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Ribeiro AR, Devens KU, Camargo FP, Sakamoto IK, Varesche MBA, Silva EL. Harnessing the Energy Potential and Value-Added Products from the Treatment of Sugarcane Vinasse: Maximizing Methane Production Through Co-Digestion with Sugarcane Molasses and Enhanced Organic Loading. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12010-024-05078-z. [PMID: 39340631 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-024-05078-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
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This study assessed the impact of organic loading rate (OLR) on methane (CH4) production in the anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of sugarcane vinasse and molasses (SVM) (1:1 ratio) within a thermophilic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR). The OLR ranged from 5 to 27.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1, with a fixed hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24 h. Organic matter removal varied from 56 to 84%, peaking at an OLR of 5 kg COD.m-3.d-1. Maximum CH4 yield (MY) (272.6 mL CH4.g-1CODrem) occurred at an OLR of 7.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1, while the highest CH4 production rate (MPR) (4.0 L CH4.L-1.d-1) and energy potential (E.P.) (250.5 kJ.d-1) were observed at an OLR of 20 kg COD.m-3.d-1. The AFBR exhibited stability across all OLR. At 22.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1, a decrease in MY indicated methanogenesis imbalance and inhibitory organic compound accumulation. OLR influenced microbial populations, with Firmicutes and Thermotogota constituting 43.9% at 7.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1, and Firmicutes dominating (52.7%) at 27.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1. Methanosarcina (38.9%) and hydrogenotrophic Methanothermobacter (37.6%) were the prevalent archaea at 7.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1 and 27.5 kg COD.m-3.d-1, respectively. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the organic loading rate significantly influences the efficiency of methane production and the stability of microbial communities during the anaerobic co-digestion of sugarcane vinasse and molasses, indicating that optimized conditions can maximize energy yield and maintain methanogenic balance.
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- Alexandre Rodrigues Ribeiro
- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100 - Jd. Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100 - Jd. Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Bioenergy Research Institute (IPBEN), UNESP- São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, 13500-230, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100 - Jd. Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100 - Jd. Santa Angelina, São Carlos, SP, CEP 13563-120, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235, São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, SP, Brazil.
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Huang Q, Liu Y, Dhar BR. Deciphering the microbial interactions and metabolic shifts at different COD/sulfate ratios in electro-assisted anaerobic digestion. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 480:135801. [PMID: 39270585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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This research aims to investigate the influence of sulfate on the performance of microbial electrolysis cell-assisted anaerobic digester (MEC-AD) across varying sulfate conditions, including no sulfate and reduced COD/sulfate ratios from 20 to 1. The principal results indicate a gradual decline in methane yield in the MEC-AD from 78.7 ± 2.3 % under no sulfate conditions to 56.2 ± 2.0 % at a COD/sulfate ratio of 1, contrasting with a more substantial decrease in the control reactor (69.9 ± 3.6 % to 32.8 ± 1.5 %). The MEC-AD reactor exhibits heightened resilience to sulfide toxicity, showcasing higher specific methanogenic activities. Key findings suggest that the MEC-AD reactor maintains lower free sulfide concentrations, attributed to its higher pH and potential anodic sulfide oxidation. Additionally, the study reveals the promotion of syntrophic partnerships in the MEC-AD reactor, particularly between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) such as Desulfovibrio, Desulfomicrobium, and Desulfobulbus, and other microbial groups, including hydrogenotrophic methanogens and electroactive bacteria. The integration of these mechanisms highlights the MEC-AD reactor's ability to effectively mitigate sulfate-induced challenges and enhance overall anaerobic digestion performance. This study presents a significant step forward in the development of resilient anaerobic digestion systems capable of efficiently handling sulfate stress.
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- Qi Huang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, 9211-116 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1H9, Canada
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Gil-Garcia C, Fuess LT, do Vale Borges A, Damianovic MHRZ. Phase separation as a strategy to prevent sulfide-related drawbacks in methanogenesis: performance and energetic aspects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-33277-y. [PMID: 38625470 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33277-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The establishment of sulfate (SO42-) reduction during methanogenesis may considerably hinder the efficient energetic exploitation of methane, once removing sulfide from biogas is obligate and can be costly. In addition, sulfide generation can negatively impact the performance of methanogens by triggering substrate competition and sulfide inhibition. This study investigated the impacts of removing SO42- during fermentation on the performance of a second-stage methanogenic continuous reactor (R2), comparing the results with those obtained in a single-stage system (R1) fed with SO42--rich wastewater (SO42- of up to 400 mg L-1, COD/SO42- of 3.12-12.50). The organic load (OL) was progressively increased to 5.0 g COD d-1 in both reactors, showing completely discrepant performances. Sulfate-reducing bacteria outperformed methanogens in the consumption for organic matter during the start-up phase (OL = 2.5 g COD d-1) in R1, directing up to 73% of the electron flow to SO42- reduction. An efficient methanogenic activity was established in R1 only after decreasing the OL to 0.625 g COD d-1, after which methanogenesis prevailed by consuming ca. 90% of the removed COD. Nevertheless, high sulfide proportions (up to 3.1%) were measured in biogas. Conversely, methanogenesis was promptly established in R2, resulting in a methane-rich (> 80%) and sulfide-free biogas regardless of the operating condition. From an economic perspective, processing the biogas evolved from R2 would be cheaper, although the techno-economic impacts of managing the sulfur pollution in the fermentative reactor still need to be understood.
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- Carolina Gil-Garcia
- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo. Av. João Dagnone, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, 1100, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo. Av. João Dagnone, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, 1100, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo. Av. João Dagnone, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, 1100, Brazil
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Gao S, Chen Z, Zhu S, Yu J, Wen X. Enhancement of medium-chain fatty acids production from sludge anaerobic fermentation liquid under moderate sulfate reduction. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120459. [PMID: 38402788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120459] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the production of excess sludge. Chain-elongation (CE) fermentation presents a promising approach for carbon resource recovery from sludge, enabling the transformation of carbon into medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs). However, the impact of sulfate, commonly presents in sludge, on the CE process remains largely unexplored. In this study, batch tests for CE process of sludge anaerobic fermentation liquid (SAFL) under different SCOD/SO42- ratios were performed. The moderate sulfate reduction under the optimum SCOD/SO42- of 20:1 enhanced the n-caproate production, giving the maximum n-caproate concentration, selectivity and production rate of 5.49 g COD/L, 21.4% and 4.87 g COD/L/d, respectively. The excessive sulfate reduction under SCOD/SO42- ≤ 5 completely inhibited the CE process, resulting in almost no n-caproate generation. The variations in n-caproate production under different conditions of SCOD/SO42- were all well fitted with the modified Gompertz kinetic model. Alcaligenes and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-014 were the dominant genus-level biomarkers under moderate sulfate reduction (SCOD/SO42- = 20), which enhanced the n-caproate production by increasing the generation of acetyl-CoA and the hydrolysis of difficult biodegradable substances in SAFL. The findings presented in this work elucidate a strategy and provide a theoretical framework for the further enhancement of MCFAs production from excess sludge.
