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Kannah Ravi Y, Kavitha S, Al-Qaradawi SY, Rajesh Banu J. Dual disintegration of microalgae biomass for cost-effective biomethane production: Energy and cost assessment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 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] [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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Jadhav DA, Yu Z, Hussien M, Kim JH, Liu W, Eisa T, Sharma M, Vinayak V, Jang JK, Wilberforce Awotwe T, Wang A, Chae KJ. Paradigm shift in Nutrient-Energy-Water centered sustainable wastewater treatment system through synergy of bioelectrochemical system and anaerobic digestion. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 396:130404. [PMID: 38336215 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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With advancements in research and the necessity of improving the performance of bioelectrochemical system (BES), coupling anaerobic digestion (AD) with BES is crucial for energy gain from wastewater and bioremediation. Hybridization of BES-AD concept opens new avenues for pollutant degradation, carbon capture and nutrient-resource recovery from wastewater. The strength of merging BES-AD lies in synergy, and this approach was employed to differentiate fads from strategies with the potential for full-scale implementation and making it an energy-positive system. The integration of BES and AD system increases the overall performance and complexity of combined system and the cost of operation. From a technical standpoint, the primary determinants of BES-AD feasibility for field applications are the scalability and economic viability. High potential market for such integrated system attract industrial partners for more industrial trials and investment before commercialization. However, BES-AD with high energy efficacy and negative economics demands performance boost.
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- Dipak A Jadhav
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Republic of Korea
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- Diatom Nanoengineering and Metabolism Laboratory (DNM), School of Applied Science, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar, MP 470003, India
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- National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering Energy and Environmental Engineering Division, 310 Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Major of Ocean Renewable Energy Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, 727 Taejong-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49112, Republic of Korea.
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Ning Z, Ma C, Zhong W, Liu C, Niu J, Wang C, Wang Z. Compound mutation by ultraviolet and diethyl sulfate of protease producing thermophilic bacteria to hydrolyze excess sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 395:130330. [PMID: 38224788 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Excess sludge (ES), a resource-rich organic waste, can be solubilized by thermophilic enzymes to extract proteins for sludge reduction and resources recovery. To solve the problems of low hydrolysis effect of ES and low enzyme producing ability of wild thermophilic bacteria, ultraviolet and diethyl sulfate (UV-DES) were adopted to mutate thermophilic bacteria in this study. Mutation sites were detected and annotated by whole genome sequencing analysis. The results showed that UV-DES mutagenesis could effectively improve enzyme-producing capacity of thermophilic bacteria and promote the hydrolysis of ES. The protease activity of the mutant strain KT16 was 46.7 % higher than that of the original strain DC8. The protein extraction rate with enzyme produced by KT16 reached 83.3 %. The total content of proteins recycled through KT16 enzyme solution was 3539.6 mg·L-1, 18.4 % higher than that of DC8. This work provided a theoretical idea and technical guidance for the protein recovery from ES.
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- Zhifang Ning
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China; Pollution Prevention Biotechnology Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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Rahal S, Menaa B, Chekireb D. Screening of heavy metal-resistant rhizobial and non-rhizobial microflora isolated from Trifolium sp. growing in mining areas. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:283. [PMID: 38372826 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12445-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can promote plant growth and development with several beneficial effects, especially in challenging environmental conditions, such as the presence of toxic contaminants. In this study, 49 isolates obtained from Trifolium sp. nodules growing on a Pb/Zn mine site were characterized for PGP traits including siderophores production, phosphate solubilization, extracellular enzymes production, and antifungal activity. The isolates were also screened for their ability to grow at increasing concentrations of NaCl and heavy metals, including lead, zinc, cobalt, copper, nickel, cadmium, and chromium. The findings of our study indicated that isolates Cupriavidus paucula RSCup01-RSCup08, Providencia rettgeri RSPro01, Pseudomonas putida RSPs01, Pseudomonas thivervalensis RSPs03-RSPs09, and Acinetobacter beijerinckii RSAci01 showed several key traits crucial for promoting plant growth, thus demonstrating the greatest potential. Most isolates displayed resistance to salt and heavy metals. Notably, Staphylococcus xylosus RSSta01, Pseudomonas sp. RSPs02, Micrococcus yunnanensis RSMicc01, and Kocuria dechangensis RSKoc01 demonstrated a significant capacity to grow at salt concentrations ranging from 10 to 20%, and isolates including Cupravidus paucula RSCup01-RSCup08 exhibited resistance to high levels of heavy metals, up to 1300 mg/L Pb++, 1200 mg/L Zn++, 1000 mg/L Ni++, 1000 mg/L Cd++, 500 mg/L Cu++, 400 mg/L Co++, and 50 mg/L CrVI+. Additionally, the analysis revealed that metal-resistant genes pbrA, czcD, and nccA were exclusively detected in the Cupriavidus paucula RSCup01 strain. The results of this study provide insights into the potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria strains that might be used as inoculants to improve phytoremediation in heavy metal-contaminated soils.
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- Sarah Rahal
- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology (LABM), Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, University Badji Mokhtar Annaba, B.P. 12, Sidi Amar, 23200, Annaba, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology (LABM), Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, University Badji Mokhtar Annaba, B.P. 12, Sidi Amar, 23200, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology (LABM), Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, University Badji Mokhtar Annaba, B.P. 12, Sidi Amar, 23200, Annaba, Algeria
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Dong T, Ai J, Zong Y, Zhang Y, Li L, Zhou H, Peng S, He H, Zhang Z, Wang Q. Novel multiplexed alkali enzyme lysis coupled with EDTA pretreatment for RNA virus extraction from wastewater sludge: Optimization, recovery, and detection. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 352:120102. [PMID: 38228046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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RNA viruses are readily enriched in wastewater sludge owing to adsorption by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) during wastewater treatment, causing pathogenicity. However, conventional wastewater extraction methods often fail to fully extract these viruses from sludge. In this study, three methods: enzymatic (ENP), alkaline (ALP), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) pretreatments were applied to sludges and promote the RNA virus extraction from sludge. Our results show that the total recovery rate of RNA viruses increased by 87.73% after ENP pretreatment, whereas ALP pretreatment inhibited virus extraction. The highest recovery rate of viruses from sludge, reaching 296.80%, was achieved with EDTA pretreatment (EDP) coupled with ENP. Notably, the most significant increase was observed in the abundance of Astroviruses, which increased from 7.60 × 107 to 7.86 × 108 copies/g TSS after EDP + ENP treatment. Our investigations revealed that virus extraction was affected by a class of short-wavelength protein substances, as opposed to tryptophan or tyrosine, which were eluted by proteins with beef paste buffer by substitution after EDP + ENP treatment. The results of this study provide essential insights for sludge-based epidemiology with the required sensitivity for managing the extraction of RNA epidemic viruses to control viral transmission.
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- Tianyi Dong
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Yangtze Catchment Environmental Aquatic Science, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China; Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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Wang Z, Ma J, Zhu L, He Q, Ke Q, Ke S. Enhanced sludge solubilization by a fluidized electrode: Granular activated carbon promoted electrochemical oxidation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 394:130210. [PMID: 38113949 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Electrochemical sludge pretreatment is receiving increasing attention because of its small footprint and higher environmental compatibility. However, the limited effective area of electrode plates and the low conductivity of sludge hinder the widespread application of electrochemical pretreatment. In this study, granular activated carbon (GAC) was employed to construct a fluidized electrode electrochemical system (FEE) to promote electrochemical pretreatment. Under the optimal operating parameters, the FEE system could effectively facilitate sludge decomposition, indicated by 126% increase in soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) and 23.1% reduction in sludge volume. Mechanism study revealed that the addition of GAC significantly enhanced the conductivity of sludge, thereby promoting the oxidation capacity of FEE system. Furthermore, continuously generated H2O2 in FEE further promoted sludge solubilization. GAC offered an effectively, green and sustainable enhancement approach for sludge electrochemical pretreatment.
