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Ahmadi F, Lackner M. Recent findings in methanotrophs: genetics, molecular ecology, and biopotential. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:60. [PMID: 38183483 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12978-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
Abstract
The potential consequences for mankind could be disastrous due to global warming, which arises from an increase in the average temperature on Earth. The elevation in temperature primarily stems from the escalation in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO2, CH4, and N2O within the atmosphere. Among these gases, methane (CH4) is particularly significant in driving alterations to the worldwide climate. Methanotrophic bacteria possess the distinctive ability to employ methane as both as source of carbon and energy. These bacteria show great potential as exceptional biocatalysts in advancing C1 bioconversion technology. The present review describes recent findings in methanotrophs including aerobic and anaerobic methanotroph bacteria, phenotypic characteristics, biotechnological potential, their physiology, ecology, and native multi-carbon utilizing pathways, and their molecular biology. The existing understanding of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in soil, as well as anaerobic methane oxidation and methanotrophy in temperate and extreme environments, is also covered in this discussion. New types of methanogens and communities of methanotrophic bacteria have been identified from various ecosystems and thoroughly examined for a range of biotechnological uses. Grasping the processes of methanogenesis and methanotrophy holds significant importance in the development of innovative agricultural techniques and industrial procedures that contribute to a more favorable equilibrium of GHG. This current review centers on the diversity of emerging methanogen and methanotroph species and their effects on the environment. By amalgamating advanced genetic analysis with ecological insights, this study pioneers a holistic approach to unraveling the biopotential of methanotrophs, offering unprecedented avenues for biotechnological applications. KEY POINTS: • The physiology of methanotrophic bacteria is fundamentally determined. • Native multi-carbon utilizing pathways in methanotrophic bacteria are summarized. • The genes responsible for encoding methane monooxygenase are discussed.
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- Fatemeh Ahmadi
- School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
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Shen L, He Y, Hu Q, Yang Y, Ren B, Yang W, Geng C, Jin J, Bai Y. Vertical distribution of Candidatus Methylomirabilis and Methanoperedens in agricultural soils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:47. [PMID: 38175239 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12876-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Candidatus Methylomirabilis-related bacteria conduct anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) coupling with NO2- reduction, and Candidatus Methanoperedens-related archaea perform AOM coupling with reduction of diverse electron acceptors, including NO3-, Fe (III), Mn (IV) and SO42-. Application of nitrogen fertilization favors the growth of these methanotrophs in agricultural fields. Here, we explored the vertical variations in community structure and abundance of the two groups of methanotrophs in a nitrogen-rich vegetable field via using illumina MiSeq sequencing and quantitative PCR. The retrieved Methylomirabilis-related sequences had 91.12%-97.32% identity to the genomes of known Methylomirabilis species, and Methanoperedens-related sequences showed 85.49%-97.48% identity to the genomes of known Methanoperedens species which are capable of conducting AOM coupling with reduction of NO3- or Fe (III). The Methanoperedens-related archaeal diversity was significantly higher than Methylomirabilis-related bacteria, with totally 74 and 16 operational taxonomic units, respectively. In contrast, no significant difference in abundance between the bacteria (9.19 × 103-3.83 × 105 copies g-1 dry soil) and the archaea (1.55 × 104-3.24 × 105 copies g-1 dry soil) was observed. Furthermore, the abundance of both groups of methanotrophs exhibited a strong vertical variation, which peaked at 30-40 and 20-30 cm layers, respectively. Soil water content and pH were the key factors influencing Methylomirabilis-related bacterial diversity and abundance, respectively. For the Methanoperedens-related archaea, both soil pH and ammonium content contributed significantly to the changes of these archaeal diversity and abundance. Overall, we provide the first insights into the vertical distribution and regulation of Methylomirabilis-related bacteria and Methanoperedens-related archaea in vegetable soils. KEY POINTS: • The archaeal diversity was significantly higher than bacterial. • There was no significant difference in the abundance between bacteria and archaea. • The abundance of bacteria and archaea peaked at 30-40 and 20-30 cm, respectively.
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- Lidong Shen
- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Carbon Source and Sink, China Meteorological Administration (ECSS-CMA), School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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Ren Z, Li Y, Yin J, Zhao Z, Hu N, Zhao M, Wang Y, Wang L, Wu L. Regulation of nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation bacteria by available phosphorus and microbial communities in lake sediments of cold and arid regions. Sci Total Environ 2024; 926:172065. [PMID: 38556008 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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As global anthropogenic nitrogen inputs continue to rise, nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) plays an increasingly significant role in CH4 consumption in lake sediments. However, there is a dearth of knowledge regarding the effects of anthropogenic activities on N-DAMO bacteria in lakes in the cold and arid regions. Sediment samples were collected from five sampling areas in Lake Ulansuhai at varying depth ranges (0-20, 20-40, and 40-60 cm). The ecological characterization and niche differentiation of N-DAMO bacteria were investigated using bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques. Quantitative PCR confirmed the presence of N-DAMO bacteria in Lake Ulansuhai sediments, with 16S rRNA gene abundances ranging from 1.72 × 104 to 5.75 × 105 copies·g-1 dry sediment. The highest abundance was observed at the farmland drainage outlet with high available phosphorus (AP). Anthropogenic disturbances led to a significant increase in the abundance of N-DAMO bacteria, though their diversity remained unaffected. The heterogeneous community of N-DAMO bacteria was affected by interactions among various environmental characteristics, with AP and oxidation-reduction potential identified as the key drivers in this study. The Mantel test indicated that the N-DAMO bacterial abundance was more readily influenced by the presence of the denitrification genes (nirS and nirK). Network analysis revealed that the community structure of N-DAMO bacteria generated numerous links (especially positive links) with microbial taxa involved in carbon and nitrogen cycles, such as methanogens and nitrifying bacteria. In summary, N-DAMO bacteria exhibited sensitivity to both environmental and microbial factors under various human disturbances. This study provides valuable insights into the distribution patterns of N-DAMO bacteria and their roles in nitrogen and carbon cycling within lake ecosystems.
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- Zixuan Ren
- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Prevention and Waste Resource Recycle, Hohhot 010021, China.
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Zhang L, Yuan Y, Li C, Zhang Y, Sun H, Xu R, Liu Y. Biomineralization of phosphorus during anaerobic treatment of distillery wastewaters. Sci Total Environ 2024; 925:171431. [PMID: 38442755 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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This study addresses the pressing environmental concerns associated with the rapidly growing distillery industry, which is a significant contributor to wastewater generation. By focusing on the treatment of distillery wastewater using anaerobic digestion, this research explores the potential to convert organic materials into biofuels (methane). Moreover, the study aims to recover both methane and phosphorus from distillery wastewater in a single anaerobic reactor, which represents a novel and unexplored approach. Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted using mesophilic and thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors. A key aspect of the study involved the implementation of a unique strategy: the mixing of centrate and spent caustic wastewater streams. This approach was intended to enhance treatment performance, manipulate the microbial community structure, and thereby optimizing the overall treatment performance. The integration of the centrate and spent caustic streams yielded remarkable co-benefits, resulting in significant biomethane production and efficient phosphorus precipitation. The study demonstrated a phosphorus removal efficiency of ∼60 % throughout the 130-140 days operation period. The recovery of phosphorus via the reactor sludge offers exciting opportunities for its utilization as a fertilizer or as a raw material within the phosphorus refinery industry. The biomethane produced during the treatment exhibits significant energy potential, estimated at 0.5 GJ/(m3 distillery wastewater).
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Xu K, Yan Z, Tao C, Wang F, Zheng X, Ma Y, Sun Y, Zheng Y, Jia Z. A novel bioprospecting strategy via 13C-based high-throughput probing of active methylotrophs inhabiting oil reservoir surface soil. Sci Total Environ 2024; 924:171686. [PMID: 38485026 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) have long been considered as a microbial indicator for oil and gas prospecting. However, due to the phylogenetically narrow breath of ecophysiologically distinct MOB, classic culture-dependent approaches could not discriminate MOB population at fine resolution, and accurately reflect the abundance of active MOB in the soil above oil and gas reservoirs. Here, we presented a novel microbial anomaly detection (MAD) strategy to quantitatively identify specific indicator methylotrophs in the surface soils for bioprospecting oil and gas reservoirs by using a combination of 13C-DNA stable isotope probing (SIP), high-throughput sequencing (HTS), quantitative PCR (qPCR) and geostatistical analysis. The Chunguang oilfield of the Junggar Basin was selected as a model system in western China, and type I methanotrophic Methylobacter was most active in the topsoil above the productive oil wells, while type II methanotrophic Methylosinus predominated in the dry well soils, exhibiting clear differences between non- and oil reservoir soils. Similar results were observed by quantification of Methylobacter pmoA genes as a specific bioindicator for the prediction of unknown reservoirs by grid sampling. A microbial anomaly distribution map based on geostatistical analysis further showed that the anomalous zones were highly consistent with petroleum, geological and seismic data, and validated by subsequent drilling. Over seven years, a total of 24 wells have been designed and drilled into the targeted anomaly, and the success rate via the MAD prospecting strategy was 83 %. Our results suggested that molecular techniques are powerful tools for oil and gas prospecting. This study indicates that the exploration efficiency could be significantly improved by integrating multi-disciplinary information in geophysics and geomicrobiology while reducing the drilling risk to a greater extent.
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- Kewei Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China; SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Mechanisms, Wuxi 214126, China; Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Production, SINOPEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China.