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- Shan Gao
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Yang Z, Ji N, Huang J, Wang J, Drewniak L, Yin H, Hu C, Zhan Y, Yang Z, Zeng L, Liu Z. Decreasing lactate input for cost-effective sulfidogenic metal removal in sulfate-rich effluents: Mechanistic insights from (bio)chemical kinetics to microbiome response. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 330:138662. [PMID: 37044147 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138662] [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: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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High material cost is the biggest barrier for the industrial use of low-molecular-weight organics (i.e. lactate) as external carbon and electron source for sulfidogenic metal removal in sulfate-rich effluents. This study aims to provide mechanistic evidence from kinetics to microbiome analysis by batch modeling to support the possibility of decreasing the lactate input to achieve cost-effective application. The results showed that gradient COD/SO42- ratios at a low level had promising treatment performance, reaching neutralized pH with nearly total elimination of COD (91%-99%), SO42- (85%-99%), metals (80%-99%) including Cu, Zn, and Mn. First-order kinetics exhibited the best fit (R2 = 0.81-0.98) to (bio)chemical reactions, and the simulation results revealed that higher COD/SO42- accelerated the reaction rate of SO42- and COD but not suitable to that of metals. On the other hand, we found that the decreasing COD/SO42- ratio increased average path distance but decreased clustering coefficient and heterogeneity in microbial interaction network. Genetic prediction found that the sulfate-reduction-related functions were significantly correlated with the reaction kinetics changed with COD/SO42- ratios. Our study, combining reaction kinetics with microbiome analysis, demonstrates that the use of lactate as a carbon source under low COD/SO42- ratios entails significant efficiency of metal removal in sulfate-rich effluent using SRB-based technology. However, further studies should be carried out, including parameter-driven optimization and life cycle assessments are necessary, for its practical application.
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- Zhendong Yang
- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of City Solid Waste Energy and Buliding Materials Conversion and Utilization Technology, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of City Solid Waste Energy and Buliding Materials Conversion and Utilization Technology, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of City Solid Waste Energy and Buliding Materials Conversion and Utilization Technology, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096, Warsaw, Poland
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China; Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of City Solid Waste Energy and Buliding Materials Conversion and Utilization Technology, Chengdu, 610106, Sichuan, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
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Xu C, Ding Y, Liu J, Huang W, Cheng Q, Fan G, Yan J, Zhang S, Song G, Xiao B. Anaerobic digestion of sulphate wastewater mediated by biochar. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:1667-1678. [PMID: 34822322 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.2011428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, the influences of biochar on the anaerobic digestion of sulphate wastewater, including the COD removal rate, methane yield, intermediate products and the change of microbial community structure, were investigated. The results showed that sulphate could promote the anaerobic digestion with the SO42-/COD ratio increasing from 0 to 0.1, while the activity of MPB was inhibited, which led to the decrease of COD removal rate and methane yield with the SO42-/COD ratio increasing from 0.1 to 2. At 1 g biochar loading, 344.97 mL CH4/gCODremoval was obtained compared with the control group (220.70 CH4/gCODremoval) at 2 of SO42-/COD. Biochar could also reduce the secondary accumulation of NH4+-N and TVFA. Meanwhile, methanogenic microorganisms were selectively enriched especially for methanobacterium, methanosaeta and methanolinea, while the growth of SRB was inhibited with biochar addition.
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- Chenxi Xu
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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de Carvalho JC, de Souza Vandenberghe LP, Sydney EB, Karp SG, Magalhães AI, Martinez-Burgos WJ, Medeiros ABP, Thomaz-Soccol V, Vieira S, Letti LAJ, Rodrigues C, Woiciechowski AL, Soccol CR. Biomethane Production from Sugarcane Vinasse in a Circular Economy: Developments and Innovations. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9040349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Sugarcane ethanol production generates about 360 billion liters of vinasse, a liquid effluent with an average chemical oxygen demand of 46,000 mg/L. Vinasse still contains about 11% of the original energy from sugarcane juice, but this chemical energy is diluted. This residue, usually discarded or applied in fertigation, is a suitable substrate for anaerobic digestion (AD). Although the technology is not yet widespread—only 3% of bioethanol plants used it in Brazil in the past, most discontinuing the process—the research continues. With a biomethane potential ranging from 215 to 324 L of methane produced by kilogram of organic matter in vinasse, AD could improve the energy output of sugarcane biorefineries. At the same time, the residual digestate could still be used as an agricultural amendment or for microalgal production for further stream valorization. This review presents the current technology for ethanol production from sugarcane and describes the state of the art in vinasse AD, including technological trends, through a recent patent evaluation. It also appraises the integration of vinasse AD in an ideal sugarcane biorefinery approach. It finally discusses bottlenecks and presents possible directions for technology development and widespread adoption of this simple yet powerful approach for bioresource recovery.
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- Júlio Cesar de Carvalho
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology—Paraná, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology—Paraná, Ponta Grossa 84016-210, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Centro Politécnico, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-990, PR, Brazil
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de Menezes CA, de Souza Almeida P, Camargo FP, Delforno TP, de Oliveira VM, Sakamoto IK, Varesche MBA, Silva EL. Two problems in one shot: Vinasse and glycerol co-digestion in a thermophilic high-rate reactor to improve process stability even at high sulfate concentrations. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 862:160823. [PMID: 36521617 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160823] [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: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of sugarcane vinasse and glycerol can be profitable because of the destination of two biofuel wastes produced in large quantities in Brazil (ethanol and biodiesel, respectively) and the complementary properties of these substrates. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of increasing the organic loading rate (OLR) from 2 to 20 kg COD m-3 d-1 on the AcoD of vinasse and glycerol (50 %:50 % on a COD basis) in a thermophilic (55 °C) anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR). The highest methane production rate was observed at 20 kg COD m-3 d-1 (8.83 L CH4 d-1 L-1), while the methane yield remained stable at around 265 NmL CH4 g-1 CODrem in all conditions, even when influent vinasse reached 1811 mg SO42- L-1 (10 kg COD m-3 d-1). Sulfate was not detected in the effluent. Bacterial genera related to sulfate removal, such as Desulfovibrio and Desulfomicrobium, were observed by means of shotgun metagenomic sequencing at 10 kg COD m-3 d-1, as well as the acetoclastic archaea Methanosaeta and prevalence of genes encoding enzymes related to acetoclastic methanogenesis. It was concluded that process efficiency and methane production occurred even in higher sulfate concentrations due to glycerol addition.
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- Camila Aparecida de Menezes
- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Jd. Santa Angelina, CEP 13563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Jd. Santa Angelina, CEP 13563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- SENAI Innovation Institute for Biotechnology, Rua Anhaia, 1321, Bom Retiro - São Paulo, 01130-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Resources Division, Research Center for Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture (CPQBA), State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP CEP 13081-970, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Jd. Santa Angelina, CEP 13563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, School of Engineering of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Jd. Santa Angelina, CEP 13563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luis, km 235, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Cubero-Cardoso J, Maluf Braga AF, Trujillo-Reyes Á, Alonso-Segovia G, Serrano A, Borja R, Fermoso FG. Effect of metals on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of strawberry extrudate in batch mode. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 326:116783. [PMID: 36435128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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According to recent studies, the anaerobic digestion of strawberry extrudate is a promising option with potential in the berry industry biorefinery. However, the lack and/or unbalance of concentrations of metals in some agro-industrial residues could hamper methane production during the anaerobic digestion of these kinds of wastes. In this study, a fractional factorial design was applied to screen the supplementation requirements regarding six metals (Co, Ni, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Zn) for methane production from strawberry extrudate (SE). The logistic model was used to fit the experimental data of methane production-time. It allowed identifying two different stages in the anaerobic process and obtaining the kinetic parameters for each step. Maximum methane production obtained in the first (Bmax) kinetic stage, the methane production in the second stage (P), and the maximum methane production rates (Rmax) concluded a statistically significant effect for Ni and Zn. The second set of experiments was carried out with Ni and Zn through a central composite design to study the concentration effect in the anaerobic digestion process of the strawberry extrudate. The parameters P and Rmax demonstrated a positive interaction between Ni and Zn. Although, Bmax did not prove a statistically significant effect between Ni and Zn.
