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Gumisiriza R, Hawumba JF, Okure M, Hensel O. Biomass waste-to-energy valorisation technologies: a review case for banana processing in Uganda. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:11. [PMID: 28066511 PMCID: PMC5210281 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0689-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Uganda's banana industry is heavily impeded by the lack of cheap, reliable and sustainable energy mainly needed for processing of banana fruit into pulp and subsequent drying into chips before milling into banana flour that has several uses in the bakery industry, among others. Uganda has one of the lowest electricity access levels, estimated at only 2-3% in rural areas where most of the banana growing is located. In addition, most banana farmers have limited financial capacity to access modern solar energy technologies that can generate sufficient energy for industrial processing. Besides energy scarcity and unreliability, banana production, marketing and industrial processing generate large quantities of organic wastes that are disposed of majorly by unregulated dumping in places such as swamps, thereby forming huge putrefying biomass that emit green house gases (methane and carbon dioxide). On the other hand, the energy content of banana waste, if harnessed through appropriate waste-to-energy technologies, would not only solve the energy requirement for processing of banana pulp, but would also offer an additional benefit of avoiding fossil fuels through the use of renewable energy. MAIN BODY The potential waste-to-energy technologies that can be used in valorisation of banana waste can be grouped into three: Thermal (Direct combustion and Incineration), Thermo-chemical (Torrefaction, Plasma treatment, Gasification and Pyrolysis) and Biochemical (Composting, Ethanol fermentation and Anaerobic Digestion). However, due to high moisture content of banana waste, direct application of either thermal or thermo-chemical waste-to-energy technologies is challenging. Although, supercritical water gasification does not require drying of feedstock beforehand and can be a promising thermo-chemical technology for gasification of wet biomass such as banana waste, it is an expensive technology that may not be adopted by banana farmers in Uganda. Biochemical conversion technologies are reported to be more eco-friendly and appropriate for waste biomass with high moisture content such as banana waste. CONCLUSION Uganda's banana industrialisation is rural based with limited technical knowledge and economic capability to setup modern solar technologies and thermo-conversions for drying banana fruit pulp. This review explored the advantages of various waste-to-energy technologies as well as their shortfalls. Anaerobic digestion stands out as the most feasible and appropriate waste-to-energy technology for solving the energy scarcity and waste burden in banana industry. Finally, potential options for the enhancement of anaerobic digestion of banana waste were also elucidated.
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- Robert Gumisiriza
- School of Biosciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Engineering, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- Universität Kassel-FG Agrartechnik, Nordbahnhofstr.1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany
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Xu SY, Karthikeyan OP, Selvam A, Wong JWC. Microbial community distribution and extracellular enzyme activities in leach bed reactor treating food waste: effect of different leachate recirculation practices. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 168:41-48. [PMID: 24972915 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study aimed at understanding the relationship between microbial community and extracellular enzyme activities of leach bed reactor (LBR) treating food waste under different leachate recirculation practices (once per day and continuous) and liquid to solid (L/S) ratios (1:1 and 0.5:1). Microbial community analysis using PCR-DGGE revealed that Lactobacillus sp., Bifidobacter sp., and Proteobacteria were the most abundant species. Number of phylotypes was higher in LBRs with intermittent recirculation; whereas, lower number of phylotypes dominated by the key players of degradation was observed with continuous recirculation. The L/S ratio of 1:1 significantly enhanced the volatile solids removal compared with 0.5:1; however, this effect was insignificant under once a day leachate recirculation. Continuous leachate recirculation with 1:1 L/S ratio significantly improved the organic leaching (240 g COD/kgvolatile solid) and showed distinct extracellular enzyme activities suitable for food waste acidogenesis.
