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Costa P, Basaglia M, Casella S, Kennes C, Favaro L, Carmen Veiga M. Autotrophic production of polyhydroxyalkanoates using acidogenic-derived H 2 and CO 2 from fruit waste. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 390:129880. [PMID: 37852509 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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The environmental concerns regarding fossil plastics call for alternative biopolymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) whose manufacturing costs are however still too elevated. Autotrophic microbes like Cupriavidus necator, able to convert CO2 and H2 into PHAs, offer an additional strategy. Typically, the preferred source for CO2 and H2 are expensive pure gases or syngas, which has toxic compounds for most PHAs-accumulating strains. In this work, for the first time, H2 and CO2 originating from an acidogenic reactor were converted autotrophically into poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) P(3HB). During the first stage, a mixed microbial community continuously catabolized melon waste into H2 (26.7 %) and CO2 (49.2 %) that were then used in a second bioreactor by C. necator DSM 545 to accumulate 1.7 g/L P(3HB). Additionally, the VFAs (13 gCOD/L) produced during acidogenesis were processed into 2.7 g/L of P(3HB-co-3HV). This is the first proof-of-concept of using acidogenic-derived H2 and CO2 from fruit waste to produce PHAs.
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- Paolo Costa
- Department of Agronomy Food Natural resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Waste to Bioproducts-Lab, Università di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, Padua 35020, Italy; Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, Coruña 15008 A, Spain
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Waste to Bioproducts-Lab, Università di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, Padua 35020, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Waste to Bioproducts-Lab, Università di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, Padua 35020, Italy
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, Coruña 15008 A, Spain
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Waste to Bioproducts-Lab, Università di Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, Padua 35020, Italy.
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, Coruña 15008 A, Spain
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Nawaz A, Aamir F, Huang R, Haq IU, Wu F, Munir M, Chaudhary R, Rafique A, Jiang K. Co-production of biohydrogen and biomethane utilizing halophytic biomass Atriplexcrassifolia by two-stage anaerobic fermentation process. Front Chem 2023; 11:1233494. [PMID: 37483269 PMCID: PMC10360132 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1233494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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The excessive use of fossil has resulted in the drastic exhaustion of natural energy sources, leading to environmental challenges and energy crises. Owing to rising energy demand there is a dire need to shift towards renewable energies from lignocellulosic biomass. The present study assessed the co-production of biohydrogen (H2) and biomethane (CH4) by utilizing a less explored halophyte Atriplexcrassifolia. Various reaction parameters were evaluated for their effect on biohydrogen and biomethane production in batch experiments. One parameter at a time experimental strategy was chosen for production optimization. Hydrogen and methane yields along with their production rates were assessed at different incubation times, temperatures, pH, substrate concentrations, and inoculum sizes in acidogenesis and methanogenesis stages, respectively. In the first stage, maximum cumulative hydrogen production of 66 ± 0.02 mL, with hydrogen yield of 13.2 ± 0.03 mL/g, and hydrogen production rate (HPR) of 1.37 ± 0.05 mL/h was attained when the reaction mixture (5 g Atriplexcrassifolia and 10 mL pretreated sewage sludge) was processed at 37°C and pH 5.5 after 48 h of incubation. While in the second stage, maximum cumulative methane production, i.e., 343 ± 0.12 mL, methane yield (MY) of 8.5 ± 0.07 mL/mL, and methane production rate (MPR) of 0.8 ± 0.05 mL/h was achieved after 18 days of incubation of reaction mixture (40 mL of hydrogenic slurry with 80 mL inoculum) at 45°C and pH 8. Furthermore, a 51% and 24% rise in biohydrogen and biomethane production respectively were recorded when the gases were produced at these optimized reaction conditions. The results ensure halophyte Atriplexcrassifolia as an imperative renewable energy resource and proposed that effective optimization of the process further increased the coproduction of biohydrogen and biomethane.