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- Juan Cubero-Cardoso
- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av.João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain; Department of Microbiology, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja S/n, Granada, 18071, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Ctra. de Utrera, Km. 1, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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Rogeri RC, Fuess LT, Eng F, Borges ADV, Araujo MND, Damianovic MHRZ, Silva AJD. Strategies to control pH in the dark fermentation of sugarcane vinasse: Impacts on sulfate reduction, biohydrogen production and metabolite distribution. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 325:116495. [PMID: 36279773 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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pH is notably known as the main variable defining distinct metabolic pathways during sugarcane vinasse dark fermentation. However, different alkalinizing (e.g. sodium bicarbonate; NaHCO3) and/or neutralizing (e.g. sodium hydroxide; NaOH) approaches were never directly compared to understand the associated impacts on metabolite profiles. Three anaerobic structured-bed reactors (AnSTBR) were operated in parallel and subjected to equivalent operational parameters, except for the pH control: an acidogenic-sulfidogenic (R1; NaOH + NaHCO3) designed to remove sulfur compounds (sulfate and sulfide), a hydrogenogenic (R2; NaOH) aimed to optimize biohydrogen (bioH2) production, and a strictly fermentative system without pH adjustment (R3) to mainly evaluate lactic acid (HLa) production and other soluble metabolites. NaHCO3 dosing triggered advantages not only for sulfate reduction (up to 56%), but also to enhance the stripping of sulfide to the gas phase (75-96% of the theoretical sulfide produced) by the high and constant biogas flow resulting from the CO2 released during NaHCO3 dissociation. Meanwhile, molasses-based vinasse presented higher potential for bioH2 (up to 4545 mL-H2 L-1 d-1) and HLa (up to 4800 mg L-1) production by butyric-type and capnophilic lactic fermentation pathways. Finally, heterolactic fermentation was the main metabolic route established when no pH control was provided (R3), as indicated by the high production of both HLa (up to 4315 mg L-1) and ethanol (1987 mg L-1). Hence, one single substrate (from which one single source of inoculum was originated) offers a wide range of metabolic possibilities to be exploited, providing substantial versatility to the application of anaerobic digestion in sugarcane biorefineries.
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- Renan Coghi Rogeri
- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- School of Agricultural Engineering (FEAGRI), University of Campinas (Unicamp), Av. Cândido Rondon, 501, Barão Geraldo, Campinas, SP, 13083-875, Brazil.
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Fuess LT, Eng F, Bovio-Winkler P, Etchebehere C, Zaiat M, Nascimento CAOD. Methanogenic consortia from thermophilic molasses-fed structured-bed reactors: microbial characterization and responses to varying food-to-microorganism ratios. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [PMCID: PMC9753886 DOI: 10.1007/s43153-022-00291-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The heterogeneous character of fixed-film reactors may create highly specialized zones with a stratified distribution of microbial groups and varying capabilities to withstand high organic loads in anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. The microbial distribution and methane-producing potential of biomass from different regions (feeding zone and structured bed) of two second-stage thermophilic (55 ºC) fixed-film reactors were assessed. Three levels of food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio (0.4, 1.0 and 3.0 g-COD g−1VS) using fermented (two-stage AD) and fresh (single-stage AD) sugarcane molasses were tested in batch reactors, simulating low to high organic loads. Specific methane production rates increased as the F/M increased when using fermented molasses, maintaining efficient methanogenesis at substrate availability levels threefold higher than single-stage schemes (3.0 vs. 1.0 g-COD g−1VS). Success in methane production derived from the homogenous establishment (similar in both feeding zone and bed) of syntrophic associations between acetogens (Pelotomaculum, Syntrophothermus, Syntrophomonas and Thermodesulfovibrio), acetate oxidizers (Thermoacetogenium, Mesotoga and Pseudothermotoga) and hydrogenotrophic methogens (Methanothermobacter and Methanoculleus) replacing acetoclastic methanogens (Methanosaeta). Phase separation under thermophilic conditions was demonstrated to boost methane production from sugar-rich substrates, because the process depends on microbial groups (hydrogenotrophs) that grow faster and are less susceptible to low pH values compared to acetotrophs.
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- Lucas Tadeu Fuess
- Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo. Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580, Bloco 18—Conjunto das Químicas, São Paulo, SP 05508-000 Brazil
- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP 13563-120 Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP 13563-120 Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Genomics, Biological Research Institute “Clemente Estable”, 3318 Italia Avenue, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Genomics, Biological Research Institute “Clemente Estable”, 3318 Italia Avenue, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP 13563-120 Brazil
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo. Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580, Bloco 18—Conjunto das Químicas, São Paulo, SP 05508-000 Brazil
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Yuan Y, Zhang L, Chen T, Huang Y, Qian X, He J, Li Z, Ding C, Wang A. Simultaneous recovery of bio-sulfur and bio-methane from sulfate-rich wastewater by a bioelectrocatalysis coupled two-phase anaerobic reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127883. [PMID: 36067888 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The microbial electrolysis cell coupled the two-phase anaerobic digestion (MEC-TPAD) was developed for simultaneous recovery of bio-sulfur and bio-methane from sulfate-rich wastewater. In acidogenic phase, the produced sulfides were efficiently converted into bio-sulfur via anodic bio-oxidation, with a maximum recovery of 59 ± 5.5 %. The anode coupled acidogenesis produced more volatile fatty acids which were benefit for the subsequent methanogenesis. The cathode in methanogenic phase created a suitable pH condition and enhanced the methanogenesis. Correspondingly, the maximum bio-methane yield in MEC-TPAD was 2 times higher than that in TPAD. Microbial communities revealed that major functional consortia capable of sulfides oxidation (e.g. Alcaligenes) in anode biofilm, hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis (e.g. Methanobacterium) in cathode biofilm, and acetotrophic methanogenesis (e.g. Methanosaeta) in methanogenic sludge were enriched. Economic benefit could totally cover the cost of input electric energy. This work opens an appealing avenue for recovering nutrient and energy from wastewater.
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- Ye Yuan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Environmental Protection Equipment, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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García ODV, Neto AMP, Moretto MRD, Zaiat M, Martins G. Food-to-microorganism ratio as a crucial parameter to maximize biochemical methane potential from sugarcane vinasse. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s43153-022-00270-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fernando Herrera Adarme O, Eduardo Lobo Baêta B, Cardoso Torres M, Camilo Otalora Tapiero F, Vinicius Alves Gurgel L, de Queiroz Silva S, Francisco de Aquino S. Biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion of sugarcane biorefinery byproducts: Comparative analyses of performance and microbial community in novel single-and two-stage systems. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 354:127185. [PMID: 35439561 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127185] [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: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anaerobic co-digestion (AcD) of sugarcane biorefinery byproducts (hemicelluloses hydrolysate (HH), vinasse, yeast extract and sugarcane bagasse fly ashes was evaluated using new anaerobic reactors fed with organic loading rates (OLR) from 0.9 to 10.8 gCODL-1d-1. The best results were obtained in a two-stage system when the OLR was 5.65 gCODL-1d-1, leading to a total chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 87.6 % and methane yield of 243NmLCH4gCODr-1. Microbial community analyses of sludge from both systems (one and two-stages) revealed structural changes and relationship among the main genus found (Clostridium (62.8%), Bacteroides(11.3 %), Desulfovibrio (19.1 %), Lactobacillus(67.7 %), Lactococcus (22.5%), Longilinea (78%), Methanosaeta (19.2 %) and Syntrophus (18.9 %)) with processes performance, kinetic and hydrodynamic parameters. Moreover, biomass granulation was observed in the novel structured anaerobic reactor operated at single stage due to sugarcane bagasse fly ash addition.
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- Oscar Fernando Herrera Adarme
- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Microorganisms Technology, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita, s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil.
