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Zhao J, Ma H, Gao M, Qian D, Wang Q, Shiung Lam S. Advancements in medium chain fatty acids production through chain elongation: Key mechanisms and innovative solutions for overcoming rate-limiting steps. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 408:131133. [PMID: 39033828 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131133] [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: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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The depletion of fossil fuels has prompted an urgent search for alternative chemicals from renewable sources. Current technology in medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) production though chain elongation (CE) is becoming increasingly sustainable, hence the motivation for this review, which provides the detailed description, insights and analysis of the metabolic pathways, substrates type, inoculum and fermentation process. The main rate-limiting steps of microbial MCFAs production were comprehensively revealed and the corresponding innovative solutions were also critically evaluated. Innovative strategies such as substrate pretreatment, electrochemical regulation, product separation, fermentation parameter optimization, and electroactive additives have shown significant advantages in overcoming the rate-limiting steps. Furthermore, novel regulatory strategies such as quorum sensing and electronic bifurcation are expected to further increase the MCFAs yield. Finally, the techno-economic analysis was carried out, and the future research focuses were also put forward.
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- Jihua Zhao
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clean Conversion and High Value Utilization of Biomass Resources, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clean Conversion and High Value Utilization of Biomass Resources, School of Resource and Environmental Science, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing 100083, China
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Center for Global Health Research (CGHR), Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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Undiandeye J, Gallegos D, Bonatelli ML, Kleinsteuber S, Bin-Hudari MS, Abdulkadir N, Stinner W, Sträuber H. Medium-chain carboxylates production from plant waste: kinetic study and effect of an enriched microbiome. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2024; 17:79. [PMID: 38867271 PMCID: PMC11167882 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-024-02528-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: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND The need for addition of external electron donors such as ethanol or lactate impairs the economic viability of chain elongation (CE) processes for the production of medium-chain carboxylates (MCC). However, using feedstocks with inherent electron donors such as silages of waste biomass can improve the economics. Moreover, the use of an appropriate inoculum is critical to the overall efficiency of the CE process, as the production of a desired MCC can significantly be influenced by the presence or absence of specific microorganisms and their metabolic interactions. Beyond, it is necessary to generate data that can be used for reactor design, simulation and optimization of a given CE process. Such data can be obtained using appropriate mathematical models to predict the dynamics of the CE process. RESULTS In batch experiments using silages of sugar beet leaves, cassava leaves, and Elodea/wheat straw as substrates, caproate was the only MCC produced with maximum yields of 1.97, 3.48, and 0.88 g/kgVS, respectively. The MCC concentrations were accurately predicted with the modified Gompertz model. In a semi-continuous fermentation with ensiled sugar beet leaves as substrate and digestate from a biogas reactor as the sole inoculum, a prolonged lag phase of 7 days was observed for the production of MCC (C6-C8). The lag phase was significantly shortened by at least 4 days when an enriched inoculum was added to the system. With the enriched inoculum, an MCC yield of 93.67 g/kgVS and a productivity of 2.05 gMCC/L/d were achieved. Without the enriched inoculum, MCC yield and productivity were 43.30 g/kgVS and 0.95 gMCC/L/d, respectively. The higher MCC production was accompanied by higher relative abundances of Lachnospiraceae and Eubacteriaceae. CONCLUSIONS Ensiled waste biomass is a suitable substrate for MCC production using CE. For an enhanced production of MCC from ensiled sugar beet leaves, the use of an enriched inoculum is recommended for a fast process start and high production performance.
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- Jerome Undiandeye
- Department of Biochemical Conversion, DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum Gemeinnützige GmbH, 04347, Leipzig, Germany.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion, DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum Gemeinnützige GmbH, 04347, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Department of Microbiology, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, 852101, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemical Conversion, DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum Gemeinnützige GmbH, 04347, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
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Wang Q, Yang N, Cai Y, Zhang R, Wu Y, Ma W, Fu C, Zhang P, Zhang G. Advances in understanding entire process of medium chain carboxylic acid production from organic wastes via chain elongation. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 339:139723. [PMID: 37543231 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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Chain elongation is an environmentally friendly biological technology capable of converting organic wastes into medium chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs). This review aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of MCCA production from organic wastes via chain elongation. Seven kinds of organic wastes are introduced and classified as easily degradable and hardly degradable. Among them, food waste, fruit and vegetable waste are the most potential organic wastes for MCCA production. Combined pretreatment technologies should be encouraged for the pretreatment of hardly degradable organic wastes. Furthermore, the mechanisms during MCCA production are analyzed, and the key influencing factors are evaluated, which affect the MCCA production and chain elongation efficiency indirectly. Extracting MCCA simultaneously is the most important way to improve MCCA production efficiency, and technologies for sequentially extracting different kinds of MCCAs are recommended. Finally, some perspectives for future chain elongation researches are proposed to promote the large-scale application of chain elongation.
