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Cossey HL, Kaminsky HAW, Ulrich AC. Effects of Pressure on the Biogeochemical and Geotechnical Behavior of Treated Oil Sands Tailings in a Pit Lake Scenario. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 365:143395. [PMID: 39313078 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 09/06/2024] [Accepted: 09/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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Reclamation options for oil sands fluid fine tailings (FFT) are limited due to its challenging geotechnical properties, which include high water and clay contents and low shear strength. A feasible reclamation option for tailings with these properties is water capped FFT deposits (pit lakes). A relatively new proposal is to deposit FFT that has been treated with alum and polyacrylamide in pit lakes. Though over 65 Mm3 of alum/polyacrylamide treated FFT has been deposited to date, there is limited publicly available information on the biogeochemical and geotechnical behavior of this treated FFT. Further, the effects of pressure from overlying tailings on microbial activity and biogeochemical cycling in oil sands tailings has not been previously investigated. Twelve 5.5 L columns were designed to mimic alum/polyacrylamide treated FFT deposited beneath a water cap. A 2x2 factorial design was used to apply pressure and hydrocarbon amendments to the tailings. Pressure (0.3 to 5.1 kPa) was applied incrementally and columns were monitored for 360 d. Pressure significantly enhanced consolidation and microbial activity in treated FFT. Columns with pressure generated significantly more CH4(g) and CO2(g) and had significant increases in dissolved organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand in the FFT and water caps. The enhanced microbial activity in columns with pressure indicates that pressure increased the solubility of microbial substrates and metabolites in the tailings, thereby increasing the bioavailability of these compounds. Ammonium generation was significantly higher in columns with pressure, suggesting that microorganisms utilized polyacrylamide and/or N2 fixation as a nitrogen source to meet enhanced nutrient demands. Pressure also impacted microbial community structure, shifting methanogenic communities from hydrogenotrophic methanogens to predominately acetoclastic methanogens. This study also revealed the importance of sulfur cycling in treated FFT. Extensive sulfate reduction occurred in all columns, generating dissolved sulfides and H2S(g), and this was accelerated by hydrocarbon amendments.
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- Heidi L Cossey
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1H9
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- Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5G 0Y2
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1H9.
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Kim M, Cha IT, Li M, Park SJ. Unraveling interspecies cross-feeding during anaerobic lignin degradation for bioenergy applications. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 361:142588. [PMID: 38866340 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142588] [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: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Lignin, a major component of plant biomass, remains underutilized for renewable biofuels due to its complex and heterogeneous structure. Although investigations into depolymerizing lignin using fungi are well-established, studies of microbial pathways that enable anaerobic lignin breakdown linked with methanogenesis are limited. Through an enrichment cultivation approach with inoculation of freshwater sediment, we enriched a microbial community capable of producing methane during anaerobic lignin degradation. We reconstructed the near-complete population genomes of key lignin degraders and methanogens using metagenome-assembled genomes finally selected in this study (MAGs; 92 bacterial and 4 archaeal MAGs affiliated into 45 and 2 taxonomic groups, respectively). This study provides genetic evidence of microbial interdependence in conversion of lignin to methane in a syntrophic community. Metagenomic analysis revealed metabolic linkages, with lignin-hydrolyzing and/or fermentative bacteria such as the genera Alkalibaculum and Propionispora transforming lignin breakdown products into compounds such as acetate to feed methanogens (two archaeal MAGs classified into the genus Methanosarcina or UBA6 of the family Methanomassiliicoccaceae). Understanding the synergistic relationships between microbes that convert lignin could inform strategies for producing renewable bioenergy and treating aromatic-contaminated environments through anaerobic biodegradation processes. Overall, this study offers fundamental insights into complex community-level anaerobic lignin metabolism, highlighting hitherto unknown players, interactions, and pathways in this biotechnologically valuable process.