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China; SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Mechanisms, Wuxi 214126, China; Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Production, SINOPEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China; SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Mechanisms, Wuxi 214126, China; Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Production, SINOPEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China; SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Mechanisms, Wuxi 214126, China; Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Production, SINOPEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China
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- Department of Earth Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
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Zhang H, Zhang H, Wang JW, Gao JH, Wen Y, Li XK, Ren ZR. [Effect of Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment Time on Microbial Community Structure in Sludge Anaerobic Digestion System]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2024; 45:2741-2747. [PMID: 38629537 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202305030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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To evaluate the effect of thermal hydrolysis pretreatment time on the sludge anaerobic digestion system of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Daxing district, Beijing, the structure and diversity of microbial communities in primary sludge and an activated sludge anaerobic digestion system with different thermal hydrolysis pretreatment times (15 min, 30 min, and 45 min) were analyzed using Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that the dominant groups of digested sludge were mainly distributed in Firmicutes, Cloacimonadota, Chloroflexi, and Synergistota, with W5 being the most common genus. The sum of relative abundance of the dominant phylum was greater than 60%, and W5 accounted for 20.8%-54.5%, showing a high abundance of a few dominant species. During the anaerobic digestion of thermo-hydrolyzed sludge, the relative abundance of acetogenic methanogens decreased due to high levels of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) concentrations, which suggested that the hydrogenophilic methanogenic pathway was more than that of the acetogenic methanogenic pathway. Correlation analysis showed that the soluble protein and pH of thermo-hydrolyzed sludge, NH4+-N of digested sludge, and thermal hydrolysis pretreatment time were the four main environmental factors affecting microbial community structure, and NH4+-N of digested sludge had the largest negative correlation with methanogens. The thermal hydrolysis pretreatment time was negatively correlated with both the Chao index and Shannon index, so longer thermal hydrolysis pretreatment time was not conducive to microbial flora during anaerobic digestion.
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- Han Zhang
- Research and Development Center of Beijing Drainage Group Technology, Beijing 100124, China
- Beijing Wastewater Resourceful Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- Research and Development Center of Beijing Drainage Group Technology, Beijing 100124, China
- Beijing Wastewater Resourceful Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100124, China
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- Research and Development Center of Beijing Drainage Group Technology, Beijing 100124, China
- Beijing Wastewater Resourceful Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100124, China
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- Research and Development Center of Beijing Drainage Group Technology, Beijing 100124, China
- Beijing Wastewater Resourceful Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- Research and Development Center of Beijing Drainage Group Technology, Beijing 100124, China
- Beijing Wastewater Resourceful Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100124, China
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Chen Z, Ding Q, Ning X, Song Z, Gu J, Wang X, Sun W, Qian X, Hu T, Wei S, Xu L, Li Y, Zhou Z, Wei Y. Fe-Mn binary oxides improve the methanogenic performance and reduce the environmental health risks associated with antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion. J Hazard Mater 2024; 469:133921. [PMID: 38452670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Increasing evidence indicates that metal oxides can improve the methanogenic performance during anaerobic digestion (AD) of piggery wastewater. However, the impacts of composite metal oxides on the methanogenic performance and risk of antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transmission during AD are not fully understood. In this study, different concentrations of Fe-Mn binary oxides (FMBO at 0, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/L) were added to AD to explore the effects of FMBO on the process. The methane yield was 7825.1 mL under FMBO at 250 mg/L, 35.2% higher than that with FMBO at 0 mg/L. PICRUSt2 functional predictions showed that FMBO promoted the oxidation of acetate and propionate, and the production of methane from the substrate, as well as increasing the abundances of most methanogens and genes encoding related enzymes. Furthermore, under FMBO at 250 mg/L, the relative abundances of 14 ARGs (excluding tetC and sul2) and four mobile gene elements (MGEs) decreased by 24.7% and 55.8%, respectively. Most of the changes in the abundances of ARGs were explained by microorganisms, especially Bacteroidetes (51.20%), followed by MGEs (11.98%). Thus, the methanogenic performance of AD improved and the risk of horizontal ARG transfer decreased with FMBO, especially at 250 mg/L.
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- Zhihui Chen
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Utilization of Agricultural Waste Resources, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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An X, Xu Y, Dai X. Biohythane production from two-stage anaerobic digestion of food waste: A review. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 139:334-349. [PMID: 38105059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The biotransformation of food waste (FW) to bioenergy has attracted considerable research attention as a means to address the energy crisis and waste disposal problems. To this end, a promising technique is two-stage anaerobic digestion (TSAD), in which the FW is transformed to biohythane, a gaseous mixture of biomethane and biohydrogen. This review summarises the main characteristics of FW and describes the basic principle of TSAD. Moreover, the factors influencing the TSAD performance are identified, and an overview of the research status; economic aspects; and strategies such as pre-treatment, co-digestion, and regulation of microbial consortia to increase the biohythane yield from TSAD is provided. Additionally, the challenges and future considerations associated with the treatment of FW by TSAD are highlighted. This paper can provide valuable reference for the improvement and widespread implementation of TSAD-based FW treatment.
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- Xiaona An
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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Xu Y, Liu H, Geng H, Liu R, Dai X. Evaporation-driven interfacial restructuring induces highly efficient methanogenesis of waste biomass. Water Res 2024; 254:121422. [PMID: 38460225 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Methanogenesis of waste biomass (WB) is a promising method for global sustainable development, reduction of pollution and carbon emission levels, and recovering bioenergy. Unlike in the methanogenesis of organic wastewater, in which microbial cells come into direct contact with the dissolved substrate, the 'solid-liquid-solid' modes in WB and between WB and microbial cells, which involve numerous solid-liquid interfaces, greatly hinder the methanogenesis efficiency of WB. Amongst all WB, waste activated sludge is the most complex, poorly biodegradable and representative. Herein, we highlight the role of water evaporation-driven solid-liquid interfacial restructuring of sludge in determining its methanogenesis efficiency. Non-free water evaporation increased surface roughness and adhesion, and compressed pore structure with numerous capillaries in sludge, resulting in a new solid-liquid interface of sludge with great capillary force and highly ordered interfacial water molecules, which provides an extremely favourable condition for high mass transfer and proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) in sludge. This restructuring was confirmed to induce the enhancement of solid-liquid interfacial noncovalent interactions and electron transfer efficiency in the subsequent methanogenesis process (P < 0.05), promoting the effective contact between the sludge substrate and microbial cells, thereby enriching the methanogenic consortia (i.e., Clostridia and Methanosarcina were increased by 290.0 % and 239.7 %, respectively) and improving the activities of key enzymes. Stable isotope tracing and metagenomic analysis further reveal that this restructuring promoted the participation of water molecules in the methane formation by PCET-driven release of protons from water, and enhanced main methanogenesis metabolic pathways, especially the metabolic pathway of CO2-reduction methanogenesis (+65.2 %), thereby resulting in a great advance in methane generation (+147 %, P < 0.001). The findings can provide a reference for regulating directional anaerobic biotransformation of water-rich multiphase complex substrates by interfacial restructuring inducement.
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- Ying Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Gong W, Jiang M, Zhao Y, Wang J, Zhang H, Xie B, Luo J, Tang X, Liang H. Mechanistic insights into different illumination positions control algae production in anaerobic dynamic membrane filtration (AnDM) during decentralized wastewater treatment. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130550. [PMID: 38460562 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Sunlight illumination has the potential to control the stability and sustainability of dynamic membrane (DM) systems. In this study, an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor was combined with DM under different illumination positions (direct, indirect and no illumination) to treat wastewater. Results indicated that the UASB achieved a COD removal up to 87.05 % with an average methane production of 0.28 L/d. Following treatment by the UASB, it was found that under illumination, the removal of organic substances by DM exhibited poor performance due to algal proliferation. However, the DM systems demonstrated efficient removal of ammonia nitrogen, ranging from 96.21 % to 97.67 % after stabilization. Total phosphorus removal was 45.72 %, and membrane flux remained stable when directly illuminated. Conversely, the DM system subjected to indirect illumination showed unstable membrane flux and severe fouling resistance. These findings offer valuable insights into optimizing illumination positions in DM systems under anaerobic conditions.
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- Weijia Gong
- School of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Street, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- School of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Street, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- School of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, 600 Changjiang Street, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai 264209, PR China.
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- Heilongjiang College of Construction, 999 Xueyuan Road, Hulan District, Harbin 150025, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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Sun J, Rao Y, He Z. Machine learning-aided inverse design for biogas upgrading through biological CO 2 conversion. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130549. [PMID: 38461869 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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The biogas upgrading process through bioconversion of CO2 to CH4 by hydrogenotrophic methanogens is an attractive strategy for energy decarbonation. Many studies have optimized operational parameters to improve key performance indicators such as CH4% and H2 utilization efficiency. However, inconsistent laboratory conditions make it challenging to compare results. Existing models for analyzing operating conditions can only assess the impact of individual conditions and lack the ability to simultaneously optimize multiple conditions. To address this, two XGBoost models were built with R2 of 0.779 and 0.903 with data collected from literatures and were embedded into multi-objective partitive swarm optimization algorithm to optimal operating conditions. Predictions were compared with experimental validations under optimized conditions, revealing an 8.50% and 2.95% relative error in CH4% and H2 conversion rate, respectively. This approach streamlines biogas upgrading processes, offering a data-driven solution to enhance efficiency and consistency in the pursuit of sustainable methane production.
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- Jiasi Sun
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Zhou N, Xiao Z, Chen D. Formation/characterization of humin-mediated anaerobic granular sludge and enhanced methanogenic performance. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130603. [PMID: 38499204 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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This study presents a novel method for accelerating the granulation of methanogenic anaerobic granular sludge (AnGS) in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor using solid-phase humin (HM). The results demonstrated that HM-mediated AnGS (HM-AnGS) formed rapidly within 50 days. The increase in particle size, settling velocity and mechanical strength was attributed to the rapid granulation of the HM-AnGS. The maximum methane yield of the HM-AnGS was 5-fold higher than that of the control group. This is consistent with the findings, which showed that HM-AnGS had 3.2-3.4 times more methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) activity and 2.4-2.9 times more adenosine triphosphate (ATP) than control groups. Molecular analyses indicate that HM most likely accelerated interspecies electron transfer (IET) in HM-AnGS (e.g., from Enterococcus to Methanosaeta). Furthermore, the HM-AnGS was effective in recovering energy from actual slaughterhouse wastewater.
