activated sludge were used as the sole carbon source to culture Chlorella sorokiniana under the heterotrophic cultivation. The addition of VFAs in the heterotrophic condition enhanced the total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP) removal of C. sorokiniana, which proved the advantageous microalgae in using VFAs in the heterotrophic culture after screening in the previous study. To discover the possible mechanism of nitrogen and phosphorus adsorption in heterotrophic conditions by microalgae, the effect of different ratios of VFAs (acetic acid (AA): propionic acid (PA): butyric acid (BA)) on the nutrient removal and growth properties of C. sorokiniana was studied. In the 8:1:1 group, the highest efficiency (77.19%) of VFAs assimilation, the highest biomass (0.80 g L-1) and lipid content (31.35%) were achieved, with the highest TN and TP removal efficiencies of 97.44 % and 91.02 %, respectively. Moreover, an aerobic denitrifying bacterium, Pseudomonas, was determined to be the dominant genus under this heterotrophic condition. This suggested that besides nitrate uptake and utilization by C. sorokiniana under the heterotrophy, the conduct of the denitrification process was also the main reason for obtaining high nitrogen removal efficiency.
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- Tianxiang Lu
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China; Shandong Society for Environmental Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- Shandong Society for Environmental Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China; Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250013, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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Li H, Cheng J, Xia R, Dong H, Zhou J. Electron syntrophy between mixed hydrogenogens and Geobacter metallireducens boosted dark hydrogen fermentation: Clarifying roles of electroactive extracellular polymeric substances. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 395:130350. [PMID: 38253242 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130350] [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: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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To modulate the electron transfer behavior of hydrogen-producing bacteria (HPB) for enhanced hydrogen production, Geobacter metallireducens culture (GM) was introduced as an electron syntrophy partner and redox balance regulator in dark fermentation systems with hydrogen-producing sludge (HPS) as inoculum. The highest hydrogen yield was 306.5 mL/g-COD at the GM/HPS volatile solids ratio of 0.08, which was 65.2 % higher than the HPS group. The multi-layered extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of GM played a significant role in promoting hydrogen production, with c-type cytochromes probably serving as electroactive functional components. The addition of GM significantly improved the NADH/NAD+ ratio, electron transport system activity, hydrogenase activity, and electrochemical properties of HPS. Furthermore, the microbial community structure and metabolic functions were optimized due to the potential syntrophic interaction between Clostridium sensu stricto (dominant HPB) and Geobacter, thus promoting hydrogen production. This study provided novel insights into the interactions among exoelectrogens, electroactive EPS, and mixed HPB.
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- Hui Li
- College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China; State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems of Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China; State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Mohanakrishna G, Pengadeth D. Mixed culture biotechnology and its versatility in dark fermentative hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 394:130286. [PMID: 38176598 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130286] [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: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Over the years, extensive research has gone into fermentative hydrogen production using pure and mixed cultures from waste biomass with promising results. However, for up-scaling of hydrogen production mixed cultures are more appropriate to overcome the operational difficulties such as a metabolic shift in response to environmental stress, and the need for a sterile environment. Mixed culture biotechnology (MCB) is a robust and stable alternative with efficient waste and wastewater treatment capacity along with co-generation of biohydrogen and platform chemicals. Mixed culture being a diverse group of bacteria with complex metabolic functions would offer a better response to the environmental variations encountered during biohydrogen production. The development of defined mixed cultures with desired functions would help to understand the microbial community dynamics and the keystone species for improved hydrogen production. This review aims to offer an overview of the application of MCB for biohydrogen production.
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- Gunda Mohanakrishna
- Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India.
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- Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
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Martínez-Mendoza LJ, García-Depraect O, Muñoz R. Unlocking the high-rate continuous performance of fermentative hydrogen bioproduction from fruit and vegetable residues by modulating hydraulic retention time. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 373:128716. [PMID: 36764366 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128716] [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: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Harnessing fruit-vegetable waste (FVW) as a resource to produce hydrogen via dark fermentation (DF) embraces the circular economy concept. However, there is still a need to upgrade continuous FVW-DF bioprocessing to enhance hydrogen production rates (HPR). This study aims to investigate the influence of the hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the DF of FVW by mixed culture. A stirred tank reactor under continuous mesophilic conditions was operated for 47 days with HRT stepwise reductions from 24 to 6 h, leading to organic loading rates between 47 and 188 g volatile solids (VS)/L-d. The optimum HRT of 9 h resulted in an unprecedented HPR from FVW of 11.8 NL/L-d, with a hydrogen yield of 95.6 NmL/g VS fed. Based on an overarching inspection of hydrogen production in conjunction with organic acids and carbohydrates analyses, it was hypothesized that the high FVW-to-biohydrogen conversion rate achieved was powered by lactate metabolism.
