scholarly journals Specific methanogenic activity (SMA) of industrial sludge from the aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Dias da Silva ◽  
Danieli Schneiders ◽  
Aline Till ◽  
Katt Regina Lapa ◽  
Adilson Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Industrial Sludge ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic

Biotransformation of nitrocellulose under methanogenic conditions

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 327-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Freedman ◽  
Bryan M. Caenepeel ◽  
Byung J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Enrichment Culture ◽  
Basal Medium ◽  
Anaerobic Biodegradation ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Acid Digestion ◽  
Energetic Compounds ◽  
Nitrate Ester ◽  
Digestion Technique ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic

Treatment of wastewater containing nitrocellulose (NC) fines is a significant hazardous waste problem currently facing manufacturers of energetic compounds. Previous studies have ruled out the use of biological treatment, since NC has appeared to be resistant to aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation. The objective of this study was to examine NC biotransformation in a mixed methanogenic enrichment culture. A modified cold-acid digestion technique was used to measure the percentage of oxidized nitrogen (N) remaining on the NC. After 11 days of incubation in cultures amended with NC (10 g/L) and methanol (9.9 mM), the % N (w/w) on the NC decreased from 13.3% to 10.1%. The presence of NC also caused a 16% reduction in methane output. Assuming the nitrate ester on NC was reduced to N2, the decrease in CH4 represented almost exactly the amount of reducing equivalents needed for the observed decrease in oxidized N. An increase in the heat of combustion of the transformed NC correlated with the decrease in % N. There was no statistically significant decrease in % N when only NC was added to the culture, or in controls that contained only the sulfide-reduced basal medium. The biotransformed NC has a % N comparable to nonexplosive nitrated celluloses, suggesting that anaerobic treatment may be a technically feasible process for rendering NC nonhazardous.

Sustainable Utilization of Sewage Sludge: Review of Technologies

2018 ◽  
Vol 762 ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnese Stunda-Zujeva ◽  
Imants Kreicbergs ◽  
Olita Medne
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Wastewater Sludge ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Sludge Treatment ◽  
Industrial Sludge ◽  
New Methods

Biological treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater becomes more common in EU countries. As a result, the amount of wastewater sludge increases. The political and economic situation in world is requiring new methods for recovery of non-renewable mineral resources. Sludge is great secondary source of many elements. The aim of this research is to summarize available techniques for sustainable utilization of industrial sludge and recovery of critical raw minerals (CRMs). The most common sustainable method is using treated sludge as fertilizer in agriculture due to high content of P, N, C and microelements. However, this method has many restrictions, e.g. it can contain toxic substances or lack of appropriate land. Thermal sludge treatment methods like pyrolysis have developed crucially in last decade and pyrolysis units for sludge treatment are commercially available now. Pyrolysis becomes the most sustainable method due to recovery of CRMs and better energy recovery comparing to incineration.

scholarly journals Improving Biomethanation of Chicken Manure by Co-Digestion with Ethanol Plant Effluent

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 5023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-Yeol Cheong ◽  
Jeffrey Todd Harvey ◽  
Jinsu Kim ◽  
Changsoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Loading Rate ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Continuous Reactor ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Methane Production Rate ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Ethanol Plant

As the global production of chicken manure has steadily increased, its proper management has become a challenging issue. This study examined process effluent from a bioethanol plant as a co-substrate for efficient anaerobic digestion of chicken manure. An anaerobic continuous reactor was operated in mono- and co-digestion modes by adding increasing amounts of the ethanol plant effluent (0%, 10%, and 20% (v/v) of chicken manure). Methanogenic performance improved significantly in terms of both methane production rate and yield (by up to 66% and 36%, respectively), with an increase in organic loading rate over the experimental phases. Correspondingly, the specific methanogenic activity was significantly higher in the co-digestion sludge than in the mono-digestion sludge. The reactor did not suffer any apparent process imbalance, ammonia inhibition, or nutrient limitation throughout the experiment, with the removal of volatile solids being stably maintained (56.3–58.9%). The amount of ethanol plant effluent appears to directly affect the rate of acidification, and its addition at ≥20% (v/v) to chicken manure needs to be avoided to maintain a stable pH. The overall results suggest that anerobic co-digestion with ethanol plant effluent may provide a practical means for the stable treatment and valorization of chicken manure.

Influence of the origin of the inoculum on the anaerobic biodegradability test

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Moreno-Andrade ◽  
G. Buitrón
Keyword(s):  
Most Probable Number ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Probable Number ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Anaerobic Biodegradability ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Selection Of

Five different sources of inocula were studied to determine its influence on biodegradability tests. Inocula were characterized determining granulometry, specific methanogenic activity, solids content, and volumetric sludge index. Also, the fermentative, aceticlastic, hydrogenophilic, OPHA, and sulfate-reducing groups were determined by the most probable number technique. Anaerobic biodegradability tests were conducted with two different substrates, one easy to degrade (glucose) and a toxic one (phenol). The best performance, in terms of percent of biodegradation and lag time, for both substrates, was obtained with the inoculum from a brewery industry UASB. The results can be explained in terms of the initial activity of the inoculum. The influence of the significant variations found in the specific methanogenic activity of the five inocula studied is discussed, in terms of the microbial composition of the samples. The results emphasized the importance of the selection of an appropriate source of inoculum in order to obtain reliable results.