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- Ningli Zhou
- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China.
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Wang J, Guo X. The Gompertz model and its applications in microbial growth and bioproduction kinetics: Past, present and future. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108335. [PMID: 38417562 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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The Gompertz model, initially proposed for human mortality rates, has found various applications in growth analysis across the biotechnological field. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the Gompertz model's applications in the biotechnological field, examining its past, present, and future. The past of the Gompertz model was examined by tracing its origins to 1825, and then it underwent various modifications throughout the 20th century to increase its applicability in biotechnological fields. The Zwietering-modified version has proven to be a versatile tool for calculating the lag-time and maximum growth rate/quantity in microbial growth. In addition, the present applications of the Gompertz model to microbial growth kinetics and bioproduction (e.g., hydrogen, methane, caproate, butanol, and hexanol production) kinetics have been comprehensively summarized and discussed. We highlighted the importance of standardized citations and guidance on model selection. The Zwietering-modified Gompertz model and the Lay-modified Gompertz model are recommended for describing microbial growth kinetics and bioproduction kinetics, recognized for their widespread use and provision of valuable kinetics information. Finally, in response to the current Gompertz models' focus on internal mortality, the modified Makeham-Gompertz models that consider both internal/external mortality were introduced and validated for microbial growth and bioproduction kinetics with good fitting performance. This paper provides a perspective of the Gompertz model and offers valuable insights that facilitate the diverse applications of this model in microbial growth and bioproduction kinetics.
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- Jianlong Wang
- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Kannah Ravi Y, Kavitha S, Al-Qaradawi SY, Rajesh Banu J. Dual disintegration of microalgae biomass for cost-effective bio methane production: Energy and cost assessment. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130630. [PMID: 38522678 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The present study aims to enhance the biomethane production potential of microalgae via a dual disintegration process. During this process, the microalgae biomass was firstly subjected to cell wall weakening by thermochemical disintegration (TC) (50 to 80 °C), pH adjustment with alkali, NaOH (6 to 10) and time (0 to 10 min) and, secondly, by bacterial disintegration (BD). TC-BD disintegration was comparatively higher (33 %) than BD (24 %), TC (8.5 %), and control (7 %). A more significant VFA accumulation of 2816 mg/L was recorded for TC-BD. Similarly, a greater substrate anaerobic biodegradability was achieved in TC-BD (0.32 g COD /g COD) than BD (0.21 g COD /g COD), TC alone (0.09 gCOD/g COD) and control (0.08 g COD /g COD), respectively. The TC-BD achieves a positive net profit and an energy ratio of + 0.12 GJ/d and 1.03. The proposed dual disintegration has a promising future for commercialization.
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- Yukesh Kannah Ravi
- Centre for Organic and Nanohybrid Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641021, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha P.O. Box 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur 610005, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Zhou T, Hu W, Lai DYF, Yin G, Ren D, Guo Z, Zheng Y, Wang J. Interaction of reed litter and biochar presences on performances of constructed wetlands. Water Res 2024; 254:121387. [PMID: 38457943 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Constructed wetlands (CWs) are frequently used for effective biological treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewater with external carbon source addition; however, these approaches often neglect the interaction between plant litter and biochar in biochar-amended CW environments. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of single or combined addition of common reed litter and reed biochar (pyrolyzed at 300 and 500 °C) on nitrogen removal, greenhouse gas emission, dissolved organic matter (DOM) dynamics, and microbial activity. The results showed that combined addition of reed litter and biochar to CWs significantly improved nitrate and total nitrogen removal compared with biochar addition alone. Compared to those without reed litter addition, CWs with reed litter addition had more low-molecular-weight and less aromatic DOM and more protein-like fluorescent DOM, which favored the enrichment of bacteria associated with denitrification. The improved nitrogen removal could be attributed to increases in denitrifying microbes and the relative abundance of functional denitrification genes with litter addition. Moreover, the combined addition of reed litter and 300 °C-heated biochar significantly decreased nitrous oxide (30.7 %) and methane (43.9 %) compared to reed litter addition alone, while the combined addition of reed litter and 500 °C-heated biochar did not. This study demonstrated that the presences of reed litter and biochar in CWs could achieve both high microbial nitrogen removal and relatively low greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Tongtong Zhou
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
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Macêdo WV, Harpøth RD, Poulsen JS, de Jonge N, Fischer CH, Agneessens LM, Nielsen JL, Biller P, Rickers CK, Vergeynst L. Anaerobic digestion of wastewater from hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge and combined wheat straw-manure. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130559. [PMID: 38460566 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) shows promise for converting wet biomass waste into biofuel, but the resulting high-strength process water (PW) requires treatment. This study explored enhancing energy recovery by anaerobic digestion using semi-batch reactors. Co-digesting manure with HTL-PW from wheat straw-manure co-HTL yielded methane (43-49% of the chemical oxygen demand, COD) at concentrations up to 17.8 gCOD·L-1, whereas HTL-PW from sewage sludge yielded methane (43% of the COD) up to only 12.8 gCOD·L-1 and complete inhibition occurred at 17 gCOD·L-1. Microbial community shifts confirmed inhibition of methanogenic archaea, while hydrolytic-fermentative bacteria were resilient. Differences in chemical composition, particularly higher levels of N-containing heterocyclic compounds in PW of sewage sludge, likely caused the microbial inhibition. The considerable potential of combining HTL with anaerobic digestion for enhanced energy recovery from straw-manure in an agricultural context is demonstrated, yet sewage sludge HTL-PW requires more advanced approaches to deal with methanogenesis inhibitors.
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- Williane Vieira Macêdo
- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- Danish Technological Institute, Teknologiparken, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg E, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Aarhus University Centre for Water Technology (WATEC), Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Greses S, Jimenez J, González-Fernández C, Steyer JP. Modelling of anaerobic digestion of microalgae biomass: Effect of overloading perturbation. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130625. [PMID: 38518882 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) of microalgae is an intriguing approach for bioenergy production. The scaling-up of AD presents a significant challenge due to the systematic efficiency losses related to process instabilities. To gain a comprehensive understanding of AD behavior, this study assessed a modified version of the anaerobic digestion model No1 (ADM1) + Contois kinetics to represent microalgae AD impacted by overloading. To this end, two new inhibition functions were implemented: inhibition by acetate for acidogenesis/acetogenesis and total volatile fatty acids for hydrolysis. This proposed ADM1 modification (including Contois kinetics) simulated AD behavior during the stable, disturbed and recovery periods, showing that the inhibition functions described in the original ADM1 cannot explain the AD performance under one of the most common perturbations at industrial scale (overloading). The findings underscore the importance of refining the inhibitions present in original ADM1 to better capture and predict the complexities of microalgae AD against overloading.
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- Silvia Greses
- Biotechnological Processes Unit, IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, 28935 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
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- LBE, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, 102 avenue des Etangs, F-11100 Narbonne, France
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- Biotechnological Processes Unit, IMDEA Energy, Avda. Ramón de la Sagra 3, 28935 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid, Dr. Mergelina, s/n, Valladolid 47011, Spain; Institute of Sustainable Processes, Dr. Mergelina, s/n, Valladolid 47011, Spain
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Zhu Y, Chen Y, An G, Zhang C, Yang J, Yang R, Chen G, Yang Y. Significance of homogeneous operation in light-assisted fixed-bed bioprocess under ammonia stress: Optimization, long-term operation and metagenomic analysis. Bioresour Technol 2024; 399:130568. [PMID: 38467264 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Activating microbes with light is a promising strategy for addressing ammonia-stressed anaerobic digestion (AD). However, as a critical in-process parameter, homogenous operation, in light-assisted AD amended by bio-fixed bed has received limited attention. This research endeavors to establish a uniform-illuminated biosystem and assess its practical feasibility through a 90-day semi-continuous operation at pilot scale under solar light illumination. With optimal stirring mode (intermittent stirring for 3 min every 15 min), robust methane yields were achieved across various organic loads, reaching 88.7-94.3% of theoretical yield under high ammonium stress (3500 mg/L). The metagenomic analysis unveiled that uniform illumination triggered synergistic effects in AD, fostering a diversified microbial consortium, enhancing carbohydrate and methane metabolism, and facilitating the formation of an electroactive bio-cluster. This study underscores the significance of homogenous illumination in AD systems for efficient waste-to-energy conversion, highlighting the implementation of solar light as a greener approach for scale-up application.
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- Yunxin Zhu
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Shanghai High Victory Science and Technology Co., Ltd., 4688 Jinshan Avenue, Shanghai 201512, China
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Moreno Cruz CF, Monroy Hermosillo O, Thalasso F, Tzintzun Camacho O, Ramírez Vives F. Toilet effluent separation and brown water treatment: Survey and initial feasibility testing in Mexico. Sci Total Environ 2024; 922:171281. [PMID: 38417526 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Separation of domestic effluents at the source and the utilization of low-flush toilets offer alternative approaches for developing efficient wastewater treatment systems while promoting energy generation through anaerobic digestion. This study focused on assessing toilet usage in Mexico and exploring the potential of anaerobic co-digestion of brown water (feces) and toilet paper as influential factors in wastewater treatment systems. A survey was conducted on a representative sample of Mexicans to gather information on toilet usage frequency, toilet paper use and disposal practices, as well as the type and quantity of commercial disinfectants and pharmaceutical compounds they use or consume. The survey revealed that per capita toilet paper consumption is 2.9 kg annually, that 58 % of respondents do not dispose used paper in the toilet, and that about 47 % use two to three cleaning and disinfection products. Notably, 97 % of the sampled Mexican population expressed a willingness to transition to more eco-friendly toilet options. Subsequently, in a second step, the anaerobic co-digestion of brown water with toilet paper was evaluated, demonstrating a relatively high production of volatile fatty acids but low methane production. This suggests an efficient hydrolysis/acidogenesis process coupled with restrained methanogenesis, probably due to pH decrease caused by acidogenesis. This study underscores that toilet paper and brown water are potential suitable substrates for anaerobic co-digestion. Furthermore, it sheds light on the behaviors of Mexican society regarding bathroom use and cleaning, contributing to the establishment of foundations for wastewater treatment systems with effluent separation at the source.