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- Zhanhang Wang
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Ecological Treatment Technology for Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035,China
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- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Water Security Technology and Application, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Chandrasekaran S, Banu JR, Kumar G. Effect of thermal-calcium peroxide mediated exopolymer release on disperser pre-treatment for efficient anaerobic digestion. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 235:116635. [PMID: 37454801 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The present study aimed to improve the hydrolysis potential of paper mill sludge through a two-phase disintegration process. In Particular, attention was focused on removal of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) i.e. deflocculation of sludge in order to improve the efficiency of subsequent disperser disintegration. During deflocculation, carbohydrate, protein and deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) were used as assessment parameters. During disintegration, soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) and suspended solids (SS) reduction were used as assessment index to evaluate the efficiency of disintegration. A greater EPS removal was attained while deflocculating the sludge at calcium peroxide dosage of 0.05 g/g suspended solids (SS) and at a temperature of 70 °C. When comparing the disintegrated samples, a clear variation was noted in deflocculated and disintegrated sludge (19.2%) than the disintegrated sludge alone (13.5%). This clearly shows the need for deflocculation prior to disintegration. Likewise, a higher biomethane production of 0.214 L/g COD was achieved in deflocculated and disintegrated sludge than the pretreated sludge alone. Deflocculation reduces sludge management cost from 170 USD (Disperser alone (D alone disintegration)) to 51 USD (Thermal calcium peroxide mediated-Disperser (TCaO2-D disintegration), indicating the efficiency of the proposed disintegration.
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- Sivaraman Chandrasekaran
- Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, 610005, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, South Korea; Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Forus 4036, Stavanger, Norway.
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Zhang M, Yang Y, Mou H, Pan A, Su X, Chen J, Lin H, Sun F. Enhanced methane yield in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge by combined pretreatment with fungal mash and free nitrous acid. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 385:129441. [PMID: 37399961 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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This study explores a novel approach for enhancing anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) through the combined pretreatment of fungal mash and free nitrous acid (FNA). Aspergillus PAD-2, a fungal strain with superior hydrolase secretion, was isolated from WAS and cultivated in-situ on food waste to produce fungal mash. The solubilization of WAS by fungal mash achieved a high soluble chemical oxygen demand release rate of 548 mg L-1 h-1 within first 3 h. The combined pretreatment of fungal mash and FNA further improved the sludge solubilization by 2-fold and resulted in a doubled methane production rate of 416±11 mL CH4 g-1 volatile solids. The Gompertz model analysis revealed a higher maximum specific methane production rate and shortened lag time by the combined pretreatment. These results demonstrate that the combined fungal mash and FNA pretreatment offers a promising alternative for fast anaerobic digestion of WAS.
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- Min Zhang
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Jinhua Water Treatment Co. Ltd., Jinhua 321017, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Technology Research of Zhejiang Province, Eco-environmental Science Research & Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310007, China.
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Kim DH, Kim HS, Im BG, Park JH. Repercussion of extracellular polymeric removal by low-temperature calcium peroxide pretreatment on bacterial fragmentation for enhancing biohydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129479. [PMID: 37437814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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This study envisioned attaining the percipience of effective biohydrogen production from paper mill waste-activated sludge through low-temperature calcium peroxide-mediated bacterial pretreatment (TCP-BP). Floc dissociation with limited cell destruction was attained at a calcium peroxide dosage of 0.05 g/g suspended solids (SS) at 70 °C temperature. This TCP-BP method improves bacterial fragmentation, and very high SS solubilization was achieved at 42 h, with the solubilization and solid reduction of 18.6% and 14.1%, respectively. BP-only pretreatment shows lower solubilization efficiency of 9.4% than TCP-BP pretreatment due to the presence of flocs, which inhibit the enzymatic action during bacterial fragmentation. A biohydrogen test shows a high biohydrogen potential of 94.1 mL H2/gCOD for the TCP-BP sample, which is higher than that of the BP-only and control samples. According to the findings, low-temperature calcium peroxide-mediated bacterial fragmentation is validated to be an efficient process for sludge degradation and biohydrogen production.
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- Do-Hyung Kim
- Sustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Jeju, South Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresource Sciences, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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- Sustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Jeju, South Korea
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- Sustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Jeju, South Korea.
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Luo J, Jiang L, Wei Y, Li Y, Yang G, Li YY, Liu J. EDTA-enhanced alkaline anaerobic fermentation of landfill leachate-derived waste activated sludge for short-chain fatty acids production: Metals chelation and EPSs destruction. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 334:117523. [PMID: 36801695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Alkaline anaerobic fermentation (AAF) of waste activated sludge (WAS) has been demonstrated to be promising for short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) recovery. However, high-strength metals and EPSs in the landfill leachate-derived WAS (LL-WAS) would stabilize its structure, suppressing AAF performance. To improve sludge solubilization and SCFAs production, AAF was coupled with EDTA addition for LL-WAS treatment. The results show that sludge solubilization at AAF-EDTA was promoted by 62.8% than AAF, releasing 21.8% more soluble COD. The maximal SCFAs production of 477.4 mg COD/g VSS was thus achieved, i.e., 1.21 and 6.13 times those at AAF and the control, respectively. SCFAs composition was also improved with more acetic and propionic acids (80.8% versus 64.3%). Metals bridging EPSs were chelated by EDTA, which significantly dissolved metals from sludge matrix (e.g., 23.28 times higher soluble Ca than AAF). EPSs tightly bound with microbial cells were thus destructed (e.g., 4.72 times more protein release than alkaline treatment), causing an easier sludge disruption and subsequently a higher SCFAs production by hydroxide ions. These findings suggest an effective EDTA-supported AAF for metals and EPSs-rich WAS to recover carbon source.
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- Jinghuan Luo
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 333 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Urban Construction Design & Research Institute Groups Co., Ltd., 3447 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200125, China
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- Shanghai Urban Construction Design & Research Institute Groups Co., Ltd., 3447 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200125, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 333 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 333 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 333 Nanchen Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Lv J, Liu B, Gong L, Chen X, Tian L, Li Y, Jiang J. Sludge disintegration and phosphorus migration in anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge by the addition of EDTA-2Na. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:1145-1155. [PMID: 34666628 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1996466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The effects of the addition of EDTA-2Na on sludge disintegration and phosphorus (P) migration during anaerobic fermentation (AF) of waste activated sludge (WAS) are investigated. The efficiency of sludge disintegration was positively correlated with the dose of EDTA-2Na from 0.5-2.0 g/g SS, and an enormous quantity of P was liberated into the aqueous phase, accompanied by sludge disintegration. The proper dose of EDTA-2Na for P release from WAS was 1.5 g/g SS, with an orthophosphate concentration of 394.72 mg/L. P release was more consistent with the pseudo second-order kinetic model. The migration of P species during AF with EDTA-2Na addition was also studied. Orthophosphate was the main species in both of the liquid phase and the loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), but organic P (OP) was much more abundant in tightly bound EPS. Inorganic P (IP) was the dominant P speciation in the solid and was mainly distributed in the fraction of non-apatite IP, which accounted for more than 62.8% of IP in the presence of EDTA-2Na. In addition, both IP and OP in the solid contributed to the accumulation of P and the former was outperformed. Furthermore, the increased total dissolved P mainly came from cells. However, the fermented sludge tended to be smaller and to have low compressibility, which is detrimental to its further treatment.