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- Minji Kim
- Department of Biology, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, 63243, South Korea
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- Climate Change and Environmental Biology Research Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, South Korea
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- Archaeal Biology Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biology, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, 63243, South Korea.
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Bahadur A, Zhang L, Guo W, Sajjad W, Ilahi N, Banerjee A, Faisal S, Usman M, Chen T, Zhang W. Temperature-dependent transformation of microbial community: A systematic approach to analyzing functional microbes and biogas production. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 249:118351. [PMID: 38331158 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118351] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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The stability and effectiveness of the anaerobic digestion (AD) system are significantly influenced by temperature. While majority research has focused on the composition of the microbial community in the AD process, the relationships between functional gene profile deduced from gene expression at different temperatures have received less attention. The current study investigates the AD process of potato peel waste and explores the association between biogas production and microbial gene expression at 15, 25, and 35 °C through metatranscriptomic analysis. The production of total biogas decreased with temperature at 15 °C (19.94 mL/g VS), however, it increased at 35 °C (269.50 mL/g VS). The relative abundance of Petrimonas, Clostridium, Aminobacterium, Methanobacterium, Methanothrix, and Methanosarcina were most dominant in the AD system at different temperatures. At the functional pathways level 3, α-diversity indices, including Evenness (Y = 5.85x + 8.85; R2 = 0.56), Simpson (Y = 2.20x + 2.09; R2 = 0.33), and Shannon index (Y = 1.11x + 4.64; R2 = 0.59), revealed a linear and negative correlation with biogas production. Based on KEGG level 3, several dominant functional pathways associated with Oxidative phosphorylation (ko00190) (25.09, 24.25, 24.04%), methane metabolism (ko00680) (30.58, 32.13, and 32.89%), and Carbon fixation pathways in prokaryotes (ko00720) (27.07, 26.47, and 26.29%), were identified at 15 °C, 25 °C and 35 °C. The regulation of biogas production by temperature possibly occurs through enhancement of central function pathways while decreasing the diversity of functional pathways. Therefore, the methanogenesis and associated processes received the majority of cellular resources and activities, thereby improving the effectiveness of substrate conversion to biogas. The findings of this study illustrated the crucial role of central function pathways in the effective functioning of these systems.
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- Ali Bahadur
- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Cryosphere and Eco-Environment Research Station of Shule River Headwaters, State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Lanzhou Xinrong Environmental Energy Engineering Technology Co. Ltd. Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Bouchareb EM, Derbal K, Bedri R, Menas S, Bouchareb R, Dizge N. Enhanced fermentative hydrogen production from potato waste by enzymatic pretreatment. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:1801-1809. [PMID: 36449015 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2154171] [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: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Biological pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis have a potential role in the economic production of sugars and fuels from starch biomass. In this study, the Inoculum/Substrate (I/S) ratio effect and enzymatic pretreatments of potato peels for biohydrogen production in batch reactors were investigated. Two enzymes, α-Amylase and Cellulase, were tested separately and coexistent. Results showed that enzymatic hydrolysis using α-Amylase in mesophilic conditions enhanced carbohydrate concentration from 24.10 g/L to 53.47 g/L, whereas, the use of Cellulase and equi-volumetric mixture of both tested enzymes resulted in 47.16 and 48.16 g/L, respectively. The maximum biohydrogen cumulative production of 263 mL (equivalent to 430.37 mL H2/gVSadded) was obtained using the optimum I/S ratio of 1/6 gVS/gVS at pH 5.5 and incubation temperature of 55°C after 20 days of dark fermentation of potato waste without enzymatic treatment. Under the same operating conditions of the I/S ratio, pH, temperature and the best enzymatic treatment (3 h of substrate enzymatic hydrolysis by α-Amylase), the maximum yield of biohydrogen was 1088 mL (1780.39 mL H2/gVSadded). The enzymatic hydrolysis method adopted in this study can make overall biohydrogen production an effective process. The modified Gompertz model was found to be an adequate fit for biohydrogen production.