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- Carlos Francisco Moreno Cruz
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09340, Mexico; Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, Carretera a Delta s/n, C.P. 21705, Ejido Nuevo León, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09340, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav), Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, C.P. 07360 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas, Carretera a Delta s/n, C.P. 21705, Ejido Nuevo León, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México C.P. 09340, Mexico
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Kleikamp HBC, Palacios PA, Kofoed MVW, Papacharalampos G, Bentien A, Nielsen JL. The Selenoproteome as a Dynamic Response Mechanism to Oxidative Stress in Hydrogenotrophic Methanogenic Communities. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:6637-6646. [PMID: 38580315 PMCID: PMC11025550 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Methanogenesis is a critical process in the carbon cycle that is applied industrially in anaerobic digestion and biogas production. While naturally occurring in diverse environments, methanogenesis requires anaerobic and reduced conditions, although varying degrees of oxygen tolerance have been described. Microaeration is suggested as the next step to increase methane production and improve hydrolysis in digestion processes; therefore, a deeper understanding of the methanogenic response to oxygen stress is needed. To explore the drivers of oxygen tolerance in methanogenesis, two parallel enrichments were performed under the addition of H2/CO2 in an environment without reducing agents and in a redox-buffered environment by adding redox mediator 9,10-anthraquinone-2,7-disulfonate disodium. The cellular response to oxidative conditions is mapped using proteomic analysis. The resulting community showed remarkable tolerance to high-redox environments and was unperturbed in its methane production. Next to the expression of pathways to mitigate reactive oxygen species, the higher redox potential environment showed an increased presence of selenocysteine and selenium-associated pathways. By including sulfur-to-selenium mass shifts in a proteomic database search, we provide the first evidence of the dynamic and large-scale incorporation of selenocysteine as a response to oxidative stress in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and the presence of a dynamic selenoproteome.
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- Hugo B. C. Kleikamp
- Department
of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department
of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department
of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department
of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10C, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department
of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Åbogade 40, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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Li C, Lü F, Peng W, He PJ, Zhang H. Functional Redundant Microbiome Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency under Ammonium Inhibition Conditions. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:6659-6669. [PMID: 38557040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c01227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Revealing the role of functional redundancy is of great importance considering its key role in maintaining the stability of microbial ecosystems in response to various disturbances. However, experimental evidence on this point is still lacking due to the difficulty in "manipulating" and depicting the degree of redundancy. In this study, manipulative experiments of functional redundancy were conducted by adopting the mixed inoculation strategy to evaluate its role in engineered anaerobic digestion systems under ammonium inhibition conditions. The results indicated that the functional redundancy gradient was successfully constructed and confirmed by evidence from pathway levels. All mixed inoculation groups exhibited higher methane production regardless of the ammonium level, indicating that functional redundancy is crucial in maintaining the system's efficiency. Further analysis of the metagenome-assembled genomes within different functional guilds revealed that the extent of redundancy decreased along the direction of the anaerobic digestion flow, and the role of functional redundancy appeared to be related to the stress level. The study also found that microbial diversity of key functional populations might play a more important role than their abundance on the system's performance under stress. The findings provide direct evidence and highlight the critical role of functional redundancy in enhancing the efficiency and stability of anaerobic digestion.
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- Chao Li
- Institute of Waste Treatment & Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment & Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment & Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment & Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Waste Treatment & Reclamation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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Ezieke AH, Serrano A, Peces M, Clarke W, Villa-Gomez D. Effect of feeding frequency on the anaerobic digestion of berry fruit waste. Waste Manag 2024; 178:66-75. [PMID: 38377770 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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On-site anaerobic digesters for small agricultural farms typically have feeding schedules that fluctuate according to farm operations. Shocks in feeding, particularly for putrescible waste can disrupt the stable operation of a digester. The effect of intermittent feeding on the anaerobic digestion of rejected raspberries was investigated in four 3L reactors operated in semicontinuous mode for 350 days at 38 °C with a hydraulic retention time of 25 days and an organic loading rate (OLR) of 1gVS/L/d. During the acclimatisation period (147 days) the organic loading was 5 feeds per week. The feeding regime of two reactors was then changed while maintaining the same OLR and HRT to one weekly feed event in one reactor and 3 equal feeds per week in another. The feeding regime did not significantly affect specific methane yield (369 ± 47 L/kgVS on average) despite very different weekly patterns in methane production. Volatile fatty acids (VFA) comprised >83 % of the organics in the effluent, while the rest included non-inhibitory concentrations of phenolic compounds (515-556 mg gallic acid/L). The microbial composition and relative abundance of predominant groups in all reactors were the archaeal genera Methanobacterium and Methanolinea and the bacterial phyla Bacteridota and Firmicutes. Increasing the OLR to 2gVS/L/d on day 238 resulted in failure of all reactors, attributed to the insufficient alkalinity to counterbalance the VFA produced, and the pH decrease below 6. Overall results suggests that optimal digestion of raspberry waste is maintained despite variations in feeding frequency, but acidification can occur with OLR changes.
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- The University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering, Brisbane 4072, Australia; Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain; Department of Microbiology, Pharmacy Faculty, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Center for Microbial Communities, Aalborg University, Aalborg East 9220, Denmark
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- The University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
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Zhang M, Huang W, Zhang L, Feng Z, Zuo Y, Xie Z, Xing W. Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) in global aquatic environments: A review. Sci Total Environ 2024; 921:171081. [PMID: 38387583 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The vast majority of processes in the carbon and nitrogen cycles are driven by microorganisms. The nitrite-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane (N-DAMO) process links carbon and nitrogen cycles, offering a novel approach for the simultaneous reduction of methane emissions and nitrite pollution. However, there is currently no comprehensive summary of the current status of the N-DAMO process in natural aquatic environments. Therefore, our study aims to fill this knowledge gap by conducting a comprehensive review of the global research trends in N-DAMO processes in various aquatic environments (excluding artificial bioreactors). Our review mainly focused on molecular identification, global study sites, and their interactions with other elemental cycling processes. Furthermore, we performed a data integration analysis to unveil the effects of key environmental factors on the abundance of N-DAMO bacteria and the rate of N-DAMO process. By combining the findings from the literature review and data integration analysis, we proposed future research perspectives on N-DAMO processes in global aquatic environments. Our overarching goal is to advance the understanding of the N-DAMO process and its role in synergistically reducing carbon emissions and removing nitrogen. By doing so, we aim to make a significant contribution to the timely achievement of China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality targets.
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- Miao Zhang
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garde, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garde, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Wetland Evolution and Ecological Restoration, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garde, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garde, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garde, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Wetland Evolution and Ecological Restoration, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Bertasini D, Battista F, Mancini R, Frison N, Bolzonella D. Hydrogen and methane production through two stage anaerobic digestion of straw residues. Environ Res 2024; 247:118101. [PMID: 38220080 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste can contribute to the European renewable energy needs. The 71% of the 20,000 anaerobic digestion plants in operation already uses these agro-waste as feedstock; part of these plants can be converted into two stage processes to produce hydrogen and methane in the same plant. Biomethane enriched in hydrogen can replace natural gas in grids while contributing to the sector decarbonisation. Straw is the most abundant agricultural residue (156 Mt/y) and its conventional final fate is uncontrolled soil disposal, landfilling, incineration or, in the best cases, composting. The present research work focuses on the fermentation of spent mushroom bed, an agricultural lignocellulosic byproduct, composed mainly from wheat straw. The substrate has been characterized and semi-continuous tests were performed evaluating the effect of the hydraulic retention time on hydrogen and volatile fatty acids production. It was found that all the tests confirmed the feasibility of the process even on this lignocellulosic substrate, and also, it was identified HRT 4.0 d as the best option to optimize the productivity of volatile fatty acids (17.09 gCODVFAs/(KgVS*d)), and HRT 6.0 d for hydrogen (7.98 LH2/(KgVS*d)). The fermentation effluent was used in biomethanation potential tests to evaluate how this process affects a subsequent digestion phase, reporting an increase in the energetical feedstock exploitation up to 30%.
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- Davide Bertasini
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Via Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Via Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Via Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Via Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Via Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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Peng W, Lu J, Kuang J, Tang R, Guan F, Xie K, Zhou L, Yuan Y. Enhancement of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis for methane production by nano zero-valent iron in soils. Environ Res 2024; 247:118232. [PMID: 38262517 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is attracting increasing attention as the most commonly used environmental remediation material. However, given the high surface area and strong reducing capabilities of nZVI, there is a lack of understanding regarding its effects on the complex anaerobic methane production process in flooded soils. To elucidate the mechanism of CH4 production in soil exposed to nZVI, paddy soil was collected and subjected to anaerobic culture under continuous flooding conditions, with various dosages of nZVI applied. The results showed that the introduction of nZVI into anaerobic flooded rice paddy systems promoted microbial utilization of acetate and carbon dioxide as carbon sources for methane production, ultimately leading to increased methane production. Following the introduction of nZVI into the soil, there was a rapid increase in hydrogen levels in the headspace, surpassing that of the control group. The hydrogen levels in both the experimental and control groups were depleted by the 29th day of culture. These findings suggest that nZVI exposure facilitates the enrichment of hydrogenotrophic methanogens, providing them with a favorable environment for growth. Additionally, it affected soil physicochemical properties by increasing pH and electrical conductivity. The metagenomic analysis further indicates that under exposure to nZVI, hydrogenotrophic methanogens, particularly Methanobacteriaceae and Methanocellaceae, were enriched. The relative abundance of genes such as mcrA and mcrB associated with methane production was increased. This study provides important theoretical insights into the response of key microbes, functional genes, and methane production pathways to nZVI during anaerobic methane production in rice paddy soils, offering fundamental insights into the long-term fate and risks associated with the introduction of nZVI into soils.
