Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Enhanced and Sustainable Methane Production from Co-Digestion of Food and Lignocellulosic Wastes

David, Aditi; Govil, Tanvi; Tripathi, Abhilash Kumar; McGeary, Julie; Farrar, Kylie; Sani, Rajesh K.

doi:10.3390/en11082058

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“…It is characterised by low cost, good availability, non-toxicity, porosity, relatively good thermal stability and biocompatibility [12]. Apart from that, lignin is not digested by hydrolytic enzymes, so its degradation in the AD process is practically impossible [13]. So far there have been few reports describing the use of lignin as a carrier in biotechnological processes [14].…”

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Kraft Lignin Grafted with Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Novel Microbial Carrier in Biogas Production

2018

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The objective of this study was to verify the effect of kraft lignin as a microbial carrier on biogas/methane yield. An anaerobic co-digestion test process was carried out, in which confectionery waste was used with sewage sludge. At the first stage of the study pure lignin and lignin combined with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were subjected to an extensive physicochemical analysis. Their morphology, dispersion and adsorption properties were determined. The two materials were also subjected to thermal, spectroscopic and elementary analysis. The anaerobic digestion of the two substrates was carried out with and without the addition of the carrier, under mesophilic conditions and in periodic operation. The monitoring and analysis of the two essential parameters, i.e., pH and volatile fatty acids/total alkalinity (VFA/TA) ratio, revealed that the process was stable in both tests. Microbial and biochemical analyses showed intensified proliferation of eubacteria and increased dehydrogenase activity in samples prepared with the lignin + PVP material. The cell count increased by 46% in the stuffed wafers (WAF) + sewage sludge (SS) variant with the carrier, whereas the enzyme activity increased by 43%. Cell immobilisation noticeably improved the process efficiency. The biogas production increased from 722 m3 Mg−1 VS to 850 m3 Mg−1 VS (VS – volatile solids), whereas the methane production increased from 428 m3 Mg−1 VS to 503 m3 Mg−1 VS (by about 18%). The research proved that lignin could be used as a very effective microbial carrier in anaerobic digestion (AD).

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Kraft Lignin Grafted with Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Novel Microbial Carrier in Biogas Production

2018

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“…The acetogenic consortia were developed and maintained in the lab using sub-culturing techniques as described by David and coll. (2018) [40]. Briefly, one-gram volatile solids (VS) of mixed SOW (containing equal amounts of corn stover and cafeteria wastes) was added to the modified anaerobic basal medium and the bottles were incubated at 60 • C and 100 rpm.…”

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Acetate Production from Cafeteria Wastes and Corn Stover Using a Thermophilic Anaerobic Consortium: A Prelude Study for the Use of Acetate for the Production of Value-Added Products

2020

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Efficient and sustainable biochemical production using low-cost waste assumes considerable industrial and ecological importance. Solid organic wastes (SOWs) are inexpensive, abundantly available resources and their bioconversion to volatile fatty acids, especially acetate, aids in relieving the requirements of pure sugars for microbial biochemical productions in industries. Acetate production from SOW that utilizes the organic carbon of these wastes is used as an efficient solid waste reduction strategy if the environmental factors are optimized. This study screens and optimizes influential factors (physical and chemical) for acetate production by a thermophilic acetogenic consortium using two SOWs—cafeteria wastes and corn stover. The screening experiment revealed significant effects of temperature, bromoethane sulfonate, and shaking on acetate production. Temperature, medium pH, and C:N ratio were further optimized using statistical optimization with response surface methodology. The maximum acetate concentration of 8061 mg L−1 (>200% improvement) was achieved at temperature, pH, and C:N ratio of 60 °C, 6, 25, respectively, and acetate accounted for more than 85% of metabolites. This study also demonstrated the feasibility of using acetate-rich fermentate (obtained from SOWs) as a substrate for the growth of industrially relevant yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, which can convert acetate into higher-value biochemicals.

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“…Furthermore, operating at thermophilic temperature (55 • C) for 6 hours is capable of pathogen destruction in higher degree [30], digested solid effluent, which can be used further for organic fertilizer preparation is pathogen-free. Co-digestion is enable to have higher organic loading rate than mono-digestion, leading to further reduce reactor size and minimize capital cost [31]. Therefore thermophilic operation for solid state co-digesting EFB with DC at EFB:DC mixing ratio 1:1 on VS basis is the most preferable, when considering in context of both technical efficiency based on methane yield and economic efficiency based on methane productivity [32].…”

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Biogas Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and Palm Oil Decanter Cake using Solid-State Anaerobic co-Digestion

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Oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and palm oil decanter cake (DC) were used to investigate biogas production by using solid-state anaerobic co-digestion (SS-AcoD) with 15% total solid (TS) content. Solid state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) using substrate to inoculum (S:I) ratio of 3:1, methane yields of 353.0 mL-CH4/g-VS and 101.5 mL-CH4/g-VS were respectively achieved from mono-digestion of EFB without oil palm ash (OPA) addition and of DC with 10% OPA addition under mesophilic conditions 35 °C. By adding 5% OPA to SS-AD using 3:1 S:I ratio under thermophilic conditions (55 °C), mono-digestion of EFB and DC provided methane yields of 365.0 and 160.3 mL-CH4/g-VS, respectively. Furthermore, SS-AcoD of EFB:DC at 1:1 mixing ratio (volatile solid, VS basis), corresponding to carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio of 32, gathering with S:I ratio of 3:1 and 5% ash addition, synergistic effect is observed together with similar methane yields of 414.4 and 399.3 mL-CH4/g-VS, achieved under 35 °C and 55 °C, respectively. According to first order kinetic analysis under synergistic condition, methane production rate from thermophilic operation is 5 times higher than that from mesophilic operation. Therefore, SS-AcoD could be potentially beneficial to generate biogas from EFB and DC.

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Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Enhanced and Sustainable Methane Production from Co-Digestion of Food and Lignocellulosic Wastes

Cited by 48 publications

References 53 publications

Kraft Lignin Grafted with Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Novel Microbial Carrier in Biogas Production

Kraft Lignin Grafted with Polyvinylpyrrolidone as a Novel Microbial Carrier in Biogas Production

Acetate Production from Cafeteria Wastes and Corn Stover Using a Thermophilic Anaerobic Consortium: A Prelude Study for the Use of Acetate for the Production of Value-Added Products

Biogas Production from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches and Palm Oil Decanter Cake using Solid-State Anaerobic co-Digestion

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