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- Jinghua Lv
- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
- International Joint Laboratory on Key Techniques in Water Treatment, Henan Province, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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Godvin Sharmila V, Kumar G, Sivashanmugham P, Piechota G, Park JH, Adish Kumar S, Rajesh Banu J. Phase separated pretreatment strategies for enhanced waste activated sludge disintegration in anaerobic digestion: An outlook and recent trends. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 363:127985. [PMID: 36126843 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A significant ecological problem was developed on disposing the enormous amounts of waste activated sludge (WAS) produced by traditional wastewater treatment. There have been various attempts recently originated to develop innovative methods for substantial sludge treatment. The most frequently used approach for treating sludge to produces methane and reduces sludge is anaerobic treatment. The hydrolysis phase in WAS limits the breakdown of complex macrobiotic compounds. The presence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in biomass prevents the substrate from being hydrolyzed. Enhancing substrate hydrolysis involves removal of EPS preceded by phase separated pretreatment. Hence, a critical assessment of various phase separated pretreatment that has a remarkable effect on the anaerobic digestion process was documented in detail. Moreover, the economic viability and energy requirement of this treatment process was also discussed. Perspectives and recommendations for methane production were also provided to attain effectual sludge management.
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- V Godvin Sharmila
- Department of Civil Engineering, Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- GPCHEM, Laboratory of Biogas Research and Analysis, 40a/3 Legionów Str., 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Sustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu 610005, India.
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Wu F, Ren Y, Qu G, Liu S, Chen B, Liu X, Zhao C, Li J. Utilization path of bulk industrial solid waste: A review on the multi-directional resource utilization path of phosphogypsum. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 313:114957. [PMID: 35390656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphogypsum is one of the hottest issues in the field of environmental solid waste treatment, with complex and changeable composition. Meanwhile, phosphogypsum contains a large number of impurities, thus leading to the low resource utilization rate, and it can only be stockpiled in large quantities. Phosphogypsum occupies a lot of land and poses a serious pollution threat to the ecological environment. This paper mainly summarizes the existing pretreatment and resource utilization technology of phosphogypsum. The pretreatment mainly includes dry method and wet method. The resource utilization technology mainly includes building materials, chemical raw materials, agriculture, environmental functional materials, filling materials, carbon sequestration and rare and precious extraction. Although there are many aspects of resource utilization of phosphogypsum, the existing technology is far from being able to consume a large amount of accumulated and generated phosphogypsum. Through the analysis, the comparison and mechanism analysis of the existing multifaceted and multi-level resource treatment technologies of phosphogypsum, the four promising resource utilization directions of phosphogypsum are put forward, mainly including prefabricated building materials, eco-friendly materials and soil materials, and new green functional materials and chemical fillers. Moreover, this paper summarizes the research basis of multi field and all-round treatment and disposal of phosphogypsum, which reduces repeated researches and development, as well as the treatment cost of phosphogypsum. This paper could provide a feasible research direction for the resource treatment technology of phosphogypsum in the future, so as to improve the consumption of phosphogypsum and reduce environmental risks.
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- Fenghui Wu
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, Kunming, 650500, China; National Regional Engineering Research Center-NCW, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, China
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Zou X, He J, Zhang P, Pan X, Zhong Y, Zhang J, Wu X, Li B, Tang X, Xiao X, Pang H. Insights into carbon recovery from excess sludge through enzyme-catalyzing hydrolysis strategy: Environmental benefits and carbon-emission reduction. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 351:127006. [PMID: 35304256 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study introduced the excellent improvement of enzyme cocktail (lysozyme and protease) on hydrolysis efficiency and the role of reducing carbon emission as an alternative carbon source. The best dosing method after optimization was to add four parts of lysozyme at 0 h and one part of protease at 1 h. The extracellular proteins and polysaccharides increased by 118% and 64% respectively under the optimal dosing mode. Enzyme cocktails reduced more organic matters and extended the distribution of sludge particles in the small particle size part. The enzymatic-treated sludge could reduce 21.09 kg CO2/t VSS if utilized to replace methanol for denitrification carbon source. Enzyme cocktails did better in enhancing both solubilization and hydrolysis than single enzymes under the optimal method. This study will provide a more integrated and comprehensive system for enzymatic pretreatment and new insight into the enzymatic pretreatment enhancing hydrolysis and reducing carbon emission.
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- Xiang Zou
- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Sewage Purification Co.,LTD, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Sewage Purification Co.,LTD, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Sewage Purification Co.,LTD, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Sewage Purification Co.,LTD, Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- State key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, People's Republic of China
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Hu F, Zhang S, Wang X, Wang C, Wu J, Xu L, Xu G, Hu Y. Investigating the role of different materials supplementation in anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste: Performance and microbial community dynamics. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Rajesh Banu J, Kavitha S, Yukesh Kannah R, Varjani S, Gunasekaran M. Mild hydrogen peroxide interceded bacterial disintegration of waste activated sludge for efficient biomethane production. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 817:152873. [PMID: 34998769 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Regardless of the issue of sludge management all over the world, the role of phase separated pretreatment prior to anaerobic digestion are more promising in terms of energy efficient biomethane production. However, the effect of phase separated pretreatment (dissociation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) followed by biological pretreatment in a two-step process) must be sensibly evaluated from various perceptions to consolidate its effectiveness in sludge management and bioenergy recovery. In this study, mild hydrogen peroxide induced bacterial pretreatment (H2O2-BP) was employed as phase separated pretreatment to investigate the effectiveness of EPS dissociation prior to biological pretreatment on sludge solubilization and biomethanation. The novelty of this study is the application of mild dosage of hydrogen peroxide at sludge pH for the removal of EPS layer with lesser formation of recalcitrant substances which thereby enhances the disintegration by enzyme secreting bacterial and methane generation. The outcome confirmed that the higher EPS dissociation was achieved at H2O2 dosage of 8 μL per 100 mL of sludge with negligible cell lysis. An extractable EPS of 172.8 mg/L was obtained after H2O2 treatment. The higher sCOD solubilization of 22% and the suspended solid reduction of 17.14% were achieved in hydrogen peroxide followed by bacterial pretreatment (H2O2-BP) as compared to of bacterial pretreatment alone (BP) (solubilization-11% and suspended solids reduction-9.3%) and control (C) sludges (solubilization-5% and suspended solids reduction-4.3%). The methane generation for H2O2-BP sludge is 0.174 L/gCOD which is higher than BP (0.078 L/gCOD,) and C sludge (0.02175 L/gCOD). A higher biomass solubilization and increased biomethanation in H2O2-BP revealed that dissociation of EPS prior to bacterial pretreatment increases the surface area for bacterial pretreatment facilitating easier accessibility of substrate and enhanced biomethanation.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur 610005, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627007, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627007, India; Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu 620015, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382010, India
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- Department of Physics, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627007, India.