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- Weijie Peng
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Valentin MT, Białowiec A. Impact of using glucose as a sole carbon source to analyze the effect of biochar on the kinetics of bio methane production. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8656. [PMID: 38622318 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59313-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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The adaptation of biochar in anaerobic digestion (AD) positively influences the conversion of substrate to biomethane and promotes system stability. This study investigated the influence of biochar (BC) doses (0 to 8 g/L) on the Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) of glucose during a 60-day AD in a mesophilic batch-type reactor. The first 6.5 weeks of the experimentation were dedicated to the microorganism's adaptation to the biochar and degradation of organics from the used inoculum (3 phases of the glucose feeding). The last 2 weeks (4th phase of glucose feeding) represented the assumption, that glucose is the sole carbon source in the system. A machine learning model based on the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) method was used to model the cumulative BMP. The results showed that the BMP increased with the amount of BC added. The highest BMP was obtained at a dose of 8 g/L, with a maximum cumulative BMP of 390.33 mL CH4/g-VS added. Likewise, the system showed stability in the pH (7.17 to 8.17). In contrast, non-amended reactors produced only 135.06 mL CH4/g-VS and became acidic at the end of the operation. Reducing the influence of carbon from inoculum, sharpened the positive effect of BC on the kinetics of biomethane production from glucose.
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- Marvin T Valentin
- Department of Applied Bioeconomy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Science and Technology, Engineering and Industrial Research, National Research Council of the Philippines, Taguig, Philippines
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Benguet State University, Km. 5, La Trinidad, 2601, Benguet, Philippines
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- Department of Applied Bioeconomy, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630, Wroclaw, Poland.
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He W, Liu H, Fu B, Chen C, Zhang C, Li J. CO 2 sequestration in microbial electrolytic cell-anaerobic digestion system combined with mineral carbonation for sludge hydrolysate treatment. Waste Manag 2024; 178:331-338. [PMID: 38430747 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.02.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The combination of microbial electrolytic cells and anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) became an efficient method to improve CO2 capture for waste sludge treatment. By adding CaCl2 and wollastonite, the CO2 sequestration effect with mineral carbonation under 0 V and 0.8 V was studied. The results showed that applied voltage could increase dissolved chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) degradation efficiency and biogas yield effectively. In addition, wollastonite and CaCl2 exhibited different CO2 sequestration performances due to different Ca2+ release characteristics. Wollastonite appeared to have a better CO2 sequestration effect and provided a wide margin of pH change, but CaCl2 released Ca2+ directly and decreased the pH of the MEC-AD system. The results showed methane yield reached 137.31 and 163.50 mL/g SCOD degraded and CO2 content of biogas is only 12.40 % and 2.22 % under 0.8 V with CaCl2 and wollastonite addition, respectively. Finally, the contribution of chemical CO2 sequestration by mineral carbonation and biological CO2 sequestration by hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis was clarified with CaCl2 addition. The chemical and biological CO2 sequestration percentages were 46.79 % and 53.21 % under 0.8 V, respectively. With the increased applied voltage, the contribution of chemical CO2 sequestration rose accordingly. The findings in this study are of great significance for further comprehending the mechanism of calcium addition on CO2 sequestration in the MEC-AD system and providing guidance for the later engineering application.
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- Wanying He
- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China.
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Sacramento FCC, Rangel GS, Zanta VM, Queiroz LM. Climate variability impacts on methane recovery in a municipal solid waste landfill: A case study in a humid tropical climate region. Environ Res 2024; 247:118181. [PMID: 38237750 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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- F C C Sacramento
- Aristídes Novis Street, 2, 4th Floor, Federação, Salvador, Bahia, 40210-630, Brazil.
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- Aristídes Novis Street, 2, 4th Floor, Federação, Salvador, Bahia, 40210-630, Brazil.
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- Aristídes Novis Street, 2, 4th Floor, Federação, Salvador, Bahia, 40210-630, Brazil.
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- Aristídes Novis Street, 2, 4th Floor, Federação, Salvador, Bahia, 40210-630, Brazil.
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Özlü C, Yalçin C. Effects of methane emissions on multiple myeloma-related mortality rates: A World Health Organization perspective. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37580. [PMID: 38608057 PMCID: PMC11018147 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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In this research, it was aimed to evaluate effects of methane emissions on multiple myeloma related mortality rates. Two countries in Europe (Germany and Netherlands) and 1 country for each region (Turkey, USA, Brazil, Egypt, and Australia) were selected within The World Health Organization Database. Multiple myeloma mortality rates of countries between 2009 and 2019 were used as dependent variable of the research. Methane emission level and agriculture methane levels of countries were used as independent variables from The World Bank Database. Current health expenditure and healthy life expectancy were used as controlling variables. Multiple myeloma-related mortality rate was the highest in the USA, followed by Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Australia, Netherlands, and Egypt. Difference analysis results were significant (P < .05). Methane and agriculture methane emissions were the highest in the USA. Multiple myeloma mortality was positively correlated with methane emissions (R = 0.504; P < .01), agricultural methane emissions (R = 0.705; P < .01), and current health expenditure (R = 0.528; P < .01). According to year and country controlled correlation analysis results, multiple myeloma mortality (MMM) was positively correlated with methane emissions (R = 0.889; P < .01), agricultural methane emissions (R = 0.495; P < .01), and current health expenditure (R = 0.704; P < .01). Methane emission (B = 0.01; P < .05), Germany (B = 9010.81; P < .01), the USA (B = 26516.77; P < .01), and Brazil (B = 4886.14; P < .01) had significant effect on MMM. Nonagricultural methane production has an increasing effect on MMM. Therefore, by looking at the differences between agricultural methane emissions and general methane emissions, studies can be conducted that allow for more effective global comparisons.
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- Can Özlü
- Internal Diseases, Hematology, Medicine Faculty, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Internal Diseases, Hematology, Medicine Faculty, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kütahya, Turkey
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Qi X, Jia X, Li M, Chen W, Hou J, Wei Y, Fu S, Xi B. Enhancing CH 4 production in microbial electrolysis cells: Optimizing electric field via carbon cathode resistivity. Sci Total Environ 2024; 920:170992. [PMID: 38365016 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) are increasingly recognized as a promising technology for converting CO2 to CH4, offering the dual benefits of energy recovery from organic wastewater and CO2 emission reduction. A critical aspect of this technology is the enhancement of the electron-accepting capacity of the methanogenic biocathode to improve CH4 production efficiency. This study demonstrates that adjusting the cathode resistivity is an effective way to control the electric field intensity, thereby enhancing the electron accepting capacity and CH4 production. By maintaining the electric field intensity within approximately 8.50-10.83 mV·cm-1, the CH4 yield was observed to increase by up to two-fold. The improvement in CH4 production under optimized electric field conditions was attributed to the enhancement of the direct accepting capacity of the biocathode. This enhancement was primarily due to an increase in the relative abundance of Methanosaeta by approximately 10 % and an up to 83.78 % rise in the electron-accepting capacity of the extracellular polymeric substance. These insights offer a new perspective on the operation of methanogenic biocathodes and propose a novel biocathode construction methodology based on these findings, thus contributing to the enhancement of MEC efficiency.
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- Xuejiao Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China; Shandong Engineering Research Center for Biogas, Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, PR China; Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production, Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Biogas, Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, PR China; Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, PR China
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Chen L, Yuan R, Xu X, Zhu L. Magnetite alleviating calcification of anaerobic granular sludge (AnGS): Electron transfer enhancement and ion competition. Sci Total Environ 2024; 920:170981. [PMID: 38365034 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Calcification accompanied by deactivation of anaerobic granular sludge (AnGS) is a continuing challenge for high calcium wastewater treatment. The interaction between Ca2+ and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) is a precondition for this problem. In this study, magnetite for activity recovery and calcification alleviation simultaneously of AnGS under high calcium stress was investigated. The results showed that, in the presence of magnetite, the relative biogas production increased by 13.2 % with the higher activities of key enzymes involved in methanogenesis. Methanosarcina turned into the dominant methanogens, and syntrophic bacteria such as Chloroflexi, Synergistota were enriched, which indicated the enhancement of electron transfer by magnetite, supported by an 18 % increase of the electron transfer system (ETS) activity. Further characterizations of AnGS suggested that the granule calcification was alleviated with a final decrease of 13-40 % calcium content of AnGS with particle size of 1-2.5 mm. Besides, calcium was partially substituted by iron in the EPS, and the secretion of EPS especially proteins decreased. Batch tests demonstrated the competition between Fe2+ dissolved from magnetite and Ca2+, which interfered the interaction between Ca2+ and EPS, so the granule calcification was prevented. Therefore, magnetite played a pluripotent role in the alleviation of granule calcification and deactivation in situ via (1) enhancing electron transfer, and (2) blocking the complex between Ca2+ and EPS. This study provides a novel insight into the application of conductive metal materials in biological wastewater treatment systems suffering from high calcium attack.
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- Linlin Chen
- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China; Institution of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institution of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institution of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, 388 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institution of Environment Pollution Control and Treatment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Water Pollution Control, 388 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Wissink M, Glodowska M, van der Kolk MR, Jetten MSM, Welte CU. Probing Denitrifying Anaerobic Methane Oxidation via Antimicrobial Intervention: Implications for Innovative Wastewater Management. Environ Sci Technol 2024; 58:6250-6257. [PMID: 38551595 PMCID: PMC11008094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Methane emissions present a significant environmental challenge in both natural and engineered aquatic environments. Denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (N-DAMO) has the potential for application in wastewater treatment plants. However, our understanding of the N-DAMO process is primarily based on studies conducted on environmental samples or enrichment cultures using metagenomic approaches. To gain deeper insights into N-DAMO, we used antimicrobial compounds to study the function and physiology of 'Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens' and 'Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera' in N-DAMO enrichment cultures. We explored the effects of inhibitors and antibiotics and investigated the potential application of N-DAMO in wastewater contaminated with ammonium and heavy metals. Our results showed that 'Ca. M. nitroreducens' was susceptible to puromycin and 2-bromoethanesulfonate, while the novel methanogen inhibitor 3-nitrooxypropanol had no effect on N-DAMO. Furthermore, 'Ca. M. oxyfera' was shown to be susceptible to the particulate methane monooxygenase inhibitor 1,7-octadiyne and a bacteria-suppressing antibiotic cocktail. The N-DAMO activity was not affected by ammonium concentrations below 10 mM. Finally, the N-DAMO community appeared to be remarkably resistant to lead (Pb) but susceptible to nickel (Ni) and cadmium (Cd). This study provides insights into microbial functions in N-DAMO communities, facilitating further investigation of their application in methanogenic, nitrogen-polluted water systems.