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- Esma Mahfouf Bouchareb
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Process Engineering Faculty, Saleh Boubnider University, Constantine, Algeria
- Department of Engineering, National High School of Biotechnology, Toufik Khaznadar Constantine, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Process Engineering, National High School of Polytechnic, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Engineering, National High School of Biotechnology, Toufik Khaznadar Constantine, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Engineering, National High School of Biotechnology, Toufik Khaznadar Constantine, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Process Engineering Faculty, Saleh Boubnider University, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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Chen Z, Song B, Guo H, Xia D, Cai Y, Wang Y, Zhao W. Metagenomic characterization of biomethane transformation by lipid-catalyzed anaerobic fermentation of lignite. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 227:115777. [PMID: 36966989 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The present study aims at using lipid in a novel way to improve the efficiency of methane production from lignite anaerobic digestion. The obtained results showed an increase by 3.13 times of the cumulative biomethane content of lignite anaerobic fermentation, when 1.8 g lipid was added. The gene expression of functional metabolic enzymes was also found to be enhanced during the anaerobic fermentation. Moreover, the enzymes related to fatty acid degradation such as long-chain Acyl-CoA synthetase and Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase were increased by 1.72 and 10.48 times, respectively, which consequently, accelerated the conversion of fatty acid. Furthermore, the addition of lipid enhanced the carbon dioxide trophic and acetic acid trophic metabolic pathways. Hence, the addition of lipids was argued to promote the production of methane from lignite anaerobic fermentation, which provided a new insight for the conversion and utilization of lipid waste.
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- Zhenhong Chen
- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China.
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Coal Work Safety and Clean High Efficiency Utilization, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China.
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- Mining Research Institute of Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China.
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- School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Kimisto A, Muia AW, Ong'ondo GO, Ndung'u K. Molecular characterization of microorganisms with industrial potential for methane production in sludge from Kangemi sewage treatment plant, Nyeri county-Kenya. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15715. [PMID: 37234610 PMCID: PMC10205513 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Microbial consortia under anaerobic conditions are involved in oxidizing organic matter in the sludge to produce methane gas. However, in developing countries like Kenya, these microbes have not been fully identified to target them for the efficient harnessing of biofuel. This study collected wet sludge from two anaerobic digestion lagoons 1 and 2 that were operational during sampling at Kangemi Sewage Treatment Plant, in Nyeri County, Kenya. DNA was extracted from samples using commercially available ZymoBIOMICS™ DNA Miniprep Kit and sequenced using Shotgun metagenomics. Samples were analyzed using MG-RAST software (Project ID: mgp100988), which allowed for identifying microorganisms directly involved in various stages of methanogenesis pathways. The study found hydrogenotrophic methanogens, such as Methanospirillum (32%), Methanobacterium (27%), Methanobrevibacter (27%), and Methanosarcina (32%), being predominant in the lagoon communities, whereas acetoclastic microorganisms such as the Methanoregula (22%) and the acetate oxidazing bacteria such as Clostridia (68%) were the key microbes for that pathway in the sewage digester sludge. Furthermore, Methanothermobacter (18%), Methanosarcina (21%), Methanosaeta (15%), and Methanospirillum (13%) carried out the methylotrophic pathway. In contrast, Methanosarcina (23%),Methanoregula (14%), methanosaeta (13%), and methnanoprevibacter (13%) seemed to play an important role in the final step of methane release. This study concluded that the sludge produced from the Nyeri-Kangemi WWTP harbors microbes with significant potential for biogas production. The study recommends a pilot study to investigate the efficiency of the identified microbes for biogas production.