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- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Dr. Mergelina s/n., 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Dr. Mergelina s/n., 47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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Román-Camacho JJ, García-García I, Santos-Dueñas IM, Ehrenreich A, Liebl W, García-Martínez T, Mauricio JC. Combining omics tools for the characterization of the microbiota of diverse vinegars obtained by submerged culture: 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1055010. [PMID: 36569054 PMCID: PMC9767973 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Vinegars elaborated in southern Spain are highly valued all over the world because of their exceptional organoleptic properties and high quality. Among the factors which influence the characteristics of the final industrial products, the composition of the microbiota responsible for the process and the raw material used as acetification substrate have a crucial role. The current state of knowledge shows that few microbial groups are usually present throughout acetification, mainly acetic acid bacteria (AAB), although other microorganisms, present in smaller proportions, may also affect the overall activity and behavior of the microbial community. In the present work, the composition of a starter microbiota propagated on and subsequently developing three acetification profiles on different raw materials, an alcohol wine medium and two other natural substrates (a craft beer and fine wine), was characterized and compared. For this purpose, two different "omics" tools were combined for the first time to study submerged vinegar production: 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, a culture-independent technique, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), a culture-dependent method. Analysis of the metagenome revealed numerous taxa from 30 different phyla and highlighted the importance of the AAB genus Komagataeibacter, which was much more frequent than the other taxa, and Acetobacter; interestingly, also archaea from the Nitrososphaeraceae family were detected by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. MALDI-TOF MS confirmed the presence of Komagataeibacter by the identification of K. intermedius. These tools allowed for identifying some taxonomic groups such as the bacteria genera Cetobacterium and Rhodobacter, the bacteria species Lysinibacillus fusiformis, and even archaea, never to date found in this medium. Definitely, the effect of the combination of these techniques has allowed first, to confirm the composition of the predominant microbiota obtained in our previous metaproteomics approaches; second, to identify the microbial community and discriminate specific species that can be cultivated under laboratory conditions; and third, to obtain new insights on the characterization of the acetification raw materials used. These first findings may contribute to improving the understanding of the microbial communities' role in the vinegar-making industry.
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- Juan J. Román-Camacho
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Edaphology and Microbiology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, Nano Chemistry Institute (IUNAN), University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain,*Correspondence: Isidoro García-García,
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, Nano Chemistry Institute (IUNAN), University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Edaphology and Microbiology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Edaphology and Microbiology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Varjani S, Shahbeig H, Popat K, Patel Z, Vyas S, Shah AV, Barceló D, Hao Ngo H, Sonne C, Shiung Lam S, Aghbashlo M, Tabatabaei M. Sustainable management of municipal solid waste through waste-to-energy technologies. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 355:127247. [PMID: 35490955 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Increasing municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and environmental concerns have sparked global interest in waste valorization through various waste-to-energy (WtE) to generate renewable energy sources and reduce dependency on fossil-derived fuels and chemicals. These technologies are vital for implementing the envisioned global "bioeconomy" through biorefineries. In light of that, a detailed overview of WtE technologies with their benefits and drawbacks is provided in this paper. Additionally, the biorefinery concept for waste management and sustainable energy generation is discussed. The identification of appropriate WtE technology for energy recovery continues to be a significant challenge. So, in order to effectively apply WtE technologies in the burgeoning bioeconomy, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the existing scenario for sustainable MSW management along with the bottlenecks and perspectives.
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- Sunita Varjani
- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India.
