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Fonoll X, Zhu K, Aley L, Shrestha S, Raskin L. Simulating Rumen Conditions Using an Anaerobic Dynamic Membrane Bioreactor to Enhance Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:1741-1751. [PMID: 38184844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c06478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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An anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR) mimicking rumen conditions was developed to enhance the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials and the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) when treating food waste. The AnDMBR was inoculated with cow rumen content and operated at a 0.5 day hydraulic retention time, 2-4 day solids retention time, a temperature of 39 °C, and a pH of 6.3, characteristics similar to those of a rumen. Removal rates of neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber of 58.9 ± 8.4 and 69.0 ± 8.6%, respectively, and a VFA yield of 0.55 ± 0.12 g VFA as chemical oxygen demand g volatile solids (VS)fed-1 were observed at an organic loading rate of 18 ± 2 kg VS m-3 day-1. The composition and activity of the microbial community remained consistent after biofilm disruption, bioreactor upset, and reinoculation. Up to 66.7 ± 5.7% of the active microbial populations and 51.0 ± 7.0% of the total microbial populations present in the rumen-mimicking AnDMBR originated from the inoculum. This study offers a strategy to leverage the features of a rumen; the AnDMBR achieved high hydrolysis and fermentation rates even when treating substrates different from those fed to ruminants.
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- Xavier Fonoll
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Energy Research & Innovation, Great Lakes Water Authority, 9300 W Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48209, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Biomimicry of ruminant digestion strategies for accelerating lignocellulose bioconversion in anaerobic digestion. Trends Biotechnol 2022; 40:1401-1404. [PMID: 36068120 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Biomimicking ruminant digestion strategies (RDSs) into anaerobic digestion (AD) enables efficient bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Understanding RDSs is essential to translate their features into designing and developing bioprocesses and bioreactors. Here, we discuss insights into recently developed bioinspired bioprocesses, bioreactors, and future AD systems based on RDSs.
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Liu Y, Lin C, Jia H, Yong X, Xie X, Wu X, Zhou J, Wei P. Effects of amino-modified biofilm carriers on biogas production in the anaerobic digestion of corn straw. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:2806-2816. [PMID: 30767709 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1583290] [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: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This paper studied the property of three different biofilm carriers added into the anaerobic digestion systems, a granular activated carbon, a polyacrylonitrile, and a polyacrylonitrile modified with diethylenetriamine (PAN-NH2). The PAN-NH2 system kept the maximum biogas and methane production, which were 42.69% and 37.29% higher than the control system, respectively. The value of pH and chemical oxygen demand, the content of total solid and volatile solid, volatile fatty acids concentration, coenzyme F420 concentration, and microbial community analysis were investigated during the anaerobic digestion process. The PAN-NH2 system had the highest removal efficiency of the pollutants and regulated the pH of the system better than other systems. The result of high-throughput sequencing analysis showed that the addition of biofilm carriers and mediation with amino-groups adjusted system pH and improved biogas and CH4 production by reducing the relative abundance of bacteria in the hydrolysis/acidogenesis stages. Methanosarcina gradually replaced other methanogens during the experimental runs and was the dominant methanogen at the end of the anaerobic digestion process.
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- Yongdi Liu
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- Bioenergy Research Institute, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Zahan Z, Othman MZ. Effect of pre-treatment on sequential anaerobic co-digestion of chicken litter with agricultural and food wastes under semi-solid conditions and comparison with wet anaerobic digestion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 281:286-295. [PMID: 30826514 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sequential co-digestion batch assays were conducted using feedstocks of chicken litter (CL), food waste (FW) and wheat straw (WS) mixed to a C/N ratio of 26.5 and 15% TS. Untreated mixture produced biogas of 321.6 ± 13.4 mLN/g VSadded which improved up to 50% when either CL or WS pre-treated substrates were fed. However, when both pre-treated CL and WS were fed, 80% and 88% increase in total biogas were found with associated VS removal of 49% and 55%, respectively, for alkali and sequential acid pre-treatment. Also, reactors received pre-treated substrates showed reduction in ammonia and digestate cellulose fraction with an increase in water soluble contents. Biogas production using sequential AD at 15% was almost 38% less than BMP biogas at 4%, however this was negated with the pre-treatment indicating that co-digestion at high TS of 15% is achievable. Further testing is required to confirm these results under semi-continuous conditions.
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- Zubayeda Zahan
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.
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Zahan Z, Georgiou S, Muster TH, Othman MZ. Semi-continuous anaerobic co-digestion of chicken litter with agricultural and food wastes: A case study on the effect of carbon/nitrogen ratio, substrates mixing ratio and organic loading. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 270:245-254. [PMID: 30219576 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, four agro-industrial substrates, chicken litter (CL), food waste (FW), wheat straw (WS) and hay grass (HG) were assessed as feedstock for anaerobic digestion (AD) under semi-continuous conditions at organic loading rates (OLRs) of 2.0-3.0 g TS/L.d and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 20 days. Six different substrate mixtures were prepared such that the C/N ratio of each was 20 or more. Using principal component analysis 68.1% of data variability was explained. Biogas production from CL, as a single substrate, was 181.3 ± 9.8mLN biogas/g VSadded at OLR of 2.0gTS/L.d. The optimum substrates mixture was CL:FW:WS 60:20:20, where 73.0%, 167.2% and 116.9% increase in total biogas production at OLR of 2.0, 2.5, 3.0gTS/L.d, respectively, compared to that from CL, was obtained. Digestate sequential fractionation revealed carbohydrate degradation is an important factor that can explain the variation in performance and production of biogas for feedstocks of balanced C/N ratio.
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- Zubayeda Zahan
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 2, Glen Osmond 5064, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.
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Valijanian E, Tabatabaei M, Aghbashlo M, Sulaiman A, Chisti Y. Biogas Production Systems. BIOFUEL AND BIOREFINERY TECHNOLOGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77335-3_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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