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- Su Yun Xu
- Department of Environmental & Low-Carbon Science, School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China; Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; School of Marine and Tropical Biology, Faculty of Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment and Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Cadavid-Rodríguez LS, Horan NJ. Production of volatile fatty acids from wastewater screenings using a leach-bed reactor. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 60:242-249. [PMID: 24862954 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Screenings recovered from the inlet works of wastewater treatment plants were digested without pre-treatment or dilution using a lab-scale, leach-bed reactor. Variations in recirculation ratio of the leachate of 4 and 8 l/lreactor/day and pH values of 5 and 6 were evaluated in order to determine the optimal operating conditions for maximum total volatile fatty acids (VFA) production. By increasing the recirculation ratio of the leachate from 4 to 8 l/lreactor/day it was possible to increase VFA production (11%) and soluble COD (17%) and thus generate up to 264 g VFA/kg-dry screenings. These VFA were predominantly acetic acid with some propionic and butyric acid. The optimum pH for VFA production was 6.0, when the methanogenic phase was inhibited. Below pH 5.0, acid-producing fermentation was inhibited and some alcohols were produced. Ammonia release during the hydrolysis of screenings provided adequate alkalinity; consequently, a digestion process without pH adjustment could be recommended. The leach-bed reactor was able to achieve rapid rates of screenings degradation with the production of valuable end-products that will reduce the carbon footprint associated with current screenings disposal techniques.
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- University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering, Leeds LS2 9 JT, United kingdom
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Uke MN, Stentiford E. Enhancement of the anaerobic hydrolysis and fermentation of municipal solid waste in leachbed reactors by varying flow direction during water addition and leachate recycle. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 33:1425-1433. [PMID: 23541498 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Poor performance of leachbed reactors (LBRs) is attributed to channelling, compaction from waste loading, unidirectional water addition and leachate flow causing reduced hydraulic conductivity and leachate flow blockage. Performance enhancement was evaluated in three LBRs M, D and U at 22 ± 3°C using three water addition and leachate recycle strategies; water addition was downflow in D throughout, intermittently upflow and downflow in M and U with 77% volume downflow in M, 54% volume downflow in U while the rest were upflow. Leachate recycle was downflow in D, alternately downflow and upflow in M and upflow in U. The strategy adopted in U led to more water addition (30.3%), leachate production (33%) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) solubilisation (33%; 1609 g against 1210 g) compared to D (control). The total and volatile solids (TS and VS) reductions were similar but the highest COD yield (g-COD/g-TS and g-COD/g-VS removed) was in U (1.6 and 1.9); the values were 1.33 and 1.57 for M, and 1.18 and 1.41 for D respectively. The strategy adopted in U showed superior performance with more COD and leachate production compared to reactors M and D.
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- Matthew N Uke
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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Zhong W, Chi L, Luo Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Wu WM. Enhanced methane production from Taihu Lake blue algae by anaerobic co-digestion with corn straw in continuous feed digesters. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 134:264-70. [PMID: 23506978 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.02.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of Taihu blue algae was tested in laboratory scale, continuous feed digesters (hydraulic retention time 10 days) at 35°C and various organic loading rates (OLR). The methane production and biomass digestion performed well at OLR below 4.00 gVSL(-1)d(-1) but deteriorated as OLR increased due to the increased ammonia concentration, causing inhibition mainly to acetate and propionate degradation. Supplementing corn straw as co-feedstock significantly improved the digestion performance. The optimal C/N ratio for the co-digestion was 20:1 at OLR of 6.00 gVSL(-1) d(-1). Methane yield of 234 mL CH4 gVS(-1) and methane productivity of 1404 mL CH4 L(-1) d(-1) were achieved with solid removal of 63%. Compared with the algae alone, the methane productivity was increased by 46% with less accumulation of ammonia and fatty acids. The reactor rate-limiting step was acetate and propionate degradation.
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- Weizhang Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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New strategy for a suitable fast stabilization of the biomethanization performance. ARCHAEA (VANCOUVER, B.C.) 2013; 2012:418727. [PMID: 23193374 PMCID: PMC3501813 DOI: 10.1155/2012/418727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Revised: 09/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The start-up strategies for thermophilic anaerobic reactors usually consist of an initial mesophilic stage (35°C), with an approximate duration of 185 days, and a subsequent thermophilic stage (55°C), which normally requires around 60 days to achieve the system stabilizatio. During the first 8-10 days of the mesophilic stage, the reactor is not fed so that the inoculum, which is generally a mesophilic anaerobic sludge, may be adapted to the organic solid waste. Between mesophilic and thermophilic conditions the reactor is still not fed in an effort to prevent possible imbalances in the proces. As a consequence, the start-up and stabilization of the biomethanization performance described in the literature require, at least, around 245 days. In this sense, a new strategy for the start-up and stabilization phases is presented in this study. This approach allows an important reduction in the overall time necessary for these stages in an anaerobic continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) operated at thermophilic-dry conditions for treating the organic fraction of the municipal solid waste (OFMSW): 60 days versus 245 days of conventional strategies. The new strategy uses modified SEBAC technology to adapt an inoculum to the OFMSW and the operational conditions prior to seeding the CSTR.