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- Qingyan Wang
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing, 404632, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing, 404632, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing, 404632, China.
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China.
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Hameed A, Anwar MJ, Perveen S, Amir M, Naeem I, Imran M, Hussain M, Ahmad I, Afzal MI, Inayat S, Awuchi CG. Functional, industrial and therapeutic applications of dairy waste materials. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2023; 26:1470-1496. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2023.2213854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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- Aneela Hameed
- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of food science and technology, University of Narowal-Pakistan, Narowal, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Dairy Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Dairy Technology, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Dahiya S, Mohan SV. Co-fermenting lactic acid and glucose towards caproic acid production. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 328:138491. [PMID: 36963586 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138491] [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: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The functional role of lactate (HLac), as a co-substrate along with glucose (Glu) as well as an electron donor for the synthesis of caproic acid (HCa), a medium chain fatty acid (MCFAs) was studied. A varied HLac and Glu ratios were thus investigated in fed-batch anaerobic reactors (R1-R5) operated at pH 6 with a heat-treated anaerobic consortium. R1 and R5 were noted as controls and operated with sole Glu and HLac, respectively. Strategically, ethanol (HEth) was additionally supplemented as co-electron donor after the production of short chain carboxylic acids (SCCAs) for chain elongation in all the reactors. The reactor operated with HLac and Glu in a ratio of 0.25:0.75 (1.25 g/L (HLac) and 3.75 g/L (Glu)) showed the highest HCa production of 1.86 g/L. R5 operated with solely HLac yielded propionic acid (HPr) as the major product which further led to the higher valeric acid (HVa) production of 1.1 g/L within the reactor. Butyric acid (HBu) was observed in R1, which used Glu as carbon source alone indicating the importance of HLac as electron co-donor. Clostridium observed as the most dominant genera in shotgun metagenome sequencing in R2 and R3, the reactors that produced the highest HCa in comparison to other studied reactors. The study thus provided insight into the importance of substrate and electron donor and their supplementation strategies during the production of MCFAs.
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- Shikha Dahiya
- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Wang Q, Fu H, Zhang G, Wu Y, Ma W, Fu C, Cai Y, Zhong L, Zhao Y, Wang X, Zhang P. Efficient chain elongation synthesis of n-caproate from shunting fermentation of food waste. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 370:128569. [PMID: 36592865 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Food waste was used to produce ethanol by yeast fermentation and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by hydrolytic acidogenesis for chain elongation. Effectiveness of mole ratio of ethanol in yeast fermentation effluent (YFE) to VFAs in hydrolytic acidification effluent (HAE) on chain elongation was examined. The ideal YFE to HAE ratio for chain elongation was 2:1, the highest n-caproate production was 169.76 mg COD/g vS and the food waste utilization was 65.43 %. Electron transfer and carbon distribution did not completely correspond to n-caproate production, suggesting timely product extraction. The abundance of Romboutsia and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12 increased as chain elongation progressed, which was critical for the chain elongation to n-caproate. The food waste shunting ratio of yeast fermentation to hydrolytic acidogenesis was 6:5, and 572.6 CNY can be created through chain elongation from shunting fermentation of 1 t food waste. This study proposed a new approach for efficient producing n-caproate from food waste.
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- Qingyan Wang
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404632, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404632, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control & Eco-remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404632, China.