Anaerobic and Aerobic Treatment for AOX Removal

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Reductive Dehalogenation ◽  
Aerobic Treatment ◽  
Abiotic Degradation ◽  
In Series ◽  
Kraft Mill ◽  
Significant Chemical ◽  
Aox Removal ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic

A two-year study has focused on AOX removal from bleaching wastewaters in anaerobic and aerobic biological treatment, using bench scale bioreactors operated in parallel and in series. Significantly higher removals have been found in anaerobic than in aerobic treatment. Earlier work with dilute kraft bleaching wastes has been extended in additional laboratory tests and at a nearby kraft mill. 50-75% fractions of bleaching wastes were treated. Toxicity in the anaerobic process was encountered at 85% bleach waste fractions. Total AOX removal experienced in aerobic treatment is 30-35%, in anaerobic treatment 40-45%, and in an anaerobic/aerobic sequence 50-55%. Percentage removals were not sensitive to the fraction of bleaching wastewater. Several process modifications were attempted to try to obtain higher removals with only marginal success. Studies at a kraft mill confirmed the AOX removals that had been found in lab studies. AOX removal occurs by several mechanisms. There is a very significant chemical or abiotic degradation that occurs after neutralization, perhaps enhanced by reductants or other inorganic salts. Biological processes are much more significant in anaerobic than in aerobic treatment. Anaerobic reductive dehalogenation affects specific chlorinated compounds and catalyzed AOX degradation is facilitated by reduced coenzymes that are produced by bacteria. Removal by sorption or insolubilization is relatively minor in aerobic and anaerobic processes.

Anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol by methanogenic granular sludge: role of co-substrates and methanogenic inhibition

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 1449-1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Puyol ◽  
A. F. Mohedano ◽  
J. L. Sanz ◽  
J. J. Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Anaerobic Biodegradation ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
The Third ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Methanol Yeast ◽  
Complete Dechlorination

The influence of several co-substrates in the anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (246TCP) by methanogenic granular sludge as well as in methanogenesis inhibition by 246TCP has been studied. 4 g-COD·L−1 of lactate, sucrose, volatile fatty acids (VFA) acetate:propionate:butyrate 1:1:1, ethanol, methanol, yeast extract (YE), and 2 g-COD·L−1 of formate and methylamine were tested. Two concentrations of 246TCP: 80 mg·L−1 and 113 mg·L−1 (this last corresponding to the EC50 for acetotrophic methanogenesis) were tested. Three consecutive co-substrate and nutrient feedings were accomplished. 246TCP was added in the second feed, and the 246TCP removal rate increased considerably after the third feed. Accumulated metabolites after ortho-dechlorination, either 4-chlorophenol (4CP) (when methanol, ethanol or VFA were used as co-substrates) or 2,4-dichlorophenol (24DCP) (with lactate) avoided the complete dechlorination of 246TCP. With methylamine and formate this compound was degraded only partially. Monochlorophenols biodegradation was partially achieved with YE, but both 24DCP and 2,6-dichlorophenol (26DCP) were accumulated. In the presence of sucrose para-dechlorination was observed. 246TCP was better tolerated by methanogens when ethanol and methanol were added because of the highest specific methanogenic activity achieved with these co-substrates. Methanol and ethanol were the best co-substrates in the anaerobic biodegradation of 246TCP.

The development of a new methodology for the assessment of specific methanogenic activity

1990 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 813-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
A James ◽  
C.A.L Chernicharo ◽  
C.M.M Campos
Keyword(s):  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity

Optimization of the thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure, agriculture waste and inorganic additive through specific methanogenic activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 2381-2388 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jiménez ◽  
M. E. Cisneros-Ortiz ◽  
Y. Guardia-Puebla ◽  
J. M. Morgan-Sagastume ◽  
A. Noyola
Keyword(s):  
Rice Straw ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Hydrolytic Activity ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Agriculture Waste ◽  
Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Thermophilic Conditions ◽  
Specific Methanogenic Activity ◽  
Positive Effect

The anaerobic co-digestion of three wastes (manure, rice straw and clay residue, an inorganic additive) at different concentration levels and their interactive effects on methanogenic activity were investigated in this work at thermophilic conditions in order to enhance hydrolytic activity and methane production. A central composite design and the response surface methodology were applied for the optimization of specific methanogenic activity (SMA) by assessing their interaction effects with a reduced number of experiments. The results showed a significant interaction among the wastes on the SMA and confirmed that co-digestion enhances methane production. Rice straw apparently did not supply a significant amount of substrate to make a difference in SMA or methane yield. On the other hand, clay residue had a positive effect as an inorganic additive for stimulating the anaerobic process, based on its mineral content and its adsorbent properties for ammonia. Finally, the optimal conditions for achieving a thermophilic SMA value close to 1.4 g CH4-COD/g VSS · d−1 were 20.3 gVSS/L of manure, 9.8 gVSS/L of rice straw and 3.3 gTSS/L of clay.

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