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Bioconversion of food waste using cold-adapted mixed microbiome in psychrophilic conditions
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Industrial Biotechnology.
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Bioomvandling av matavfall med hjälp av köld-anpassade mikrober i kalla förhållanden (Swedish)
Abstract [sv]

Hållbar hantering av matavfall är ett globalt och växande problem. Syrefri rötning av matavfall har presenterats som ett potentiellt alternativ för att producera biogas och flyktiga fettsyror. I denna masteruppsats så undersöks potentialen hos köld-anpassade mikrober från syrefattigt bottensediment från Östersjön, för använding som inokulum i anaerob rötning i kallare temperaturer. Metodologin bestod av tre stycken syrefria experiment, där olika typer av matavfall fick rötas tillsammans med antingen bottensediment från Östersjön eller anaerobt rötslam som inokulum. Parametrar såsom S/I ratio, pH och temperatur varierades och dess effekt undersöktes i experimenten. Resultaten visade lovande data för bottensedimentet som inokulum i både 15 °C och rumstemperatur när initiala pH-värdet var 5. Slutsatserna från experimenten var att hög halt av substrat troligtvis kan vara bra för produktion ov flyktiga fettsyror i kombination med 225 °C förbehandling av substrat. Använding av 225 °C förbehandlat substrat kan också medföra ett skifte i produktion till större del smörsyra istället för ättikssyra, som annars ofta är den dominerande syran. Slutligen, så anses de köld-anpassade mikroberna från Östersjön visa potential som inokulum i rötningsprocesser, men mer forskning kring dess potential skulle vara fördelaktigt för att ge en mer underbyggd slutsats. 

Abstract [en]

Sustainable management of food waste is of global concern, and anaerobic digestion of food waste for production of biogas and volatile fatty acids have been presented as an promising alternative. In this master’s thesis project, the use of cold-adapted microbes found in Baltic Sea sediment was investigated as potential inoculum for anaerobic digestion of food waste in psychrophilic temperature. For comparison, anaerobic digested sludge was also tested as inoculum. The methodology consisted of three anaerobic batch experiments, in which different types of food waste were anaerobically digested together with either Baltic Sea sediment or anaerobic digested sludge as inoculum. Parameters such as S/I ratio, pH and temperature were varied and investigated in the experiments. Results showed promising data for Baltic Sea sediment as inoculum, in both 15 °C and room temperature when the initial pH was 5. Conclusions from the experiments were that that substrate pretreatment at 225 °C might increase VFA production and can possibly shift VFA composition towards butyric acid instead of acetic acid. High loading rates results in lower acidifaction yields but does not affect hydrolysis yields negatively, indicating higher thresholds than previously believed. Lastly, the cold-adapted mixed microbiome from the Baltic Sea show potential as inoculum in the anaerobic digestion process, but further research would be beneficial for a more reliable evaluation. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Series
TRITA-CBH-GRU ; 2025:271
Keywords [en]
Anaerobic digestion, Anoxic marine sediment, Cold-adapted microbes, VFA production, Biogas production, Psychrophilic temperature
Keywords [sv]
Anaerob rötning, Köld-anpassade mikrober, Biogasproduktion, Produktion av flyktiga fettsyror, Syrefattigt marint sediment, Kalla temperaturer
National Category
Industrial Biotechnology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-368072OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-368072DiVA, id: diva2:1986855
Subject / course
Biotechnology
Educational program
Master of Science - Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
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