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- Martijn Wissink
- Department
of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental
Sciences, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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K B, Pilli S, Rao PV, Tyagi RD. Predictive modelling of methane yield in biochar-amended cheese whey and septage co-digestion: Exploring synergistic effects using Gompertz and neural networks. Chemosphere 2024; 353:141558. [PMID: 38417486 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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This study performed bench scale studies on anaerobic co-digestion of cheese whey and septage mixed with biochar (BC) as additive at various dosages (0.5 g, 1 g, 2 g and 4 g) and total solids (TS) concentrations (5%, 7.5%, 10%,12.5% and 15%). The experimental results revealed 29.58% increase in methane yield (486 ± 11.32 mL/gVS) with 27% reduction in lag phase time at 10% TS concentration and 50 g/L of BC loading. The mechanistic investigations revealed that BC improved process stability by virtue of its robust buffering capacity and mitigated ammonia inhibition. Statistical analysis indicates BC dosage had a more pronounced effect (P < 0.0001) compared to the impact of TS concentrations. Additionally, the results were modelled using Gompertz model (GM) and artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm, which revealed the outperformance of ANN over GM with MSE 17.96, R2 value 0.9942 and error 0.27%. These findings validated the practicality of utilizing a high dosage of BC in semi-solid anaerobic digestion conditions.
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- Bella K
- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
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- BOSK Bio Products, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Ward ND, Megonigal JP. Researchers barking up (the right) tree find new mechanisms controlling methane transport by woody vegetation. New Phytol 2024; 242:5-7. [PMID: 38291675 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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This article is a Commentary on Jeffrey et al. (2024), 242: 49–60.
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- N D Ward
- Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 1529 W Sequim Bay Rd, Sequim, WA, 98382, USA
- School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 355351, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater, MD, 21037, USA
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Kladchenko ES, Chelebieva ES, Podolskaya MS, Khurchak AI, Andreyeva AY, Malakhova TV. Shift in hemocyte immune parameters of marine bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) after exposure to methane. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 201:116174. [PMID: 38382322 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Methane are widely used in industry as an emerge source may be released significantly higher aquatic ecosystems due to gas seepages. In this study, short-term (90 min) methane effects on bivalve hemocytes were investigated using flow cytometry. Hemocyte parameters including hemolymph cellular composition, phagocytosis activity, mitochondrial membrane potential and reactive oxygen species (ROS) content were evaluated in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) exposed to hypoxia (control group), pure methane and industrial methane (industrial hydrocarbon mixture). Comparison of biomarkers showed that the mussel was more sensitive to methane than to low oxygen concentration, supporting the effects of methane on the mussel's immune system. After exposure to pure and industrial methane, the number of granulocytes decreased dramatically and the levels of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial membrane potential and phagocytosis capacity increased significantly. It was shown that the methane type-dependent effect was pronounced, with industrial methane leading to more pronounced changes.
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- Ekaterina S Kladchenko
- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia; Department of Radiation and Chemical Biology, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Radiation and Chemical Biology, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Leninsky ave, 14, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Okoye F, Kakar FL, Elbeshbishy E. Novel free nitrous acid and ultrasonication pretreatment enhanced sludge biodegradability. Environ Technol 2024; 45:1829-1840. [PMID: 36469644 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2155252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The main goal of this study was to investigate the novel combined Ultrasonication and Free Nitrous Acid (FNA) pretreatment on biodegradability and kinetics of thickened waste-activated sludge (TWAS). Partial factorial design with four levels of (0, 600, 1500, and 3000 KJ/Kg) for ultrasonication and 0, 0.7, 1.4, and 2.8 mg HNO2-N/L for FNA dose were examined creating 16 different combinations. Results revealed that combined pretreatment could significantly improve solubilization and solid destruction compared to solo pretreatments. The highest organic matter solubilization of 25.6% and volatile suspended solids destruction of 21.7% were observed when 2.8 mg HNO2-N/L and 1500 KJ/Kg were combined. Moreover, combining the pretreatments further enhanced biodegradability up to the highest percentage of 50.3% when pretreatment of 3000 KJ/Kg and 2.8 mg HNO2-N/L was applied. Also, the experimental data from a biochemical methane potential test was fitted well into First Order Kinetic and Modified Gompertz models, given that the coefficients of determination, R2, for models at all treatment levels were above 99%.
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- Frances Okoye
- Environmental Research Group for Resource Recovery, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
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- Environmental Research Group for Resource Recovery, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
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- Environmental Research Group for Resource Recovery, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
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Xie Y, Liu X, Liu L, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Huang C, He H, Zhai Y. Deep eutectic solvents pretreatment enhances methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Effectiveness evaluation and mechanism elucidation. J Environ Manage 2024; 356:120615. [PMID: 38518499 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a prevalent waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment, and optimizing methane production is a core focus of AD. Two DESs were developed in this study and significantly increased methane production, including choline chloride-urea (ChCl-Urea) 390% and chloride-ethylene glycol (ChCl-EG) 540%. Results showed that ChCl-Urea mainly disrupted extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) structures, aiding in initial sludge solubilization during pretreatment. ChCl-EG, instead, induced sludge self-driven organic solubilization and enhanced hydrolysis and acidification processes during AD process. Based on the extent to which the two DESs promoted AD for methane production, the AD process can be divided into stage Ⅰ and stage Ⅱ. In stage Ⅰ, ChCl-EG promoted methanogenesis more significantly, microbiological analysis showed both DESs enriched aceticlastic methanogens-Methanosarcina. Notably, ChCl-Urea particularly influenced polysaccharide-related metabolism, whereas ChCl-EG targeted protein-related metabolism. In stage Ⅱ, ChCl-Urea was more dominant than ChCl-EG, ChCl-Urea bolstered metabolism and ChCl-EG promoted genetic information processing in this stage. In essence, this study investigated the microbial mechanism of DES-enhanced sludge methanogenesis and provided a reference for future research.
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- Yu Xie
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China; Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 612-8135, Japan
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, China.
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Namal OO, Altaş L. Characterization and evaluation of the anaerobic treatability of a dairy wastewater. Water Environ Res 2024; 96:e11014. [PMID: 38636991 DOI: 10.1002/wer.11014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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In this study, the characteristics, anaerobic treatability, and energy potential of wastewater samples taken from a dairy products industry were investigated. It was determined that the wastewater has a high organic load (COD = 2800 mg O2/L) and a large proportion of this load is biodegradable. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) value of wastewater was measured as 1118.71 ± 122 ml CH4/L. Volatile solids (VS) removal of 67.25 ± 4.98% was achieved during batch tests and the obtained methane yield was calculated as 411.59 ± 22.8 ml CH4/g VS. Peak methane formation rate and lag time of microorganisms were determined as 163.42 ± 3.83 ml CH4/g VS d and 0.584 ± 0.023 d, respectively. Rate constant for the first-order kinetic model was 0.384 ± 0.072 d-1. The volatile fatty acid (VFA) yield was measured as 155.19 mg COD/g VSS. It was concluded that the wastewater can be treated anaerobically without any inhibition and it has great energy potential. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Dairy wastewater has a large organic load and that most of the organics can be easily biodegradable. Although there are many components considered to be toxic for anaerobic treatment in wastewater, they were found to be very under the inhibition thresholds and did not pose any risk of toxicity. At a satisfactory level, organic matter removal and methane formation were observed in batch anaerobic tests. A rapid microbial adaptation was achieved and the system reached equilibrium in a short time without any acid accumulation. The electrical and caloric energy potentials of the obtained methane gas were calculated as 2.12 and 4.25 kWh/m3, respectively.
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- Osman Onder Namal
- Environmental Engineering Department, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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Baffoe EE, Otoo SL, Kareem S, Dankwah JR. Evaluation of initial pH and urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) co-pretreatment on waste-activated sludge. Environ Res 2024; 246:118155. [PMID: 38211719 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Wastewater treatment and conversion into renewable energy sources have been of great interest in recent times due to growing environmental pollution concerns and need for sustainable energy sources. Sewage sludge treatment can convert sludge into renewable energy. In this study, the impact of initial pH and urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) co-pretreatment on sludge hydrolysis and anaerobic digestion was investigated. The pH of sludge was initially adjusted to 7, 9, and 11 before the addition of 8 mmol/g VS UHP. Under 24 h pretreatment, alkaline medium and UHP effectively enhanced sludge solubilization and hydrolysis. The combination of chemical, sonication, and centrifugation improved the extraction of extracellular polymerase substances released in soluble state. Secondly, anaerobic digestion was performed for 11 days to determine the influence of a lower mesophilic temperature (20 °C) and retention time on the pretreated sludge. The highest NH4+-N concentration of 5.32 g/L was recorded in pH 7+UHP. The most significant total VFA concentration of 13.1 g COD/L was observed in pH 7+UHP on day 9. Acetic acid, isovaleric acid and propionic acid accounted for 80%-83% of the total VFA composition in all pretreated reactors. Lower mesophilic temperature efficiently optimized UHP and VFA production in the pretreated reactors. Microbial metabolism was stabilized under a longer retention time. Alkaline pH and longer retention time elevated NH4+-N and VFA concentration. The results showed that initial pH and UHP co-pretreatment of waste activated sludge offer an alternative pathway for enhancing sludge hydrolysis and VFA production applicable in sludge treatment.
