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Mollo L, Petrucciani A, Norici A. Selection of microalgae in artificial digestate: Strategies towards an effective phycoremediation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 210:108588. [PMID: 38615438 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Digestate is a complex by-product of anaerobic digestion and its composition depends on the digestor inputs. It can be exploited as a sustainable source of nutrients for microalgae cultivation but its unbalanced composition and toxic elements make the use challenging. Screening algae in a simplified synthetic digestate which mimics the main nutrient constraints of a real digestate is proposed as a reproducible and effective method to select suitable species for real digestate valorisation and remediation. Growth performance, nutrient removal and biomass composition of eight microalgae exposed to high amounts of NH4+, PO4- and organic-C were assessed. Using a score matrix, A. protothecoides, T. obliquus, C. reinhardtii, and E. gracilis were identified as the most promising species. Thus, three strategies were applied to improve outcomes: i) establishment of an algal consortium to improve biomass production, ii) K+ addition to the medium to promote K+ uptake over NH4+ and to reduce potential NH4+ toxicity, iii) P starvation as pretreatment for enhanced P removal by luxury uptake. The consortium was able to implement a short-term response displaying higher biomass production than single species (3.77 and 1.03-1.89 mg mL-1 respectively) in synthetic digestate while maintaining similar nutrient remediation, furthermore, its growth rate was 1.6 times higher than in the control condition. However, the strategies aiming to reduce NH4+ toxicity and higher P removal were not successful except for single cases. The proposed algal screening and the resulting designed consortium were respectively a reliable method and a powerful tool towards sustainable real digestate remediation.
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- Lorenzo Mollo
- Laboratory of Algal and Plant Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Algal and Plant Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Laboratory of Algal and Plant Physiology, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy; CIRCC, Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi, Italy.
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Ngo PL, Young BR, Baroutian S. A novel strategy for integration of oxidation within advanced thermal hydrolysis of sludge. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 348:140676. [PMID: 37956932 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140676] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Due to its environmental impact, the growing production of sewage sludge is a prime concern for wastewater treatment plants. In this study, advanced thermal hydrolysis, the combination of thermal hydrolysis and oxygen, was examined to enhance biogas production and overcome the disadvantages of thermal hydrolysis, including sludge colour, high energy consumption, and high level of ammonia concentration in the treated sludge. A mixture of 55 % primary sludge and 45 % waste activated sludge was pre-treated using advanced thermal hydrolysis at 100, 115, 130, and 145 °C with a processing time varied from 5 to 30 min and oxygen pressure from 10 to 30 bar before anaerobic digestion. Advanced thermal hydrolysis process at 145 °C 15 min 20 bar O₂ is the condition that provided the highest biogas yield (439.6 mL/g VS added). At this treatment condition, the concentration of ammonia nitrogen and propionic acid in the treated sludge was sufficiently low (approximately 302 mg/L and 559.7 mg/L, respectively) to minimise adverse effects on anaerobic digestion.
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- Phuong Linh Ngo
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; Department of Environmental Engineering, The Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Nha Trang University, Viet Nam
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; Circular Innovations (CIRCUIT) Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; Circular Innovations (CIRCUIT) Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand; Ngā Ara Whetū Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.
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Randazzo A, Zorzi F, Venturi S, Bicocchi G, Viti G, Tatàno F, Tassi F. Degradation of biogas in a simulated landfill cover soil at laboratory scale: Compositional changes of main components and volatile organic compounds. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 157:229-241. [PMID: 36577274 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A laboratory experiment lasting 28 days was run to simulate a typical landfill system and to investigate the compositional changes affecting the main components (CH4, CO2, and H2) and nonmethane volatile organic compounds from biogas generated by anaerobic digestion of food waste and passing through a soil column. Gas samples were periodically collected from both the digester headspace and the soil column at increasing distances from the biogas source. CH4 and H2 were efficiently degraded along the soil column. The isotopic values of δ13C measured in CH4 and CO2 from the soil column were relatively enriched in 13C compared to the biogas. Aromatics and alkanes were the most abundant groups in the biogas samples. Among these compounds, alkylated benzenes and long-chain C3+ alkanes were significantly degraded within the soil column, whereas benzene and short-chain alkanes were recalcitrant. Terpene and O-substituted compounds were relatively stable under oxidising conditions. Cyclic, alkene, S-substituted, and halogenated compounds, which exhibited minor amounts in the digester headspace, were virtually absent in the soil column. These results pointed out how many recalcitrant potentially toxic and polluting compounds tend to be relatively enriched along the soil column, claiming action to minimise diffuse landfill gas (LFG) emissions. The proposed experimental approach represents a reliable tool for investigating the attenuation capacities of landfill cover soils for LFG components and developing optimised covers by adopting proper soil treatments and operating conditions to improve their degradation efficiencies.