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Borges ADV, Fuess LT, Takeda PY, Alves I, Dias MES, Damianovic MHRZ. Co-digestion of biofuel by-products: Enhanced biofilm formation maintains high organic matter removal when methanogenesis fails. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 310:114768. [PMID: 35220101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ethanol and biodiesel industries generate large volumes of by-products, such as vinasse and glycerol, which are suitable for biogas exploitation. This paper assessed the applicability and process performance of the anaerobic structured-bed reactor (AnSTBR) for the mesophilic (30 °C) continuous (105 days) anaerobic co-digestion of sugarcane vinasse and distilled glycerol under increasing organic loading rates (OLR) (0.5-5.0 kgCOD m-3d-1). The highest methane yield (211 NmL g-1CODrem.) and volumetric production (668 NmL L-1d-1) occurred at an OLR of 3.5 kgCOD m-3d-1. The performance of the AnSTBR showed high removal efficiencies of total COD (77.1%), carbohydrates (81.9%), and glycerol content (99.7%). Biofilm growth enhancement within the reactor offset the impairment of methanogenesis activity at high organic loads. The prompt biodegradability of glycerol reinforced the importance of gradually increase the organic load to prevent the buildup of volatile acids and maintain a stable long-term co-digestion system.
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- André do Vale Borges
- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo, 13563-120, Brazil
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Oliveira CA, Fuess LT, Soares LA, Damianovic MHRZ. Increasing salinity concentrations determine the long-term participation of methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in the biodigestion of sulfate-rich wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:113254. [PMID: 34271347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The competition between sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and methanogenic archaea (MA) depends on several factors, such as the COD/SO42- ratio, sensitivity to inhibitors and even the length of the operating period in reactors. Among the inhibitors, salinity, a characteristic common to diverse types of industrial effluents, can act as an important factor. This work aimed to evaluate the long-term participation of sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis in the sulfate-rich wastewater process (COD/SO42- = 1.6) in an anaerobic structured-bed reactor (AnSTBR) using sludge not adapted to salinity. The AnSTBR was operated for 580 d under mesophilic temperature (30 °C). Salinity levels were gradually increased from 1.7 to 50 g-NaCl L-1. Up to 35 g-NaCl L-1, MA and SRB equally participated in COD conversion, with a slight predominance of the latter (53 ± 11%). A decrease in COD removal efficiency associated with acetate accumulation was further observed when applying 50 g-NaCl L-1. The sulfidogenic pathway corresponded to 62 ± 17% in this case, indicating the inhibition of MA. Overall, sulfidogenic activity was less sensitive (25%-inhibition) to high salinity levels compared to methanogenesis (100%-inhibition considering the methane yield). The wide spectrum of SRB populations at different salinity levels, namely, the prevalence of Desulfovibrio sp. up to 35 g-NaCl L-1 and the additional participation of the genera Desulfobacca, Desulfatirhabdium, and Desulfotomaculum at 50 g-NaCl-1 explain such patterns. Conversely, the persistence of Methanosaeta genus was not sufficient to sustain methane production. Hence, exploiting SRB populations is imperative to anaerobically remediating saline wastewaters.
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- Cristiane Arruda Oliveira
- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil; Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo (DEQ/EP/USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 18, Conjunto Das Químicas, SP, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Sajad Hashemi S, Karimi K, Taherzadeh MJ. Integrated process for protein, pigments, and biogas production from baker's yeast wastewater using filamentous fungi. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 337:125356. [PMID: 34102516 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Baker's yeast production industry generates large quantities of high chemical oxygen demand (COD) wastewater. The integration of baker's yeast wastewater (BYW) for an innovative two-step waste biorefinery process by producing protein-rich fungal biomass and biogas along with COD and nutrients removal was the main object of the present research. In the first step, fungal biomass production from BYW was investigated using four species of filamentous fungi. The maximum biomass yield of 5.13 g/L BYW containing 43.8% mycoprotein and 36.3% COD removal was achieved by A. oryzae. In the second step, to produce biogas and further remove organic matter, the effluent of fungal fermentation was subjected to anaerobic digestion and COD removal between 22.4 and 44.2% was obtained. Overall, 1 m3 of BYW yielded 5.13 kg of protein-rich biomass and 1.42 m3 of methane. Additionally, pigment production using N. intermedia was investigated, and 1.54 mg carotenoids/g biomass was produced.
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- Seyed Sajad Hashemi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Iltchenco J, Peruzzo V, Eva Magrini F, Marconatto L, Paula Torres A, Luiz Beal L, Paesi S. Microbiota profile in mesophilic biodigestion of sugarcane vinasse in batch reactors. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:2028-2039. [PMID: 34695028 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The vinasse is a residue of ethanol production with the potential for methane production, requiring an allochthonous inoculum. Several microorganisms act in the different phases of anaerobic digestion, and the identification of these microbial communities is essential to optimize the process. The characterization of the microbiota involved in the biodigestion of vinasse was observed in the initial stage (IS), at the peak of methane production (MS) and the end of the process (FS) of the best performance assay by high-throughput sequencing. The highest methane production was 0.78 mmolCH4.gVS.h-1 at 243.7 h in the substrate/inoculum ratio of 1.7, with consumption partial of acetic, propionic and isobutyric acids and an 82% reduction of chemical oxygen demand. High microbial diversity was found. The genera Clostridium, Acinetobacter, Candidatus Cloacamonas, Bacteroides, Syntrophomonas, Kosmotoga, the family Porphyromonadaceae and the class Bacteroidia were the most abundant in the maximum methane production. Methane production was driven by Methanobacterium and Methanosaeta, suggesting the metabolic pathways used were hydrogenotrophic and acetoclastic.
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- Janaina Iltchenco
- University of Caxias do Sul, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- University of Caxias do Sul, Environmental Technologies Laboratory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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- University of Caxias do Sul, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- PETROBRAS, Research and Development Center Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello - CENPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- University of Caxias do Sul, Environmental Technologies Laboratory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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- University of Caxias do Sul, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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Costa RB, Godoi LAG, Braga AFM, Delforno TP, Bevilaqua D. Sulfate removal rate and metal recovery as settling precipitates in bioreactors: Influence of electron donors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:123622. [PMID: 33264855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Four down-flow structured bed bioreactors were operated targeting biological sulfate-reduction and metal recovery. Three different electron donors were tested: glycerol (R1), lactate (R2), sucrose (R3), and a blend of the previous three (R4) with an increasing copper influent load (5, 15, and 30 mg Cu2+.L-1). Copper inhibited sulfate-reduction in R1 (15 mg Cu2+.L-1) and R3 (5 mg Cu2+.L-1), but the fermentative activity was not affected. R2 and R4 were not inhibited by the copper influent concentration. R2 provided the highest sulfate reduction rate (1767.3 ± 240.1 mg SO42-.L.day-1). Nonetheless, the accumulation of settling precipitates was 22 % higher in R4 than in R2, indicating the former yielded the highest metal recovery as settling precipitates (24.8 g FSS.L-1, 25 % Fe2+, 5% Cu2+). 16S rRNA sequencing showed highest diversity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in R2. A predominance of sulfate-reducing and fermentative bacteria with more similarity was observed between microbial populations in R1 and R4, despite the difference in toxicity thresholds. Hence, the electron donor influenced not only the biological sulfate reduction, but also metal toxicity thresholds and metal recovery as settling precipitates.
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- Rachel Biancalana Costa
- Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, R. Francisco Degni, 55, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Engenharia Ambiental - Bloco 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Av. - Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Engenharia Ambiental - Bloco 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Av. - Santa Angelina, 13.563-120, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Department of Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia João Leme dos Santos Km 110, Sorocaba, SP, 18052-780, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, R. Francisco Degni, 55, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Turker M, Dereli RK. Long term performance of a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating beet molasses based industrial wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 278:111403. [PMID: 33126194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Baker's yeast industries (BYI) generate highly polluted effluents, especially vinasse from yeast separators, with very high chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen, sulphate and salts, mainly potassium and calcium. Anaerobic treatment is the most commonly applied method for treating BYI wastewaters. However, it is quite challenging to obtain a high performance due to the difficulties in biomass retention. Moreover, it does not provide compliance with COD and color discharge limits when used as a sole treatment process. In this context, a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor, which provides excellent biomass retention, was operated to investigate its treatment performance for vinasse from a BYI. The reactor achieved a COD removal between 48% and 92% up to a volumetric load of 10 kg COD m3 d-1. A specific methane production of 0.37 m3 CH4 kg-1 CODremoved was observed in the study. On the other hand, passage of inert organic compounds through membrane deteriorated permeate quality and treatment efficiency. High alkalinity and pH led to the accumulation of calcium precipitates, which reduced volatile solids fraction of sludge and biomass activity in the reactor. The present study showed the operational challenges and potential drawbacks of AnMBR systems for BYI wastewater treatment. The experience gained in the pilot system can be utilized in the design and operation of full scale AnMBRs for high strength industrial effluents.
