The effect of temperature on the performance and stability of thermophilic anaerobic digestion

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The effect of temperature on the performance and stability of thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Chris Wilson¹, S. Murthy, Y. Fang¹, John T. Novak¹•Institutions (1)

Virginia Tech¹

01 Jan 2008-Water Science and Technology (IWA Publishing)-Vol. 57, Iss: 2, pp 297-304

TL;DR: Microbial community assessment and free energy calculations suggest that the accumulation of fatty acids and hydrogen, and relatively poor methanogenic performance at 57.5 degrees C are likely due to temperature limitations of thermophilic aceticlastic methanogens.

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About: This article is published in Water Science and Technology.The article was published on 2008-01-01. It has received 56 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anaerobic digestion & Methanogenesis.

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Thermal hydrolysis for sewage treatment: A critical review.

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W P F Barber

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TL;DR: It appears that understanding of thermodynamic and rheological properties of sludge is key to optimizing the process, however these parameters are largely overlooked by the literature.

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...A wide body of literature suggests that acetoclastic archaea are more sensitive to free ammonia inhibition than either acetate-oxidizing or hydrogenotrophic methanogens (Angelidaki et al., 1993; Fotidis et al., 2013; De Vrieze et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2014; Koster and Koomen, 1988; Wilson et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2015)....
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...Wilson et al. (2008) found significantly higher biogas production at 53 C compared to that measured under mesophilic conditions....
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...…that acetoclastic archaea are more sensitive to free ammonia inhibition than either acetate-oxidizing or hydrogenotrophic methanogens (Angelidaki et al., 1993; Fotidis et al., 2013; De Vrieze et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2014; Koster and Koomen, 1988; Wilson et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2015)....
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...FA only became an issue at levels in excess of 500 mg/l (in accordance with findings of Wilson et al., 2008), after which a dramatic shock was noted, and this was equivalent to approximately 6000 mg/l TAN....
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...Wilson et al. (2008) demonstrated negligible difference in digester performance between 35 C and 42 C, supporting the evidence that FA concentration is not overly influential....
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Effect of temperature on the performance of microbial fuel cells

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A. Larrosa-Guerrero¹, A. Larrosa-Guerrero², Keith Scott², Ian M. Head², F. Mateo¹, A. Ginesta¹, C. Godínez¹ - Show less +3 more•Institutions (2)

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena¹, Newcastle University²

01 Dec 2010-Fuel

TL;DR: In this article, single and double chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were tested in batch mode at different temperatures ranging from 4 to 35°C; results were analyzed in terms of efficiency in soluble organic matter removal and capability of energy generation.

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Conventional mesophilic vs. thermophilic anaerobic digestion: a trade-off between performance and stability?

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Rodrigo A. Labatut¹, Largus T. Angenent¹, Norman R. Scott¹•Institutions (1)

Cornell University¹

15 Apr 2014-Water Research

TL;DR: Results of this study show that stability of the thermophilic co-digestion process is highly dependent on the influent substrate composition, and particularly for this study, on the proportion of manure to lipids in the Influent stream.

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Survival of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Horizontal Gene Transfer Control Antibiotic Resistance Gene Content in Anaerobic Digesters

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Jennifer H. Miller¹, John T. Novak¹, William R. Knocke¹, Amy Pruden¹•Institutions (1)

Virginia Tech¹

08 Mar 2016-Frontiers in Microbiology

TL;DR: It is concluded that the influent sludge microbial composition can influence the ARG content of a digester, apparently as a result of differential survival or death of ARBs or horizontal gene transfer of genes between raw sludge ARBs and the digester microbial community.

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Abstract: Understanding fate of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) vs. their antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) during wastewater sludge treatment is critical in order to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance through process optimization. Here, we spiked high concentrations of tetracycline-resistant bacteria, isolated from mesophilic (Iso M1-1-a Pseudomonas sp.) and thermophilic (Iso T10-a Bacillus sp.) anaerobic digested sludge, into batch digesters and monitored their fate by plate counts and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) of their corresponding tetracycline ARGs. In batch studies, spiked ARB plate counts returned to baseline (thermophilic) or 1-log above baseline (mesophilic) while levels of the ARG present in the spiked isolate [tet(G)] remained high in mesophilic batch reactors. To compare results under semi-continuous flow conditions with natural influent variation, tet(O), tet(W), and sul1 ARGs, along with the intI1 integrase gene, were monitored over a 9-month period in the raw feed sludge and effluent sludge of lab-scale thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digesters. sul1 and intI1 in mesophilic and thermophilic digesters correlated positively (Spearman rho = 0.457-0.829, P < 0.05) with the raw feed sludge. There was no correlation in tet(O) or tet(W) ratios in raw sludge and mesophilic digested sludge or thermophilic digested sludge (Spearman rho = 0.130-0.486, P = 0.075-0.612). However, in the thermophilic digester, the tet(O) and tet(W) ratios remained consistently low over the entire monitoring period. We conclude that the influent sludge microbial composition can influence the ARG content of a digester, apparently as a result of differential survival or death of ARBs or horizontal gene transfer of genes between raw sludge ARBs and the digester microbial community. Notably, mesophilic digestion was more susceptible to ARG intrusion than thermophilic digestion, which may be attributed to a higher rate of ARB survival and/or horizontal gene transfer between raw sludge bacteria and the digester microbial community.

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...Thermophilic digestion environments have been shown to support a less diverse microbial population than mesophilic digestion (Wilson et al., 2008)....
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...The limited diversity of a thermophilic digester (Wilson et al., 2008) and limiting (high temperature, high ammonia) conditions of a thermophilic digester likely limit opportunities for horizontal gene transfer and limit survival of incoming ARBs....
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Biogas production and microbial community properties during anaerobic digestion of corn stover at different temperatures.