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India; Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Knowledge Corridor, Gandhinagar 382007, Gujarat, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India; Gujarat University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India; Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382015, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Arhus University, Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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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
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center for Biomass Value-added Products, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Olatunji KO, Ahmed NA, Ogunkunle O. Optimization of biogas yield from lignocellulosic materials with different pretreatment methods: a review. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:159. [PMID: 34281615 PMCID: PMC8287798 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02012-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Population increase and industrialization has resulted in high energy demand and consumptions, and presently, fossil fuels are the major source of staple energy, supplying 80% of the entire consumption. This has contributed immensely to the greenhouse gas emission and leading to global warming, and as a result of this, there is a tremendous urgency to investigate and improve fresh and renewable energy sources worldwide. One of such renewable energy sources is biogas that is generated by anaerobic fermentation that uses different wastes such as agricultural residues, animal manure, and other organic wastes. During anaerobic digestion, hydrolysis of substrates is regarded as the most crucial stage in the process of biogas generation. However, this process is not always efficient because of the domineering stableness of substrates to enzymatic or bacteria assaults, but substrates' pretreatment before biogas production will enhance biogas production. The principal objective of pretreatments is to ease the accessibility of the enzymes to the lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose which leads to degradation of the substrates. Hence, the use of pretreatment for catalysis of lignocellulose substrates is beneficial for the production of cost-efficient and eco-friendly process. In this review, we discussed different pretreatment technologies of hydrolysis and their restrictions. The review has shown that different pretreatments have varying effects on lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose degradation and biogas yield of different substrate and the choice of pretreatment technique will devolve on the intending final products of the process.
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- Kehinde Oladoke Olatunji
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rasheed T, Anwar MT, Ahmad N, Sher F, Khan SUD, Ahmad A, Khan R, Wazeer I. Valorisation and emerging perspective of biomass based waste-to-energy technologies and their socio-environmental impact: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 287:112257. [PMID: 33690013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The economic developments around the globe resulted in the increased demand of energy, which overburdened the supply chain sources of energy. Fossil fuel reserves are exploited to meet the high demand of energy and their combustion is becoming the main source of environmental pollution. So there is dire need to find safe, renewable and sustainable energy resources. Waste to energy (WtE) may be viewed as a possible alternate source of energy, which is economically and environmentally sustainable. Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a major contributor to the development of renewable energy and sustainable environment. At present the scarcity of renewable energy resources and disposal of MSW is a challenging problem for the developing countries, which has generated a wide ranging socioeconomic and environmental problems. This situation stimulates the researchers to develop alternatives for converting WtE under a variety of scenarios. Herein, the present scenario in developing the WtE technologies such as, thermal conversion methods (Incineration, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Torrefaction), Plasma technology, Biochemical methods, Chemical and Mechanical methods, Bio-electrochemical process, Mechanical biological treatment (MBT), Photo-biological processes for efficacious energy recovery and the challenges confronted by developing and developed countries. In this review, a framework for the evaluation of WtE technologies has been presented for the ease of researchers working in the field. Furthermore, this review concluded that WtE is a potential renewable energy source that will partially satisfy the demand for energy and ensure an efficient MSW management to overcome the environmental pollution.
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- Tahir Rasheed
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- COMSATS University Islamabad (Sahiwal Campus), Off G.T. Rd., Sahiwal, Punjab, 57000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences National University of Science and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Environmental and Computing, Coventry University, Coventry, CV1 5FB, United Kingdom
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- Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET) Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO-Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh, 11421, Saudi Arabia
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Ali J, Rasheed T, Afreen M, Anwar MT, Nawaz Z, Anwar H, Rizwan K. Modalities for conversion of waste to energy - Challenges and perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 727:138610. [PMID: 32330718 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The United Nation is achieving its sustainable development objectives by focusing on the greener technologies for waste to energy (WTE) conversion. This necessitates the exploration of every conceivable sustainable route in different sectors. Among these, sustainable bio-economy, electricity, and waste management are the most dynamic areas. However, till now sustainability judgments for the generation of electricity from waste-to-energy supply chain (WTE-SC) technologies have been restricted in scale with respect to the three-dimensional sustainability structure (social, environmental, and economic). In most of the cases, the assessments were controlled by various environmental factors/indicators, via overlooking the economic and social indicators. In this review, we have tried to summarize a variety of state-of-the-art WTE technologies including biological and thermal treatment, landfill gas utilization and biorefineries technologies etc. These technologies can be implemented by various policy makers and agencies to deal with the communities fear before spreading and executing the relevant rules and regulations. The implementation of these rules and regulations for WTE-SC were scheduled to decide the barriers and challenges from the perspective of finance, institution, technology, and regulation.