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Buchanan D, Martindale W, Romeih E, Hebishy E. Recent advances in whey processing and valorisation: Technological and environmental perspectives. INT J DAIRY TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0307.12935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Dominic Buchanan
- Centre of Excellence in Agri‐food Technologies National Centre for Food Manufacturing College of Sciences University of Lincoln, Holbeach Spalding PE12 7FJ UK
- Ichiban UK, Church Farm, Earl Stonham Stowmarket UK
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- Centre of Excellence in Agri‐food Technologies National Centre for Food Manufacturing College of Sciences University of Lincoln, Holbeach Spalding PE12 7FJ UK
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- Dairy Science Department Faculty of Agriculture Cairo University 12613 Giza Egypt
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- Centre of Excellence in Agri‐food Technologies National Centre for Food Manufacturing College of Sciences University of Lincoln, Holbeach Spalding PE12 7FJ UK
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Kazimierowicz J, Zieliński M, Bartkowska I, Dębowski M. Effect of Acid Whey Pretreatment Using Ultrasonic Disintegration on the Removal of Organic Compounds and Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191811362. [PMID: 36141639 PMCID: PMC9517444 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Acid whey is a by-product of the dairy industry that should be utilized or appropriately neutralized. Anaerobic processes represent a group of prospective methods for whey processing, and a key priority in their development is to improve their technological and economical effectiveness. The present study aimed to determine the effect of ultrasonic disintegration (UD) of acid whey on the course and effectiveness of methane fermentation. The study results demonstrated that extending the UD duration resulted in increased concentrations of dissolved forms of COD and TOC, efficiency of organic matter biodegradation, and CH4 production. The best effects were achieved at 900 s US, including CH4 production of 0.203 ± 0.01 dm3/gCODin. and CH4 content accounting for 70.9 ± 2.8%. Organic compounds were removed with the following efficiencies: COD-78.7 ± 2.1%, TOC-80.2 ± 1.3%, and BOD5-84.1 ± 1.6%. The highest net energy gain of 5.763 Wh was achieved upon UD of 300 s. Extension of UD time had no significant effect on the improvement in the energetic effectiveness of anaerobic digestion. A strong positive correlation was found between COD and TOC concentrations in the dissolved phase and CH4 production yield.
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- Joanna Kazimierowicz
- Department of Water Supply and Sewage Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Water Supply and Sewage Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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Abdelhamid AG, Campbell EP, Hawkins Z, Yousef AE. Efficient Production of Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobials by Paenibacillus polymyxa OSY-EC Using Acid Whey-Based Medium and Novel Antimicrobial Concentration Approach. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:869778. [PMID: 35646844 PMCID: PMC9141042 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.869778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Production of some antimicrobial peptides by bacterial producers is a resource-intensive process, thus, using inexpensive growth media and simplifying antimicrobial extraction and down-stream processing are highly desirable. Acid whey, a dairy industry waste, is explored as a medium for production of broad-spectrum antimicrobials from selected bacteriocinogenic bacteria. Neutralized and yeast extract-supplemented acid whey was suitable for production of antimicrobials by four tested strains, but Paenibacillus polymyxa OSY-EC was the most prolific antimicrobial producer. Concentrating synthesized antimicrobials during culture incubation using beads of polymeric adsorbent resin, followed by solvent extraction and freeze-drying, resulted in antimicrobials-rich powder (AMRP). Under these conditions, P. polymyxa OSY-EC produced paenibacillin, polymyxin E, and fusaricidin, which are active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi, respectively. When media containing 2x and 4x minimum inhibitory concentrations of AMRP were inoculated with Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli, microbial populations decreased by ≥4-log CFU ml-1 in tryptic soy broth and ≥3.5-log CFU ml-1 in milk. The antimicrobial mechanism of action of AMRP solutions was attributed to the disruption of cytoplasmic membrane of indicator strains, L. innocua and E. coli. These findings exemplify promising strategies for valorization of acid whey via microbial bioreactions to yield potent antimicrobials.
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- Ahmed G. Abdelhamid
- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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Past, Present, and Future Perspectives on Whey as a Promising Feedstock for Bioethanol Production by Yeast. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8040395. [PMID: 35448626 PMCID: PMC9031875 DOI: 10.3390/jof8040395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Concerns about fossil fuel depletion and the environmental effects of greenhouse gas emissions have led to widespread fermentation-based production of bioethanol from corn starch or sugarcane. However, competition for arable land with food production has led to the extensive investigation of lignocellulosic sources and waste products of the food industry as alternative sources of fermentable sugars. In particular, whey, a lactose-rich, inexpensive byproduct of dairy production, is available in stable, high quantities worldwide. This review summarizes strategies and specific factors essential for efficient lactose/whey fermentation to ethanol. In particular, we cover the most commonly used strains and approaches for developing high-performance strains that tolerate fermentation conditions. The relevant genes and regulatory systems controlling lactose utilization and sources of new genes are also discussed in detail. Moreover, this review covers the optimal conditions, various feedstocks that can be coupled with whey substrates, and enzyme supplements for increasing efficiency and yield. In addition to the historical advances in bioethanol production from whey, this review explores the future of yeast-based fermentation of lactose or whey products for beverage or fuel ethanol as a fertile research area for advanced, environmentally friendly uses of industrial waste products.
