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Long-term alkaline volatile fatty acids production from waste streams: Impact of pH and dominance of Dysgonomonadaceae
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Resource recovery.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3388-9059
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Sustainable development, Environmental science and Engineering, Water and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3306-8565
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Chemical Engineering, Resource recovery.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8170-379X
2022 (English)In: Bioresource Technology, ISSN 0960-8524, E-ISSN 1873-2976, Vol. 346, article id 126621Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Alkaline co-fermentation of primary sludge and external organic waste (OW) was studied to elucidate the influence of substrate ratios and long-term system robustness and microbial community dynamics using batch and semi-continuous reactors. Volatile fatty acid (VFA) production increased with increasing OW fraction in the substrate due to synergistic effects of co-degradation. VFA production at pH 10 increased up to 30,300 mgCOD/L (yield of 630 mg COD/gVSfed) but reduced over time to ≈10,000 mgCOD/L. Lowering pH to 9 led to the restoration of VFA production with a maximum of 32,000 mg COD/L (676 mg COD/g VSfed) due to changes in microbial structure. VFA was composed mainly of acetic acid, but propionic acid increased at pH 9. The microbial community was dominated by Bacillaceae (34 ± 10%) and Proteinivoracales_uncultured (16 ± 11%) at pH 10, while Dysgonomonadaceae (52 ± 8%) was enriched at pH 9. The study demonstrated a zero-waste strategy that turns organic wastes into bio-based products. 

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Elsevier BV , 2022. Vol. 346, article id 126621
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Chemical Engineering
Research subject
Chemical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-309665DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126621ISI: 000768940700003PubMedID: 34958905Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123238867OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-309665DiVA, id: diva2:1643048
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Swedish Energy Agency, 46119-1
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QC 20220404

Available from: 2022-03-08 Created: 2022-03-08 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
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1. Bio-based recovery of organic carbon from municipal waste streams: Process optimization and microbial community dynamics
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Bio-based recovery of organic carbon from municipal waste streams: Process optimization and microbial community dynamics
2022 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Resource recovery from waste contributes to the transition to a sustainable society. Municipal organic wastes have enormous potential for resource recovery due to the inherent organic content which makes it possible to obtain bio-based chemicals and bioenergy. In view of this, the focus of the current study was on the bio-based recovery of carbon from municipal organic wastes by exploring process optimization and microbial community dynamics of existing and new technologies for the recovery of bio-based products. The study involved two parts: 1) biogas production through direct anaerobic granule-based treatment of mainstream municipal wastewater; and 2) production of bio-based platform chemicals in the form of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from sewage sludge and other municipal organic wastes through mixed microbiome co-fermentation. This Ph.D. project demonstrated a waste-to-value approach to shifting wastewater treatment plants to biorefineries for recovering valuable carbon resources through both direct anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater and co-fermentation of municipal organic waste. The application of VFAs for other processes could lead to a bio-based production platform as an alternative to fossil-based processes.

Abstract [sv]

Resursåtervinning från avfall bidrar till omställningen till ett hållbart samhälle. Kommunalt organiskt avfall har en enorm potential för resursåtervinning på grund av det inneboende organiska innehållet som gör det möjligt att få fram biobaserade kemikalier och bioenergi. Med tanke på detta låg fokus för den aktuella studien på biobaserad återvinning av kol från kommunalt organiskt avfall genom att utforska processoptimering och dynamik hos mikrobiella samhällen hos befintliga och nya teknologier för återvinning av biobaserade produkter. Studien omfattade två delar: 1) biogasproduktion genom direkt anaerob granulatbaserad rening av kommunalt avloppsvatten; och 2) produktion av nya plattformskemikalier i form av flyktiga fettsyror (VFA) från avloppsslam och annat kommunalt organiskt avfall genom samfermentering av blandad mikrobiom. Detta Ph.D. projekt visade på ett avfall till värde synsätt på att förvandla avloppsreningsverk till bioraffinaderier för att återvinna värdefulla kolresurser genom både direkt anaerob behandling av kommunalt avloppsvatten och samjäsning med kommunalt organiskt avfall. Tillämpningen av VFA för andra processer skulle kunna leda till en biobaserad produktionsplattform som ett alternativ till fossilbaserade processer.

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2022. p. 83
Series
TRITA-CBH-FOU ; 2022:17
National Category
Chemical Engineering
Research subject
Chemical Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-309664 (URN)978-91-8040-154-8 (ISBN)
Public defence
2022-04-06, https://kth-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wpf-ytqTMjGdYb0Prnn8cP_QXwRxdWtjg0, F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26, Stockholm, 10:00 (English)
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Swedish Research Council Formas, FR-2016/0002Swedish Energy Agency, 46119-1
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QC 2022-03-09

Available from: 2022-03-09 Created: 2022-03-08 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved

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