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- Jazib Ali
- School of Physics and astronomy Shanghai Jiao tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad (Sahiwal campus), Off G.T. Rd., Sahiwal, Punjab 57000, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan.
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Rajesh Banu J, Kavitha S, Yukesh Kannah R, Bhosale RR, Kumar G. Industrial wastewater to biohydrogen: Possibilities towards successful biorefinery route. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122378. [PMID: 31757611 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The aim of this review is to summarize the modern developments and enhancement strategies reported for improving the biorefinery route of industrial wastewater to biohydrogen. Recent developments towards biohydrogen production chiefly involves culture enrichment, pretreatment of biocatalysts, co culture fermentation, metabolic and genetic engineering, ecobiotechnological approaches and the coupling process of biohydrogen. In addition, an overview of dark fermentation, pathways involved, microbes involved in biohydrogen production, industrial wastewater as substrate have been focused. The utilization of organic residuals of dark fermentation for subsequent value added products are highlighted. More apparently, the two stage coupling process and its possibilities towards biorefinery has been reviewed comprehensively. Moreover, comparative energy and economic aspects of biohydrogen production from industrial wastewater and its prospects towards pilot scale applications are also spotlighted. Though all the enhancement strategies have both benefits and disadvantages, coupling process is considered as the most successful biorefinery route for biohydrogen production.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Qatar University, P O Box - 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Okonkwo O, Escudie R, Bernet N, Mangayil R, Lakaniemi AM, Trably E. Bioaugmentation enhances dark fermentative hydrogen production in cultures exposed to short-term temperature fluctuations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 104:439-449. [PMID: 31754763 PMCID: PMC6942602 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10203-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hydrogen-producing mixed cultures were subjected to a 48-h downward or upward temperature fluctuation from 55 to 35 or 75 °C. Hydrogen production was monitored during the fluctuations and for three consecutive batch cultivations at 55 °C to evaluate the impact of temperature fluctuations and bioaugmentation with synthetic mixed culture of known H2 producers either during or after the fluctuation. Without augmentation, H2 production was significantly reduced during the downward temperature fluctuation and no H2 was produced during the upward fluctuation. H2 production improved significantly during temperature fluctuation when bioaugmentation was applied to cultures exposed to downward or upward temperatures. However, when bioaugmentation was applied after the fluctuation, i.e., when the cultures were returned to 55 °C, the H2 yields obtained were between 1.6 and 5% higher than when bioaugmentation was applied during the fluctuation. Thus, the results indicate the usefulness of bioaugmentation in process recovery, especially if bioaugmentation time is optimised.
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- LBE, Univ Montpellier, INRA, Narbonne, France
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Zhao L, Han D, Yin Z, Bao M, Lu J. Biohydrogen and polyhydroxyalkanoate production from original hydrolyzed polyacrylamide-containing wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 287:121404. [PMID: 31108414 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This work aimed to study biohydrogen (H2) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from original hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM)-containing wastewater. NH4+-N from HPAM hydrolysis was removed efficiently through short-cut nitrification and anoxic ammonia oxidation (anammox). Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) ratios of effluent reached 51-97, and TOC decreased only 2%-4%, providing potential for subsequent H2 and PHA production. The maximum yields of H2 (0.833 mL·mg-1substrate) and Volatile Fatty Acid (VFA) (465 mg·L-1) occurred at influent C/N ratio of 51. Substrate removal increased linearly with the activities of dehydrogenase and hydrogenase (R2 ≥ 0.990), and H2 yield rose exponentially with enzyme activities (R2 ≥ 0.989). The maximum PHA yield (54.2% VSS) occurred at the 42nd hour and influent C/N ratio of 97. PHA yield was positively correlated with substrate uptake. The change of H2-producing, PHA-accumulating and HPAM-degradating bacteria indicated that those functional microorganisms had synergistic effects on H2 production and substrate uptake, as well as PHA accumulation and substrate uptake.