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Usmani Z, Sharma M, Gaffey J, Sharma M, Dewhurst RJ, Moreau B, Newbold J, Clark W, Thakur VK, Gupta VK. Valorization of dairy waste and by-products through microbial bioprocesses. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 346:126444. [PMID: 34848333 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Waste is an inherent and unavoidable part of any process which can be attributed to various factors such as process inefficiencies, usability of resources and discarding of not so useful parts of the feedstock. Dairy is a burgeoning industry following the global population growth, resulting in generation of waste such as wastewater (from cleaning, processing, and maintenance), whey and sludge. These components are rich in nutrients, organic and inorganic materials. Additionally, the presence of alkaline and acidic detergents along with sterilizing agents in dairy waste makes it an environmental hazard. Thus, sustainable valorization of dairy waste requires utilization of biological methods such as microbial treatment. This review brings forward the current developments in utilization and valorization of dairy waste through microbes. Aerobic and anaerobic treatment of dairy waste using microbes can be a sustainable and green method to generate biofertilizers, biofuels, power, and other biobased products.
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- Zeba Usmani
- Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 793101, India
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- Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 793101, India
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- Circular Bioeconomy Research Group, Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Munster Technological University, Kerry, Ireland
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- Department of Botany, Shri Awadh Raz Singh Smarak Degree College, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Dairy Research Centre, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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- Laboratoire de "Chimie verte et Produits Biobasés", Haute Ecole Provinciale du Hainaut- Département AgroBioscience et Chimie, 11, rue de la Sucrerie, 7800 Ath, Belgique
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- Zero Waste Scotland, Moray House, Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ, UK
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh 201314, India; School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, SRUC, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
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Cai W, Wang Y, Ni H, Liu Z, Liu J, Zhong J, Hou Q, Shan C, Yang X, Guo Z. Diversity of microbiota, microbial functions, and flavor in different types of low-temperature Daqu. Food Res Int 2021; 150:110734. [PMID: 34865753 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Light-flavor Baijiu is made from grain materials using a combination of three types of low-temperature Daqu (Hongxin, Houhuo, and Qingcha). This study comprehensively examined the microbial structure, microbial functions, and flavor characteristics of the three types of low-temperature Daqu using high-throughput sequencing and electronic senses, and it further clarified the relationship between the microbiota and flavor in low-temperature Daqu. The results showed that Hongxin had the highest bacterial richness and diversity, while Houhuo had the lowest. Both fungal richness and diversity were significantly higher in Qingcha than in Hongxin and Houhuo. The differences in peak temperature during Daqu-making led to significant differences in the structure of microbial communities, microbial functions, and flavor quality in the three types of low-temperature Daqu, and could be leveraged for screening and enriching functional microorganisms for Baijiu-making. Co-exclusion patterns between lactic acid bacteria and Bacillus in low-temperature Daqu resulted in a negative correlation between amino acid transport metabolism and carbohydrate transport metabolism. The different types of low-temperature Daqu had distinct flavor profiles, and the differences in the taste profiles were more significant. Dominated by Thermoactinomyces and Lactobacillus, and together with Saccharopolyspora, Bacillus, Streptomyces, Saccharomycopsis, and Thermoascus, they formed the core microbiota that influencing the flavor of low-temperature Daqu. The bacteria mainly influenced the taste of low-temperature Daqu, whereas the fungi mainly influenced the aroma. Each type of low-temperature Daqu contributed to the flavor of light-flavor Baijiu: Hongxin could elevate the levels of aromatic compounds, Houhuo could regulate the bitterness and sourness, and Qingcha could inhibit the generation of sulfur organic compounds. The results of the present study enrich and refine our knowledge of low-temperature Daqu, promoting the further evolution of traditional brewing methods.
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- Wenchao Cai
- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, PR China; Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, PR China; Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Fen-flavor Baijiu Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Fen-flavor Baijiu Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Fen-flavor Baijiu Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, PR China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, PR China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China; Xiangyang Liquor Brewing Biotechnology and Application Enterprise-University Joint Innovation Center, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, PR China.