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Rajesh Banu J, Godvin Sharmila V, Yukesh Kannah R, Kanimozhi R, Elfasakhany A, Gunasekaran M, Adish Kumar S, Kumar G. Impact of novel deflocculant ZnO/Chitosan nanocomposite film in disperser pretreatment enhancing energy efficient anaerobic digestion: Parameter assessment and cost exploration. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131835. [PMID: 34426273 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper proposed to interpret the novel method of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) removal in advance to sludge disintegration to enrich bioenergy generation. The sludge has been subjected to deflocculation using Zinc oxide/Chitosan nanocomposite film (ZCNF) and achieved 98.97% of solubilization which enhance the solubilization of organics. The obtained result revealed that higher solubilization efficiency of 23.3% was attained at an optimal specific energy of 2186 kJ/kg TS and disintegration duration of 30 min. The deflocculated sludge showed 8.2% higher solubilization than the flocculated sludge emancipates organics in the form of 1.64 g/L of SCOD thereby enhancing the methane generation. The deflocculated sludge produces methane of 230 mL/g COD attained overall solid reduction of 55.5% however, flocculated and control sludge produces only 182.25 mL/g COD and 142.8 mL/g COD of methane. Based on the energy, mass and cost analysis, the deflocculated sludge saved 94.1% of energy than the control and obtained the net cost of 5.59 $/t which is comparatively higher than the flocculated and control sludge.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Life Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, 610005, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University V.O.C College of Engineering, Anna University Thoothukudi Campus, Tamil Nadu, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Rajesh Banu J, Godvin Sharmila V, Kavitha S, Varjani S, Kumar G, Gunasekaran M. Alkali activated persulfate mediated extracellular organic release on enzyme secreting bacterial pretreatment for efficient hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125810. [PMID: 34467891 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present investigation is proposed to assess the competency of Sodium Persulphate (SPS) induced enzyme secreting bacterial pretreatment in enhancing the generation of biohydrogen from waste activated sludge (WAS). Alkali activated SPS of dosage 0.015 g/g SS has been opted to disseminate the floc structure to fortify the release of Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) into aqueous phase. This removal of EPS enhances the bacterial disintegration fostering 18.71% of suspended solids reduction and 21% of COD solubilization which was comparatively higher than bacterially pretreated (BP) and control (C) sludge. Biohydrogen production of control (C), bacterially pretreated (BP) and SPS mediated bacterially pretreated (SPS-BP) sludge were found to be 32.2 mLH2/g COD, 48.3 mLH2/g COD and 103.8 mLH2/g COD respectively. The net energy production of SPS - BP is 0.01 kWh which is higher than the C and BP sample during the entire treatment and obtained energy ratio greater than 1.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Life Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudi Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu 610005, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382010, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cai G, Ebrahimi M, Zheng G, Kaksonen AH, Morris C, O'Hara IM, Zhang Z. Effect of ferrous iron loading on dewaterability, heavy metal removal and bacterial community of digested sludge by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 295:113114. [PMID: 34171779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ILS-2 was adapted in digested sludge and used to treat sludge for dewaterability improvement. Results showed that increasing ferrous iron loading increased sludge dewaterability, but the inoculation of the bioleaching strain had little effect on sludge dewaterability compared to controls without the strain. The total extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) contents of sludges with and without bioleaching treatment were similar except for bioleaching treatment at 10% ferrous iron loading (on sludge total solids) where total EPS was higher with bioleaching treatment. However, bioleaching treatment for 48 h had a notable effect on removal of heavy metals, such as Mn, Ni and Zn, especially at the high loadings of ferrous iron. In the presence of A. ferrooxidans, the removal of Ni, Mn and Zn reached 93%, 88% and 80%, respectively, at a ferrous iron loading of 21%. The sequencing of 16S rRNA genes indicated that increasing ferrous iron loadings to 15% and 21% increased the relative abundance of Acidithiobacillus, Acidocella (with A. ferrooxidans) and Carboxylicivirga (without A. ferrooxidans) but decreased the abundance of Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter after 48 h treatment. This study enhanced the understanding of the correlations between bioleaching treatment of digested sludge, sludge dewaterability, heavy metal removal and bacterial communities.
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- Guiqin Cai
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Land and Water, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Land and Water, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, QLD 4000, Australia.
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Rajesh Banu J, Poornima Devi T, Yukesh Kannah R, Kavitha S, Kim SH, Muñoz R, Kumar G. A review on energy and cost effective phase separated pretreatment of biosolids. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 198:117169. [PMID: 33962241 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) existent in anaerobic sludge proves to be a barrier for sludge liquefaction and biomass lysis efficiency. Hence EPS deaggregation heightens the surface area for the subsequent pretreatment thereby uplifting the sludge disintegration and biomethanation rate. This review documents the role of EPS and its components which inhibits sludge hydrolysis and also the various phase separated pretreatment methods available with its disintegration mechanism to enhance the biomass lysis and methane production rate. It also illustrates the effects of phase separated pretreatment on the sludge disintegration rate which embodies two phases-floc disruption and cell lysis accompanied by their computation through biomethane potential assay and fermentation analysis comprehensively. Additionally, energy balance study and cost analysis requisite for successful implementation of a proposed phase separated pretreatment on a pilot scale level and their challenges are also reviewed. Overall this paper documents the potency of phase separated pretreatment for full scale approach.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Neelakudy, Thiruvarur, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, University of Valladolid, Dr. Mergelina, s/n, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea; Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
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Xu Y, Hu F, Wang X, Qu Y, Xu L, Liu Q. Improvement of phosphorus release from sludge by combined electrochemical-EDTA treatment. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 83:1824-1833. [PMID: 33905355 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this paper, combined with the addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), the electrochemical treatment of waste activated sludge (WAS) was investigated to explore its effect on the release of phosphorus (P) from WAS. The results showed that during the electrochemical treatment, the addition of EDTA could significantly promote the release of P from the WAS to the supernatant, the optimal amount of EDTA was 0.4 g/g total suspended solids (TSS), when the release of total dissolved phosphorus (TDP), organic phosphorus (OP) and molybdate reactive phosphorus (PO43--P) were 187.30, 173.84 and 13.46 mg/L, respectively. OP was the most likely form of P to be released during this process. Moreover, combined electrochemical-EDTA treatment could promote the release of P and metal ions from extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) to the supernatant, and increase the solubility and disintegration of sludge. EDTA chelated the metal ions of sludge flocs and phosphate precipitates to cause sludge floc decomposition, thereby promoting the release of P from WAS.
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- Yunfeng Xu
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, No. 99, Shangda Rd, Shanghai 200444, China E-mail:
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Xiao K, Abbt-Braun G, Horn H. Changes in the characteristics of dissolved organic matter during sludge treatment: A critical review. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 187:116441. [PMID: 33022515 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) of sludge is a heterogeneous mixture of high to low molecular weight organic substances which is including proteinaceous compounds, carbohydrates, humic substances, lipids, lignins, organic acids, organic micropollutants and other biological derived substances generated during wastewater treatment. This paper reviews definition, composition, quantification, and transformation of DOM during different sludge treatments, and the complex interplay of DOM with microbial communities. In anaerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion-refractory organic matter, particularly compounds showing polycyclic steroid-like, alkane and aromatic structures can be generated after pretreatment. During dewatering, the DOM fraction of low molecular weight proteins (< 20,000 Dalton) is the key parameter deteriorating sludge dewaterability. During composting, decomposition and polymerization of DOM occur, followed by the formation of humic substances. During landfill treatment, the composition of DOM, particularly humic substances, are related with leachate quality. Finally, suggestions are proposed for a better understanding of the transformation and degradation of DOM during sludge treatment. Future work in sludge studies needs the establishment and implementation of definitions for sample handling and the standardization of DOM methods for analysis, including sample preparation and fractionation, and data integration. A more detailed knowledge of DOM in sludge facilitates the operation and optimization of sludge treatment technologies.
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- Keke Xiao
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China; Engler-Bunte-Institut, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; DVGW Research Laboratories, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Engler-Bunte-Institut, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Engler-Bunte-Institut, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany; DVGW Research Laboratories, Water Chemistry and Water Technology, Engler-Bunte-Ring 9, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Yukesh Kannah R, Merrylin J, Poornima Devi T, Kavitha S, Sivashanmugam P, Kumar G, Rajesh Banu J. Food waste valorization: Biofuels and value added product recovery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wee GN, Han I, Lee TK. Enhanced deflocculation of dehydrated sludge by rhamnolipid treatment coupled with thermal hydrolysis. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 110:66-73. [PMID: 32460106 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effect of a biosurfactant, rhamnolipid (RL), coupled with a thermal treatment was investigated to determine its impact on improving the deflocculation of dehydrated sludge from wastewater treatment processes. Results showed that the RL treatment positively impacted sludge conditioning to weak acidity and hydrolyzed the carbohydrates and proteins released from the matrix of the extracellular polymeric substance. When RL was coupled with high temperature thermal treatments (65 and 95 °C), soluble chemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand solubilization increased by 9.6-19.7 times and 13.4-29.3%, respectively. The RL treatment reduced antibiotic resistant bacteria by 5.4-98.4%, and antibiotic activity was further accelerated by high temperature thermal treatment. The combination of biosurfactant and thermal treatment can effectively deflocculate dehydrated sludge and should be considered an alternative technology for the sludge management process.
