Anaerobic treatment is applied as an alternative to traditional aerobic treatment for recalcitrant compound degradation. This review highlighted the recalcitrant compounds in wastewaters and their pathways under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Forty-one recalcitrant compounds commonly found in wastewater along with associated anaerobic removal performance were summarized from current research. Anaerobic degradability of wastewater could not be appropriately evaluated by BOD/COD ratio, which should only be suitable for determining aerobic degradability. Recalcitrant wastewaters with a low BOD/COD ratio may be handled by anaerobic treatments after the adaption and provision of sufficient electron donors. Novel indicator characterizing the anaerobic recalcitrance of wastewater is called for, essential for emergent needs to resource recovery from high-strength recalcitrant wastewater for fulfilling appeals of circular bioeconomy of modern societies.
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Front Microbiol
January 2025
Agroécologie, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Institut Agro, Université Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.
Introduction: Agriculture is undergoing an agroecological transition characterized by adopting new practices to reduce chemical fertilizer inputs. In this context, digestates are emerging as sustainable substitutes for mineral fertilizers. However, large-scale application of digestates in agricultural fields requires rigorous studies to evaluate their long-term effects on soil microbial communities, which are crucial for ecosystem functioning and resilience.
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January 2025
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan. Electronic address:
Anaerobic digestion (AD) offers great potential for pollutant removal and bioenergy recovery. However, it faces challenges when using livestock manure (LSM) as a feedstock given its high content of refractory materials (e.g.
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January 2025
Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China 210095.
Anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) were the last phylum to be identified within the rumen microbiome and account for 7-9% of microbial biomass. They produce potent lignocellulases that degrade recalcitrant plant cell walls, and rhizoids that can penetrate the cuticle of plant cells, exposing internal components to other microbiota. Interspecies H transfer between AGF and rumen methanogenic archaea is an essential metabolic process in the rumen that occurs during the reduction of CO to CH by methanogens.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
Background: The composition of anaerobically digested sludge is inherently complex, enriched with structurally complex organic compounds and nitrogenous constituents, which are refractory to biodegradation. These characteristics limit the subsequent rational utilization of resources from anaerobically digested sludge. White-rot fungi (WRF) have garnered significant research interest due to their exceptional capacity to degrade complex and recalcitrant organic pollutants.
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December 2024
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China. Electronic address:
Biodegradable plastics (BPs) and lignite, both rich in organic matter, present significant challenges for efficient conversion into clean energy. This study examined the anaerobic co-digestion of BPs and lignite under controlled laboratory conditions. The results demonstrated that the co-digestion of polylactic acid (PLA) and lignite (at a 1:2 mass ratio, with 5 g PLA and 10 g lignite as the model system) rapidly acclimated to the anaerobic environment, enhancing cumulative biogas production by 57 % compared to the mono-digestion of lignite alone.
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