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Contreras-Dávila CA, Zuidema N, Buisman CJN, Strik DPBTB. Reactor microbiome enriches vegetable oil with n-caproate and n-caprylate for potential functionalized feed additive production via extractive lactate-based chain elongation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:232. [PMID: 34872602 PMCID: PMC8647473 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biotechnological processes for efficient resource recovery from residual materials rely on complex conversions carried out by reactor microbiomes. Chain elongation microbiomes produce valuable medium-chain carboxylates (MCC) that can be used as biobased starting materials in the chemical, agriculture and food industry. In this study, sunflower oil is used as an application-compatible solvent to accumulate microbially produced MCC during extractive lactate-based chain elongation. The MCC-enriched solvent is harvested as a potential novel product for direct application without further MCC purification, e.g., direct use for animal nutrition. Sunflower oil biocompatibility, in situ extraction performance and effects on chain elongation were evaluated in batch and continuous experiments. Microbial community composition and dynamics of continuous experiments were analyzed based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing data. Potential applications of MCC-enriched solvents along with future research directions are discussed. RESULTS Sunflower oil showed high MCC extraction specificity and similar biocompatibility to oleyl alcohol in batch extractive fermentation of lactate and food waste. Continuous chain elongation microbiomes produced the MCC n-caproate (nC6) and n-caprylate (nC8) from L-lactate and acetate at pH 5.0 standing high undissociated n-caproic acid concentrations (3 g L-1). Extractive chain elongation with sunflower oil relieved apparent toxicity of MCC and production rates and selectivities reached maximum values of 5.16 ± 0.41 g nC6 L-1 d-1 (MCC: 11.5 g COD L-1 d-1) and 84 ± 5% (e- eq MCC per e- eq products), respectively. MCC were selectively enriched in sunflower oil to concentrations up to 72 g nC6 L-1 and 3 g nC8 L-1, equivalent to 8.3 wt% in MCC-enriched sunflower oil. Fermentation at pH 7.0 produced propionate and n-butyrate instead of MCC. Sunflower oil showed stable linoleic and oleic acids composition during extractive chain elongation regardless of pH conditions. Reactor microbiomes showed reduced diversity at pH 5.0 with MCC production linked to Caproiciproducens co-occurring with Clostridium tyrobutyricum, Clostridium luticellarii and Lactobacillus species. Abundant taxa at pH 7.0 were Anaerotignum, Lachnospiraceae and Sporoanaerobacter. CONCLUSIONS Sunflower oil is a suitable biobased solvent to selectively concentrate MCC. Extractive reactor microbiomes produced MCC with improved selectivity and production rate, while downstream processing complexity was reduced. Potential applications of MCC-enriched solvents may include feed, food and biofuels purposes.
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- Carlos A. Contreras-Dávila
- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Wang J, Yin Y. Biological production of medium-chain carboxylates through chain elongation: An overview. Biotechnol Adv 2021; 55:107882. [PMID: 34871718 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2021.107882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Medium chain carboxylates (MCCs) have wide applications in various industries, but the traditional MCCs production methods are costly and unsustainable. Anaerobic fermentation offers a more scalable, economical and eco-friendly platform for producing MCCs through chain elongation which converts short chain carboxylates and electron donor into more valuable MCCs. However, the underlying microbial pathways are not well understood. In this review, biological production of MCCs through chain elongation is introduced elaborately, including the metabolic pathways, electron donor and substrates, microorganisms and influencing factors. Then, the strategies for enhancing MCCs production are extensively analyzed and summarized, along with the technologies for MCCs separation from the fermentation broth. Finally, challenges and perspectives concerning the large-scale MCCs production are proposed, providing suggestions for the future research. Extensive review demonstrated that anaerobic fermentation has great potential in achieving economical and sustainable MCCs production from complex organic substrates, including organic waste streams, which would significantly broaden the application of MCCs, especially in the renewable energy field. An interdisciplinary approach with knowledge from microbiology and biochemistry to chemical separations and environmental engineering is required to use this promising technology as a valorization method for converting organic biomass or organic wastes into valuable MCCs.
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- Jianlong Wang
- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Mehra R, Kumar H, Kumar N, Ranvir S, Jana A, Buttar HS, Telessy IG, Awuchi CG, Okpala COR, Korzeniowska M, Guiné RP. Whey proteins processing and emergent derivatives: An insight perspective from constituents, bioactivities, functionalities to therapeutic applications. J Funct Foods 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Wu Q, Jiang Y, Chen Y, Liu M, Bao X, Guo W. Opportunities and challenges in microbial medium chain fatty acids production from waste biomass. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 340:125633. [PMID: 34315125 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that produced from affordable waste biomass via chain elongation (CE) technology are recognized as the potential alternatives to part fossil-derived chemicals, contributing to the sustainable development of economy and environment. The purpose of this review is to provide comprehensive analyses on the opportunities and challenges of MCFAs production and application. First, both two microbial MCFAs synthesis pathways of reverse β-oxidation and fatty acid biosynthesis were introduced/compared in detail to give readers a thorough understanding of the CE process, with the expectation of further boosting MCFAs production by well distinguishing them. Furthermore, the six key MCFAs production bottlenecks, corresponding research progresses, and possible solutions were analyzed. Five major MCFAs production strategies with their production mechanism, performances, and characteristics were also critically assessed. Additionally, the commercial production status was introduced, and future alternative production mode and research priorities were also recommended.