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- Gui Nam Wee
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea.
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Yang W, Zeng L, Zhang W, Yang Q, Wang T, Xiong H. The influence of different sludge concentrations on its dewaterability during bioleaching. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 81:2585-2598. [PMID: 32857745 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bioleaching, a technologically and economically feasible technology, is considered as the high efficiency method to improve dewaterability in sewage sludge. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different sludge concentrations on bioleaching dewaterability and understand the mechanism of the effect of bioleaching on sludge dewaterability. Variation in pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), capillary suction time (CST), specific resistance to filtration (SRF) and different fractions of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) including slime EPS (S-EPS), loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS), and tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS) were determined. Different sludge concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 g·L-1) were selected to investigate during bioleaching. Results indicated that sludge buffering capacity significantly inhibited bioleaching efficiency as sludge concentrations increased. Optimum enhancements in sludge dewaterability were observed during the 10 g·L-1 sludge concentration treatment, and reached a maximum when the pH was 2.11. The variation of different fractions of EPS revealed that the ratio of S-EPS/TB-EPS significantly affected sludge dewaterability. Principal component analysis and Pearson's correlation analysis both provided evidence that the higher TB-EPS followed by a very large reduction was positively correlated with sludge dewaterability. However, the increase of protein and DNA in S-EPS content was negatively correlated with sludge dewaterability.
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- Wenfeng Yang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China and Jiujiang Key Laboratory of basin management and ecological protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China E-mail: ; School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan Hubei, 430079, China
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- College of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou Gansu, 730050, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan Hubei, 430079, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China and Jiujiang Key Laboratory of basin management and ecological protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China E-mail:
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China and Jiujiang Key Laboratory of basin management and ecological protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China E-mail:
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang 332005, China and Jiujiang Key Laboratory of basin management and ecological protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China E-mail:
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Liu B, Jin R, Liu G, Gu C, Dong B, Zhou J, Xing D. Effect on sludge disintegration by EDTA-enhanced thermal-alkaline treatment. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2020; 92:42-50. [PMID: 31165557 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sludge disintegration is an effective pretreatment to enhance the biodegradability of sludge. At present, the thermal-alkaline is one of the most commonly used methods, but it has a massive consumption of energy and chemical reagents. EDTA-enhanced thermal-alkaline treatment was used to strengthen the dewatered sludge disintegration at mid-low temperature in this study. Results showed that the dissolving-out quantity of soluble chemical oxygen demand and the volatile solid (VS) in residual sludge in the EDTA-added group were 14.7% higher and 7% lower than those in control system without EDTA, respectively, indicating that EDTA addition improved the performance of sludge disintegration. The addition of EDTA loosened the floc structure and enhanced the hydrolyzability of dissolved organic matters (DOM) with a narrower distribution of the relative molecular weight. The membrane damage of microbial cells in EDTA-added group reached 73.3% after 120 min, which was much higher than that in the control group (31.9%). EDTA contains a large number of hydrogen bond acceptors and could form hydrogen bonds with alcohols and phenols in solubilization products and DOM. It was speculated that the mechanism of EDTA-enhanced sludge disintegration was related to the formation of hydrogen bonds between EDTA and organic matter inside and outside the cell. PRACTITIONER POINTS: The addition of EDTA facilitated the thermal-alkali cracking of dewatered sludge. EDTA increased the particle size of sludge and enhanced the hydrolysis of DOM. The strengthening effect mainly occurred at the beginning of TB-EPS dissolving slowly. Hydrogen bond played important roles in the enhanced disintegration of sludge by EDTA.
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- Bowen Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Sang W, Li X, Feng Y, Zhang Q, Li D. Improvement of the sludge flocculation dewatering efficient by electromagnetic wave loading: research based on removal of bound water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:3413-3427. [PMID: 31845252 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07141-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Excess sludge was loaded by 2450 MHz electromagnetic wave in this study. The mechanism of electromagnetic wave loading on the releasing of bound water before sludge flocculation dewatering was investigated through observing the changes of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) composition, surface charge, and particle size distribution. The results showed that the 8.55 g/g total suspended solids (TSS) of bound water was reduced with 160 J/mL electromagnetic wave, and the moisture content of sludge decreased by 3.02%. The EPS structure in the sludge floc matrix was destroyed and the LB-EPS content reduced. Simultaneously, infrared spectrum analysis indicated that bound water content was correlated both to the changes of hydrophilic and hydrophobic functional groups. Moreover, protein secondary structure analysis found that looser protein structure facilitated the exposure of internal hydrophobic groups and further promoted the sludge hydrophobic properties. Additionally, electromagnetic wave disintegrated colloidal stability through dipole motion. The zeta potential increased from - 25.57 to - 14.32 mV; the medium particle size (d0.5) decreased from 119.99 to 80.41 μm. More small molecules created in the supernatant were helpful to release bound water, which could further improve flocculation dewaterability of sludge with electromagnetic wave loading.
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- Wenjiao Sang
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Gao P, Guo L, Sun J, Wang Y, She Z, Gao M, Zhao Y. Accelerating waste sludge hydrolysis with alkyl polyglucose pretreatment coupled with biological process of thermophilic bacteria: Hydrolytic enzyme activity and organic matters transformation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 247:161-168. [PMID: 31247363 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel pretreatment method combining thermophilic bacteria (TB) with alkyl polyglucose (APG) was employed to pretreat waste sludge for enhancing the sludge hydrolysis. TB combined with APG pretreatment was effective in the releasing of soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), protein and carbohydrate in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) when the dosage of APG was below 0.1 g/g TSS. The enhancement of SCOD, carbohydrates and protein in dissolved organic matter (DOM) was promoted by the synthetic effect of APG and TB, which provides more carbon and energy source to the subsequent biochemical processes in sludge digestion. Excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that the combined pretreatment was beneficial for the decrease of non-biodegradable materials and the increase of biodegradable materials in DOM, resulting in the enhancement of the biodegradation of waste sludge. The combined use of TB and 0.4 g/g TSS APG achieved the maximal activities of protease (1.8) and α-glucosidase (1.9), and the activities of protease and α-glucosidase were positively correlated to the dosage of APG. The combined pretreatment was advantageous for the sludge reduction and sludge stabilization.
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- Pengtao Gao
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Xiao B, Liu Y, Luo M, Yang T, Guo X, Yi H. Evaluation of the secondary structures of protein in the extracellular polymeric substances extracted from activated sludge by different methods. J Environ Sci (China) 2019; 80:128-136. [PMID: 30952330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The changes of protein secondary structures in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from activated sludge by four different methods were studied by analyzing the amide I region (1700-1600 cm-1) of the Fourier transform infrared spectra and model protein test. The results showed the molecular weight distribution of organic matter extracted by centrifugation, heating and cation exchange resin (CER) was similar, while the EPS extracted by centrifugation (Control) and CER had similar fluorescent organic matter. The protein secondary structures of extracted EPS by the four methods were different. The similarities of protein secondary structures between the EPS extracted by CER with the Control were the highest among the four extracted EPS. Although the EPS yield extracted by formaldehyde + NaOH method were the highest, its protein secondary structures had the lowest similarity with those extracted by the Control. Additionally, the effects of centrifugation and CER extraction on the secondary structures of bovine serum albumin were also lower than that of other extraction processes. CER enables the second maximum extraction of EPS and maximum retention of the original secondary structure of proteins.
