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Halim M, Stankovic M, Prathep A. A preliminary study of carbon dioxide and methane emissions from patchy tropical seagrass meadows in Thailand. PeerJ 2024; 12:e18087. [PMID: 39399424 PMCID: PMC11468903 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.18087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 10/15/2024] Open
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Background Seagrass meadows are a significant blue carbon sink due to their ability to store large amounts of carbon within sediment. However, the knowledge of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from seagrass meadows is limited, especially from meadows in the tropical region. Therefore, in this study, CO2 and CH4 emissions and carbon metabolism were studied at a tropical seagrass meadow under various conditions. Methods CO2 and CH4 emissions and carbon metabolism were measured using benthic chambers deployed for 18 h at Koh Mook, off the southwest coast of Thailand. The samples were collected from areas of patchy Enhalus acoroides, Thalassia hemprichii, and bare sand three times within 18 h periods of incubation: at low tide at 6 pm (t0), at low tide at 6 am (t1), and at high tide at noon (t2). Results Seagrass meadows at Koh Mook exhibited varying CO2 and CH4 emissions across different sampling areas. CO2 emissions were higher in patchy E. acoroides compared to patchy T. hemprichii and bare sand areas. CH4 emissions were only detected in vegetated areas (patchy E. acoroides and T. hemprichii) and were absent in bare sand. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in net community production across sampling areas, although seagrass meadows were generally considered autotrophic. Koh Mook seagrass meadows contribute only slightly to GHG emissions. The results suggested that the low GHG emissions from Koh Mook seagrass meadows do not outweigh their role as significant carbon sinks, with a value 320 t CO2 -eq. This study provided baseline information for estimating GHG emissions in seagrass meadows in Thailand.
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- Muhammad Halim
- Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Excellence Center for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
- Dugong and Seagrass Research Station, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
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Markevičiūtė Z, Guerreschi A, Menin G, Malpei F, Varžinskas V. Wheat Bran and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Biomass' Effect on Aerobic and Anaerobic Degradation Efficiency of Paper Composite. Microorganisms 2024; 12:2018. [PMID: 39458328 PMCID: PMC11509976 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12102018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2024] [Revised: 09/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/28/2024] Open
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This study is a continuation of research on sustainable food packaging materials made from locally available feedstock and industrial by-products within the Baltic Sea region. Its main focus is the impact of wheat bran filler and Saccharomyces cerevisiae additive, which was used to develop a novel bio-coating for paper composite packaging, on the biodegradation efficiency of paper composites under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In this study, we analyzed the effect of 15% and 40% concentrations of wheat bran filler and Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass on the biodegradation efficiency of paper composites. This research was conducted under controlled environmental conditions, with aerobic biodegradation tested at 46 °C in a compost-based mesophilic-thermophilic environment and anaerobic biodegradation tested at 55 °C in an active inoculum thermophilic environment. The results show that the presence of wheat bran filler significantly improves biodegradation efficiency compared to microcrystalline cellulose reference material. Under aerobic conditions, the biodegradation efficiency for the 40% wheat bran and yeast sample was 6.34%, compared to only 0.71% for the cellulose reference material. In anaerobic conditions, the 15% wheat bran and yeast sample showed a biodegradation efficiency of 96.62%, compared to 82.32% for the cellulose reference material.
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- Zita Markevičiūtė
- Centre for Packaging Innovations and Research, Kaunas University of Technology, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Fabe Laboratory, Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, 44239 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Machineni L, Anupoju GR. Optimization of biomethane production from sweet sorghum bagasse using artificial neural networks combined with particle swarm algorithm. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:114095-114110. [PMID: 37855961 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30451-6] [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: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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In the face of international movement away from fossil fuels caused pollution menace, many research labs are rushing towards next big breakthrough via effective biorefinery development employing non-edible agro-residues as feedstock. This work aims to evaluate and optimize the methane potential of underutilized full strength sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) via anaerobic digestion (AD). Biochemical methane potential assays are set up for SSB AD under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions at four substrate-o-inoculum ratios (SIR) 3, 5, 7, and 9 with pH 6.5, 7.5, and 8.5 and with 80, 90, and 100 rpm mixing speed over 50 days. SIR 5 produced the highest cumulative biomethane yield of 4.25 L methane g-1 VS with a shorter lag time of 7.5 days and technical digestion time of 24 days. The influence of physio-chemical parameters on AD process dynamics is supported with 16s rRNA metagenomic sequencing. Based on complete experimental data sets, two artificial neural network (ANN) models are developed to identify the relevant significance of process parameters and to predict bagasse methane potential. Further, the developed ANN model is integrated with particle swarm optimization algorithm to create ideal AD process operating conditions which maximize the target variable, biomethane. The trained and cross-validated ANN-PSO model showed good-fit-accuracy with R2 > 0.995 and demonstrated satisfactory performance in the biomethane yield prediction from AD of non-edible agri-residues.
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- Lakshmi Machineni
- Bio Engineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) Group, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering (DEEE), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, 500007, India.