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Nizami AS, Korres NE, Murphy JD. Review of the integrated process for the production of grass biomethane. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:8496-508. [PMID: 20028043 DOI: 10.1021/es901533j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Production of grass biomethane is an integrated process which involves numerous stages with numerous permutations. The grass grown can be of numerous species, and it can involve numerous cuts. The lignocellulosic content of grass increases with maturity of grass; the first cut offers more methane potential than the later cuts. Water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) are higher (and as such methane potential is higher) for grass cut in the afternoon as opposed to that cut in the morning. The method of ensiling has a significant effect on the dry solids content of the grass silage. Pit or clamp silage in southern Germany and Austria has a solids content of about 40%; warm dry summers allow wilting of the grass before ensiling. In temperate oceanic climates like Ireland, pit silage has a solids content of about 21% while bale silage has a solids content of 32%. Biogas production is related to mass of volatile solids rather than mass of silage; typically one ton of volatile solid produces 300 m(3) of methane. The dry solids content of the silage has a significant impact on the biodigester configuration. Silage with a high solids content would lend itself to a two-stage process; a leach bed where volatile solids are converted to a leachate high in chemical oxygen demand (COD), followed by an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket where the COD can be converted efficiently to CH(4). Alternative configurations include wet continuous processes such as the ubiquitous continuously stirred tank reactor; this necessitates significant dilution of the feedstock to effect a solids content of 12%. Various pretreatment methods may be employed especially if the hydrolytic step is separated from the methanogenic step. Size reduction, thermal, and enzymatic methodologies are used. Good digester design is to seek to emulate the cow, thus rumen fluid offers great potential for hydrolysis.
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- Abdul-Sattar Nizami
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Walker M, Banks CJ, Heaven S. Two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste using a rotating drum mesh filter bioreactor and anaerobic filter. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 100:4121-4126. [PMID: 19406634 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A rotating drum mesh filter bioreactor (RDMFBR) with a 100 microm mesh coupled to an anaerobic filter was used for the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste (BMW). Duplicate systems were operated for 72 days at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 7.5 g VS l(-1) d(-1). Early in the experiment most of the methane was produced in the 2nd stage. This situation gradually reversed as methanogenesis became established in the 1st stage digester, which eventually produced 86-87% of the total system methane. The total methane production was 0.2 l g(-1) VS(added) with 60-62% volatile solids destruction. No fouling was experienced during the experiment at a transmembrane flux rate of 3.5 l m(-2) h(-1). The system proved to be robust and stably adjusted to a shock loading increase to 15 g VS l(-1) d(-1), although this reduced the overall methane production to 0.15 l g(-1) VS(added).
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- M Walker
- Bioenergy and Organic Resources Research Group, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Li T, Mazéas L, Sghir A, Leblon G, Bouchez T. Insights into networks of functional microbes catalysing methanization of cellulose under mesophilic conditions. Environ Microbiol 2009; 11:889-904. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01810.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Song H, Clarke WP. Cellulose hydrolysis by a methanogenic culture enriched from landfill waste in a semi-continuous reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2009; 100:1268-1273. [PMID: 18929482 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Revised: 08/03/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study investigates the hydrolysis of cellulose by a mixed culture enriched from landfill waste in a continuous reactor operated under prolonged residence times to accommodate methanogenic conditions. Chemostat studies of hydrolysis under balance methanogenic conditions are rarely reported, despite the importance of hydrolysis under these conditions in waste management and renewable energy industries. Continuous digestion was studied in a 1.25l digester, fed with a 1% (w/v) slurry of 50mum cellulose in sterilized leachate drawn from a 220l digester operated on a feedstock of mixed municipal solid waste. Unsterilized leachate was used as the inoculum. Stable and rapid hydrolytic conditions were established at residence time of 2.5, 3.5 and 5d with a 1st order hydrolysis rate 0.45+/-0.07d(-1) and high methane yields ranging from 57% to 62% of solubilised cellulose on a COD basis. Biomass yields were between 32% and 35% of solubilised cellulose on a COD basis, over three times that observed with fermentative cultures. This is attributed to the diversity of the microbial population which fully converted solubilised COD to methane, as evident by VFA yields of less than 8% on a COD basis.