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- Benyi Xiao
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing ZEHO Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment Company, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou 510655, China.
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Liu G, Wang K, Li X, Ma L, Ma X, Chen H. Enhancement of excess sludge hydrolysis and decomposition with different lysozyme dosage. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 366:395-401. [PMID: 30551085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The performance of the lysozyme catalysis on excess sludge (ES) hydrolysis and decomposition was investigated in this study. For this purpose, the release of soluble organic matters from sludge flocs, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) changes in composition and distribution and the quantity variations of microorganisms were monitored. Results indicated that lysozyme boosted the ES hydrolysis significantly with approximately 236.5 mg/L soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), 58.6 mg/L polysaccharide and 662.7 mg/L protein release within 240 min at the lysozyme dosage of 150 mg/gSS. Arising lysozyme dosages (from 0 to 150 mg/gSS step by step) could dramatically enhance the efficiency of the enzyme on ES with the concentration of polysaccharide increased from 84.6 mg/L to 143.2 mg/L and protein increased from 325.0 mg/L to 987.7 mg/L in total EPS. The decomposition effect of lysozyme on microorganisms improved with dosage, about 15.4%, 17.5% and 20.2% bacteria and 56.3%, 57.2% and 65.0% archaea were disintegrated at the lysozyme dosages of 50, 100 and 150 mg/gSS, respectively. However, fungi were barely influenced by the enzymatic catalysis. Tryptophan-protein like substances and aromatic protein were the dominant ES lysis compositions in EPS.
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- Gaige Liu
- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; School of Civil and Transportation, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Dai Q, Ma L, Ren N, Ning P, Guo Z, Xie L, Gao H. Investigation on extracellular polymeric substances, sludge flocs morphology, bound water release and dewatering performance of sewage sludge under pretreatment with modified phosphogypsum. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 142:337-346. [PMID: 29902677 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Modified phosphogypsum (MPG) was developed to improve dewaterability of sewage sludge, and dewatering performance, properties of treated sludge, composition and morphology distribution of EPS, dynamic analysis and multiple regression model on bound water release were investigated. The results showed that addition of MPG caused extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) disintegration through charge neutralization. Destruction of EPS promoted the formation of larger sludge flocs and the release of bound water into supernatant. Simultaneously, content of organics with molecular weight between 1000 and 7000 Da in soluble EPS (SB-EPS) increased with increasing of EPS dissolved into the liquid phase. Besides, about 8.8 kg•kg-1DS of bound water was released after pretreatment with 40%DS MPG dosage. Additionally, a multiple linear regression model for bound water release was established, showing that lower loosely bond EPS (LB-EPS) content and specific resistance of filtration (SRF) may improve dehydration performance, and larger sludge flocs may be beneficial for sludge dewatering.
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- Quxiu Dai
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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Rajesh Banu J, Eswari AP, Saratale GD, Uma Rani R, Kaliappan S, Yeom IT. Enhancing biomethanation from dairy waste activated biomass using a novel EGTA mediated microwave disintegration. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 223:644-651. [PMID: 29975891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel approach to explore the impact of calcium specific chelant - Ethylene glycol tetra acetic acid (EGTA) on deflocculation followed by biomass disintegration using microwave (MW) was investigated. In the first phase of the study, the EGTA dosage of 0.012 g/g suspended solids (SS) was found to be optimal for disassociating the biomass. Subsequent disintegration of biomass in microwave (EGTA-MW) yielded a biomass lysis and solids reduction of about 39.7% and 30.5%. EGTA-MW disintegration reduces the amount of specific energy required to disintegrate the biomass from 18,900 kJ/kg TS to 13,500 kJ/kg TS, when compared to control. The impact of EGTA-MW disintegration on anaerobic digestion was also evident from its methane yield (235.3 mL/g VS) which was 36.2% higher than control. An economic assessment of this study provides a net profit of 8.48 €/ton in EGTA-MW and highly endorsed for biomass disintegration.
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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Dai Q, Ren N, Ma L, Ning P, Qu G, Guo Z, Xie L. Research on dewaterability and properties of sewage sludge under modified phosphogypsum and acetic acid pretreatments. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 264:268-276. [PMID: 29852416 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A combined modified phosphogypsum (MPG) and acetic acid (HAC) addition was performed to pretreat sewage sludge for better dewaterability, and dewatering performance, sludge flocs morphology, properties of treated sludge, composition and morphology distribution of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), bound water release dynamic were investigated. Results suggested that combined addition could highly improve sludge dewatering compared to single addition. Furthermore, after pretreatment, stable sludge network was disintegrated and massive loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) were destroyed into supernatant, thus increasing amount of organics with molecular weight between 1000 and 7000 Da in soluble EPS (SB-EPS). Simultaneously, about 9.5 kg kg-1 DS (Dry solids) of bound water was released from sludge network.
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- Quxiu Dai
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China
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Ushani U, Kavitha S, Yukesh Kannah R, Gunasekaran M, Kumar G, Nguyen DD, Chang SW, Rajesh Banu J. Sodium thiosulphate induced immobilized bacterial disintegration of sludge: An energy efficient and cost effective platform for sludge management and biomethanation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 260:273-282. [PMID: 29631177 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.03.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present study aimed to gain better insights into profitable biomethanation through sodium thiosulphate induced immobilized protease secreting bacterial disintegration (STS-IPBD) of sludge. STS disperse the flocs at 0.08 g/g SS of dosage and assists the subsequent bacterial disintegration. Immobilization of bacteria increases the hydrolytic activity of cells towards effective liquefaction of sludge. A higher liquefaction of 22% was accomplished for STS-IPBD when compared to immobilized protease secreting bacterial disintegration (IPBD alone). The kinetic parameters of Line Weaver Burk plot analysis revealed a maximal specific growth rate (µmax) of 0.320 h-1 for immobilized cells when compared to suspended free cells showing the benefit of immobilization. Floc dispersion and immobilization of bacteria imparts a major role in biomethanation as the methane generation (0.32 gCOD/g COD) was higher in STS-IPBD sample. The cost analysis showed that STS - IPBD was a feasible process with net profit of 2.6 USD/Ton of sludge.
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- U Ushani
- Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Pollache Main Road, Eachanari Post, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus, Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus, Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Physics, Regional Campus, Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus, Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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Zhang Q, Yang W, Yang Q, Wang T, Chen S, Zou M, Yang Z. Effect of using different proportions of inoculum during bioleaching on sludge dewaterability. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2018; 2017:802-811. [PMID: 30016298 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bioleaching, the addition of bacteria to geological materials, has been applied to sludge to remove metals and improve upon sludge dewaterability. This paper investigates the effect of using different quantities of inoculum (bacteria) during bioleaching on sludge dewaterability. The analysis was based on bioleaching experiments conducted in a 20 L bio-reactor using different quantities of inoculum (20%, 10%, 5%, 2%, 0%). Changes in pH, oxidation reduction potential (ORP), capillary suction time (CST), specific resistance to filtration (SRF) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were determined to gauge sludge dewatering. Results indicate that sludge dewaterability during the 2%, 10%, and 20% inoculum experiments declined through time. Decreased dewaterability is attributed to increases in the quantity of proteins and polysaccharides in slime EPS. Dewaterability improved during the 5% inoculum experiment, and reached a maximum when pH was 2.3. During this latter experiment, CST and SRF were reduced by 74% and 62%, respectively, in comparison to control conditions, while total EPS content decreased by 71%. The decrease in total EPS was primarily due to a decrease in proteins associated with tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS). Thus, changes in the amount of proteins in TB-EPS and sludge pH played a crucial role in sludge dewaterability.