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- Ali Nawaz
- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Food and Biotechnology Research Center, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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Assis TI, Gonçalves RF. Valorization of food waste by anaerobic digestion: A bibliometric and systematic review focusing on optimization. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 320:115763. [PMID: 35932740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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As food waste gets acknowledged as a global potential source of biomass, its valorization through anaerobic digestion becomes an attractive strategy. This work describes the state-of-the-art on the valorization of food waste by anaerobic digestion and the optimization of the process. The methodology used was a bibliometric and systematic review of the optimization of the process from 66 articles selected. Bibliometric mapping allowed us to identify that, until now, most studies have been focused on the: i) anaerobic co-digestion strategy in order to stabilize the process, ii) interest in the generation of biofuels to replace non-renewable fuels, iii) study of metabolic processes for a better understanding of the system iv) reactor design optimization and others facilities to increase process efficiency. The systematic analysis showed that the operational parameters has been extensively studied to optimize the process. Therefore, co-digestion has been the main strategy to improve the process. In this sense, knowledge of the substrate and co-substrate is extremely important to operate the reactors. For methane production, the ideal operating conditions indicated were: pH of 7, solids content between 4.0 and 15%, C/N ratio of 25, hydraulic retention time from 25 to 40 days and alkalinity from 2850 to 2970.5mgCaCO3/L. In addition, the ideal OLR will vary mainly according to operating temperature, number of reactor stages, and raw material characteristics. This review indicates trends and knowledge gaps that are important to guide new research on the anaerobic digestion of food waste, pointing out the potential advantages, optimization strategies, by-products of interest and challenges of the process. The results were used for the development of references of ideal operating conditions for energy production, being able to guide the design and operation of reactors.
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- Tatiana Izato Assis
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Full Address: Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29.075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Full Address: Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, CEP 29.075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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Luo X, Wang F, Wang G, Li H. Exploring the Mechanism of Ionic Liquids to Improve the Extraction Efficiency of Essential Oils Based on Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27175515. [PMID: 36080281 PMCID: PMC9457939 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Highlights According to the design of the experiment (DoE), multivariate analysis models were used to optimize the critical process parameters combined with multi-objective optimization. Based on the optimized operating conditions, the MILT-HD method not only enhances the extraction efficiency from Amomi fructus but also reduces energy demands and CO2 emissions. Based on the density functional theoretical (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, the mechanisms for ionic liquids (ILs) to improve the extraction efficiency of essential oil was comprehensively revealed.
Abstract In this paper, Amomi fructus (Latin) was used to explore the mechanism of ionic liquids (ILs) in improving the extraction efficiency of essential oils. Microwave assisted ionic liquid treatment followed by a hydro-distillation (MILT-HD) process for isolating Amomi fructus essential oil was optimized by multi-objective optimization. Under optimum operating conditions, the IL-assisted extraction method not only enhances extraction efficiency but also reduces energy demands and CO2 emissions. Since the hydrogen bond structure network of cellulose in the cell wall is an important reason for hindering diffusion of essential oils, the mechanism of ILs was explored by density functional theoretical (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. According to DFT calculations, ILs can facilitate the cleavage of cellulose chains and have strong non-covalent interactions with cellulose. Based on the MD simulations, the degree of destruction of the cellulose hydrogen bond structure was explored. According to the DFT and MD simulations, the ILs can significantly destroy cellulose structure, thereby promoting essential oil release from the plant. These results were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). This work is conducive to better understand the MILT-HD process for isolating essential oil and comprehensively understand the mechanism of ILs in the extraction process.
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- Xiaorong Luo
- China Resources Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China
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- China Resources Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330006, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Nanchang 330000, China
- Jiangxi Health Industry Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330000, China
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Fu SF, Wang DH, Xie Z, Zou H, Zheng Y. Producing insect protein from food waste digestate via black soldier fly larvae cultivation: A promising choice for digestate disposal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 830:154654. [PMID: 35307441 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The treatment of food waste digestate with high salinity is a big challenge. This paper evaluated the possibility of using black soldier fly larvae for food waste digestate disposal and insect protein production. Results showed that both digestates from hydrogen and methane fermentations were rich in protein and lipid contents, which benefited the BSFL cultivation. The BSFL reared on digestates from hydrogen and methane fermentations of food waste performed better in pre-pupal weight (19.12% and 41.13% higher, respectively), body length (3.62% and 18.21% higher, respectively) and crude protein contents (7.85% and 39.05% higher, respectively) than that reared on raw food waste. In addition, the maximum body weight growth rate (Rm) of BSFL cultivated on both digestates were 28.28% and 47.10% higher than that of BSFL cultivated on raw food waste, respectively. During BSFL cultivation, organic matter reduction between 40.97% and 46.07% were achieved. Digestates from hydrogen and methane fermentations represent favorable feeding substrates for BSFL cultivation. Using BSFL to treat AD digestate not only provides a digestate disposal approach, but also produces insect biomass and organic fertilizer as value-added byproducts, which shows tremendous potential in digestate disposal.