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- University College Dublin, School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
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Li J, Liang Y, Miao Y, Wang D, Jia S, Liu CH. Metagenomic insights into aniline effects on microbial community and biological sulfate reduction pathways during anaerobic treatment of high-sulfate wastewater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 742:140537. [PMID: 32623173 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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For comprehensive insights into the change of sulfate reduction pathway responding to the toxic stress and the shift of microbial community and performance of sulfate reduction, we built a laboratory-scale expanded granular sludge bed reactor (EGSB) treating high-sulfate wastewater with elevated aniline concentrations from 0 to 480 mg/L. High-throughput sequencing and metagenomic approaches were applied to decipher the molecular mechanisms of sulfate reduction under aniline stress through taxonomic and functional profiles. The increasing aniline in the anaerobic system induced the accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFA), further turned the bioreactor into acidification, which was the principal reason for the deterioration of system performance and finally resulted in the accumulation of toxic free sulfide. Moreover, aniline triggered the change of bacterial community and genes relating to sulfate reduction pathways. The increase of aniline from 0 to 320 mg/L enriched total sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and the most abundant genus was Desulfomicrobium, accounting for 66.85-91.25% of total SRB. The assimilatory sulfate reduction pathway was obviously inhibited when aniline was over 160 mg/L, while genes associated with dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathways all exhibited an upward tendency with the increasing aniline content. The enrichment of aniline-resistant SRB (e.g. Desulfomicrobium) carrying genes associated with the dissimilatory sulfate reduction pathway also confirmed the underlying mechanism that sulfate reduction turned into dissimilation under high aniline condition. Taken together, these results comprehensively provided solid evidence for the effects of aniline on the biological sulfate reduction processes treating high-sulfate wastewater and the underlying molecular mechanisms which may highlight the important roles of SRB and related sulfate reduction genes during treatment.
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- Jun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Sulfidogenesis establishment under increasing metal and nutrient concentrations: An effective approach for biotreating sulfate-rich wastewaters using an innovative structured-bed reactor (AnSTBR). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zan F, Dai J, Jiang F, Ekama GA, Chen G. Ground food waste discharge to sewer enhances methane gas emission: A lab-scale investigation. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 174:115616. [PMID: 32145553 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Emission of sulfide and methane from sewerage system has been a major concern for a long time. Sewers are now facing emerging challenges, such as receiving food waste (FW) to relieve the burdens on solid waste treatment. However, the knowledge of the direct impact of FW addition on sulfide and methane production in and emission from sewers is still lacking. In this study, two lab-scale sewer reactors, one without and one with FW addition, were continuously operated to investigate the production of sulfide and methane and microbial communities arising from FW discharge to freshwater sewerage system. The 190-day long-term monitoring and the batch tests on days 69 and 124 suggest that the FW addition has little impact on sulfide production possibly due to the limited sulfate concentration (40 mg S/L) but enhanced methane production by up to 60%. Moreover, cryosection-fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) revealed that the FW addition significantly stimulated the accumulation of methanogenic archaea (MA) in sewer biofilms and altered the spatial distributions of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and MA. Moreover, the relative abundance of MA in biofilms with FW addition was higher than that without FW addition, whereas the relative abundance of SRB was similar. Metabolic pathway analysis for sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis indicates that sufficient substrates derived from the FW addition were biodegraded during fermentation to produce acetate and hydrogen, and consequently facilitate methanogenesis. These findings shed light on the impacts of changes in wastewater compositions (e.g., FW addition) on sulfide and methane production in the freshwater sewerage system for improved policy-making on sewer management.
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- Feixiang Zan
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Hong Kong Branch) and Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Hong Kong Branch) and Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Water Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution (Hong Kong Branch) and Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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Silva AFR, Magalhães NC, Cunha PVM, Amaral MCS, Koch K. Influence of COD/SO 42- ratio on vinasse treatment performance by two-stage anaerobic membrane bioreactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 259:110034. [PMID: 31932266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.110034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Vinasse is sulfate-rich wastewater due to sulfuric acid dosage in some ethanol production steps. The vinasse sulfate concentration is subject to seasonal variations. A two-stage anaerobic membrane bioreactor (2S-AnMBR) was operated to evaluate the influence of COD/SO42- ratio on vinasse treatment performance by using a real vinasse sample under natural seasonal COD/SO42- variation. This ratio directly affects the sulfidogenesis efficiency, which is responsible for different forms of inhibition in the anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater. The bioreactor presented a stable performance at the highest COD/SO42- ratios (50-94), with high removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) (97.5 ± 0.4%) and volatile fatty acids (VFA) (98.0 ± 0.6%), but low removal of sulfate (69.9 ± 9.5%), indicating lower sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) activity. In the lowest COD/SO42- ratios (9-20), a deterioration in the removal of organic matter (87.0 ± 1.3%) and VFA (69.8 ± 15.5%) was observed, accompanied by sulfate removal increase (92.9 ± 2.6%). A significant correlation between COD fractions removed via methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis and the COD/SO42- ratio was found, indicating that the increase of this ratio is beneficial to the methanogenic archaea activity. The occurrence of sulfidogenesis, favored by the lower COD/SO42- ratios, induced the microbial soluble products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) release and protein/carbohydrate ratio increase in the mixed liquor, contributing to the filtration resistance increase.
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- Ana Flávia Rezende Silva
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Yuan Y, Cheng H, Chen F, Zhang Y, Xu X, Huang C, Chen C, Liu W, Ding C, Li Z, Chen T, Wang A. Enhanced methane production by alleviating sulfide inhibition with a microbial electrolysis coupled anaerobic digestion reactor. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 136:105503. [PMID: 32006760 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organics is a challenging task under high-strength sulfate (SO42-) conditions. The generation of toxic sulfides by SO42--reducing bacteria (SRB) causes low methane (CH4) production. This study investigated the feasibility of alleviating sulfide inhibition and enhancing CH4 production by using an anaerobic reactor with built-in microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), namely ME-AD reactor. Compared to AD reactor, unionized H2S in the ME-AD reactor was sufficiently converted into ionized HS- due to the weak alkaline condition created via cathodic H2 production, which relieved the toxicity of unionized H2S to methanogenesis. Correspondingly, the CH4 production in the ME-AD system was 1.56 times higher than that in the AD reactor with alkaline-pH control and 3.03 times higher than that in the AD reactors (no external voltage and no electrodes) without alkaline-pH control. MEC increased the amount of substrates available for CH4-producing bacteria (MPB) to generate more CH4. Microbial community analysis indicated that hydrogentrophic MPB (e.g. Methanosphaera) and acetotrophic MPB (e.g. Methanosaeta) participated in the two major pathways of CH4 formation were successfully enriched in the cathode biofilm and suspended sludge of the ME-AD system. Economic revenue from increased CH4 production totally covered the cost of input electricity. Integration of MEC with AD could be an attractive technology to alleviate sulfide inhibition and enhance CH4 production from AD of organics under SO42--rich condition.
