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The performance efficiency of bioaugmentation to prevent anaerobic digestion failure from ammonia and propionate inhibition

The performance efficiency of bioaugmentation to prevent anaerobic digestion failure from ammonia and propionate inhibition
The performance efficiency of bioaugmentation to prevent anaerobic digestion failure from ammonia and propionate inhibition
This study aims to investigate the effect of bioaugmentation with enriched methanogenic propionate degrading microbial consortia on propionate fermentation under ammonia stress from total ammonia nitrogen concentration (TAN) of 3.0 g N L-1. Results demonstrated that bioaugmentation could prevent unstable digestion against further deterioration. After 45 days of 1 dosage (0.3 g dry cell weight L-1 d-1, DCW L-1 d-1) of bioaugmentation, the average volumetric methane production (VMP), methane recovery rate and propionic acid (HPr) degradation rate was enhanced by 70 mL L-1 d-1, 21% and 51%, respectively. In contrast, the non-bioaugmentation reactor almost failed. Routine addition of a double dosage (0.6 g DCW L-1 d-1) of bioaugmentaion culture was able to effectively recover the failing digester. The results of FISH suggested that the populations of Methanosaetaceae increased significantly, which could be a main contributor for the positive effect on methane production.
0960-8524
94-100
Li, Ying
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Li, Ying, Zhang, Yue, Sun, Yongming, Wu, Shubiao, Kong, Xiaoying, Yuan, Zhenhong and Dong, Renjie (2017) The performance efficiency of bioaugmentation to prevent anaerobic digestion failure from ammonia and propionate inhibition. Bioresource Technology, 231, 94-100. (doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.01.068).

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of bioaugmentation with enriched methanogenic propionate degrading microbial consortia on propionate fermentation under ammonia stress from total ammonia nitrogen concentration (TAN) of 3.0 g N L-1. Results demonstrated that bioaugmentation could prevent unstable digestion against further deterioration. After 45 days of 1 dosage (0.3 g dry cell weight L-1 d-1, DCW L-1 d-1) of bioaugmentation, the average volumetric methane production (VMP), methane recovery rate and propionic acid (HPr) degradation rate was enhanced by 70 mL L-1 d-1, 21% and 51%, respectively. In contrast, the non-bioaugmentation reactor almost failed. Routine addition of a double dosage (0.6 g DCW L-1 d-1) of bioaugmentaion culture was able to effectively recover the failing digester. The results of FISH suggested that the populations of Methanosaetaceae increased significantly, which could be a main contributor for the positive effect on methane production.

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Accepted/In Press date: 31 January 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 February 2017
Published date: May 2017
Additional Information: Funded by: China Science and Technology Service Network Initiative (KFJ-Ew-STS-138)
Organisations: Water & Environmental Engineering Group

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Local EPrints ID: 405657
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/405657
ISSN: 0960-8524
PURE UUID: 46ec398e-6662-4aee-a920-d633364b9697
ORCID for Yue Zhang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-2260

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Date deposited: 10 Feb 2017 11:25
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:31

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Author: Ying Li
Author: Yue Zhang ORCID iD
Author: Yongming Sun
Author: Shubiao Wu
Author: Xiaoying Kong
Author: Zhenhong Yuan
Author: Renjie Dong

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