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- Shan-Fei Fu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China; Shandong Industrial Engineering Laboratory of Biogas Production & Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, No. 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214122, PR China.
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, 101C BIVAP, 1980 Kimball Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Varghese VK, Poddar BJ, Shah MP, Purohit HJ, Khardenavis AA. A comprehensive review on current status and future perspectives of microbial volatile fatty acids production as platform chemicals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 815:152500. [PMID: 34968606 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Volatile fatty acids (VFA), the secondary metabolite of microbial fermentation, are used in a wide range of industries for production of commercially valuable chemicals. In this review, the fermentative production of VFAs by both pure as well mixed microbial cultures is highlighted along with the strategies for enhancing the VFA production through innovations in existing approaches. Role of conventionally applied tools for the optimization of operational parameters such as pH, temperature, retention time, organic loading rate, and headspace pressure has been discussed. Furthermore, a comparative assessment of above strategies on VFA production has been done with alternate developments such as co-fermentation, substrate pre-treatment, and in situ removal from fermented broth. The review also highlights the applications of different bioreactor geometries in the optimum production of VFAs and how metagenomic tools could provide a detailed insight into the microbial communities and their functional attributes that could be subjected to metabolic engineering for the efficient production of VFAs.
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- Vijay K Varghese
- Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur 440020, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur 440020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab, Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar 393002, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur 440020, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur 440020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Li BY, Xia ZY, Gou M, Sun ZY, Huang YL, Jiao SB, Dai WY, Tang YQ. Production of volatile fatty acid from fruit waste by anaerobic digestion at high organic loading rates: Performance and microbial community characteristics. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 346:126648. [PMID: 34974105 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study examined the performance and microbial community dynamics of an anaerobic volatile fatty acid (VFA) production reactor for treating fruit waste by stepwise increasing organic loading rates (OLRs) from 8 to 24 g volatile total solids (VTS)/(L·d). Results showed that higher VFA concentrations of 52.25-61.90 g chemical oxygen demand (COD)/L can be maintained at each OLR, thereby resulting to a production of 0.70-0.76 g chemical oxygen demand (COD)VFA/g VTS. Notably, an increase in OLR from 8 to 14 g VTS/(L·d) was beneficial for achieving higher VFA concentrations and yields. Moreover, an increase in OLR affected the VFA distribution significantly; acetate and butyrate became dominant in the fermentation liquid at OLRs ≥ 14 g VTS/(L·d). Microbial community dynamics analysis revealed that phyla Firmicutes and Actinobacteriota were predominant at each OLR, and the genera Lactobacillus, Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12, and Caproiciproducens were closely related to anaerobic VFA production.
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- Ben-Yan Li
- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China.
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- Chengdu Environment Group, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu Environmental Innovation Technology Co. LTD, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Chengdu Environmental Innovation Technology Co. LTD, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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Lian T, Zhang W, Cao Q, Wang S, Yin F, Chen Y, Zhou T, Dong H. Optimization of lactate production from co-fermentation of swine manure with apple waste and dynamics of microbial communities. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 336:125307. [PMID: 34049170 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Co-anaerobic fermentation (co-AF) of swine manure (SM) and apple waste (AW) has been proved to be beneficial for lactic acid (LA) production. In order to further improve the LA production, three important parameters, namely AW in feedstock, temperature, volatile solids (VS) of feedstock, were evaluated using Box-Behnken design and response surface methodology. The quadratic regression model was developed and interactive effects was found between the three parameters. Results showed that the maximum concentration, 31.18 g LA/L (with LA yield of 0.62 g/g VS), was obtained under optimum conditions of 60.4% AW in feedstock, 34.7 ℃, and 5.0% VS. At the optimum conditions, the solubilization of organic matter was enhanced compared with mono-fermentation of SM. Microbial community structure of the reactor diverged greatly with fermentation time. Clostridium and Lactobacillus were dominant bacteria in the fermentation process, resulting in a remarkably LA accumulation.
