Increased loading stress leads to convergence of microbial communities and high methane yields in adapted anaerobic co-digesters

Enhancing biogas production, while avoiding inhibition of methanogenesis during co-digestion of grease interceptor waste (GIW), can help water resource recovery facilities reduce their carbon footprint. Here we used pre-adapted and non-adapted digesters to link microbial community structure to diges...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water research (Oxford) 2020-02, Vol.169, p.115155-115155, Article 115155
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Ling, Hossen, Elvin H., Aziz, Tarek N., Ducoste, Joel J., de los Reyes, Francis L.
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Zusammenfassung:Enhancing biogas production, while avoiding inhibition of methanogenesis during co-digestion of grease interceptor waste (GIW), can help water resource recovery facilities reduce their carbon footprint. Here we used pre-adapted and non-adapted digesters to link microbial community structure to digester function. Before disturbance, the pre-adapted and non-adapted digesters showed similar methane production and microbial community diversity but dissimilar community composition. When exposed to an identical disturbance, the pre-adapted digester achieved better performance, while the non-adapted digester was inhibited. When re-exposed to disturbance after recovery, communities and performance of both digesters converged, regardless of the temporal variations. Co-digestion of up to 75% GIW added on a volatile solids (VS) basis was achieved, increasing methane yield by 336% from 0.180 to 0.785 l-methane/g-VS-added, the highest methane yield reported to date for lipid-rich waste. Progressive perturbation substantially enriched fatty acid-degrading Syntrophomonas from less than 1% to 24.6% of total 16S rRNA gene sequences, acetoclastic Methanosaeta from 2.3% to 11.9%, and hydrogenotrophic Methanospirillum from less than 1% to 6.6% in the pre-adapted digester. Specific hydrolytic and fermentative populations also increased. These ecological insights demonstrated how progressive perturbation can be strategically used to influence methanogenic microbiomes and improve co-digestion of GIW. [Display omitted] •Progressive perturbation increased methane yield by 336% for FOG co-digestion.•Relative abundances of Syntrophomonas and methanogens were enriched.•Specific hydrolytic and fermentative populations increased.•Adaptation history was key to enhancing FOG co-digestion.
ISSN:0043-1354
1879-2448
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2019.115155