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- Hyohak Song
- School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Dogan E, Dunaev T, Erguder TH, Demirer GN. Performance of leaching bed reactor converting the organic fraction of municipal solid waste to organic acids and alcohols. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 74:797-803. [PMID: 19042007 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A lab-scale leaching bed reactor (LBR) was operated to (1) investigate the potential of in-vessel solid-state anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) and (2) examine the feasibility of using LBRs for hydrolysis/liquefaction and acidification of organic fraction of MSW for maximum total volatile fatty acid (tVFA) and alcohol production. A hydrolysis efficiency of 60% was achieved in the LBR, which was mainly affected by the solids content of organic fraction of MSW, the amount of water addition into the LBR and the channeling through the waste bed. The net mass of tVFA produced was 7000 mg at the end of 80 d. The main individual VFAs produced were acetic and butyric acids and the main alcohol was ethanol. The variations in the by-products of acidification were mainly due to the nature of feed and pH variations in the LBR. LBRs achieved rapid hydrolysis and acidification of organic fraction of MSW, consequently, high hydrolysis yield, chemical oxygen demand removal and tVFA production.
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- E Dogan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06531, Turkey
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Lynn TM, Yu SS, Saing KM, Oo MM. Development of mutants from wild type phosphate solubilizing bacterial isolates for effective biofertilizer production. J Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.07.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hernández-Berriel MC, Márquez-Benavides L, González-Pérez DJ, Buenrostro-Delgado O. The effect of moisture regimes on the anaerobic degradation of municipal solid waste from Metepec (México). WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2008; 28 Suppl 1:S14-S20. [PMID: 18571398 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The State of México, situated in central México, has a population of about 14 million, distributed in approximately 125 counties. Solid waste management represents a serious and ongoing pressure to local authorities. The final disposal site ("El Socavón") does not comply with minimum environmental requirements as no liners or leachate management infrastructure are available. Consequently, leachate composition or the effects of rain water input on municipal solid waste degradation are largely unknown. The aim of this work was to monitor the anaerobic degradation of municipal solid waste (MSW), simulating the water addition due to rainfall, under two different moisture content regimes (70% and 80% humidity). The study was carried out using bioreactors in both laboratory and pilot scales. The variation of organic matter and pH was followed in the solid matrix of the MSW. The leachate produced was used to estimate the field capacity of the MSW and to determine the pH, COD, BOD and heavy metals. Some leachate parameters were found to be within permitted limits, but further research is needed in order to analyze the leachate from lower layers of the disposal site ("El Socavón").
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Zhang B, He PJ, Lü F, Shao LM, Wang P. Extracellular enzyme activities during regulated hydrolysis of high-solid organic wastes. WATER RESEARCH 2007; 41:4468-78. [PMID: 17640698 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2007] [Revised: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 06/24/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The hydrolysis process, where the complex insoluble organic materials are hydrolyzed by extracellular enzymes, is a rate-limiting step for anaerobic digestion of high-solid organic solid wastes. Recirculating the leachate from hydrolysis reactor and recycling the effluent from methanogenic reactor to hydrolysis reactor in the two-stage solid-liquid anaerobic digestion process could accelerate degradation of organic solid wastes. To justify the influencing mechanism of recirculation and recycling on hydrolysis, the relationship of hydrolysis to the synthesis and locations of extracellular enzymes was evaluated by regulating the dilution rate of the methanogenic effluent recycle. The results showed that the hydrolysis could be enhanced by increasing the dilution rate, resulting from improved total extracellular enzyme activities. About 15%, 25%, 37%, 56% and 92% of carbon, and about 9%, 18%, 27%, 45% and 80% of nitrogen were converted from the solid phase to the liquid phase at dilution rates of 0.09, 0.25, 0.5, 0.9 and 1.8d(-1), respectively. The hydrolysis of organic wastes was mainly attributable to cell-free enzyme, followed by biofilm-associated enzyme. Increasing the dilution rate afforded cell-free extracellular enzymes with more opportunity to access the surface of organic solid waste, which ensured a faster renewal of niche where extracellular enzymes functioned actively. Meanwhile, the increment of biofilm-associated enzyme was promoted concomitantly, and therefore improved the hydrolysis of organic solid wastes.