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- Tianjing Lian
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China.
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Volatile Fatty Acid Production from Organic Waste with the Emphasis on Membrane-Based Recovery. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation7030159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In recent years, interest in the biorefinery concept has emerged in the utilization of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) produced by acidogenic fermentation as precursors for various biotechnological processes. This has attracted substantial attention to VFA production from low-cost substrates such as organic waste and membrane based VFA recovery techniques to achieve cost-effective and environmentally friendly processes. However, there are few reviews which emphasize the acidogenic fermentation of organic waste into VFAs, and VFA recovery. Therefore, this article comprehensively summarizes VFA production, the factors affecting VFA production, and VFA recovery strategies using membrane-based techniques. Additionally, the outlook for future research on VFA production is discussed.
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Influence of substrate concentration and bicarbonate addition on the anaerobic digestion of an inulin-rich substrate as the ending stage in a dandelion biorefinery scheme. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Aihemaiti A, Gao Y, Liu L, Yang G, Han S, Jiang J. Effects of liquid digestate on the valence state of vanadium in plant and soil and microbial community response. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 265:114916. [PMID: 32563117 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114916] [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: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Liquid digestate containing high levels of nutrients and humic and fatty acids can affect vanadium species and their plant uptake. To elucidate the effects of liquid digestate on the valence state of vanadium in soil and plant tissue, as well as its effects on the microbial community and soil properties, we grew green bristlegrass (Setaria viridis), a native plant capable of growing in vanadium mining areas, in vanadium-contaminated soils sampled from a mining area and treated it with 5% and 10% liquid digestate for 90 d, respectively. Changes in the concentrations of pentavalent (V[V]) and tetravalent (V[IV]) vanadium in the soils and the shoots and roots of bristlegrass and the soil microbial abundance were measured. The results showed that vanadium existed mainly in the form of V(IV) in the soil but accumulated mainly in the form of V(V) in the bristlegrass. Liquid digestate markedly reduced V(V) concentrations in the soils (by up to 45%) and in the shoots and roots of green bristlegrass (by up to 98%). Liquid digestate enhanced the abundance of Bacteroidetes, which can reduce V(V) to lower valence state. Microbial reduction and phosphorus immobilization were responsible for downregulating V(V) concentrations in the plant and soil. The liquid digestate can be used to enhance in situ bioremediation of vanadium-contaminated soil in mining area.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Urban Administration and Enforcement Bureau of Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518100, China
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- City Appearance and Environment Management & Service Center of Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518100, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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David A, Tripathi AK, Sani RK. Acetate Production from Cafeteria Wastes and Corn Stover Using a Thermophilic Anaerobic Consortium: A Prelude Study for the Use of Acetate for the Production of Value-Added Products. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E353. [PMID: 32131386 PMCID: PMC7143096 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Efficient and sustainable biochemical production using low-cost waste assumes considerable industrial and ecological importance. Solid organic wastes (SOWs) are inexpensive, abundantly available resources and their bioconversion to volatile fatty acids, especially acetate, aids in relieving the requirements of pure sugars for microbial biochemical productions in industries. Acetate production from SOW that utilizes the organic carbon of these wastes is used as an efficient solid waste reduction strategy if the environmental factors are optimized. This study screens and optimizes influential factors (physical and chemical) for acetate production by a thermophilic acetogenic consortium using two SOWs-cafeteria wastes and corn stover. The screening experiment revealed significant effects of temperature, bromoethane sulfonate, and shaking on acetate production. Temperature, medium pH, and C:N ratio were further optimized using statistical optimization with response surface methodology. The maximum acetate concentration of 8061 mg L-1 (>200% improvement) was achieved at temperature, pH, and C:N ratio of 60 °C, 6, 25, respectively, and acetate accounted for more than 85% of metabolites. This study also demonstrated the feasibility of using acetate-rich fermentate (obtained from SOWs) as a substrate for the growth of industrially relevant yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, which can convert acetate into higher-value biochemicals.
