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Semi-continuous co-digestion of solid cattle slaughterhouse wastes with other waste streams: Interactions within the mixtures and methanogenic community structure.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. (Resource Recovery)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4887-2433
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2015 (English)In: Chemical Engineering Journal, ISSN 1385-8947, E-ISSN 1873-3212, Vol. 273, p. 28-36Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The effect of mixt. interactions, i.e., synergy and antagonism, previously obsd. in batch operation mode were evaluated under semi-continuous co-digestion of slaughterhouse waste (SB) and its different combinations with manure (M), various crops (VC), and municipal solid waste (MSW). The effects on the process performance and the microbial community structure were studied. The digestion of SB failed at an OLR of 0.9 g VS/L-day. However, stable performance with higher loadings was obsd. for mixts. that displayed synergy obtained earlier in the batch mode (i.e., SB + M, SB + VC + MSW). Bacterial and Archaeal groups increased for the SB + M and SB + VC + MSW, compared with the digestion of SB alone and that for SB + VC. The combination that showed antagonistic effects (SB + VC) resulted in unstable operation and poor representation of methanogens. It was proved that synergetic or antagonistic effects obsd. in batch mode due to the different mixt. compns. could be correlated to process performance, as well as the development of the microbial community structure during semi-continuous operation. [on SciFinder(R)]

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2015. Vol. 273, p. 28-36
Keywords [en]
semicontinuous codigestion solid cattle slaughterhouse waste methanogen
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Industrial Biotechnology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-87DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.03.049ISI: 000354582800004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84925611370OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-87DiVA, id: diva2:877301
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CAPLUS AN 2015:488350 (Journal; Online Computer File)

Available from: 2015-12-06 Created: 2015-05-22 Last updated: 2018-12-01Bibliographically approved
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1. Biogas from slaughterhouse waste: Mixtures interactions in co-digestion
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Abstract [en]

Global environmental concerns connected to the use of fossil fuels have forced the development ofalternative sustainable energy technologies. The application of anaerobic digestion, from waste streams thatcurrently have no use, can be utilized for bioenergy production. Due to the high protein and fat content,slaughterhouse waste has a high potential for biogas production. However, potential inhibitory compoundscan be formed during the degradation of the proteins and lipids, which can make the process sensitive andprone to failure. One of the ways to overcome these problems is co-digestion with carbohydrate-rich cosubstratesi.e., a mixture of agro-wastes with low protein/lipid content. This also leads to a better nutritionalbalance and enhanced methane yield due to the positive mixture interactions.

In this study, four different waste fractions, i.e., solid cattle slaughterhouse waste (SB), manure (M),various crops (VC), and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) were investigated in monodigestionand co-digestion processes. Different mixture ratios were prepared, and the methane yield (YCH4),the specific methanogenic activity (SMA), and a kinetic parameter (k0) were determined using the batchdigestion assays at thermophilic conditions (55oC). The SB had a lower degradation rate and lower SMAcompared with those of the other samples. In order to investigate the effect of the temperature, a selectedmixture ratio was also digested at mesophilic conditions (37oC), which resulted in a decrease in YCH4 and inthe kinetic parameters, specific methane production rate (rsCH4), and k0, by up to 57% compared to thoseobtained at the thermophilic conditions. During the next part of the work, a four-factor mixture design wasapplied aiming to obtain possible synergetic or antagonistic effects. The performance of the process wasassessed using YCH4and rsCH4as the response variables. Mixing all four of the substrates resulted in a 31%increase in the YCH4compared to the expected yield calculated on the basis of the methane potential of theindividual fractions and 97% of the theoretical methane yield, clearly demonstrating a synergistic effect.Nevertheless, antagonistic interactions were also observed for certain mixtures. In order to maximize boththe response variables simultaneously, a response surface method was employed to find the optimalcombination for the substrate mixture.

The impact of the mixture interactions, obtained in the batch operation mode, was also evaluated undersemi-continuous co-digestion. Digestion of the SB as the sole substrate failed at an organic loading rate of0.9 gVS L-1d-1, while stable performance with higher loadings was observed for mixtures that displayedsynergy earlier during the batch experiments. The combination that showed the antagonistic effects resultedin unstable operation and poor representation of methanogens. It was proved that synergetic or antagonisticeffects observed in the batch mode could be correlated to the process performance, as well as to thedevelopment of the microbial community structure during the semi-continuous operation.

In the last part of the work, the response of the methanogenic biomass to the consecutive feeding applied inthe batch assays was evaluated regarding process parameters such as YCH4, SMA, and degradation kinetics.The objective was to examine whether there is a possibility to correlate these findings to the expectedprocess performance during the long-term operation. Digestion of the SB alone showed a total inhibitionafter the second feeding, which is in correlation with the failure observed during the semi-continuous mode.Furthermore, enhanced SMA was observed after the second feeding in those mixtures that showed synergyin the previous batch assays as well as a good process performance during the semi-continuous operation.

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Borås: Högskolan i Borås, 2015
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Skrifter från Högskolan i Borås, ISSN 0280-381X ; 75
Keywords
Slaughterhouse waste, Agro-Waste, Co-digestion, Synergistic effects, Methanogenic community structure
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Environmental Biotechnology
Research subject
Resource Recovery
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urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-847 (URN)978-91-87525-85-8 (ISBN)978-91-87525-86-5 (ISBN)
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2015-12-10, E310, Allégatan 1, Borås, 10:00 (English)
Available from: 2015-11-25 Created: 2015-10-02 Last updated: 2018-08-17Bibliographically approved

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