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- Antonio Randazzo
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy; IGG - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy; IGG - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- DiSPeA - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Section ChEM - Chemistry, Environment, and Materials, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Campus Scientifico "E. Mattei", 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy; IGG - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, CNR - National Research Council of Italy, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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Biochemical Methane Potential of Cork Boiling Wastewater at Different Inoculum to Substrate Ratios. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11073064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study evaluates the digestion of cork boiling wastewater (CBW) through a biochemical methane potential (BMP) test. BMP assays were carried out with a working volume of 600 mL at a constant mesophilic temperature (35 °C). The experiment bottles contained CBW and inoculum (digested sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)), with a ratio of inoculum/substrate (Ino/CBW) of 1:1 and 2:1 on the basis of volatile solids (VSs); the codigestion with food waste (FW) had a ratio of 2/0.7:0.3 (Ino/CBW:FW) and the codigestion with cow manure (CM) had a ratio of 2/0.5:0.5 (Ino/CBW:CM). Biogas and methane production was proportional to the inoculum substrate ratio (ISR) used. BMP tests have proved to be valuable for inferring the adequacy of anaerobic digestion to treat wastewater from the cork industry. The results indicate that the biomethane potential of CBWs for Ino/CBW ratios 1:1 and 2:1 is very low compared to other organic substrates. For the codigestion tests, the test with the Ino/CBW:CM ratio of 2/0.7:0.3 showed better biomethane yields, being in the expected values. This demonstrated that it is possible to perform the anaerobic digestion (AD) of CBW using a cosubstrate to increase biogas production and biomethane and to improve the quality of the final digestate.
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Carchesio M, Di Addario M, Tatàno F, de Rosa S, Gambioli A. Evaluation of the biochemical methane potential of residual organic fraction and mechanically-biologically treated organic outputs intended for landfilling. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 113:20-31. [PMID: 32505108 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) approaches are being adopted to manage residual municipal waste (RMW) to promote the prevention or reduction of potential environmental impacts of landfilling. From this perspective, the present study aimed to increase the knowledge of the biological (anaerobic) stability of different MBT organic outputs and, conversely, initial methane generation from residual organic waste. Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests, along with initial and final characterisations of substrates and digestates, were conducted on: a mechanically separated organic fraction from RMW (ms-OFRMW); a first MBT organic output represented by a biostabilised organic fraction from RMW (bios-OFRMW); and a different MBT organic output represented by a biodried fine fraction from RMW (biod-FFRMW). The ms-OFRMW had a BMP of 445.6 Nml CH4 g VS-1, which was comparable or even higher than those from separately collected and source-sorted organic fractions. The fibre and liquor fractions of the digestate from ms-OFRMW with inoculum showed potential profiles of P-rich amendment and N-rich fluid phase, respectively, even satisfying environmental limits (with the exclusion only of Cu and Zn contents in fibre fraction that, however, remained within typical ranges for agricultural digestates). The BMPs for bios-OFRMW and biod-FFRMW were 143.4 and 261.0 Nml CH4 g VS-1, respectively, indicating that these streams may still contribute to landfill methane generation. The BMPs for bios-OFRMW, biod-FFRMW, and ms-OFRMW were positively associated with the degrees of conversion of the substrates (17, 32, and 55%, respectively) and the potential dynamic respiration indexes (955, 3126, and 6062 mg O2 kg VS-1 h-1, respectively).
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- Manuela Carchesio
- DiSPeA - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Environmental Section, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Campus Scientifico "E. Mattei", 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- DiSPeA - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Environmental Section, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Campus Scientifico "E. Mattei", 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- DiSPeA - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Environmental Section, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Campus Scientifico "E. Mattei", 61029 Urbino, Italy.
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- ASET S.p.A. public multi-utility group, Via E. Mattei 17, 61032 Fano, Italy
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- ASET S.p.A. public multi-utility group, Via E. Mattei 17, 61032 Fano, Italy
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El Achkar JH, Lendormi T, Salameh D, Louka N, Maroun RG, Lanoisellé JL, Hobaika Z. Anaerobic digestion of grape pomace: Effect of the hydraulic retention time on process performance and fibers degradability. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 71:137-146. [PMID: 29122460 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To optimize the anaerobic digestion of grape pomace under mesophilic conditions, continuous digesters were operated at different hydraulic retention times (HRT) (30, 20, 15 and 10 days) equivalent to organic loading rates (OLR) of 2.5, 3.7, 5.7 and 7.3 kg COD m-3 d-1, respectively. At HRTs of 30 and 20 days, steady state conditions were observed with methane yields of 0.984 ± 0.013 NL d-1 and 1.362 ± 0.018 NL d-1, respectively. The HRT of 15 days was found critical because of acids accumulation through the experiments. When the OLR of 5.7 kg COD m-3 d-1 was reached, methane production was found to be instable. Finally, at HRT of 10 days, a failure of the system was observed due to the washing of the methanogenic microorganisms. Regarding the degradability of the lignocellulosic fractions, the maximum reduction yields for hemicellulose and cellulose were noted for HRTs of 30 and 20 days, while lignin was not degraded throughout the different experiments. For an optimization of the process, HRT of 20 days can therefore be recommended for productive use in large-scale applications.