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- Allan.K. Kimisto
- Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, P.O Box 536- 20115 Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, P.O Box 536- 20115 Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University, P.O Box 536- 20115 Egerton, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), Njoro Station, Private Bag 20107 Njoro, Kenya
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Clarification of the Dynamic Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion Process Using Metagenomic Analysis. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0056122. [PMID: 35348372 PMCID: PMC9045309 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00561-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study details a unique process of autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion (ATAD) of human excreta useful in producing nitrogen-rich and pathogen-free organic fertilizer. The process was divided into initial, middle, and final phases, based on changes in temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), and bacterial community structure. The aim of this study was to determine bacterial factors that would affect liquid fertilizer production in the process, using shotgun metagenomic analysis of each phase. Although the abundances of all 28 gene categories include 4 categories in SEED subsystems level 1 were similar to those in another type of wastewater treatment system, the abundances of 4 gene categories changed remarkably. Among them, a decrease in the abundance of the phage-related gene category and the presence of antibacterial substances in secondary metabolism may explain the change in bacterial community structure from the material to the initial phase. Increases in the abundances of two gene categories, phage-related and secondary metabolism, coincided with a decrease in alpha diversity from the material to the initial phase. A potential increase in the abundance of genes in the category of sporulation from the middle to the final phase was correlated with deterioration of growth conditions and stabilization processes. In addition, prompt consumption of short-chain fatty acids in the initial phase and unusually stable ammonia accumulation throughout the process could be explained by the presence/absence of related metabolic genes. In conclusion, the relationships between bacterial function and unique characteristics of ATAD were revealed; our findings support the enhancement of liquid fertilizer production from wastewater. IMPORTANCE Metagenome analysis was performed to determine the microbial dynamics of the unique autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion process of human excreta, which includes initial, middle, and final phases. In this study, we revealed the details of functional genes related to physicochemical and bacterial characteristics in the ATAD process. Four gene categories showed increases and decreases during the digestion process. In addition, the unusual stable accumulation of ammonia and prompt consumption of short-chain fatty acids were explained by the absence or presence of related metabolic genes. In addition to revealing the relationships between bacteria and physicochemical properties, the results of this research may support improving wastewater management systems worldwide by using the ATAD process in liquid fertilizer production systems.
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Wang L, Liu C, Wei B, Song C, Cai F, Liu G, Chen C. Effects of different microbial pretreatments on the anaerobic digestion of giant grass under anaerobic and microaerobic conditions. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 337:125456. [PMID: 34320740 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microbial pretreatment to lignocellulosic biomass for anaerobic digestion (AD) has achieved increased attention; however, the low efficiency and unclear mechanism of oxygen parameter affecting this process performance limit its practical application. In this study, five readily available microbial consortia were developed to analyze the influences of various oxygen concentrations during pretreatment process upon methane conversion efficiency and microbiota within AD of giant grass. Results found that anaerobic pretreatment by liquid or straw composting inoculant, along with microaerobic pretreatment by cow manure at 10 mL/g VS oxygen concentration, obtained 23.1%, 24.4%, and 16.0% higher methane yields (275.3, 279.8, and 265.3 mL/g VS) than corresponding untreated group, respectively. Microbial community analyses showed that microbial responses to oxygen varied significantly with microbial consortium, which consequently caused different AD performances. The findings will enrich theoretical knowledge of microbial pretreatment and provide a technological guidance for efficient utilization of giant grass and other lignocellulosic biomasses.
