Development of Methane-Utilizing Mixed Cultures for the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from Anaerobic Digester Sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (21) ◽  
pp. 12376-12387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Fergala ◽  
Ahmed AlSayed ◽  
Saif Khattab ◽  
Megan Ramirez ◽  
Ahmed Eldyasti
2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (20) ◽  
pp. 12761-12769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noha Nasr ◽  
Elsayed Elbeshbishy ◽  
Hisham Hafez ◽  
George Nakhla ◽  
M. Hesham El Naggar

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 1252-1257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan D. Park ◽  
Ronald W. Thring ◽  
Steve S. Helle

Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) was co-digested with first stage (FSS) and second stage anaerobic digester sludge (SSS) separately, over the course of 10 days, in batch reactors. Addition of FVW significantly increased the methane production in both sludges. After 10 days of digestion FSS + FVW produced 514 ± 57 L CH4 kg VS−1added compared with 392 ± 16 L CH4 for the SSS + FVW. The increased methane yield was most likely due to the higher inoculum substrate ratio of the FSS. The final VS and COD contents of the sewer sludge and FVW mixtures were not significantly different from the control values suggesting that all of the FVW added was degraded within 10 days. It is recommended that FVW be added to the first stage of the anaerobic digester in order to maximize methane generation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Shizas ◽  
D.M. Bagley

Hydrogen produced from anaerobic fermentation of organic matter is a sustainable energy source. Anaerobic hydrogen-producing systems have been typically seeded with heat-treated inocula to eliminate hydrogen-consuming methanogens. This can be both energy- and economically-intensive. In this work, operational parameters were modified to determine if operating a reactor at low pH (5.5) and low SRT (10 hours) would result in a hydrogen-producing system free of methanogens using anaerobic digester sludge with no heat treatment as an inoculum. Initially, the reactor exhibited a hydrogen productivity of approximately 7.9% when fed glucose. After purging was begun with 10% CO2/90% N2, the hydrogen productivity increased to >20% for the first day. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens then established themselves in the reactor, reducing the hydrogen productivity in the second non-purged phase by 80%. The operational controls examined were not sufficient to eliminate hydrogen-consuming methanogens for longer than approximately one week, and thus further methods must be developed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (12) ◽  
pp. 1119-1141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin Verma ◽  
Chul Park ◽  
John T. Novak ◽  
Zeynep Erdal ◽  
Bob Forbes ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 101350
Author(s):  
Ariffin Mohamad Annuar ◽  
Normi Izati Mat Nawi ◽  
Muhammad Roil Bilad ◽  
Juhana Jaafar ◽  
Lisendra Marbelia ◽  
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