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Liu Chunmei¹, Akiber Chufo Wachemo¹, Huan Tong¹, SiHui Shi¹, Liang Zhang¹, Hairong Yuan¹, Xiujin Li¹ - Show less +3 more•Institutions (1)

Beijing University of Chemical Technology¹

01 Dec 2017-Bioresource Technology

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that among all temperatures studied, 44 °C could enhance the conversion efficiency of the substrates to methane and be recommended for better conversion of CS in AD process.

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Effect of process temperature on bacterial and archaeal communities in two methanogenic bioreactors treating organic household waste.

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Lotta Levén¹, Anders Eriksson¹, Anna Schnürer¹•Institutions (1)

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences¹

01 Mar 2007-FEMS Microbiology Ecology

TL;DR: It was not only the species richness that was affected by temperature, but also the phylogenetic distribution of the microbial populations, suggesting a higher diversity compared to the community present at the thermophilic temperature.

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...2006), likely due to temperature sensitivity of aceticlastic methanogens under elevated thermophilic temperatures (Chen 1983; Ahring et al. 2001; Leven et al. 2007)....
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...Such accumulation has been observed to be more pronounced at thermophilic temperatures (Gray et al. 2006; Speece et al. 2006), likely due to temperature sensitivity of aceticlastic methanogens under elevated thermophilic temperatures (Chen 1983; Ahring et al. 2001; Leven et al. 2007)....
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Thermacetogenium phaeum gen. nov., sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium.

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Satoshi Hattori, Yoichi Kamagata, Satoshi Hanada, Hirofumi Shoun

01 Jul 2000-International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

TL;DR: A novel anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium, strain PB(T), was isolated from a thermophobic methanogenic reactor which had been treating kraft-pulp waste water and was distant from any known genera or micro-organism.

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Abstract: A novel anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic acetate-oxidizing bacterium, strain PB(T), was isolated from a thermophilic (55 degrees C) anaerobic methanogenic reactor which had been treating kraft-pulp waste water. The bacterium oxidized acetate in co-culture with a thermophilic hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Strain PB(T), a gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium grew optimally at 58 degrees C and pH 6.8. The bacterium grew acetogenically on several alcohols, methoxylated aromatics, pyruvate, glycine, cysteine, formate and hydrogen/CO2. Strain PB(T) also oxidized acetate with reduction of sulfate or thiosulfate as the electron acceptor. The bacterium contained MK-7 as the major quinone. The G+C content of the DNA was 53.5 mol%. Comparative 16S rDNA analysis indicated that strain PB(T) belongs to the Bacillus-Clostridium subphylum. However, it was distant from any known genera or micro-organism. The closest known relative was Thermoterrabacterium ferrireducens with 87.4% similarity. The name Thermacetogenium phaeum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is strain PBT (= DSM 12270T).

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...Thermophilic species of bacteria capable of carrying out acetate oxidation as shown in Table 2 have been recognized (Lee & Zinder 1988; Hattori et al. 2000); however, acetate oxidation is primarily thought to dominate at lower acetate concentrations than were observed during this study (Shigematsu et al....
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...Thermophilic species of bacteria capable of carrying out acetate oxidation as shown in Table 2 have been recognized (Lee & Zinder 1988; Hattori et al. 2000); however, acetate oxidation is primarily thought to dominate at lower acetate concentrations than were observed during this study (Shigematsu…...
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Recent developments in hydrogen management during anaerobic biological wastewater treatment.

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Stephen R. Harper¹, Frederick G. Pohland¹•Institutions (1)

Georgia Institute of Technology¹

01 Apr 1986-Biotechnology and Bioengineering

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the microbial kinetics, energetics, and substrate specificities of anaerobic waste-water treatment systems is presented with descriptions of three different state-of-the-art reactor configurations.

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...The accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFA) has long been associated with anaerobic digester upset conditions (Harper & Pohland 1986)....
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Interspecies electron transfer in methanogenic propionate degrading consortia.

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Wageningen University and Research Centre¹

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TL;DR: Evidence accumulates that formate plays an even more important role in the conversion of propionate in obligate syntrophic consortia of acetogenic proton- and bicarbonate reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea.

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...It has been well documented that hydrogenotrophic methanogens and acid-oxidizing bacteria occur in syntrophic clusters that enhance the intercellular transport of hydrogen (de Bok et al. 2004)....
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Effect of temperature increase from 55 to 65°C on performance and microbial population dynamics of an anaerobic reactor treating cattle manure

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Birgitte Kiær Ahring¹, Ashraf S. Ibrahim¹, Zuzana Mladenovska¹•Institutions (1)

Technical University of Denmark¹

01 Jul 2001-Water Research

TL;DR: Numbers of cultivable methanogens, estimated by the most probable number (MPN) method, were significantly lower on glucose, acetate and butyrate at the increased operational temperature, while the numbers of hydrogenotrophic methanogen remained unchanged.

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...Such accumulation has been observed to be more pronounced at thermophilic temperatures (Gray et al. 2006; Speece et al. 2006), likely due to temperature sensitivity of aceticlastic methanogens under elevated thermophilic temperatures (Chen 1983; Ahring et al. 2001; Leven et al. 2007)....
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...Ahring et al. (2001) found that an increase in reactor temperature from 55 8C to 65 8C actually resulted in a marginal increase in the activity of hydrogenotrophic methanogens, while aceticlastic activity and overall methane yield decreased....
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