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- Estella Efiba Baffoe
- School of Resources & Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070, China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430070, China
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Lo KV, Liao PH, Islam F, Cherian TT. Anaerobic digestion of liquid dairy manure pretreated by the microwave-enhanced advanced oxidation process. Environ Technol 2024; 45:2218-2227. [PMID: 36628621 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2167611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The microwave-enhanced advanced oxidation process (MW-AOP) was utilized for the treatment of liquid dairy manure, prior to anaerobic digestion (AD). A significant amount of soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) was formed in the treated solution, but there was no or little increase in volatile fatty acid (VFA). In this study, up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors were used in both the conventional AD system and as the methane phase reactor in a two-phase anaerobic digestion (TPAD) system. Both AD systems were capable of operating at very short hydraulic retention times (HRTs) to as low as about 3 days, and very high methane production rates were achieved. However, much higher methane production was obtained in the TPAD system. The phase separation of the acidogenesis and the methanogenesis in the TPAD system not only increased methane production but also maintained reactor stability throughout the experimental period. Thus, the combination of MW-AOP treatment and TPAD appears to be an effective means of energy recovery from dairy manure.
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- Kwang Victor Lo
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
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Mráziková K, Knížek A, Saeidfirozeh H, Petera L, Civiš S, Saija F, Cassone G, Rimmer PB, Ferus M. A Novel Abiotic Pathway for Phosphine Synthesis over Acidic Dust in Venus' Atmosphere. Astrobiology 2024; 24:407-422. [PMID: 38603526 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2023.0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Recent ground-based observations of Venus have detected a single spectral feature consistent with phosphine (PH3) in the middle atmosphere, a gas which has been suggested as a biosignature on rocky planets. The presence of PH3 in the oxidized atmosphere of Venus has not yet been explained by any abiotic process. However, state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical research published in previous works demonstrated a photochemical origin of another potential biosignature-the hydride methane-from carbon dioxide over acidic mineral surfaces on Mars. The production of methane includes formation of the HC · O radical. Our density functional theory (DFT) calculations predict an energetically plausible reaction network leading to PH3, involving either HC · O or H· radicals. We suggest that, similarly to the photochemical formation of methane over acidic minerals already discussed for Mars, the origin of PH3 in Venus' atmosphere could be explained by radical chemistry starting with the reaction of ·PO with HC·O, the latter being produced by reduction of CO2 over acidic dust in upper atmospheric layers of Venus by ultraviolet radiation. HPO, H2P·O, and H3P·OH have been identified as key intermediate species in our model pathway for phosphine synthesis.
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- Klaudia Mráziková
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute for Physical-Chemical Processes, National Research Council of Italy (IPCF-CNR), Messina, Italy
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- Institute for Physical-Chemical Processes, National Research Council of Italy (IPCF-CNR), Messina, Italy
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- University of Cambridge, Cavendish Astrophysics, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Pei L, Song Y, Chen G, Mu L, Yan B, Zhou T. Enhancement of methane production from anaerobic digestion of Erigeron canadensis via O 2-nanobubble water supplementation. Chemosphere 2024; 354:141732. [PMID: 38499072 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Malignant invasive Erigeron canadensis, as a typical lignocellulosic biomass, is a formidable challenge for sustainable and efficient resource utilization, however nanobubble water (NBW) coupled with anaerobic digestion furnishes a prospective strategy with superior environmental and economic effectiveness. In this study, influence mechanism of various O2-NBW addition times on methanogenic performance of E. canadensis during anaerobic digestion were performed to achieve the optimal pollution-free energy conversion. Results showed that supplementation of O2-NBW in digestion system could significantly enhance the methane production by 10.70-16.17%, while the maximum cumulative methane production reached 343.18 mL g-1 VS in the case of one-time O2-NBW addition on day 0. Furthermore, addition of O2-NBW was conducive to an increase of 2-90% in the activities of dehydrogenase, α-glucosidase and coenzyme F420. Simultaneously, both facultative bacteria and methanogenic archaea were enriched as well, further indicating that O2-NBW might be responsible for facilitating hydrolytic acidification and methanogenesis. Based on Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) cluster analysis, provision of O2-NBW enhanced the metabolism of carbohydrate and amino acid, translation as well as membrane transport of bacteria and archaea. This study might offer the theoretical guidance and novel insights for efficient recovery of energy from lignocellulosic biomass on account of O2-NBW adhibition in anaerobic digestion system, progressing tenor of carbon-neutral vision.
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- Legeng Pei
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Double Carbon Research Institute, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, 300134, China; Double Carbon Research Institute, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, 300134, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Gao Z, Quan X, Zheng Y, Yin R, Lv K. Comparative investigations on the incorporation of biogenic Fe products into anaerobic granular sludge of different sources: Fe loading capacity, physicochemical properties, microbial community and long-term methanogenesis performance. J Environ Manage 2024; 356:120546. [PMID: 38471321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Anaerobic granular sludge (AGS) has been regarded as the core of lots of advanced anaerobic reactors. Formation of biogenic Fe products and their incorporation into AGS could influence interspecies electron transfer and methanogenesis performance. In this study, with anaerobic granular sludge (AGS) from different sources (brewery, chemical plant, paper mill, citric acid factory, and food factory) as the research targets, the formation of biogenic iron products in AGS through the biologically induced mineralization process was studied. Furthermore, the influences of physicochemical properties and microbial community on methanogenesis were investigated. Results showed that all the AGS of different sources possessed the capacity to form biogenic Fe products through dissimilatory iron-reduction process, and diverse Fe minerals including magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (Fe2O3), goethite (FeOOH), siderite (FeCO3) and wustite (FeO) were incorporated into AGS. The AGS loaded with Fe minerals (Fe-AGS) showed increased conductivity, magnetism and zeta-potential comparing to the control. Those Fe-AGS of different sources demonstrated different methanogenesis performance during the long-term operation (50 days). Methane production was increased for the Fe-AGS of citric acid (6.99-32.50%), food (8.33-37.46%), chemical (2.81-7.22%) and brewery plants (2.27-2.81%), but decreased for the Fe-AGS of paper mill (54.81-72.2%). The changes of microbial community and microbial correlations in AGS as a response to Fe minerals incorporation were investigated. For the Fe-AGS samples with enhanced methane production capability, it was widely to find the enriched populations of fermentative and dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria Clostridium_sensu_stricto_6, Bacteroidetes_vadinHA17 and acetoclastic methanogens Methanosaeta, and positive correlations between them. This study provides comprehensive understanding on the effects of incorporation biogenic Fe products on AGS from different sources.
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- Zhiqi Gao
- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Faherty JK, Burningham B, Gagné J, Suárez G, Vos JM, Alejandro Merchan S, Morley CV, Rowland M, Lacy B, Kiman R, Caselden D, Kirkpatrick JD, Meisner A, Schneider AC, Kuchner MJ, Bardalez Gagliuffi DC, Beichman C, Eisenhardt P, Gelino CR, Gharib-Nezhad E, Gonzales E, Marocco F, Rothermich AJ, Whiteford N. Methane emission from a cool brown dwarf. Nature 2024; 628:511-514. [PMID: 38632480 PMCID: PMC11023930 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07190-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Beyond our Solar System, aurorae have been inferred from radio observations of isolated brown dwarfs1,2. Within our Solar System, giant planets have auroral emission with signatures across the electromagnetic spectrum including infrared emission of H3+ and methane. Isolated brown dwarfs with auroral signatures in the radio have been searched for corresponding infrared features, but only null detections have been reported3. CWISEP J193518.59-154620.3. (W1935 for short) is an isolated brown dwarf with a temperature of approximately 482 K. Here we report James Webb Space Telescope observations of strong methane emission from W1935 at 3.326 μm. Atmospheric modelling leads us to conclude that a temperature inversion of approximately 300 K centred at 1-10 mbar replicates the feature. This represents an atmospheric temperature inversion for a Jupiter-like atmosphere without irradiation from a host star. A plausible explanation for the strong inversion is heating by auroral processes, although other internal and external dynamical processes cannot be ruled out. The best-fitting model rules out the contribution of H3+ emission, which is prominent in Solar System gas giants. However, this is consistent with rapid destruction of H3+ at the higher pressure where the W1935 emission originates4.
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- Jacqueline K Faherty
- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Physics, The Graduate Center City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
- School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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- NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Astronomy and Carl Sagan Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physics, The Graduate Center City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Astrophysics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
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Hasanan K, Badr OA, El-Meihy R, Nasr M, Tawfik A. Biochar-enhanced anaerobic mixed culture for biodegradation of 1,2-dichloroethane: Microbial community, mechanisms, and techno-economics. Chemosphere 2024; 354:141666. [PMID: 38494001 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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While anaerobic digestion (AD) has been employed for the degradation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, the associated digester performance might suffer from volatile fatty acids accumulation, insufficient substrate-microbes interaction, and lower biogas yields. To overcome these limitations, this study is the first to augment the hydrocarbon-degrading microbial capacities by adding agricultural waste-based biochar to the digestion medium. 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) was selected as the target pollutant because it is discharged in large quantities from oil refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries, causing serious environmental and human health concerns. A multi-chamber anaerobic reactor (MAR) was operated at a 1,2-DCA loading rate of 1.13 g/L/d, glucose dosage (as an electron donor) range of 200-700 mg/L, and hydraulic retention time of 11.2 h, giving dechlorination = 32.2 ± 6.9% and biogas yield = 210 ± 30 mL/g CODremoved. These values increased after biochar supplementation (100 mg/g volatile solids, VS, as an inoculum carrier) up to 60.2 ± 11.5% and 290 ± 40 mL/g CODremoved, respectively, owing to the enhancement of dehydrogenase enzyme activities. Burkholderiales (15.3%), Clostridiales (2.3%), Bacteroidales (3.5%), Xanthomonadales (3.3%), and Rhodobacterales (6.1%) involved in 1,2-DCA degradation were dominant in the reactor supplemented with biochar. It's suggested that biochar played a major role in facilitating the direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between syntrophic bacteria and methanogens, where chloride, ethylene glycol, and acetate derived from 1,2-DCA dechlorination could be further used to promote methanogenesis and methane production. The synergetic effect of adsorption and dechlorination towards 1,2-DCA removal was validated at various biochar dosages (50-120 mg/g) and 1,2-DCA concentrations (50-1000 mg/L). The techno-economic results showed that the cost of treating 1,2-DCA-laden discharge (100 m3/d) by the MAR module could be 0.83 USD/m3 with a payback period of 6.24 years (NPV = 2840 USD and IRR = 10%), retrieving profits from pollution reduction (9542 USD/yr), biogas selling (10418 USD/yr), and carbon credit (10294 USD/yr).