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- Aditi David
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA; (A.D.); (A.K.T.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA; (A.D.); (A.K.T.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA; (A.D.); (A.K.T.)
- BuG ReMeDEE Consortium, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
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Kalhor P, Ghandi K. Deep Eutectic Solvents for Pretreatment, Extraction, and Catalysis of Biomass and Food Waste. Molecules 2019; 24:E4012. [PMID: 31698717 PMCID: PMC6891572 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24224012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass and food residues to obtain valuable chemicals is essential to the establishment of a sustainable and biobased economy in the modern world. The latest and greenest generation of ionic liquids (ILs) are deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs); these have shown great promise for various applications and have attracted considerable attention from researchers who seek versatile solvents with pretreatment, extraction, and catalysis capabilities in biomass- and biowaste-to-bioenergy conversion processes. The present work aimed to review the use of DESs and NADESs in the valorization of biomass and biowaste as pretreatment or extraction solvents or catalysis agents.
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- Payam Kalhor
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Aihemaiti A, Jiang J, Blaney L, Zou Q, Gao Y, Meng Y, Yang M, Xu Y. The detoxification effect of liquid digestate on vanadium toxicity to seed germination and seedling growth of dog's tail grass. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 369:456-464. [PMID: 30784976 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Dog's tail grass (Setaria viridis) presented strong tolerance and high accumulation of vanadium in field conditions. Liquid digestate containing high levels of nutrients could alleviate vanadium toxicity and accelerate the growth of dog's tail grass. To elucidate the detoxification potential and mechanism of liquid digestate, dog's tail grass was grown in soil solution containing 0.14-55.8 mg L-1 of vanadium. Parameters including germination index (GI), tolerance index (TI), seedlings' fresh weight, seedlings' vanadium accumulation, antioxidant enzymes activity, malonaldehyde (MDA) content, and V5+ species, were measured after addition of 1%, 5%, 10% and 15% liquid digestate. The results showed that a vanadium level of 10.9 mg L-1was a threshold value for toxicity; furthermore, the GI and TI decreased by 50% when vanadium content reached 36.8 mg L-1. The MDA content was reduced, and the other parameters were markedly enhanced, after addition of 5% and 10% liquid digestate with vanadium levels above 36.8 mg L-1. V5+ species was the dominant vanadium species in solution and the addition of liquid digestate reduced V5+ concentrations. The detoxification of vanadium by liquid digestate was a combined effect of direct reduction of V5+ species and plant nutrition.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and environmental engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 21250, USA
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Soomro AF, Ni Z, Ying L, Liu J. The effect of ISR on OFMSW during acidogenic fermentation for the production of AD precursor: kinetics and synergies. RSC Adv 2019; 9:18147-18156. [PMID: 35515208 PMCID: PMC9064650 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02898f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Acidogenic fermentation of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and it's components (food waste and paper wastes) was studied in batch percolator reactor without artificial pH adjustment.