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- Lanmei Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education/Institute for Advanced Ocean Study, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Ortigueira J, Martins L, Pacheco M, Silva C, Moura P. Improving the non-sterile food waste bioconversion to hydrogen by microwave pretreatment and bioaugmentation with Clostridium butyricum. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 88:226-235. [PMID: 31079635 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This work targeted the energy recovery from food waste (FW), aiming at the implementation of a potentially participative process of FW conditioning before the non-sterile biological conversion to hydrogen (H2). Food waste conversion was initially performed under sterile conditions, achieving a maximum H2 productivity of 249.5 ± 24.6 mL H2 (L h)-1 and a total H2 production to 4.1 ± 0.2 L L-1. The non-sterile operation was implemented as a way of process simplification, but the total H2 production decreased by 59% due to the FW native microorganisms. To counteract this effect, FW was submitted to acid, microwave (MW), and combined acid and MW pretreatment. The application of 4 min MW, 550 W, efficiently controlled the FW microbial counts. The Clostridium butyricum bioaugmented conversion of MW-pretreated FW accelerated the H2 production to 406.2 ± 8.1 mL (L h)-1 and peaked the total H2 production and conversion yield to 4.6 ± 0.5 L L-1 and 234.6 ± 55.6 mL (g sugar)-1, respectively. These results exceeded in 63, 12 and 4%, respectively, the H2 productivity, total production and sugar conversion yield obtained under sterile conditions, and are encouraging for the future implementation of increasingly responsible waste valorisation practices.
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- Joana Ortigueira
- LNEG, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LNEG, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LNEG, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Unidade de Bioenergia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Biogas production from different lignocellulosic biomass sources: advances and perspectives. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:233. [PMID: 29725572 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1257-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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The present work summarizes different sources of biomass used as raw material for the production of biogas, focusing mainly on the use of plants that do not compete with the food supply. Biogas obtained from edible plants entails a developed technology and good yield of methane production; however, its use may not be sustainable. Biomass from agricultural waste is a cheap option, but in general, with lower methane yields than those obtained from edible plants. On the other hand, the use of algae or aquatic plants promises to be an efficient and sustainable option with high yields of methane produced, but it necessary to overcome the existing technological barriers. Moreover, these last raw materials have the additional advantage that they can be obtained from wastewater treatment and, therefore, they could be applied to the concept of biorefinery. An estimation of methane yield per hectare per year of the some types of biomass and operational conditions employed is presented as well. In addition, different strategies to improve the yield of biogas, such as physical, chemical, and biological pretreatments, are presented. Other alternatives for enhanced the biogas production such as bioaugmentation and biohythane are showed and finally perspectives are mentioned.
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Beyene HD, Werkneh AA, Ambaye TG. Current updates on waste to energy (WtE) technologies: a review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ref.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Sarkar O, Venkata Mohan S. Pre-aeration of food waste to augment acidogenic process at higher organic load: Valorizing biohydrogen, volatile fatty acids and biohythane. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 242:68-76. [PMID: 28583405 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Application of pre-aeration (AS) to waste prior to feeding was evaluated on acidogenic process in a semi-pilot scale biosystem for the production of biobased products (biohydrogen, volatile fatty acids (VFA) and biohythane) from food waste. Oxygen assisted in pre-hydrolysis of waste along with the suppression of methanogenic activity resulting in enhanced acidogenic product formation. AS operation resulted in 97% improvement in hydrogen conversion efficiency (HCE) and 10% more VFA production than the control. Increasing the organic load (OL) of food waste in association with AS application improved the productivity. The application of AS also influenced concentration and composition of fatty acid. Highest fraction of acetic (5.3g/l), butyric (0.7g/l) and propionic acid (0.84g/l) was achieved at higher OL (100g COD/l) with good degree of acidification (DOA). AS strategy showed positive influence on biofuel (biohydrogen and biohythane) production along with the biosynthesis of short chain fatty acids functioning as a low-cost pretreatment strategy in a single stage bioprocess.