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- Qinglian Wu
- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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de Sousa E Silva A, Tavares Ferreira TJ, Sales Morais NW, Lopes Pereira E, Bezerra Dos Santos A. S/X ratio impacts the profile and kinetics of carboxylic acids production from the acidogenic fermentation of dairy wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117605. [PMID: 34171726 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The acidogenic fermentation of dairy wastewater (DW) was evaluated for carboxylic acids (CA) production, investigating the influence of substrate/microorganism (S/X) ratio and applying different mathematical models to the bioproduct formation data. The experiments were performed in batch reactors for 28 days, and four S/X ratios were tested (0.8, 1.2, 1.6, and 1.9 gCOD gVSS-1). The S/X ratio increase did not influence the percentage of DW conversion into carboxylic acids (42-44%), but the productivity was positively affected (100-200% in general). Acetic acid was the CA formed in the highest concentration for all experiments, followed by propionic and butyric acids. Exponential models were better suited to describe this kinetics process. Therefore, according to the estimated kinetic parameters, the S/X ratio 1.6 was more suitable for CA production from acidogenic fermentation of dairy wastewater, in which the concentrations of longer CA, such as propionate and butyrate, were formed in higher quantities. In addition, it was determined a correlation between the S/X ratio and kinetic parameters like degradation/production rate constant (K) and maximum productivity rate (μm).
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- Amanda de Sousa E Silva
- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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Iglesias-Iglesias R, Portela-Grandío A, Treu L, Campanaro S, Kennes C, Veiga MC. Co-digestion of cheese whey with sewage sludge for caproic acid production: Role of microbiome and polyhydroxyalkanoates potential production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 337:125388. [PMID: 34166928 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The main aim of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of producing caproic acid and other volatile fatty acids using a co-digestion between cheese whey and sewage sludge in a continuous reactor. The effect of two different feeding regimes (one and two per day) and three hydraulic retention times (HRT) (15, 10 and 6 days) on the organic acids production were studied. The optimal conditions for the process were 10 days HRT, 2 feeding cycles per day, reaching a maximum degree of acidification of 44%. Under these conditions, the most abundant organic acid was caproic acid. The analysis of the microbial community dynamics in the reactor during the HRT changes revealed a microbiome enriched in organisms involved in caproic acid production. Additionally, the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates using the organic acids stream as feeding was verified in a fed-batch experiment obtaining a copolymer formed by hydroxybutyrate, hydroxyvalerate and hydroxyhexanoate.
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- Ruth Iglesias-Iglesias
- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121 Padua, Italy; CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padova, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain.
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Roufou S, Griffin S, Katsini L, Polańska M, Van Impe JF, Valdramidis VP. The (potential) impact of seasonality and climate change on the physicochemical and microbial properties of dairy waste and its management. Trends Food Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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de Leeuw KD, Ahrens T, Buisman CJN, Strik DPBTB. Open Culture Ethanol-Based Chain Elongation to Form Medium Chain Branched Carboxylates and Alcohols. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:697439. [PMID: 34485254 PMCID: PMC8416115 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.697439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chain elongation fermentation allows for the synthesis of biobased chemicals from complex organic residue streams. To expand the product spectrum of chain elongation technology and its application range we investigated 1) how to increase selectivity towards branched chain elongation and 2) whether alternative branched carboxylates such as branched valerates can be used as electron acceptors. Elongation of isobutyrate elongation towards 4-methyl-pentanoate was achieved with a selectivity of 27% (of total products, based on carbon atoms) in a continuous system that operated under CO2 and acetate limited conditions. Increasing the CO2 load led to more in situ acetate formation that increased overall chain elongation rate but decreased the selectivity of branched chain elongation. A part of this acetate formation was related to direct ethanol oxidation that seemed to be thermodynamically coupled to hydrogenotrophic carboxylate reduction to corresponding alcohols. Several alcohols including isobutanol and n-hexanol were formed. The microbiome from the continuous reactor was also able to form small amounts of 5-methyl-hexanoate likely from 3-methyl-butanoate and ethanol as substrate in batch experiments. The highest achieved concentration of isoheptanoate was 6.4 ± 0.9 mM Carbon, or 118 ± 17 mg/L, which contributed for 7% to the total amount of products (based on carbon atoms). The formation of isoheptanoate was dependent on the isoform of branched valerate. With 3-methyl-butanoate as substrate 5-methylhexanoate was formed, whereas a racemic mixture of L/D 2-methyl-butanoate did not lead to an elongated product. When isobutyrate and isovalerate were added simultaneously as substrates there was a large preference for elongation of isobutyrate over isovalerate. Overall, this work showed that chain elongation microbiomes can be further adapted with supplement of branched-electron acceptors towards the formation of iso-caproate and iso-heptanoate as well as that longer chain alcohol formation can be stimulated.