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- Beijing GeoEnviron Engineering & Technology, Inc
- Beijing 100095
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Clean Energy of Liaoning
- College of Energy and Environment
- Shenyang Aerospace University
- Shenyang 110136
- China
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- School of Environment
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing
- China
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Meng S, Yin Y, Yu L. Exploration of a high-efficiency and low-cost technique for maximizing the glucoamylase production from food waste. RSC Adv 2019; 9:22980-22986. [PMID: 35514468 PMCID: PMC9067104 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04530a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study was aimed at the exploration of high-efficiency and low-cost technique for glucoamylase (GA) production from food waste; moreover, the produced GA could be directly used in the hydrolysis of food waste. A mixture of food waste, rice waste and cake waste as a sole feedstock was investigated for the production of GA via solid-state fermentation. The highest GA activity of 458.3 U g−1 was obtained from the rice waste after 9 days of incubation. The cake waste also demonstrated a high GA production, achieving 406.5 U g−1 dry substrate. However, the most practical substrate for GA production that could be integrated in the food waste treatment was the mixed food waste, which could effectively produce GA without any additives or adjustments using the technique developed in this study. The optimum conditions for GA production from the mixed food waste were determined through a response surface methodology: the temperature of 31.16 °C, the inoculum amount of 1.54 mL, and the time of fermentation of 7.81 days. The maximum GA activity of 180.59 U g−1 could be achieved under these optimum conditions, which was actually much higher than those reported in the literature. This study showed that the mixed food waste could be an ideal feedstock for the on-site production of high-activity GA, and the produced GA could be directly applied in food waste hydrolysis, which significantly reduced the process cost. Remarkably high glucoamylase production from food waste was achieved by optimizing the fermentation conditions using the response surface methodology.![]()
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- Shujuan Meng
- School of Space and Environment
- Beihang University
- Beijing 100191
- PR China
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre
- Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre
- Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Guo X, Kang K, Shang G, Yu X, Qiu L, Sun G. Influence of mesophilic and thermophilic conditions on the anaerobic digestion of food waste: Focus on the microbial activity and removal of long chain fatty acids. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2018; 36:1106-1112. [PMID: 30306837 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x18801195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The mesophilic reactor (MR) exhibited advantages in biogas production and performance stability over thermophilic reactor (TR) during the long-term anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste (FW) with stepwise organic loading rate elevating. It was interesting to explore the mechanism causing the divergences in performances between these two reactors. The microbial activity was compared on day 110 when TR began to deteriorate. The results show that MR had significantly higher specific acetoclastic methanogenic activities (SAMA) and specific propionate and butyrate oxidative activities (SPOA and SBOA) than TR. The SAMA, SPOA and SBOA in TR were only 50.3%, 18.6% and 46.4% of those values in MR, respectively. Remarkably, the specific hydrogenotrophic methanogenic activity of 15.5±2.1, 15.7±4.6 mmol CH4·L-1 original slurry·d-1 in MR and TR was comparative with insignificant difference, which indicates that the microbial activity in TR had been inhibited widely apart from the hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. Additionally, many particles with the diameters of 1-2 mm were observed to form in MR and identified as complexes of calcium and long chain fatty acids (LCFAs). The formation of calcium crystallization might alleviate the inhibition of LCFAs during AD of FW, which further supports the better performance in MR than TR.
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- Xiaohui Guo
- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- 1 College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- 2 The West Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Rural Renewable Energy Exploitation and Utilization of the Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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Yu M, Gao M, Wang L, Ren Y, Wu C, Ma H, Wang Q. Kinetic modelling and synergistic impact evaluation for the anaerobic co-digestion of distillers' grains and food waste by ethanol pre-fermentation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:30281-30291. [PMID: 30155637 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3027-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The anaerobic digestion of food waste (FW) often leads to acidification inhibition owing to rapid biodegradation, resulting in system instability. In this study, distillers' grains (DG) and food waste were mixed in accordance with volatile solid (VS) ratios of 0.9:0.1, 0.85:0.15, 0.8:0.2, and 0.7:0.3. The experimental groups adopted yeast to conduct ethanol pre-fermentation and then inoculated sludge to perform anaerobic digestion, while the control groups conducted anaerobic digestion without pre-treatment. Results showed that the experimental groups had lower propionic acid concentrations; higher alkalinities, pH values and methane production rates and shorter stagnation periods than the control groups regardless of the mixing ratio. Specifically, at the DG/FW ratio of 0.7:0.3, compared with the control group, the propionic acid concentration was reduced by 59.6%, the alkalinity was increased by 41.7%. Even under high organic loading, the propionic acid and VFA did not accumulate in the system after ethanol pre-fermentation, and the anaerobic digestion system remained stable. At DG/FW ratios of 0.9:0.1 and 0.85:0.15, a synergistic effect was observed during the co-digestion of DG and FW. And, the synergistic effect of EP was relatively high, especially when the DG/FW ratio was 0.9:0.1, and methane yield increased by 26.8%.
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- Miao Yu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Architectural Engineering, Handan Polytechnic College, Handan, Hebei, 056001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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