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- Ligong Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Wu D, Zhao Y, Cheng L, Zhou Z, Wu Q, Wang Q, Yuan Q. Activity and structure of methanogenic microbial communities in sediments of cascade hydropower reservoirs, Southwest China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 786:147515. [PMID: 33975103 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Freshwater reservoirs are an important source of the greenhouse gas methane (CH4). However, little is known about the activity and structure of microbial communities involved in methanogenic decomposition of sediment organic matter (SOM) in cascade hydropower reservoirs. In this study, we targeted on sediments of three cascade reservoirs in Wujiang River, Southwest China. Our results showed that the content of sediment organic carbon (SOC) was between 3% and 11%, and it's positively correlated with both C/N ratio and recalcitrant organic carbon content of SOM. Meanwhile, SOC content was positively correlated with CH4 production rates but had no significant correlation with total CO2 production rates of the sediments, when rates were normalized to sediment volume. Resultantly, the sediment anaerobic decomposition rates hardly significantly increase along with the SOC content. These results suggested that the terrestrial organic matter accumulated after damming stimulated CH4 production from the reservoir sediments even though its decomposition rate was limited. Meantime, high throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes indicated that not only the hydrogenotrophic and acetoclastic, but also the methylotrophic methanogens (Methanomassiliicoccus) are abundant in the reservoir sediments. Moreover, metagenomic sequencing also suggested that methylotrophic methanogenesis are potentially important in the sediment of cascade reservoirs. Finally, the hydraulic residence time of the reservoir could be the key controlling factor of the structures of bacterial and archaeal communities as well as the CH4 production rates of the reservoir sediments.
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- Debin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China.
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Rivera-Urbalejo AP, Vázquez D, Fernández Vázquez JL, Rosete Enríquez M, Cesa-Luna C, Morales-García YE, Muñoz Rojas J, Quintero Hernández V. APORTES Y DIFICULTADES DE LA METAGENÓMICA DE SUELOS Y SU IMPACTO EN LA AGRICULTURA. ACTA BIOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA 2021. [DOI: 10.15446/abc.v26n3.85760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Los microorganismos son de gran interés porque colonizan todo tipo de ambiente, sin embargo, uno de los problemas al que nos enfrentamos para conocer su diversidad biológica es que no todos los microorganismos son cultivables. El desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías como la generación de vectores de clonación aunado al desarrollo de técnicas de secuenciación de alto rendimiento ha favorecido el surgimiento de una nueva herramienta llamada metagenómica, la cual nos permite estudiar genomas de comunidades enteras de microorganismos. Debido a que ningún ambiente es idéntico a otro, es importante mencionar que dependiendo del tipo de muestra a analizar será el tipo de reto al cual nos enfrentaremos al trabajar con metagenómica, en el caso específico del suelo existen diversas variantes como la contaminación del suelo con metales pesados o diversos compuestos químicos que podrían limitar los estudios. Sin embargo, pese a las limitaciones que el mismo ambiente presenta, la metagenómica ha permitido tanto el descubrimiento de nuevos genes como la caracterización de las comunidades microbianas que influyen positivamente en el desarrollo de plantas, lo cual en un futuro podría generar un gran impacto en la agricultura. En este artículo se realizó una revisión de diversas investigaciones que han empleado metagenómica, reportadas en las bases de datos de PudMed y Google Schoolar, con el objetivo de examinar los beneficios y limitaciones de las diversas metodologías empleadas en el tratamiento del ADN metagenómico de suelo y el impacto de la metagenómica en la agricultura.
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Jiraprasertwong A, Seneesrisakul K, Pornmai K, Chavadej S. High methanogenic activity of a three-stage UASB in relation to the granular sludge formation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 724:138145. [PMID: 32247132 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A new UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) system with three-stage concept and granular sludge formation was developed to provide a very high process activity, in terms of a high energy yield and a large optimum COD loading rate, from ethanol wastewater at 37 °C and a controlled pH of 5.5 in the first bioreactor with recirculation of the final overflow from the third to the first two bioreactors to lower the amount of sodium hydroxide used for pH control in the first bioreactor and to increase the total alkalinity of the whole system. The proper volumetric ratio of the three-stage UASB with flocculant sludge provided the dominance of the three sequencial steps of acidogenesis, acetognesis and methanogenesis to occur in the respective bioreactors, causing a higher process performance and giving the optimum COD loading rate of 15 kg/m3d. The presence of granular sludge in all three bioreactors, resulted from the slow increment in the COD loading rate over a long operation period with high levels of microbial concentrations in all three bioreactors under the continuous feed operation and steady sate condition. This further increased the optimum COD loading rate from 15 to 25 kg/m3d (calculated from the total liquid volume) with an extremely high energy yield of 11,740 kJ/kg COD applied.