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- Ye Yuan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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Silva A, Ricci B, Koch K, Weißbach M, Amaral M. Dissolved hydrogen sulfide removal from anaerobic bioreactor permeate by modified direct contact membrane distillation. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zan F, Hao T. Sulfate in anaerobic co-digester accelerates methane production from food waste and waste activated sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122536. [PMID: 31835199 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The presence of sulfate in food waste (FW) and waste activated sludge (WAS) threatens the anaerobic co-digestion for methane production. In this study, methane production from the anaerobic co-digestion of FW and WAS at sulfate concentrations of 50, 100, and 400 mg S/L was not affected, but instead deteriorated at 200 and 300 mg S/L. However, a model-based kinetic analysis reveals that sulfate can significantly promote the conversion of rapidly biodegradable substrates by up to 93%. From a point of thermodynamic view, the presence of sulfate can stimulate sulfate-reducing bacteria acting as acetogens to convert propionate to acetate, providing an alternative metabolic pathway for methanogenesis. In the anaerobic co-digestion, regulation of sulfate can be a potential strategy to improve the efficiency of methane production. However, more research is needed to optimize the sulfate concentration and substrate types in the anaerobic co-digester.
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- Feixiang Zan
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China.
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Yang F, Bai L, Li P, Li Q, Luo L, Li W. Improved methane production and sulfate removal by anaerobic co-digestion corn stalk and levulinic acid wastewater pretreated by calcium hydroxide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 691:499-505. [PMID: 31325850 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Levulinic acid wastewater containing high concentration of sulfate was generated while producing levulinic acid by straw depolymerization with dilute sulfuric acid. In this study, levulinic acid wastewater was pretreated by calcium hydroxide precipitation, then co-digestion of pretreated levulinic acid wastewater and corn stalk was conducted for the further removal of sulfate from levulinic acid wastewater and production of bioenergy. Effects of sulfate loading and substrate level on methane production and sulfate removal from co-digestion were investigated. The results showed that the highest methane production potential of 249.93 mL/g volatile solid (VS) was achieved when the sulfate loading is 0.31 g/L and the substrate level is 32.3 g/L, which was significantly higher than 182.53 mL/g VS achieved for mono-digestion of corn stalk. The sulfate removal of 86.82-98.10% was obtained when sulfate loading is >0.31 g/L, and the concentration of sulfate in the biogas slurry was <0.09 g/L after 28 days of anaerobic co-digestion regardless initial sulfate loading. The results of microbial community analysis demonstrated that the relative abundance of methanogenic bacteria (such as Methanoculleus and Methanosarcina) had increased significantly at sulfate loading of 0.31 g/L, and the relative abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria (Desulfotomaculum) increased from 0.01% to 2.11% when the sulfate loading rose from 0.10 g/L to 1.47 g/L under the substrate level of 32.3 g/L. This means that co-digestion of corn stalk and levulinic acid wastewater after calcium hydroxide pretreatment (CHP) was beneficial for methane production and sulfate removal.
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- Fuli Yang
- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, China.
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de Godoi LAG, Camiloti PR, Bernardes AN, Sanchez BLS, Torres APR, da Conceição Gomes A, Botta LS. Seasonal variation of the organic and inorganic composition of sugarcane vinasse: main implications for its environmental uses. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:29267-29282. [PMID: 31396875 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Sugarcane vinasse is the main waste stream of the Brazilian agroindustry. The typical composition of sugarcane vinasse gives it a high polluting potential that implies the necessity to define sustainable strategies for managing this waste. Knowledge of the inorganic and organic composition of vinasse and its seasonal variation is extremely important to conduct scientific research to define alternative managements for vinasse disposal other than fertigation. This study evaluated the variability of vinasse composition throughout the same harvesting season and among three harvesting seasons of one Brazilian annexed biorefinery (2015-2017). The contents of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total solids (TS), suspended solids (SS), salinity (K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, F-), nutrients (N, P, S), trace metals (Al3+, As2+, Ba2+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Co2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Pb2+, Mn2+, Hg2+, Mo2+, Ni2+, Se2+, Zn2+), and specific soluble organic compounds (sugars, alcohols, and organic acids), as well as pH and conductivity, were monitored in 13 samples. The results indicated that sugarcane vinasse is a suitable feedstock for biological treatments, such as anaerobic digestion processes for energy recovery, as well as substrate for biomass (e.g., microalgae, energy crops, lignocellulosic biomass) growth. The application of a previous treatment makes vinasse a more environmentally friendly natural fertilizer for land fertigation.
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- Ergostech Renewable Energy Solutions, Estrada da Rhodia km 16, Vila Holândia, Campinas, SP, 13084-970, Brazil
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- Ergostech Renewable Energy Solutions, Estrada da Rhodia km 16, Vila Holândia, Campinas, SP, 13084-970, Brazil
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- Ergostech Renewable Energy Solutions, Estrada da Rhodia km 16, Vila Holândia, Campinas, SP, 13084-970, Brazil
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- Management of Biotechnology, Petrobras Research and Development Center (CENPES), Av. Horácio Macedo, 950, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-915, Brazil
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- Management of Biotechnology, Petrobras Research and Development Center (CENPES), Av. Horácio Macedo, 950, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-915, Brazil
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- Ergostech Renewable Energy Solutions, Estrada da Rhodia km 16, Vila Holândia, Campinas, SP, 13084-970, Brazil.
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Adarme OFH, Baêta BEL, Filho JBG, Gurgel LVA, Aquino SFD. Use of anaerobic co-digestion as an alternative to add value to sugarcane biorefinery wastes. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 287:121443. [PMID: 31103937 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study the anaerobic co-digestion (AcD) of sugarcane biorefinery by-products, i.e. hemicelluloses hydrolysate (HH) (obtained by hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse), vinasse, yeast extract (YE) and sugarcane bagasse fly ashes (SBFA), was optimized by means of biochemical methane potential experiments. The best experimental conditions of AcD (25-75% HH-to-vinasse mixture ratio; 1.0 g L-1 YE; 15 g L-1 SBFA and 100-0% HH-to-Vinasse; 1.5 g L-1 YE; 45 g L-1 SBFA) led to the production of 0.279 and 0.267 Nm3 of CH4 per kg of chemical oxygen demand (COD) with an energy surplus of 0.43 and 0.34 MJ kg SB-1, respectively. Adsorption experiments using SBFA were carried out and showed this residue could adsorb up to 61.71 and 17.32 mg g-1 of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfuraldehyde and 2-furfuraldehyde, thereby reducing toxicity and improving biogas production.
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- Oscar Fernando Herrera Adarme
- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil
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- Environmental and Chemical Technology Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Bauxita s/n, 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Brazil.
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Fuess LT, Zaiat M, do Nascimento CAO. Novel insights on the versatility of biohydrogen production from sugarcane vinasse via thermophilic dark fermentation: Impacts of pH-driven operating strategies on acidogenesis metabolite profiles. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 286:121379. [PMID: 31051398 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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An innovative application of the anaerobic structured-bed reactor (AnSTBR) in thermophilic dark fermentation of sugarcane vinasse targeting biohydrogen (bioH2) production was assessed. A detailed metabolite monitoring program identified the major substrates and primary metabolic pathways within the system. Increasing the applied organic loading rate positively affected bioH2 production, reaching 2074 N mL-H2 L-1 d-1 and indicating an optimal load of approximately 70 kg-COD m-3 d-1. Controlling the fermentation pH (5.0-5.5) was the primary strategy to maintain bioH2-producing conditions, offsetting negative impacts associated with the compositional variability of vinasse. Metabolic correlations pointed out lactate as the primary substrate for bioH2 production, indicating its accumulation as evidence of impaired reactors. The versatility of the acidogenic system was confirmed by identifying three major metabolic pathways according to the pH, i.e., lactate-producing (pH <5.0), bioH2-/butyrate-producing (pH = 5.0-5.5) and bioH2-producing/sulfate-reducing (pH >6.0) systems, which enables managing the operation of the reactors for diversified purposes in practical aspects.