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- Omprakash Sarkar
- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, EEFF Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, EEFF Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Nzila A. Mini review: Update on bioaugmentation in anaerobic processes for biogas production. Anaerobe 2017; 46:3-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cabrol L, Marone A, Tapia-Venegas E, Steyer JP, Ruiz-Filippi G, Trably E. Microbial ecology of fermentative hydrogen producing bioprocesses: useful insights for driving the ecosystem function. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2017; 41:158-181. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Evaluation of A Novel Split-Feeding Anaerobic/Oxic Baffled Reactor (A/OBR) For Foodwaste Anaerobic Digestate: Performance, Modeling and Bacterial Community. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34640. [PMID: 27708368 PMCID: PMC5052610 DOI: 10.1038/srep34640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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To enhance the treatment efficiency from an anaerobic digester, a novel six-compartment anaerobic/oxic baffled reactor (A/OBR) was employed. Two kinds of split-feeding A/OBRs R2 and R3, with influent fed in the 1st, 3rd and 5th compartment of the reactor simultaneously at the respective ratios of 6:3:1 and 6:2:2, were compared with the regular-feeding reactor R1 when all influent was fed in the 1st compartment (control). Three aspects, the COD removal, the hydraulic characteristics and the bacterial community, were systematically investigated, compared and evaluated. The results indicated that R2 and R3 had similar tolerance to loading shock, but the R2 had the highest COD removal of 91.6% with a final effluent of 345 mg/L. The mixing patterns in both split-feeding reactors were intermediate between plug-flow and completely-mixed, with dead spaces between 8.17% and 8.35% compared with a 31.9% dead space in R1. Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) analysis revealed that the split-feeding strategy provided a higher bacterial diversity and more stable bacterial community than that in the regular-feeding strategy. Further analysis indicated that Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria were the dominant bacteria, among which Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes might be responsible for organic matter degradation and Proteobacteria for nitrification and denitrification.
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Yang Z, Guo R, Shi X, He S, Wang L, Dai M, Qiu Y, Dang X. Bioaugmentation of Hydrogenispora ethanolica LX-B affects hydrogen production through altering indigenous bacterial community structure. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2016; 211:319-326. [PMID: 27023388 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Bioaugmentation can facilitate hydrogen production from complex organic substrates, but it still is unknown how indigenous microbial communities respond to the added bacteria. Here, using a Hydrogenispora ethanolica LX-B (named as LX-B) bioaugmentation experiments, the distribution of metabolites and the responses of indigenous bacterial communities were investigated via batch cultivation (BC) and repeated batch cultivation (RBC). In BC the LX-B/sludge ratio of 0.12 achieved substantial high hydrogen yield, which was over twice that of control. In RBC one-time bioaugmentation and repeated batch bioaugmentation of LX-B resulted in the hydrogen yield that was average 1.2-fold and 0.8-fold higher than that in control, respectively. This improved hydrogen production performance mainly benefited from a shift in composition of the indigenous bacterial community caused by LX-B bioaugmentation. The findings represented an important step in understanding the relationship between bioaugmentation, a shift in bacterial communities, and altered bioreactor performance.
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- Zhiman Yang
- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China.
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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- Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266101, PR China
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Lin S, Wang X, Chao Y, He Y, Liu M. Predicting biofilm thickness and biofilm viability based on the concentration of carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus by support vector regression. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:418-425. [PMID: 26308927 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5276-y] [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: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Current tools to predict biofilm thickness and viability in spatial distribution are poor, especially those based on chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphate (TP) due to their limited data and complex calculations. Here, support vector regression (SVR) was used to predict biofilm thickness and viability in a reactor filled with carriers of crushed stone globular aggregates. Analyses combined confocal laser scanning microscopy and flow cytometry with Kriging interpolation revealed that biofilm thickness varied from 22 to 31 μm, and biofilm viability decreased from 80 to 30% in the flow direction of the reactor. The biofilm thickness at the bottom was thicker than that in the upper layer, but biofilm viability contrasted with biofilm thickness in the vertical distribution. The values of biofilm thickness and viability were predicted at a layer 35 cm from the bottom of the reactor with mean squared error values of 0.014 and 0.011, respectively. Correlation coefficients were 0.996 and 0.997 between carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus (C-N-P) removal with biofilm thickness and viability in spatial distribution, respectively. This study provided an important mathematical method to predict biofilm thickness and viability in spatial distribution based on the concentration of C-N-P.