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- Bio Engineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) Group, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering (DEEE), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Ghimire A, Luongo V, Frunzo L, Lens PNL, Pirozzi F, Esposito G. Biohythane production from food waste in a two-stage process: assessing the energy recovery potential. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:2190-2196. [PMID: 33357020 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1869319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ABSTRACTBiohythane (hydrogen + methane) production in a two stage dark fermentation (DF) and anaerobic digestion (AD) process from food waste (FW) has been studied. This paper investigated the effect of operation temperature, i.e. mesophilic (34 °C) and thermophilic (55 °C) , on biohythane yield and total energy recovery carried out at the initial culture pH 5.5 and pH 7, respectively for DF and AD batch tests. The mesophilic DF tests gave a higher hydrogen yield of 53.5 (±4) mL H2/g VS added compared to thermophilic DF tests, i.e. 37.6 (±1) mL H2/g VS added. However, higher methane yields, i.e. 307.5 (± 10) mL CH4/g VS, were obtained at thermophilic AD tests compared to mesophilic AD, i.e. 276.5 (±4.3) mL CH4/g VS. The total energy recovery from thermophilic DF + AD was higher (11.4 MJ/kg VS) than the mesophilic (10.4 MJ/kg VS) combined process. Interestingly, the analysis of kinetic parameters of mesophilic tests, determined from the Modified Gompertz equation, showed that mesophilic DF had faster H2 production kinetics, which can be attributed to a faster adaptation of the heat-shocked inoculum used in the tests to the incubation temperature. However, thermophilic AD tests exhibited faster kinetics for methane production.
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- Anish Ghimire
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications Renato Caccioppoli, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Applications Renato Caccioppoli, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Sales Junior SF, Costa Amaral IC, Mannarino CF, Hauser-Davis RA, Correia FV, Saggioro EM. Long-term landfill leachate exposure modulates antioxidant responses and causes cyto-genotoxic effects in Eisenia andrei earthworms. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117351. [PMID: 34000669 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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It is estimated that approximately 0.4% of the total leachate produced in a landfill is destined for treatment plants, while the rest can reach the soil and groundwater. In this context, this study aimed to perform leachate toxicity evaluations through immune system cytotoxic assessments, genotoxic (comet assay) appraisals and antioxidant system (superoxide dismutase - SOD; catalase - CAT, glutathione-S-transferase - GST; reduced glutathione - GSH and metallothionein - MT) evaluations in Eisenia andrei earthworms exposed to a Brazilian leachate for 77 days. The leachate sample contained high organic matter (COD - 10,630 mg L-1) and ammoniacal nitrogen (2398 mg L-1), as well as several metals, including Ca, Cr, Fe, Mg, Ni and Zn. Leachate exposure resulted in SOD activity alterations and increased CAT activity and MT levels. Decreased GST activity and GSH levels were also observed. Antioxidant system alterations due to leachate exposure led to increased malondialdehyde levels as a result of lipid peroxidation after the 77 day-exposure. An inflammatory process was also observed in exposed earthworms, evidenced by increased amoebocyte density, and DNA damage was also noted. This study demonstrates for the first time that sublethal effect assessments in leachate-exposed earthworms comprise an important tool for solid waste management.
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- Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior
- Center of Studies on Worker's Health and Human Ecology, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Center of Studies on Worker's Health and Human Ecology, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Sanitation and Environment Health Department, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- UNIRIO,Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, 22290-20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Center of Studies on Worker's Health and Human Ecology, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Sanitation and Environment Health Department, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, 21041-210, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Shahzad HMA, Khan SJ, Zeshan, Jamal Y, Habib Z. Evaluating the performance of anaerobic moving bed bioreactor and upflow anaerobic hybrid reactor for treating textile desizing wastewater. Biochem Eng J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Miryahyaei S, Das T, Othman M, Batstone D, Eshtiaghi N. Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with cellulose, protein, and lipids: Role of rheology and digestibility. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 731:139214. [PMID: 32417486 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Rheology is known to have an impact on the performance of digesters, but the effect of additional substrates (co-digestion) is poorly understood. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the addition of cellulose, protein and lipids to substrates on the rheological behaviour and biogas production of the mixture of primary sludge (PS) and waste-activated sludge (WAS) in a batch system. A mixture of PS and WAS to form the main substrate was anaerobically co-digested with different types of organic matter (cellulose, protein and lipids) as co-substrates at different co-substrate to main substrate ratios of 2-8 (wt%) under mesophilic conditions and below ammonia inhibition levels. Yield stress (τy) and the flow consistency index (k) of the combined feed in the case of cellulose and protein were significantly dependent on the amount of co-substrate added, while there was an insignificant impact on these properties when lipids were added. Cellulose significantly increased τy and k in the feed, which resulted in poor fluidity and the improper homogenisation of the digester content, and consequently decreased the biogas yield. In contrast, the biogas yield was improved through the addition of 2% to 6% protein despite an increase in τy and k of the feed, but the methane yield decreased at 7% and 8% levels of protein concentration. This observation indicates that the threshold for τy and k of the digester media depends on the organic nature and digestibility of the substrate. There was no significant impact on the flow properties of the initial mixture when lipids were added, and their addition increased the biogas yield. A first-order kinetic reaction model was used for predicting the yield of methane from these digesters. The rate constant values revealed an increasing trend, with the highest for protein then lipids then cellulose.
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- S Miryahyaei
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, 3001 Melbourne, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, 3001 Melbourne, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, 3001 Melbourne, Australia
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, 3001 Melbourne, Australia.
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