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- Qingfang Zhang
- College of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou Gansu, 730050, China
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- College of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou Gansu, 730050, China; College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- Poyang Lake Eco-economy Research Center, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China E-mail: ; Jiujiang Key Laboratory of Basin Management and Ecological Protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China; College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- Jiujiang Key Laboratory of Basin Management and Ecological Protection, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China; College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang Jiangxi, 332005, China
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Rajesh Banu J, Ushani U, Rajkumar M, Naresh Kumar R, Parthiba Karthikeyan O. Impact of mild alkali dosage on immobilized Exiguobacterium spp. mediated cost and energy efficient sludge disintegration. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 245:434-441. [PMID: 28898841 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Approaches to (extracellular polymeric substance) EPS removal were studied with major aim to enhance the biodegradability and sludge solubilization. In this study, a novel approach of entrapment of bacterial strain was carried out to achieve long term activity of protease secreting bacteria Exiguobacterium sp. A mild treatment of potassium hydroxide (KOH) was applied to remove EPS which was followed by entrapment under the biological pretreatment. The efficiency of Exiguobacterium was predicted through dissolvable organic and suspended solids (SS) reduction. The maximum dissolvable organic matter released was 2300mg/L with the solubilization of 23% which was obtained for sludge without EPS (SWOE). For dissolvable organic release, SWOE showed higher final methane production of 232mL/g COD at the production rate of 16.2mL/g COD.d. The SWOE pretreatment was found to be cost effective and less energy intensive beneficial in terms of energy and cost (43.9KWh and -8.2USD) when compared to sludge with EPS (SWE) pretreatment (-177.6KWh and -91.23USD).
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- J Rajesh Banu
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia 6027, Australia
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Eswari AP, Kavitha S, Banu JR, Karthikeyan OP, Yeom IT. H 2O 2 induced cost effective microwave disintegration of dairy waste activated sludge in acidic environment for efficient biomethane generation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:688-697. [PMID: 28818797 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study aimed to improve the biomethane potential of dairy waste activated sludge (WAS) by H2O2-acidic pH induced microwave disintegration (HAMW-D) pretreatment approach. The results of HAMW-D compared with the microwave disintegration (MW-D) alone for energy and economic factors. In the two phase disintegration process, the H2O2 concentration of about 0.5mg/g SS under acid pH of 5 was found to be optimum for effective dissociation of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) matrix. A higher liquefaction of about 46.6% was achieved in HAMW-D when compared to that of MW-D (30%). It subsequently improved the methane yield of about 250mL/g VS in HAMW-D, which was 9.6% higher than MW-D. A net profit of about 49€/ton was achieved for HAMW-D, therefore it is highly recommended for WAS pretreatment.
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- A Parvathy Eswari
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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Sharmila VG, Dhanalakshmi P, Rajesh Banu J, Kavitha S, Gunasekaran M. Effect of deflocculation on photo induced thin layer titanium dioxide disintegration of dairy waste activated sludge for cost and energy efficient methane production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:776-784. [PMID: 28822951 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Revised: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present study, the deflocculated sludge was disintegrated through thin layer immobilized titanium dioxide (TiO2) as photocatalyst under solar irradiation. The deflocculation of sludge was carried out by 0.05g/g SS of sodium citrate aiming to facilitate more surface area for subsequent TiO2 mediated disintegration. The proposed mode of disintegration was investigated by varying TiO2 dosage, pH and time. The maximum COD solubilization of 18.4% was obtained in the optimum 0.4g/L of TiO2 dosage with 5.5 pH and exposure time of 40min. Anaerobic assay of disintegrated samples confirms the role of deflocculation as methane yield was found to be higher in deflocculated (235.6mL/gVS) than the flocculated sludge (146.8mL/gVS). Moreover, the proposed method (Net cost for control - Net cost for deflocculation) saves sludge management cost of about $132 with 53.8% of suspended solids (SS) reduction.
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- V Godvin Sharmila
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Physics, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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Yukesh Kannah R, Kavitha S, Rajesh Banu J, Parthiba Karthikeyan O, Sivashanmugham P. Dispersion induced ozone pretreatment of waste activated biosolids: Arriving biomethanation modelling parameters, energetic and cost assessment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:679-687. [PMID: 28818796 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, the phase separated effect of dispersion induced ozone pretreatment (DOP) was investigated. Solid reduction, biomass lysis and biomethane production were used as essential parameters to assess the potential of DOP over ozone pretreatment (OP). A higher suspended solid reduction of about 25.2% was achieved in DOP than OP 18%. The ozone dosage of 0.014gO3/g SS supported a maximal biomass lysis of about 32.8% when the biosolids were subjected to prior dispersion at 30s and 3000rpm. However, the same ozone dosage without phase separation achieved 9.6% biomass lysis. The second exponential model results of the biomethane assay showed that DOP enhanced the accessibility of disintegrated biosolids for methane production and induced about 1150mL/g VS of methane production. The energy analysis reveals that DOP provides significant amount of positive net energy (152.65kWh/ton) when compared to OP (-12.42kWh/ton).
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- R Yukesh Kannah
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment, Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; College of Marine and Environmental Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
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He J, Yang P, Zhang W, Cao B, Xia H, Luo X, Wang D. Characterization of changes in floc morphology, extracellular polymeric substances and heavy metals speciation of anaerobically digested biosolid under treatment with a novel chelated-Fe 2+ catalyzed Fenton process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 243:641-651. [PMID: 28709069 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A novel chelated-Fe2+ catalyzed Fenton process (CCFP) was developed to enhance dewatering performance of anaerobically digested biosolid, and changes in floc morphology, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and heavy metals speciation were also investigated. The results showed that addition of chelating agents caused EPS solubilization by binding multivalent cations. Like traditional Fenton, CCFP performed well in improving anaerobically digested sludge dewatering property. The highly active radicals (OH, O2-) produced in classical Fenton and CCFP were responsible for sludge flocs destruction and consequently degradation of biopolymers into small molecules. Furthermore, more plentiful pores and channels were presented in cake after Fenton treatment, which was conducive to water drainage under mechanical compression. Additionally, a portion of active heavy metals in the form of oxidizable and reducible states were dissolved under CCFP. Therefore, CCFP could greatly simplify the operating procedure of Fenton conditioning and improve its process adaptability for harmless treatment of biological sludge.
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- Juanjuan He
- School of Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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- Central and Southern China Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co Ltd, China
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- School of Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Selvakumar P, Sivashanmugam P. Thermo-chemo-sonic pre-digestion of waste activated sludge for yeast cultivation to extract lipids for biodiesel production. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 198:90-98. [PMID: 28453990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The low cost biosynthesis of microbial lipids are an efficient feedstock to replace plant based oil for biodiesel production. The present study objective is to explore the effect of thermo-chemo-sonic pre-digestion of municipal Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) to cultivate oleaginous L. starkeyi MTCC-1400 as a model organism to produce high yield biomass and lipid. Higher Suspended Solids (SS) reduction (20 and 15.71%) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) solubilization (27.6 and 22.3%) were achieved at a Specific Energy (SE) input of 5569 kJ/kg for WAS digested with NaOH and KOH, respectively. The maximum biomass of 17.52 g L-1 and lipid 64.3% dwt were attained in NaOH pre-digested sample. The analyzed lipid profile exhibited high content of palmitic acid (45.6%) and oleic acid (38.7%) which are more suitable for biofuel production. Thus, these results strongly motivate the use of pre-digested WAS as an efficient and economical substrate for biodiesel production.
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- P Selvakumar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620015, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620015, India.
