The goal of this study was to establish a system for co-culturing microalgae and crop plants with biogas digestate. We examined growth performances of . and . co-cultured using a commercial liquid fertilizer designed for soilless culture supplemented with vitamins and ammonium. This solution simulated the filtrate of nitrified biogas digestate derived from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste but was supplemented with insufficient plant nutrients (Mg, Fe and Mn). The specific growth rate of the co-cultured . was 0.761 ± 0.081 d (mean ± SE), which was the same rate that achieved when grown as a sole culture. There were no significant differences between . cultured with until the stationary growth phase of was reached and those cultured alone relative to biomass, RGRs (relative growth rates), or relative to SPAD values of leaves. These results suggest that . and . could be co-cultured with the biogas digestate after being nitrified and filtered. In addition, considering concentrations of plant macronutrients in the residual solution after the co-culturing and . , it could be re-used as the nutrient solution for co-culturing and . .
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Bioresour Technol
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Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore.
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Orlen Unicre a.s., Revolucňí 1521/84, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
The increasing global population and urbanization have led to significant challenges in waste management, particularly concerning vacuum blackwater (VBW), which is the wastewater generated from vacuum toilets. Traditional treatment methods, such as landfilling and composting, often fall short in terms of efficiency and sustainability. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has emerged as a promising alternative, offering benefits such as biogas production and digestate generation.
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January 2025
Huanghe Science and Technology College, No. 94 Hanghai Middle Road, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China.
A short heat treatment (HT, 90 °C-100 °C, 5 min) was applied to two-phase anaerobic digestion (TPAD) of pig manure (PM) to investigate its effect on microbial inactivation in the acidified feedstock during the methanogenic phase. The results showed that no differences in biogas production at organic loading rate (OLR) below 4.28 g volatile solid (VS)/(L·d).
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Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Agricultural Research Council, Arcadia, Pretoria 0083, South Africa.
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January 2025
College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University-Chengdu Campus, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, PR China. Electronic address:
Improper management of biogas residue (BR) can reduce sustainability in the food waste treatment industry. To address this issue, a comprehensive evaluation framework, based on emergy analysis, carbon emissions and economic analysis, is proposed in this study, to explore how different BR disposal practices affect the comprehensive performance of the industry. A food waste treatment plant in Henan Province, China (anaerobic digestion (AD) + BR landfilling: Scenario 1 [S1]), and two alternative scenarios (S2: AD + BR incineration; S3: AD + BR composting) are investigated as a case study.
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