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- Shanshan Lin
- School of Environmental Sciences, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555, Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Science, Changchun University of Technology, No. 2055, Yan'an Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555, Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130117, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Science, Changchun University of Technology, No. 2055, Yan'an Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Science, Changchun University of Technology, No. 2055, Yan'an Street, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China.
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Laocharoen S, Reungsang A, Plangklang P. Bioaugmentation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus TISTR 895 to enhance bio-hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sphaeroides KKU-PS5. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2015; 8:190. [PMID: 26613000 PMCID: PMC4660636 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0375-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bioaugmentation or an addition of the desired microorganisms or specialized microbial strains into the anaerobic digesters can enhance the performance of microbial community in the hydrogen production process. Most of the studies focused on a bioaugmentation of native microorganisms capable of producing hydrogen with the dark-fermentative hydrogen producers while information on bioaugmentation of purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria (PNSB) with lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB) is still limited. In our study, bioaugmentation of Rhodobacter sphaeroides KKU-PS5 with Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus TISTR 895 was conducted as a method to produce hydrogen. Unfortunately, even though well-characterized microorganisms were used in the fermentation system, a cultivation of two different organisms in the same bioreactor was still difficult because of the differences in their metabolic types, optimal conditions, and nutritional requirements. Therefore, evaluation of the physical and chemical factors affecting hydrogen production of PNSB augmented with LAB was conducted using a full factorial design followed by response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD). RESULTS A suitable LAB/PNSB ratio and initial cell concentration were found to be 1/12 (w/w) and 0.15 g/L, respectively. The optimal initial pH, light intensity, and Mo concentration obtained from RSM with CCD were 7.92, 8.37 klux and 0.44 mg/L, respectively. Under these optimal conditions, a cumulative hydrogen production of 3396 ± 66 mL H2/L, a hydrogen production rate (HPR) of 9.1 ± 0.2 mL H2/L h, and a hydrogen yield (HY) of 9.65 ± 0.23 mol H2/mol glucose were obtained. KKU-PS5 augmented with TISTR 895 produced hydrogen from glucose at a relatively high HY, 9.65 ± 0.23 mol H2/mol glucose, i.e., 80 % of the theoretical yield. CONCLUSIONS The ratio of the strains TISTR 895/KKU-PS5 and their initial cell concentrations affected the rate of lactic acid production and its consumption. A suitable LAB/PNSB ratio and initial cell concentration could balance the lactic acid production rate and its consumption in order to avoid lactic acid accumulation in the fermentation system. Through use of appropriate environmental conditions for bioaugmentation of PNSB with LAB, a hydrogen production could be enhanced.
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- Sucheera Laocharoen
- />Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- />Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
- />Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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- />Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002 Thailand
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Nkemka VN, Gilroyed B, Yanke J, Gruninger R, Vedres D, McAllister T, Hao X. Bioaugmentation with an anaerobic fungus in a two-stage process for biohydrogen and biogas production using corn silage and cattail. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 185:79-88. [PMID: 25755016 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bioaugmentation with an anaerobic fungus, Piromyces rhizinflata YM600, was evaluated in an anaerobic two-stage system digesting corn silage and cattail. Comparable methane yields of 328.8±16.8mLg(-1)VS and 295.4±14.5mLg(-1)VS and hydrogen yields of 59.4±4.1mLg(-1)VS and 55.6±6.7mLg(-1)VS were obtained for unaugmented and bioaugmented corn silage, respectively. Similar CH4 yields of 101.0±4.8mLg(-1)VS and 104±19.1mLg(-1)VS and a low H2 yield (<1mLg(-1)VS) were obtained for unaugmented and bioaugmented cattail, respectively. However, bioaugmentation resulted in an initial increase in CH4 and H2 production rates and also increased volatile fatty acid degradation rate for both substrates. Our study demonstrates the potential of bioaugmentation with anaerobic fungus for improving the digestibility of lignocellulose substrates for biogas and biohydrogen production.
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- Valentine Nkongndem Nkemka
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, Ontario N0P 2C0, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave S. Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1, Canada.