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Kannah RY, Kavitha S, Rajesh Banu J, Yeom IT, Johnson M. Synergetic effect of combined pretreatment for energy efficient biogas generation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 232:235-246. [PMID: 28236758 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Physiochemical disintegration of waste activated biosolids (WAB) through thermochemical (TC) pretreatment requires high energy and cost for efficient energy generation. Therefore in the present study, an attempt has been made to enhance the biodegrdability and to minimize the operational cost of TC pretreatment by combining it with ozonation. A higher solubilization of about 30.4% was achieved at lesser energy input of about 141.02kJ/kgTS and a ozone dosage of about 0.0012mgO3/mgSS through this combined thermo chemo ozone (TCO3) pretreatment. The methane production potential (0.32gCOD/gCOD) of TCO3 pretreatment was comparatively higher than the (0.19gCOD/gCOD) TC pretreatment. The energetic analysis and economic assessment of the proposed method of pretreatment can possibly reduces the energy requirement of TC pretreatment with a positive net profit of about 35.49$/ton of biosolids.
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- R Yukesh Kannah
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Campus of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India.
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- Graduate School of Water Resource, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Centre for Plant Biotechnology, St Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India
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Ushani U, Rajesh Banu J, Kavitha S, Kaliappan S, Yeom IT. Immobilized and MgSO 4 induced cost effective bacterial disintegration of waste activated sludge for effective anaerobic digestion. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 175:66-75. [PMID: 28211336 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, an attempt was made to disintegrate waste activated sludge (WAS) in a cost-effective way. During the first phase of this study, effective break down of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) was performed by deflocculating WAS with 0.1 g/g SS of MgSO4. Deflocculation rate was 92% with discharge rate of extractable EPS at 185 mg/L. In the second phase, effective bacterial cell disintegration was obtained at 36 h post treatment. Maximum solubilization of deflocculated sludge was approximately 21%, which was higher than that of flocculated sludge (14.2%) or the control (4.5%). Biodegradability studies were assessed through kinetic analysis by non-linear regression modeling. Results revealed that the deflocculated sludge had higher methane generation (at about 235.8 mL/gVs) compared to flocculated sludge (at 146.1 mL/gVs) or the control (at 34.8 mL/gVs). Cost assessment of the present work revealed that the net yield for each ton of the deflocculated sludge was about 32.99 USD.
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- U Ushani
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil, India
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- Graduate School of Water Resource, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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Liu Y, Wang HL, Xu YX, Fang YY, Chen XR. Sludge disintegration using a hydrocyclone to improve biological nutrient removal and reduce excess sludge. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mancuso G, Langone M, Andreottola G. A swirling jet-induced cavitation to increase activated sludge solubilisation and aerobic sludge biodegradability. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2017; 35:489-501. [PMID: 27838222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In this work, a modified swirling jet induced hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) has been used for the pre-treatment of excess sludge. In order to both improve the HC treatment efficiencies and reduce the energy consumption, the effectiveness of the HC reactor on sludge disintegration and on aerobic biodegradability has been investigated at different operating conditions and parameters, such as temperature, inlet pressure, sludge total solid (TS) content and reactor geometry. The inlet pressure was related to the flow velocity and pressure drop. The best results in terms of sludge solubilisation were achieved after 2h of HC treatment, treating a 50.0gTSL-1 and using the three heads Ecowirl system, at 35.0°C and 4.0bar. Chemical and respirometric tests proved that sludge solubilisation and aerobic biodegradability can be efficiently enhanced through HC pre-treatment technique. At the optimum operating conditions, the specific supplied energy has been varied from 3276 to 12,780kJkgTS-1 in the HC treatment, by increasing the treatment time from 2 to 8 h, respectively. Low endogenous decay rates (bH) were measured on the excess sludge at low specific supplied energy, revealing that only an alteration in floc structure was responsible for the sludge solubilisation. On the contrary, higher bH values were measured at higher specific supplied energy, indicating that the sludge solubilisation was related to a decreasing biomass viability, as consequence of dead cells and/or disrupted cells (cell lysis).
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- Giuseppe Mancuso
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Via Mesiano 77, 38123, Italy.
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Zou J, Zhang L, Wang L, Li Y. Enhancing phosphorus release from waste activated sludge containing ferric or aluminum phosphates by EDTA addition during anaerobic fermentation process. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 171:601-608. [PMID: 28049110 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 12/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The effect of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) addition on phosphorus release from biosolids and phosphate precipitates during anaerobic fermentation was investigated. Meanwhile, the impact of EDTA addition on the anaerobic fermentation process was revealed. The results indicate that EDTA addition significantly enhanced the release of phosphorus from biosolids, ferric phosphate precipitate and aluminum phosphate precipitate during anaerobic fermentation, which is attributed to the complexation of metal ions and damage of cell membrane caused by EDTA. With the optimal EDTA addition of 19.5 mM (0.41 gEDTA/gSS), phosphorus release efficiency from biosolids was 82%, which was much higher than that (40%) without EDTA addition. Meanwhile, with 19.5 mM EDTA addition, almost all the phosphorus in ferric phosphate precipitate was released, while only 57% of phosphorus in aluminum phosphate precipitate was released. This indicates that phosphorus in ferric phosphate precipitate was much easier to be released than that in aluminum phosphate precipitate during anaerobic fermentation of sludge. In addition, proper EDTA addition facilitated the production of soluble total organic carbon and volatile fatty acids, as well as solid reduction during sludge fermentation, although methane production could be inhibited. Therefore, EDTA addition can be used as an alternative method for recovering phosphorus from waste activated sludge containing ferric or aluminum precipitates, as well as recovery of soluble carbon source.
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- Jinte Zou
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China; College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Arun C, Sivashanmugam P. Study on optimization of process parameters for enhancing the multi-hydrolytic enzyme activity in garbage enzyme produced from preconsumer organic waste. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 226:200-210. [PMID: 28002780 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The garbage enzymes produced from preconsumer organic waste containing multi hydrolytic enzyme activity which helps to solubilize the waste activated sludge. The continuous production of garbage enzyme and its scaling up process need a globe optimized condition. In present study the effect of fruit peel composition and sonication time on enzyme activity were investigated. Garbage enzyme produced from 6g pineapple peels: 4g citrus peels pre-treated with ultrasound for 20min shows higher hydrolytic enzymes activity. Simultaneously statistical optimization tools were used to model garbage enzyme production with higher activity of amylase, lipase and protease. The maximum activity of amylase, lipase and protease were predicted to be 56.409, 44.039, 74.990U/ml respectively at optimal conditions (pH (6), temperature (37°C), agitation (218 RPM) and fermentation duration (3days)). These optimized conditions can be successfully used for large scale production of garbage enzyme with higher hydrolytic enzyme activity.
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- C Arun
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015, India.
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Ushani U, Kavitha S, Johnson M, Yeom IT, Banu JR. Upgrading the hydrolytic potential of immobilized bacterial pretreatment to boost biogas production. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:813-826. [PMID: 27757748 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7819-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this study, surfactant dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate (DOSS)-mediated immobilized bacterial pretreatment of waste activated sludge (WAS) was experimentally proved to be an efficient and economically feasible process for enhancing the biodegradability of WAS. The maximal floc disruption with negligible cell cleavage was achieved at surfactant dosage of 0.009 g/g SS. Results of the outcome of bacterial pretreatment of sludge biomass revealed that chemical oxygen demand (COD) solubilization for deflocculated (EPS removed-bacterially pretreated) sludge was 20 %, which was higher than that of flocculated (14 %) or control (5 %). The pretreatment was swift in deflocculated sludge with a rate constant of about 0.064 h-1. Biochemical methane potential (BMP) assay resulted in significant methane yield at 0.24 gCOD/gCOD for deflocculated sludge. Economic assessment of the proposed method showed a net profit of about 57.39 USD/ton of sludge.
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- U Ushani
- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, 627007, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, 627007, India
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- St. Xavier College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Centre of Anna University, Tirunelveli, 627007, India.
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