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- Bo Zhang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resources Reuse, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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O'Sullivan C, Burrell PC, Clarke WP, Blackall LL. A survey of the relative abundance of specific groups of cellulose degrading bacteria in anaerobic environments using fluorescencein situhybridization. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:1332-43. [PMID: 17897237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03362.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The utility of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for detecting uncultured micro-organisms in environmental samples has been shown in numerous habitats. In this study a suite of three FISH probes for cellulolytic bacteria is described and their efficacy is demonstrated by quantifying the relative abundance of the target micro-organisms in a range of industrial biomass samples. METHODS AND RESULTS The probes were designed from data derived from an artificial landfill leachate reactor study and 16S rRNA gene databases. The original biomass sample proved to be well described by the three probes targeting a total of 51% of the bacterial (EUBMIX targeted) cells in quantitative FISH experiments. CONCLUSIONS Three probes were developed and applied to samples from a range of industrial digesters. The CSTG1244 probe, specific for organisms closely related to Clostridium stercorarium, were observed in the widest range of samples (7 of the 19 samples tested). The CTH216a FISH probe, specific for organisms closely related to Clostridium thermocellum, described the highest proportion of the bacterial population within any one sample (46% in an anaerobically digested sludge sample). Finally, the BCE216a probe, specific for organisms closely related to Bacteroides cellulosolvens, achieved the lowest level of hybridisation of the three probes tested. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study demonstrates that the three groups of anaerobic cellulolytic micro-organisms were present in different bioreactors but at variable abundances ranging from low (where other organisms would have been responsible for cellulolysis) to high. We showed the potential of using group specific FISH probes and quantitative FISH in environmental studies. The utility of using newly designed FISH probes was demonstrated by their ability to detect and quantify the target bacterial groups in samples from a range of industrial wastewater digesters.
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- C O'Sullivan
- Division of Environmental Engineering, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Shiratori H, Ikeno H, Ayame S, Kataoka N, Miya A, Hosono K, Beppu T, Ueda K. Isolation and characterization of a new Clostridium sp. that performs effective cellulosic waste digestion in a thermophilic methanogenic bioreactor. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:3702-9. [PMID: 16672520 PMCID: PMC1472344 DOI: 10.1128/aem.72.5.3702-3709.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A methanogenic bioreactor that utilized wastepaper was developed and operated at 55 degrees C. Microbial community structure analysis showed the presence of a group of clostridia that specifically occurred during the period of high fermentation efficiency. To isolate the effective cellulose digester, the sludge that exhibited high fermentation efficiency was inoculated into a synthetic medium that contained cellulose powder as the sole carbon source and was successively cultivated. A comprehensive 16S rRNA gene sequencing study revealed that the enriched culture contained various clostridia that had diverse phylogenetic positions. The microorganisms were further enriched by successive cultivation with filter paper as the substrate, as well as the bait carrier. A resultant isolate, strain EBR45 (= Clostridium sp. strain NBRC101661), was a new member of the order Clostridiales phylogenetically and physiologically related to Clostridium thermocellum and Clostridium straminisolvens. Specific PCR-based monitoring demonstrated that strain EBR45 specifically occurred during the high fermentation efficiency period in the original methanogenic sludge. Strain EBR45 effectively digested office paper in its pure cultivation system with a synthetic medium.
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- Hatsumi Shiratori
- Life Science Research Center, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-8510, Japan
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Mshandete A, Björnsson L, Kivaisi AK, Rubindamayugi ST, Mattiasson B. Enhancement of anaerobic batch digestion of sisal pulp waste by mesophilic aerobic pre-treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2005; 39:1569-75. [PMID: 15878029 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2004] [Revised: 11/10/2004] [Accepted: 11/30/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Pre-treatment of sisal pulp prior to its anaerobic digestion was investigated using an activated sludge mixed culture under aerobic conditions in batch bioreactors at 37 degrees C. The progression of aerobic pre-treatment of the residue in relation to the activities of some extracellular hydrolytic enzymes in the slurry was monitored. The highest activity of hydrolytic enzymes was obtained at 9 h of pre-treatment. Filter paper cellulase had a maximum activity of 0.90 IU/ml, while carboxymethyl cellulase, amylase and xylanase were produced to a maximum of about 0.40 IU/ml. The methane yield obtained after anaerobic digestion of the pre-treated pulp ranged between 0.12 and 0.24 m3 CH4/kg VS added. The highest and lowest values were obtained for 9 and 72 h of pre-treatment, respectively. Nine hours of pre-treatment of sisal pulp prior to anaerobic digestion demonstrated a 26% higher methane yield when compared to the sisal pulp without pre-treatment. The consortia of microorganisms in activated sludge demonstrated a useful potential in the production of hydrolases acting on major macromolecules of sisal pulp. The fact that a correlation was observed between high enzyme activity and high methane yield at 9 h of aerobic pre-treatment suggests that such a short pre-treatment period could be an alternative option for increasing solubilization of sisal pulp and promoting methane productivity.