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- Kasper D de Leeuw
- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Ingle AT, Fortney NW, Walters KA, Donohue TJ, Noguera DR. Mixed Acid Fermentation of Carbohydrate-Rich Dairy Manure Hydrolysate. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:724304. [PMID: 34414173 PMCID: PMC8370043 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.724304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Dairy manure (DM) is an abundant agricultural residue that is largely composed of lignocellulosic biomass. The aim of this study was to investigate if carbon derived from DM fibers can be recovered as medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which are mixed culture fermentation products of economic interest. DM fibers were subjected to combinations of physical, enzymatic, chemical, and thermochemical pretreatments to evaluate the possibility of producing carbohydrate-rich hydrolysates suitable for microbial fermentation by mixed cultures. Among the pretreatments tested, decrystalization dilute acid pretreatment (DCDA) produced the highest concentrations of glucose and xylose, and was selected for further experiments. Bioreactors fed DCDA hydrolysate were operated. Acetic acid and butyric acid comprised the majority of end products during operation of the bioreactors. MCFAs were transiently produced at a maximum concentration of 0.17 mg CODMCFAs/mg CODTotal. Analyses of the microbial communities in the bioreactors suggest that lactic acid bacteria, Megasphaera, and Caproiciproducens were involved in MCFA and C4 production during DCDA hydrolysate metabolism.
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- Abel T Ingle
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, United States
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- Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, United States.,Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, United States.,Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, United States
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Lin M, Feng L, Cheng Z, Wang K. Effect of ethanol or lactic acid on volatile fatty acid profile and microbial community in short-term sequentially transfers by ruminal fermented with wheat straw in vitro. Process Biochem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Direct Conversion of Food Waste Extract into Caproate: Metagenomics Assessment of Chain Elongation Process. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020327. [PMID: 33562834 PMCID: PMC7915914 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In a circular economy strategy, waste resources can be used for the biological production of high added-value substances, such as medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), thus minimising waste and favouring a sustainable process. This study investigates single-stage fermentation processes for the production of MCFAs in a semi-continuous reactor treating the extract of real food waste (FW), without the addition of external electron donors. Two sequential acidogenic fermentation tests were carried out at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 5 and 15 gCOD L−1d−1 with a hydraulic retention time of 4 days and pH controlled at 6 ± 0.2. The highest level of caproate (4.8 g L−1) was observed at OLR of 15 gCOD L−1d−1 with a microbiome mainly composed by lactate-producing Actinomyces, Atopobium, and Olsenella species and caproate-producing Pseudoramibacter. Metagenomic analysis revealed the presence of key enzymes for the production of lactate, such as lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, as well as several enzymes involved in the reverse β-oxidation pathway, thus suggesting the occurrence of a lactate-based chain elongation process.
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Iglesias-Iglesias R, Kennes C, Veiga MC. Valorization of sewage sludge in co-digestion with cheese whey to produce volatile fatty acids. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 118:541-551. [PMID: 32980733 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present work explored the production of volatile fatty acids through the anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge (SS) and cheese whey (CW). Two batch experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of the substrate mixing ratio (SS%:CW% of total COD of feedstock) and the initial pH on the acidogenic fermentation of SS with CW at different temperatures. The first batch experiment showed that a decrease of the SS proportion in the co-digestion with CW led to a higher degree of acidification observing a synergistic effect at a SS:CW mixing ratio of 25:75 (SS25:CW75). In the second batch experiment, three temperatures (30 °C, 38 °C and 50 °C) and two initial pH (5.5 and 9) were studied at SS60:CW40 and SS25:CW75 substrate mixing ratios. Maximum degrees of acidification of 56% and 73% were achieved, at 50 °C and initial pH of 5.5, for the SS60:CW40 and SS25:CW75 substrate mixing ratios, respectively. Finally, the performance of a semi-continuous reactor was demonstrated at laboratory scale reactor. Different hydraulic retention times (HRT) (10 and 20 days), pH (uncontrolled, 5.5 and 9) and the effect of a thermal pre-treatment of the SS was studied. The maximum degree of acidification in the lab-scale reactor was 45% at 37 °C, HRT of 20 days and pH of 5.5. Under these conditions, the volatile fatty acids (VFA) profile was dominated by butyric and acetic acids.