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- Lucas Tadeu Fuess
- Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo (DEQ/EP/USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 18 - Conjunto das Químicas, SP 05508-000, Brazil; Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, SP 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo (DEQ/EP/USP), Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 18 - Conjunto das Químicas, SP 05508-000, Brazil.
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Yang F, Li W, Liu C, Wang M, Li Q, Sun Y. Impact of total carbon/sulfate on methane production and sulfate removal from co-digestion of sulfate-containing wastewater and corn stalk. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 243:411-418. [PMID: 31103687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During the process of preparing furfural by straw depolymerization with dilute sulfuric acid, large amounts of high temperature sulfate-rich organic wastewater were produced. It cannot be treated directly by anaerobic digestion and converted to bioenergy due to high concentrations of sulfate. In this study, anaerobic co-digestion of sulfate containing wastewater and corn stalk was performed at thermophilic conditions to investigate the influences of total carbon (TC)/sulfate (6, 16, 35 and 110) on methane production and sulfate removal. The results showed that the highest methane production of 260.14 mL g-1 volatile solid (VS) was achieved at TC/sulfate of 35, which was significantly higher than 12.53 mL g-1 VS obtained at TC/sulfate of 6. Moreover, the results of sulfate balance analysis showed a maximum sulfate removal of 93.43% was achieved at TC/sulfate of 16, and sulfate concentration in biogas slurry was less than 0.1 g/L regardless of TC/sulfate after 28 days of co-digestion. The microbial community was analyzed using 16S rDNA sequencing technology, the results showed that methane was mainly produced by Methanoculleus and Methanosarcina, and sulfate was removed via Desulfotomaculum, and the relative abundance of methanogenic archaea (MA) and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) were significantly correlated with methane production and sulfate removal. It can concluded that higher methane production and sulfate removal can be obtained by anaerobic co-digestion of sulfate containing wastewater and corn stalk at properly TC/sulfate.
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- Fuli Yang
- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China; College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, No. 199 Development Road, High-tech Development District, Daqing, 163318, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Agriculture Biological Environment and Energy Engineering, Northeast Agriculture University, No. 600 Changjiang Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China
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Electrochemical Corrosion Prevention in Oilfield Wastewater for Effective Dissolved Oxygen Removal Using a Novel Upflow Bioelectrochemical System. J CHEM-NY 2019. [DOI: 10.1155/2019/6292509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Towards the corrosion issues of oilfield wastewater for water recycling, the dissolved oxygen (DO) is a subsequent corrosive factor after the air desulfurization tower for high-efficiency removal of sulfides. However, an in situ biological technology for efficient DO removal has not been well developed by using organics in oilfield wastewater. A novel upflow bioelectrocatalytic system assembled with three electrodes (cathode-anode-cathode) was designed in this study, in which waste organic matter of oil wastewater was degraded by a bioanode for electron production and dissolved oxygen was efficiently reduced by a biocathode under an assistant external voltage. The results showed that the average current was kept over 6 mA by applying a fixed voltage of 0.8 V to treat oil wastewater with DO as high as 3–5 mg/L. The bottom cathode contributed the largest to DO removal rate, reaching 67%; contribution of the middle anode and the upper cathode for DO removal was 11% and 9%, respectively. The whole DO removal rate by the bioelectrocatalytic system was up to about 90%, and the effluent DO was reduced to below 0.6 mg/L by removing 40–50% COD.
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Montalvo S, Huiliñir C, Borja R, Castillo A, Pereda I. Anaerobic digestion of wastewater rich in sulfate and sulfide: effects of metallic waste addition and micro-aeration on process performance and methane production. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2019; 54:1035-1043. [PMID: 31188049 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1623597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This work explores the effect of two metallic wastes (mining wastes, MW; fly ashes, FA) and micro-aeration (MA) on the anaerobic digestion of wastewater which is rich in sulfate and sulfide. Two initial COD concentrations (5,000 and 10,000 mg/L) were studied under both conditions in batch systems at 35 °C, with a fixed COD/SO42- ratio = 10, with 100 mg/L of S2-. It was observed that the use of MW and FA in the assays with an initial COD concentration of 10,000 mg/L resulted in a simultaneous increase in COD removal, sulfate removal, sulfide removal and methane generation, while MA only improved the COD and sulfide removals in comparison with the control system. On the contrary, the use of MW, FA or MA in systems with initial COD concentrations equal to or lower than 5,000 mg/L did not show any improvement with respect to the control system in terms of COD removal, sulfate removal or methane generation, with only sulfide removal being positively affected by MW and FA.
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- Silvio Montalvo
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile , Santiago de Chile , Chile
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile , Santiago de Chile , Chile
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Ambiental, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Chile , Santiago de Chile , Chile
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- Centro de Estudios de Tecnologías Energéticas Renovables, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana , La Habana , Cuba
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Cetecioglu Z, Dolfing J, Taylor J, Purdy KJ, Eyice Ö. COD/sulfate ratio does not affect the methane yield and microbial diversity in anaerobic digesters. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 155:444-454. [PMID: 30861382 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of organic matter is the major route of biomethane production. However, in the presence of sulfate, sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) typically outcompete methanogens, which may reduce or even preclude methane production from sulfate-containing wastewaters. Although sulfate-reduction and methanogenesis can occur simultaneously, our limited understanding of the microbiology of anaerobic digesters treating sulfate-containing wastewaters constrains improvements in the production of methane from these systems. This study tested the effects of carbon sources and chemical oxygen demand-to-sulfate ratio (COD/SO42-) on the diversity and interactions of SRB and methanogens in an anaerobic digester treating a high-sulfate waste stream. Overall, the data showed that sulfate removal and methane generation occurred in varying efficiencies and the carbon source had limited effect on the methane yield. Importantly, the results demonstrated that methanogenic and SRB diversities were only affected by the carbon source and not by the COD/SO42- ratio.
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- Zeynep Cetecioglu
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44, Sweden; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL, UK
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Chen H, Wu J, Liu B, Li YY, Yasui H. Competitive dynamics of anaerobes during long-term biological sulfate reduction process in a UASB reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 280:173-182. [PMID: 30771572 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To reveal the long-term competitive dynamics of anaerobes in anaerobic bioreactors with sulfate reduction, a comprehensive structured mathematical model was designed for an extension of the Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1). Sulfate reduction bacteria (SRB) were categorized into acetogenic-likewise SRB (ASRB) and methanogenic-likewise SRB (MSRB). Experimental data from 329 days of continuous operation of a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor was used for model calibration and validation. Results show that the model has a good agreement with experimental data and that three stages including the MPA dominant, stalemate and SRB dominant stages were clearly appeared throughout the whole competition period. The model was capable of predicting the long-term dynamic competition of sulfidogens and methanogens for electrons. This could explain a long-term of over 200 days needed for the SRB out-competing the MPA, and support speculation that the SRB could finally out-compete both the AcB and the MPA.
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- Hong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Water-Sediment Sciences and Water Disaster Prevention of Hunan Province, School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1 Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
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Qian Z, Tianwei H, Mackey HR, van Loosdrecht MCM, Guanghao C. Recent advances in dissimilatory sulfate reduction: From metabolic study to application. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 150:162-181. [PMID: 30508713 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a group of diverse anaerobic microorganisms omnipresent in natural habitats and engineered environments that use sulfur compounds as the electron acceptor for energy metabolism. Dissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR)-based techniques mediated by SRB have been utilized in many sulfate-containing wastewater treatment systems worldwide, particularly for acid mine drainage, groundwater, sewage and industrial wastewater remediation. However, DSR processes are often operated suboptimally and disturbances are common in practical application. To improve the efficiency and robustness of SRB-based processes, it is necessary to study SRB metabolism and operational conditions. In this review, the mechanisms of DSR processes are reviewed and discussed focusing on intracellular and extracellular electron transfer with different electron donors (hydrogen, organics, methane and electrodes). Based on the understanding of the metabolism of SRB, responses of SRB to environmental stress (pH-, temperature-, and salinity-related stress) are summarized at the species and community levels. Application in these stressed conditions is discussed and future research is proposed. The feasibility of recovering energy and resources such as biohydrogen, hydrocarbons, polyhydroxyalkanoates, magnetite and metal sulfides through the use of SRB were investigated but some long-standing questions remain unanswered. Linking the existing scientific understanding and observations to practical application is the challenge as always for promotion of SRB-based techniques.