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- Anthony Mshandete
- Department of Biotechnology, Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
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Song H, Clarke WP, Blackall LL. Concurrent microscopic observations and activity measurements of cellulose hydrolyzing and methanogenic populations during the batch anaerobic digestion of crystalline cellulose. Biotechnol Bioeng 2005; 91:369-78. [PMID: 15991234 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This study compares process data with microscopic observations from an anaerobic digestion of organic particles. As the first part of the study, this article presents detailed observations of microbial biofilm architecture and structure in a 1.25-L batch digester where all particles are of an equal age. Microcrystalline cellulose was used as the sole carbon and energy source. The digestions were inoculated with either leachate from a 220-L anaerobic municipal solid waste digester or strained rumen contents from a fistulated cow. The hydrolysis rate, when normalized by the amount of cellulose remaining in the reactor, was found to reach a constant value 1 day after inoculation with rumen fluid, and 3 days after inoculating with digester leachate. A constant value of a mass specific hydrolysis rate is argued to represent full colonization of the cellulose surface and first-order kinetics only apply after this point. Additionally, the first-order hydrolysis rate constant, once surfaces were saturated with biofilm, was found to be two times higher with a rumen inoculum, compared to a digester leachate inoculum. Images generated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probing and confocal laser scanning microscopy show that the microbial communities involved in the anaerobic biodegradation process exist entirely within the biofilm. For the reactor conditions used in these experiments, the predominant methanogens exist in ball-shaped colonies within the biofilm.
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- Hyohak Song
- School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia QLD4072, Australia
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Burrell PC, O'Sullivan C, Song H, Clarke WP, Blackall LL. Identification, detection, and spatial resolution of Clostridium populations responsible for cellulose degradation in a methanogenic landfill leachate bioreactor. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:2414-9. [PMID: 15066839 PMCID: PMC383074 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.4.2414-2419.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2003] [Accepted: 12/18/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An anaerobic landfill leachate bioreactor was operated with crystalline cellulose and sterile landfill leachate until a steady state was reached. Cellulose hydrolysis, acidogenesis, and methanogenesis were measured. Microorganisms attached to the cellulose surfaces were hypothesized to be the cellulose hydrolyzers. 16S rRNA gene clone libraries were prepared from this attached fraction and also from the mixed fraction (biomass associated with cellulose particles and in the planktonic phase). Both clone libraries were dominated by Firmicutes phylum sequences (100% of the attached library and 90% of the mixed library), and the majority fell into one of five lineages of the clostridia. Clone group 1 (most closely related to Clostridium stercorarium), clone group 2 (most closely related to Clostridium thermocellum), and clone group 5 (most closely related to Bacteroides cellulosolvens) comprised sequences in Clostridium group III. Clone group 3 sequences were in Clostridium group XIVa (most closely related to Clostridium sp. strain XB90). Clone group 4 sequences were affiliated with a deeply branching clostridial lineage peripherally associated with Clostridium group VI. This monophyletic group comprises a new Clostridium cluster, designated cluster VIa. Specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes for the five groups were designed and synthesized, and it was demonstrated in FISH experiments that bacteria targeted by the probes for clone groups 1, 2, 4, and 5 were very abundant on the surfaces of the cellulose particles and likely the key cellulolytic microorganisms in the landfill bioreactor. The FISH probe for clone group 3 targeted cells in the planktonic phase, and these organisms were hypothesized to be glucose fermenters.
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- P C Burrell
- School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences. School of Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4072, Australia
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