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- Ruth Iglesias-Iglesias
- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, A Coruña 15008, Spain.
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Duber A, Zagrodnik R, Chwialkowska J, Juzwa W, Oleskowicz-Popiel P. Evaluation of the feed composition for an effective medium chain carboxylic acid production in an open culture fermentation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 728:138814. [PMID: 32361117 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of substrate composition on chain elongation pathways and on shaping reactor microbiome during open culture fermentation (OCF). The process was performed in a continuous mode in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor fed with either fresh acid whey (AW) or AW at controlled stage of prefermentation (with controlled content of electron donors). Dosing AW with an increasing ethanol loading rate led to ethanol oxidation and short chain carboxylic acids (SCCAs) generation. Change of the feedstock composition (higher lactate and lactose content and ethanol cut off) shifted the process outcome towards medium chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs) production, with caproate as the main product. The MCCAs production rate has grown from 0.7 ± 0 to 4.12 ± 1 g/L/day (38.3 ± 5 to 212.6 ± 60 mmol C/L/day) and reached specificity of 48 ± 18% mol C. The differentiation between microbiome samples confirmed the reactor microbiome shaped according to the feed composition. The only known caproic acid producers were represented by Caproiciproducens ssp., that reached a relative OTU abundance between 3 and 7%. The developed method enables to substitute the use of fossil resources with products from the OCF of waste and wastewater. Thus, it contributes to reduce the carbon footprint and enhance the sustainability of the chemical industry.
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- Anna Duber
- Water Supply and Bioeconomy Division, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Water Supply and Bioeconomy Division, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 48, 60-627 Poznan, Poland
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- Water Supply and Bioeconomy Division, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
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de Sousa e Silva A, Sales Morais NW, Maciel Holanda Coelho M, Lopes Pereira E, Bezerra dos Santos A. Potentialities of biotechnological recovery of methane, hydrogen and carboxylic acids from agro-industrial wastewaters. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pan XR, Huang L, Fu XZ, Yuan YR, Liu HQ, Li WW, Yu L, Zhao QB, Zuo J, Chen L, Lam PKS. Long-term, selective production of caproate in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 302:122865. [PMID: 32004814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fermentative caproate production from wastewater is attractive but is currently limited by the low product purity and concentration. In this work, continuous, selective production of caproate from acetate and ethanol, the common products of wastewater anaerobic fermentation, was achieved in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). The reactor was continuously operated for over 522 days without need for chemical cleaning. With an ethanol-to-acetate ratio of 3.0, the effluent caproate concentration was 2.62 g/L on average and the caproate ratio in liquid products reached 74%. Further raising the influent ethanol content slightly increased the effluent caproate level but lowered the product selectivity and resulted in microbial inhibition. The Clostridia (the major caproate-producing bacteria) and Methanobacterium species (which consume hydrogen to alleviate microbial inhibition) was significantly enriched in the acclimated sludge. Our results imply a great potential of utilizing AnMBR to recover caproate from the effluent of wastewater acidogenic fermentation process.
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- Xin-Rong Pan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Peces M, Pozo G, Koch K, Dosta J, Astals S. Exploring the potential of co-fermenting sewage sludge and lipids in a resource recovery scenario. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 300:122561. [PMID: 31911313 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, co-fermentation of primary sludge (PS) or waste activated sludge (WAS) with lipids was explored to improve volatile fatty acid production. PS and WAS were used as base substrate to facilitate lipid fermentation at 20 °C under semi-aerobic conditions. Mono-fermentation tests showed higher VFA yields for PS (32-89 mgCOD gVS-1) than for WAS (20-41 mgCOD gVS-1) where propionate production was favoured. The principal component analysis showed that the base substrate had a notable influence on co-fermentation yields and profile. Co-fermentation with WAS resulted in a greater extent of oleic acid degradation (up to 4.7%) and evidence of chain elongation producing valerate. The occurrence of chain elongation suggests that co-fermentation can be engineered to favour medium-chain fatty acids without the addition of external commodity chemicals. BMP tests showed that neither mono-fermentation nor co-fermentation had an impact on downstream anaerobic digestion.
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- Miriam Peces
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 QLD, Australia; Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Centre for Microbial Communities, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 QLD, Australia; Separation and Conversion Technologies, VITO-Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Am Coulombwall 3, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 QLD, Australia; Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Valorization of cheese whey using microbial fermentations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:2749-2764. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10408-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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