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- Jean H El Achkar
- Univ. Bretagne Sud, FRE CNRS 3744, IRDL, F-56300 Pontivy, France; Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Univ. Bretagne Sud, FRE CNRS 3744, IRDL, F-56300 Pontivy, France
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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Hung CY, Tsai WT, Chen JW, Lin YQ, Chang YM. Characterization of biochar prepared from biogas digestate. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 66:53-60. [PMID: 28487174 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the study, the biogas digestate was evaluated as a potential feedstock for preparing biochars at a broad temperature range of 300-900°C. The physico-chemical and pore properties of the resulting biochars (denoted as SDBC, solid digestate biochar), including calorific value (higher heating value), surface area/pore volume/pore size distribution, true density, scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), were studied. It was found that the higher heating values of the SDBC products were on a decreasing trend as pyrolysis temperature increased, but they indicated an increase in true density. The results are probably associated with the active pyrolysis of the lignocellulosic fragments and the calcination (or shrinkage) processes, thus resulting in the increased contents of aromatic carbon clusters and main mineral constituents remained. Based on the pore properties, pyrolysis temperature at around 800°C seemed to be the optimal condition for producing SDBC, where its Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area (>100m2/g) largely increased as compared to that of the digestate feedstock (<1m2/g). Furthermore, the main compositions of mineral ash in the resulting biochar could exist as phosphates, carbonates, or oxides of calcium and other alkali/alkaline earth elements. According to the data on EDS and XRD, more pores could be significantly generated under severe pyrolysis (>700°C) due to the high aromaticity via the thermal decomposition of lignocelluloses and the volatilization of inorganic minerals.
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- Chao-Yi Hung
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomechatronics Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
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Kataki S, Hazarika S, Baruah DC. Investigation on by-products of bioenergy systems (anaerobic digestion and gasification) as potential crop nutrient using FTIR, XRD, SEM analysis and phyto-toxicity test. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 196:201-216. [PMID: 28284942 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Success and acceptability of the bio energy conversion technology to a large extent depend upon management of the inevitable by-products generated during the conversion process. By-products can be considered favourable as organic fertilizer as they retain nutrients with varying composition depending upon input biomass. However, characteristics of these heterogeneous resources with respect to feedstock and processing conditions have to be assessed to state on their agricultural and environmental benefits. Therefore, 3 types of anaerobic digestion by-products (digestate) from surplus biomass viz. cow dung, Ipomoea carnea:cow dung (60:40 dry weight basis) and rice straw:green gram stover:cow dung (30:30:40 dry weight basis) and one gasification by-product (biochar) from rice husk are considered to understand the fertilizer prospects. Considering 3 potential application options, digestate from each feedstock option was further processed as separated solid, separated liquid and ash from solid digestates. Thus, a total of 10 by-products were investigated for understanding their prospects as fertilizer using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X ray Spectroscopy (EDX) and phyto-toxicity test to have a broad insight in terms of their organic, mineral, elemental composition, morphological feature and potential phyto-toxicity. In general, irrespective of origin of feedstock, solid digestate, ash digestate and char showed similarity in terms of composition of functional groups with some degree of variation in relative content as reflected by FTIR analysis. Dominance of organic functional groups in separated solid digestates compared to liquid fraction indicated the former as favourable organic amendments. Quartz was the prevalent mineral phase in all separated solid, ash digestate and rice husk char. Digestates in ash phase represent more concentrated plant nutrient source with higher content of K, Ca, P, Na and Mg than their respective solid phase. Application of ash digestates and char is likely to improve adsorptive capacity of soil for water and nutrient due to presence of relatively uniformly distributed porous particles. Liquid fraction of Ipomoea digestates exhibited inhibitory effect on seed germination of greengram (Vigna radiate) with significant reduction of germination index. Inhibitory effects of by-products were found to correlate negatively with their electrical conductivity and ammonia-nitrogen content. Understanding on spectroscopic, morphological and phytotoxic properties of different application options of bioenergy by-products would be useful for assessment of their appropriate use in agriculture.
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- Sampriti Kataki
- Energy Conservation Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Assam, India.
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- ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umium, Meghalaya, India
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- Energy Conservation Laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Assam, India.