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- Zeng Qian
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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- Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Wastewater Treatment Laboratory, FYT Graduate School, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Nansha, Guangzhou, China.
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Yang FL, Li WZ, Li Q, Li PF, Wang ZJ, Luo LN. Unravelling the influence of sulfate loading on enhancing anaerobic co-digestion of corn stover and bio-kerosene production wastewater. J Biosci Bioeng 2019; 127:99-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Fuess LT, Garcia ML, Zaiat M. Seasonal characterization of sugarcane vinasse: Assessing environmental impacts from fertirrigation and the bioenergy recovery potential through biodigestion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 634:29-40. [PMID: 29626768 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sugarcane vinasse has been widely used as a soil fertilizer in the Brazilian sucro-alcohol industry for recycling potassium and water. However, the potential negative effects from long-term soil fertirrigation represent a major drawback regarding this practice, whereas the application of biodigestion represents an efficient method for reducing the polluting organic load and recovering bioenergy from vinasse. Regardless of the predicted use for vinasse, an understanding of the potential of each option is imperative, as the seasonal alterations in the inorganic/organic fractions of vinasse directly affect its management. In this context, this study presents a detailed compositional characterization of sugarcane vinasse from a large-scale Brazilian biorefinery throughout the 2014/2015 harvest to assess the environmental effects (due to fertirrigation) and to estimate the biogas energetic potential. Calculated inputs of organic matter into soils due to vinasse land application were equivalent to the polluting load of populations (117-257inhabha-1) at least 2-fold greater than the largest Brazilian capital cities (78-70inhabha-1). Two-phase biodigestion could efficiently reduce the polluting load of vinasse (23-52inhabha-1) and eliminate the negative effects from direct sulfide emissions in the environment. However, a high risk of soil sodification could result from using high doses of Na-based alkalizing compounds in biodigestion plants. Finally, the optimized recovery of bioenergy through biogas (13.3-26.7MW as electricity) could supply populations as large as 305 thousand inhabitants, so that over 30% of the surplus electricity produced by the studied biorefinery could be obtained from biogas. Overall, applying biodigestion in the treatment of vinasse provides important environmental and energetic gains. However, the benefits of reducing the polluting organic load of vinasse through bioenergy recovery may lose their effect depending on the alkalizing strategy, indicating that the proper use of chemicals in full-scale biodigestion plants is imperative to attain process sustainability.
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- Lucas Tadeu Fuess
- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Geosciences and Exact Sciences (IGCE), Campus of Rio Claro. Av. 24-A, 1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory (LPB), São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. João Dagnone, 1100, Santa Angelina, São Carlos, São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil.
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Improved Buffering Capacity and Methane Production by Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Corn Stalk and Straw Depolymerization Wastewater. ENERGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/en11071751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Gil-Garcia C, de Godoi LAG, Fuess LT, Damianovic MHRZ. Performance improvement of a thermophilic sulfate-reducing bioreactor under acidogenic conditions: Effects of diversified operating strategies. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 207:303-312. [PMID: 29179118 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The establishment of a sulfidogenic environment under thermophilic (55 °C) acidogenic conditions was assessed in an innovative structured-bed bioreactor to enhance sulfate removal and acetate production prior to methanogenesis. Diversified operating strategies, i.e., variations in the hydraulic retention time (HRT; 6-12 h), sulfate loading rate (SLR; 8-16 kg SO42- m-3 day-1) and liquid phase recirculation ratio (0.0-57.0) were assessed to both enable the establishment of sulfate-reducing conditions and remove H2S from the liquid phase. Ethanol was used as the only carbon source. Applying a low HRT (6 h) as the initial operating strategy severely hindered the establishment of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) populations within the system (sulfate removal < 27.5%). In turn, applying effluent recirculation had a positive impact on the system (sulfate removal ∼ 60%) by providing an adequate buffer control along the entire height of the system, as well by displacing over 70% of the H2S to the gaseous phase. The maintenance of pH values above 6.1 proved to be adequate for the sulfidogenic activity, whereas enhanced acidic conditions (pH < 6.0) at the basal portion of the reactor comprised a determining factor to hinder sulfate reduction. SRB were able to handle H2S and acetate concentrations as high as 232 mg L-1 and 3111 mg L-1, respectively, after establishing an effective acidogenic/sulfidogenic environment, indicating that the proposed system has the potential to be used as the first stage in the anaerobic processing of sulfate-rich wastewater streams.
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- Carolina Gil-Garcia
- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil.
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- Biological Process Laboratory, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil.
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Santos FS, Ricci BC, França Neta LS, Amaral MCS. Sugarcane vinasse treatment by two-stage anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Effect of hydraulic retention time on changes in efficiency, biogas production and membrane fouling. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:342-350. [PMID: 28898829 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.126] [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: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This research investigated the effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on two-stage anaerobic membrane bioreactor (2-SAnMBR) performance treating sugarcane vinasse. The experimental setup consisted of an upflow acidogenic reactor and a continuous stirred methanogenic reactor, fitted with submersed microfiltration hollow-fiber membranes. The results indicated excellent performance and robustness of 2-SAnMBR. The reduction in HRT of 5.3-3.1days did not cause loss of its performance. The 2-SAnMBR showed high capacity of removing organic matter (97%), producing biogas (6.3Nm3 of CH4 per m3 of treated vinasse) and did not completely remove important nutrients to fertigation. Reducing the HRT, the average mass of soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) per mass of mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS) increased. Consequently, the transmembrane pressure (TPM) rate and fouling resistance rise. Despite the fouling effect, physical and chemical cleaning processes were able to recover operational permeability.
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- Fábio S Santos
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Av. Amazonas, 5253, Nova Suíça, CEP 30421-169 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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de Aquino S, Fuess LT, Pires EC. Media arrangement impacts cell growth in anaerobic fixed-bed reactors treating sugarcane vinasse: Structured vs. randomic biomass immobilization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 235:219-228. [PMID: 28365350 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study reports on the application of an innovative structured-bed reactor (FVR) as an alternative to conventional packed-bed reactors (PBRs) to treat high-strength solid-rich wastewaters. Using the FVR prevents solids from accumulating within the fixed-bed, while maintaining the advantages of the biomass immobilization. The long-term operation (330days) of a FVR and a PBR applied to sugarcane vinasse under increasing organic loads (2.4-18.0kgCODm-3day-1) was assessed, focusing on the impacts of the different media arrangements over the production and retention of biomass. Much higher organic matter degradation rates, as well as long-term operational stability and high conversion efficiencies (>80%) confirmed that the FVR performed better than the PBR. Despite the equivalent operating conditions, the biomass growth yield was different in both reactors, i.e., 0.095gVSSg-1COD (FVR) and 0.066gVSSg-1COD (PBR), indicating a clear control of the media arrangement over the biomass production in fixed-bed reactors.
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- Samuel de Aquino
- Laboratório de Processos Biológicos, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13.563-120, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Processos Biológicos, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13.563-120, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Processos Biológicos, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (LPB/EESC/USP), Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos, São Paulo 13.563-120, Brazil; Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo (SHS/EESC/USP), Av. Trabalhador São-Carlense 400, São Carlos, São Paulo 13.566-590, Brazil.
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