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- Khaled Hasanan
- Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyubia, 13736, Egypt
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- Department of Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Qalyubia, Egypt
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- Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Moshtohor, Qalyubia, 13736, Egypt
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- Sanitary Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat, 13060, Kuwait.
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Li Y, Zhang Z, Tang J, Ruan W, Shi W, Huang Z, Zhao M. In-situ methane enrichment in anaerobic digestion of food waste slurry by nano zero-valent iron: Long-term performance and microbial community succession. J Environ Manage 2024; 356:120733. [PMID: 38531140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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In this work, nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) was added to a lab-scale continuous stirring tank reactor (CSTR) for food waste slurry treatment, and the effect of dosing rate and dosage of nZVI were attempted to be changed. The results showed that anaerobic digestion (AD) efficiency and biomethanation stability were optimum under the daily dosing and dosage of 0.48 g/gTCOD. The average daily methane (CH4) yield reached 495.38 mL/gTCOD, which was 43.65% higher than that at control stage, and the maximum CH4 content reached 95%. However, under single dosing rate conditions, high nZVI concentrations caused microbial cell rupture and loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (LB-EPS) precipitation degradation. The daily dosing rate promoted the hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis pathway, and the activity of coenzyme F420 increased by 400.29%. The microbial analysis indicated that daily addition of nZVI could promote the growth of acid-producing bacteria (Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes) and methanogens (Methanothrix).
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- Yong Li
- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology & Material, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology & Material, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Bermúdez-Penabad N, Rodríguez-Montes A, Alves M, Kennes C, Veiga MC. Optimization of methane production from solid tuna waste: Thermal pretreatment and co-digestion. Waste Manag 2024; 177:203-210. [PMID: 38340568 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Fish canning industries generate large amounts of solid waste during their processing operations, creating a significant environmental challenge. Nonetheless, this waste can be efficiently and sustainably treated through anaerobic digestion. In this study, the potential of biogas production from anaerobic digestion of thermally pretreated and co-digested solid tuna waste was investigated. The thermal pretreatment of raw fish viscera resulted in a 50 % increase in methane yield, with a production of 0.27 g COD-CH4/g COD added. However, this pretreatment did not lead to a significant increase in biogas production for cooked tuna viscera. When non-thermally pretreated raw viscera was tested, a large accumulation of volatile fatty acids and long chain fatty acids was observed, with levels reaching 21 and 6 g COD/L, respectively. On the other hand, anaerobic co-digestion of cooked tuna viscera with fat waste significantly enhanced methane production, achieving 0.87 g COD-CH4/g COD added. In contrast, co-digestion of cooked tuna viscera with dairy waste and sewage sludge resulted in notably lower yields of 0.36 and 0.46 g COD-CH4/g COD added, respectively. These results may be related to the C/N ratio, which was found to be within the optimal range for anaerobic digestion only in the tuna and fat waste co-digestion assay.
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- Noela Bermúdez-Penabad
- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga, 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain; Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga, 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga, 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Center for Chemistry and Biology (CICA), University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga, 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain.
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Ramos JGVDS, Richter CP, Silva MA, Singolano GL, Hauagge G, Lorençon E, Junior ILC, Edwiges T, de Arruda PV, Vidal CMDS. Effects of ciprofloxacin on biogas production and microbial community composition in anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater in ASBR type reactor. Environ Technol 2024; 45:2076-2088. [PMID: 36621001 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2164744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In swine farming, antibiotics are often used to reduce disease and promote animal growth. Part of these compounds is not absorbed by the swine body, being excreted and later reaching the treatment systems, soil, and nearby waterbodies. This research sought to investigate the influence of adding ciprofloxacin (CIP) on the anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater. For that, a bench-scale anaerobic sequential batch reactor (ASBR) was used, with 5 L of working volume in six different phases, with volumetric organic loading rate (VOLR) and CIP dosage variation. According to the results, the optimal VOLR for the reactor was 0.60 ± 0.11 gSV L-1 d-1, resulting in biogas productivity of 0.51 ± 0.03 Lbiogas L-1 d-1. After initial stability, adding substrate with 0.5 mgCIP L-1 resulted in an abrupt drop of 82% in the productivity from the 7th to 11th day of addition, coinciding with volatile acids accumulation. Afterward, the reactor recovered and reached apparent stability, with productivity similar to the previous step without the drug. For 2.5 mgCIP L-1 in the substrate, the biogas productivity at equilibrium was 11.8% lower than in the phases with the same VOLR and 0.0 and 0.5 mgCIP L-1. Organic matter removals near 80% were achieved for both dosages. The 16S rRNA metagenomic analyses showed an increase in the relative abundance of most of the phyla found, indicating that the dosages used allowed the acclimatization of microorganisms and possibly the compound biodegradation.
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- José Gustavo Venâncio da Silva Ramos
- Civil Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
- Technical Residency in Environmental Engineering and Management, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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- Civil Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Medianeira, Brazil
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering Academic Department, The Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Toledo, Brazil
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Mohite JA, Manvi SS, Pardhi K, Bahulikar RA, Deshpande S, Patange S, Joshi M, Kulkarni S, Rahalkar MC. Diverse type I and type II methanotrophs cultivated from an Indian freshwater wetland habitat. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:607-614. [PMID: 37556066 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-023-00415-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Wetlands are the main natural sources of methane emissions, which make up a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. Such wetland patches serve as rich habitats for aerobic methanotrophs. Limited knowledge of methanotrophs from tropical wetlands widens the scope of study from these habitats. In the present study, a freshwater wetland in a tropical region in India was sampled and serially diluted to obtain methanotrophs in culture. This was followed by the isolation of methanotrophs on agarose-containing plates, incubated under methane: air atmosphere. Methanotrophs are difficult to cultivate, and very few cultures of methanotrophs are available from tropical wetlands. Our current study reports the cultivation of a diverse community of methanotrophs from six genera, namely, Methylomonas, Methylococcus, Methylomagnum, Methylocucumis (type I methanotrophs) along with Methylocystis, Methylosinus (type II methanotrophs). A high abundance of methanotrophs (106-1010 methanotrophs/g fresh weight) was observed in the samples. A Methylococcus strain could represent a putative novel species that was also isolated. Cultures of Methylomagnum and Methylocucumis, two newly described type I methanotrophs exclusively found in rice fields, were obtained. A large number of Methylomonas koyamae strains were cultured. Our study is pioneering in the documentation of culturable methanotrophs from a typical tropical wetland patch. The isolated methanotrophs can act as models for studying methanotroph-based methane mitigation from wetland habitats and can be used for various mitigation and valorization applications.
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- Jyoti A Mohite
- C2-83,84, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- C2-83,84, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- C2-83,84, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- BAIF Development Research Foundation, Central Research Station, Urulikanchan, Pune, 412202, India
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- Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra, 411005, India
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- Fergusson College, F. C. Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India
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- C2-83,84, MACS Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India.
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India.
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Ouyang MY, Wang S, Nie WH, Wang PH, Liao WX, Liu XH, Lin SS, Lin RP, Chen GY, Zhu B, Shen J. Methylomonas defluvii sp. nov., a type I methane-oxidizing bacterium from a secondary sedimentation tank of a wastewater treatment plant. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74. [PMID: 38607367 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
An aerobic methanotroph was isolated from a secondary sedimentation tank of a wastewater treatment plant and designated strain OY6T. Cells of OY6T were Gram-stain-negative, pink-pigmented, motile rods and contained an intracytoplasmic membrane structure typical of type I methanotrophs. OY6T could grow at a pH range of 4.5-7.5 (optimum pH 6.5) and at temperatures ranging from 20 °C to 37 °C (optimum 30 °C). The major cellular fatty acids were C14 : 0, C16 : 1ω7c/C16 : 1ω6c and C16 : 1ω5c; the predominant respiratory quinone was MQ-8. The genome size was 5.41 Mbp with a DNA G+C content of 51.7 mol%. OY6T represents a member of the family Methylococcaceae of the class Gammaproteobacteria and displayed 95.74-99.64 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the type strains of species of the genus Methylomonas. Whole-genome comparisons based on average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridisation (dDDH) confirmed that OY6T should be classified as representing a novel species. The most closely related type strain was Methylomonas fluvii EbBT, with 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, ANI by blast (ANIb), ANI by MUMmer (ANIm) and dDDH values of 99.64, 90.46, 91.92 and 44.5 %, respectively. OY6T possessed genes encoding both the particulate methane monooxygenase enzyme and the soluble methane monooxygenase enzyme. It grew only on methane or methanol as carbon sources. On the basis of phenotypic, genetic and phylogenetic data, strain OY6T represents a novel species within the genus Methylomonas for which the name Methylomonas defluvii sp. nov. is proposed, with strain OY6T (=GDMCC 1.4114T=KCTC 8159T=LMG 33371T) as the type strain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ming-Yan Ouyang
- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Yangtze River Delta Eco-Environmental Change and Management Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Cooperative Innovation Center for Modern Seed Industry, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China
| | - Jian Shen
- People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, PR China
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