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El Achkar JH, Lendormi T, Hobaika Z, Salameh D, Louka N, Maroun RG, Lanoisellé JL. Anaerobic digestion of grape pomace: Biochemical characterization of the fractions and methane production in batch and continuous digesters. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 50:275-282. [PMID: 26944865 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, we have estimated the biogas and methane production from grape pomace (variety Cabernet Franc). The physical and chemical characteristics of the raw material were determined, and the structural polysaccharides were identified and analyzed by the Van Soest method. Batch anaerobic digestions were carried out to assess the methane production of the grape pomace, pulp and seeds. The obtained cumulative methane productions are 0.125, 0.165 and 0.052 Nm(3) kg COD(-1) for grape pomace, pulps and seeds, respectively. The effect of grinding on the methane potential of the substrates, as a mechanical pretreatment, was evaluated. We found that it increased the anaerobic biodegradability for grape pomace, pulp and seeds by 13.1%, 4.8% and 22.2%, respectively. On the other hand, the methane potential of the grape pomace was determined in a laboratory pilot plant (12L) continuously mixed with an organic loading rate of 2.5 kg COD m(3) d(-1) and a hydraulic retention time of 30 days. The corresponding biogas production was 6.43 × 10(-3) Nm(3) d(-1), with a methane content of 62.3%. Thus, the pilot plant's efficiency compared to that achieved in the batch process was 81.2%. Finally, a significant correlation was found between the biochemical content and methane production.
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- Jean H El Achkar
- Univ. Bretagne Sud, FRE CNRS 3744, IRDL, F-56300 Pontivy, France; Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Univ. Bretagne Sud, FRE CNRS 3744, IRDL, F-56300 Pontivy, France
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Centre d'Analyses et de Recherches, Unité de recherche Technologies et Valorisation Alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon
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Göğüş N, Evcan E, Tarı C, Cavalitto SF. Evaluation of agro-industrial wastes, their state, and mixing ratio for maximum polygalacturonase and biomass production in submerged fermentation. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 36:2657-2667. [PMID: 25946481 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2015.1042922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The potential of important agro-industrial wastes, apple pomace (AP) and orange peel (OP) as C sources, was investigated in the maximization of polygalacturonase (PG), an industrially significant enzyme, using an industrially important microorganism Aspergillus sojae. Factors such as various hydrolysis forms of the C sources (hydrolysed-AP, non-hydrolysed-AP, hydrolysed-AP + OP, non-hydrolysed-AP + OP) and N sources (ammonium sulphate and urea), and incubation time (4, 6, and 8 days) were screened. It was observed that maximum PG activity was achieved at a combination of non-hydrolysed-AP + OP and ammonium sulphate with eight days of incubation. For the pre-optimization study, ammonium sulphate concentration and the mixing ratios of AP + OP at different total C concentrations (9, 15, 21 g l(-1)) were evaluated. The optimum conditions for the maximum PG production (144.96 U ml(-1)) was found as 21 g l(-1) total carbohydrate concentration totally coming from OP at 15 g l(-1) ammonium sulphate concentration. On the other hand, 3:1 mixing ratio of OP + AP at 11.50 g l(-1) ammonium sulphate concentration also resulted in a considerable PG activity (115.73 U ml(-1)). These results demonstrated that AP can be evaluated as an additional C source to OP for PG production, which in turn both can be alternative solutions for the elimination of the waste accumulation in the food industry with economical returns.
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- Nihan Göğüş
- a Department of Food Engineering , Izmir Institute of Technology , Gulbahce Campus, TR 35430 , Urla , Izmir , Turkey
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Trulli E, Torretta V. Influence of feeding mixture composition in batch anaerobic co-digestion of stabilized municipal sludge and waste from dairy farms. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 36:1519-1528. [PMID: 25442095 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.994045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Waste anaerobic co-digestion applications are particularly useful in Southern Mediterranean areas where large quantities of agricultural waste materials and waste from agro-industries are produced. This waste can be added to urban waste together with the sludge produced by wastewater treatment processes, which, when combined, guarantee the supply of organic matrixes for treatment throughout the year. The implementation of facilities to service vast areas of the agricultural economy and which are heterogeneous in terms of production can provide a good solution. We present an experimental investigation into the anaerobic co-digestion of municipal sludge and bio-waste produced in the Mediterranean area. We conducted anaerobic treatability tests, with measures of biogas production and pH of the mixture in digestion. Our main aims were to identify an optimal mix of substrates for the production of biogas, and to analyse the influence on the composition of biogas and the variation in pH values of the substrates. This analysis was conducted considering the variation of the input, in particular due to the addition of waste acids, such as biological sewage sludge.
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- Ettore Trulli
- a Department of Engineering and Environmental Physics , University of Basilicata , Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, I-85100 Potenza , Italy
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