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Biohydrogen production: strategies to improve process efficiency through microbial routes. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:8266-93. [PMID: 25874756 PMCID: PMC4425080 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16048266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The current fossil fuel-based generation of energy has led to large-scale industrial development. However, the reliance on fossil fuels leads to the significant depletion of natural resources of buried combustible geologic deposits and to negative effects on the global climate with emissions of greenhouse gases. Accordingly, enormous efforts are directed to transition from fossil fuels to nonpolluting and renewable energy sources. One potential alternative is biohydrogen (H2), a clean energy carrier with high-energy yields; upon the combustion of H2, H2O is the only major by-product. In recent decades, the attractive and renewable characteristics of H2 led us to develop a variety of biological routes for the production of H2. Based on the mode of H2 generation, the biological routes for H2 production are categorized into four groups: photobiological fermentation, anaerobic fermentation, enzymatic and microbial electrolysis, and a combination of these processes. Thus, this review primarily focuses on the evaluation of the biological routes for the production of H2. In particular, we assess the efficiency and feasibility of these bioprocesses with respect to the factors that affect operations, and we delineate the limitations. Additionally, alternative options such as bioaugmentation, multiple process integration, and microbial electrolysis to improve process efficiency are discussed to address industrial-level applications.
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Guo Z, Zhou A, Yang C, Liang B, Sangeetha T, He Z, Wang L, Cai W, Wang A, Liu W. Enhanced short chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge conditioning with typical agricultural residues: carbon source composition regulates community functions. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2015; 8:192. [PMID: 26613002 PMCID: PMC4660719 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0369-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND A wide range of value-added by-products can be potentially produced from waste activated sludge (WAS) through anaerobic fermentation, among which short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are versatile green chemicals, but the conversion yield of SCFAs is usually constrained by the low carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of the original WAS. Conditioning of the WAS with cellulose-containing agricultural residues (ARs) has been reported to be an efficient and economical solution for balancing its nutrient components. However, contributions of different ARs to SCFAs production are still not well understood. RESULTS To optimize SCFAs production through carbon conditioning of WAS, we investigated the effects of two typical ARs [straws and spent mushroom substrates (SMSs)] on WAS hydrolysis and acidification in semi-continuous anaerobic fermentation. Straw-conditioning group showed a threefold increase in short-chain fatty acids yield over blank test (without conditioning), which was 1.2-fold higher than that yielded by SMS-conditioning. The maximum SCFAs yield in straw-conditioning groups reached 486.6 mgCOD/gVSS (Sludge retention time of 8 d) and the highest volumetric SCFAs productivity was 1.83 kgCOD/([Formula: see text]) (Sludge retention time of 5 d). In batch WAS fermentation tests, higher initial SCFAs production rates were achieved in straw-conditioning groups [49.5 and 52.2 mgCOD/(L·h)] than SMS-conditioning groups [41.5 and 35.2 mgCOD/(L·h)]. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that the microbial communities were significantly shifted in two conditioning systems. Carbohydrate-fermentation-related genera (such as Clostridium IV, Xylanibacter, and Parabacteroides) and protein-fermentation-related genus Lysinibacillus were enriched by straw-conditioning, while totally different fermentation genera (Levilinea, Proteiniphilum, and Petrimonas) were enriched by SMS-conditioning. Canonical correlation analysis illustrated that the enrichment of characteristic genera in straw-conditioning group showed positive correlation with the content of cellulose and hemicellulose, but showed negative correlation with the content of lignin and humus. CONCLUSIONS Compared with SMSs, straw-conditioning remarkably accelerated WAS hydrolysis and conversion, resulting in higher SCFAs yield. Distinct microbial communities were induced by different types of ARs. And the communities induced by straw-conditioning were verified with better acid production ability than SMS-conditioning. High cellulose accessibility of carbohydrate substrates played a crucial role in enriching bacteria with better hydrolysis and acidification abilities.
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- Zechong Guo
- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (SKLUWRE, HIT), Harbin, China
- />Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- />Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Nawani N, Binod P, Koutinas AA, Khan F. Special issue on International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics 2013. Preface. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 165:199-200. [PMID: 24906213 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Neelu Nawani
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pune, India
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- Centre for Biofuels & Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute of Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Pune, India
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