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Wang H, Zeng S, Luo L, Xu Y, Yasuo I, Luo F. Metatranscriptome revealed how carbon brush addition affected the fermentation of food wastewater in the low-temperature environment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 239:117382. [PMID: 37832774 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117382] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Improving the anaerobic digestion (AD) performance in low-temperature environments has become a key factor in the development of waste treatment and resource recovery in cold regions. The utilization of external carriers to form a biofilm is the simplest and most practical way to enhance the psychrophilic AD performance in cold regions. In this study, the effect of carrier addition on the fermentation performance of low-temperature (15 ± 2 °C) food wastewater was investigated by forming biofilms with carbon brushes. The results showed that although the biofilm formation enhanced methane yields (15.24%), it also caused more accumulation of propionic acid (306.99-626.89 mg/L), and the concentration of acetic acid (86.78-254.71 mg/L) was relatively low. The microbial community revealed the highest abundance of the fermentative bacterium Firmicutes and the carbon brush carrier significantly increased its relative abundance (23.74%). Metatranscriptomic sequencing revealed that the abundance level of Clostridium, Bacteroides, Sedimentibacter and Pelotomaculum was the highest, reaching 80% in all groups. In addition, the abundance level of electroactive microorganisms in biofilms was higher, while the fermentation bacteria and methanogens were lower. This showed that biofilm can enrich more electroactive microorganisms, and granular sludge needs to enrich more fermentation bacteria and methanogens to ensure metabolic activity. Further studies have found that carbon metabolism had the highest activity (27.86%-30.39%) and H+-transporting ATPase (atp) was the most dominant functional enzyme (85.50%-86.65%) involved in electron transport in low-temperature fermentation of food wastewater. Interestingly, these expression levels of active granular sludge were higher than the biofilm formed by carbon brushes. Meanwhile, analysis of the methanogenic pathway found that active granular sludge tends to be directly metabolized to realize acetate to acetyl-CoA by acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACSS), while biofilms were not significantly different in the two metabolic pathways of acetate. These results deepen the understanding of treating low-temperature food wastewater.
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- Hui Wang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Wang Y, Gao Y, Lu X, Gadow SI, Zhuo G, Hu W, Song Y, Zhen G. Bioelectrochemical anaerobic membrane bioreactor enables high methane production from methanolic wastewater: Roles of microbial ecology and microstructural integrity of anaerobic biomass. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 339:139676. [PMID: 37527740 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139676] [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: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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The disintegration of anaerobic sludge and blockage of membrane pores has impeded the practical application of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) in treating methanolic wastewater. In this study, bioelectrochemical system (BES) was integrated into AnMBR to alleviate sludge dispersion and membrane fouling as well as enhance bioconversion of methanol. Bioelectrochemical regulation effect induced by BES enhanced methane production rate from 4.94 ± 0.52 to 5.39 ± 0.37 L/Lreactor/d by accelerating the enrichment of electroactive microorganisms and the agglomeration of anaerobic sludge via the adhesive and chemical bonding force. 16 S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing demonstrated that bioelectrochemical stimulation had modified the metabolic pathways by regulating the key functional microbial communities. Methanogenesis via the common methylotrophic Methanomethylovorans was partially substituted by the hydrogenotrophic Candidatus_Methanofastidiosum, etc. The metabolic behaviors of methanol are bioelectrochemistry-dependent, and controlling external voltage is thus an effective strategy for ensuring robust electron transfer, low membrane fouling, and long-term process stability.
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- Yue Wang
- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biotransformation of Organic Solid Waste, Shanghai, 200241, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Precision Optics, Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University, Chongqing, 401120, China; Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), 3663 N. Zhongshan Rd, Shanghai, 200062, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- Shanghai Techase Environment Protection Co., Ltd., 1121 North Zhongshan No. 2 Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biotransformation of Organic Solid Waste, Shanghai, 200241, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, 1515 North Zhongshan Rd. (No. 2), Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Technology Innovation Center for Land Spatial Eco-restoration in Metropolitan Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, 3663 N. Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, 200062, PR China.
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Jin Z, Lu T, Feng W, Jin Q, Wu Z, Yang Y. Development of the degradation bacteria in household food waste and analysis of the microbial community in aerobic composting. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2022; 70:622-633. [PMID: 35856701 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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By screening the strains and testing different combinations of diverse bacteria, we developed a compound bacteria agent composing of 5 g Bacillus amyloliquefacien (B2), 10 g Pseudomonas aeruginosa (F4), 5 g Paenibacillus lautus (303), and 10 mL composite strains (DOD) for the degradation of household food waste (HFW). The final mass loss of HFW in aerobic composting with the compound bacteria agent B2+F4+303+DOD (group C) was 84.52%, increased by 20.83% over that loss in natural composting (group A). Analysis of 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing showed that the phyla in the group A and the group C mainly included Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria. At the genus level, Pediococcus was the dominant genus in the group A, of which the microbial community performed better to maintain microbial system stable in the later stage of composting, while Weissella accounted for a larger proportion of the group C that acted well in reducing final mass of composting. The Ochrobactrum was closely related to the removal of odours in the early stage of the group C. The relative abundance of compound bacteria agent was always at a rather low level, suggested that it affected the composting process by changing the proportion of dominant bacteria in the compost. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Zhihua Jin
- School of biological and chemical engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- College of chemical and biological engineering, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310013, China
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- School of biological and chemical engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- School of biological and chemical engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- School of biological and chemical engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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- School of biological and chemical engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China
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Wang W, Chang JS, Lee DJ. Integrating anaerobic digestion with bioelectrochemical system for performance enhancement: A mini review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 345:126519. [PMID: 34896531 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Strategies for enhancing performance of anaerobic digestion (AD) process has been widely studied. The bioelectrochemical system (BES), including microbial fuel cell, microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), microbial desalination cell, and microbial electrosynthesis, had been proposed to integrate with AD for performance enhancement. This mini-review summarizes the current researches that integrated AD with BES to enhance the performance of the former. The working principles of BES were introduced. The integrated configurations of AD-BES as well as the associated applications were summarized. The statistics analysis for AD-MEC performances reported in literature were then performed to confirm the effects of reactor size and applied voltage on the methane productivity and enhancement. The challenges and prospects of the integrated AD-BES were delineated, and the potential scenarios of applying integrated AD-BES in field were discussed.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tang, Hong Kong.
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Introducing electrolysis to enhance anaerobic digestion resistance to acidification. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2022; 45:515-525. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-021-02675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Hyun Chung T, Ranjan Dhar B. A multi-perspective review on microbial electrochemical technologies for food waste valorization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:125950. [PMID: 34852436 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125950] [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: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The worldwide generation of food waste (FW) has been increasing enormously due to the growing food industry and population. However, FW contains a large amount of biodegradable organics that can be converted to clean energy, which can potentially minimize the utilization of fossil fuels. Conventional biowaste valorization technologies, such as anaerobic digestion and composting, have been adopted for FW management for recovering useful biogas and compost. However, they are often limited by high capital and operation costs, low recovery efficiency, slow process kinetics, and system instability. On the other hand, microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) have been highly promising for efficiently harvesting bioenergy and high value-added products from FW. Hence, this article critically reviews up-to-date studies on applying various METs regarding their value-added products recovery efficiencies from FW. Moreover, this review lists existing challenges, ways to optimize the system performance and provides perspectives on future research needs.
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- Tae Hyun Chung
- 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.
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