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- Achiraya Jiraprasertwong
- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; School of Engineering and Technology, Walailak University, Nakhonsrithammarat 80161, Thailand
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
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Nzila A, Razzak SA, Sankara S, Nazal MK, Al-Momani M, Kang GU, Ibal JC, Shin JH. Characterisation and microbial community analysis of lipid utilising microorganisms for biogas formation. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224989. [PMID: 31703100 PMCID: PMC6839884 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In the anaerobic process, fat-oil-grease (FOG) is hydrolysed to long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and glycerol (GLYC), which are then used as substrates to produce biogas. The increase in FOG and LCFAs inhibits methanogenesis, and so far, most work investigating this inhibition has been carried out when FOG or LCFAs were used as co-substrates. In the current work, the inhibition of methanogenesis by FOG, LCFAs and GLYC was investigated when used as sole substrates. To gain more insight on the dynamics of this process, the change of microbial community was analysed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The results indicate that, as the concentrations of cooking olive oil (CO, which represents FOG) and LCFAs increase, methanogenesis is inhibited. For instance, at 0.01 g. L-1 of FOG, the rate of biogas formation was around 8 ml.L-1.day-1, and this decreased to <4 ml.L-1.day-1 at 40 g.L-1. Similar results were observed with the use of LCFAs. However, GLYC concentrations up to 100g.L-1 did not affect the rate of biogas formation. Acidic pH, temperature > = 45°C and NaCl > 3% led to a significant decrease in the rate of biogas formation. Microbial community analyses were carried out from samples from 3 different bioreactors (CO, OLEI and GLYC), on day 1, 5 and 15. In each bioreactor, microbial communities were dominated by Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes phyla. The most important families were Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae and Shewanellaceae (Proteobacteria phylum), Clostridiacea and Ruminococcaceae (Firmicutes) and Porphyromonadaceae and Bacteroidaceae (Bacteroidetes). In CO bioreactor, Proteobacteria bacteria decreased over time, while those of OLEI and GLYC bioreactors increased. A more pronounced increase in Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were observed in CO bioreactor. The methanogenic archaea Methanobacteriaceae and Methanocorpusculaceae were identified. This analysis has shown that a set of microbial population is selected as a function of the substrate.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexis Nzila
- Department of Life Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Life Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Research Institute, Center for Environment and Water, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Mathematics & Statistics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Yang LH, Cheng HY, Ding YC, Su SG, Wang B, Zeng R, Sharif HMA, Wang AJ. Enhanced treatment of coal gasification wastewater in a membraneless sleeve-type bioelectrochemical system. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 129:154-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A New Approach to Assess the Effect of Various Humic Compounds on the Metabolic Activity of Cells Participating in Methanogenesis. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11113158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The possible use of the concentration of intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as a parameter enabling quick and adequate evaluation of the metabolic activity of methanogenic cells was demonstrated in the work. This approach was used to analyze the effect of introducing potassium humate and fulvic acids (1–10 g/L) into media with four different methanogenic consortia producing biogas. The ATP concentration was analyzed by the bioluminescent luciferin–luciferase method at the beginning and end of the process. During the entire process, the biogas composition, biogas efficiency, and the kinetics of methanogenesis in the presence of humic compounds were determined. The increase in the concentration of potassium humate led to a decrease in the overall energy status of the cells and reduced methanogenesis efficiency. However, fulvic acids introduced into the media stimulated methanogenesis in half of the tested consortia, which was accompanied by an increase in ATP concentration in cell samples. So, a positive correlation between the metabolic activity of cells in biogas formation and the concentration of ATP was observed. ATP concentration control appears to be an attractive tool for finding compounds that suppress methanogenesis in landfills.
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