Acclimatization contributes to stable anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste under extreme ammonia levels: Focusing on microbial community dynamics

Miao Yan, Ioannis Fotidis*, Hailin Tian, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Laura Treu, Panagiotis Tsapekos, Irini Angelidaki

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    Abstract

    The organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is an abundant and sustainable substrate for the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, yet ammonia released during OFMSW hydrolysis could result in suboptimal biogas production. Acclimatized ammonia tolerant microorganisms offer an efficient way to alleviate ammonia inhibition during AD. This study aimed to achieve an efficient AD of OFMSW under extreme ammonia levels and elucidate the dynamics of the acclimatized microbial community. Thus, two mesophilic continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR), fed only with OFMSW, were successfully acclimatized up to 8.5 g NH4+-N/L, and their methane yields fluctuated <10%, compared to the methane yields without ammonia addition. Microbiological analyses showed that Methanosaeta concilii and Methanosarcina soligelidi were the dominant methanogens at low and high ammonia levels, respectively. Whilst, a unique metabolic pathway shift, from aceticlastic to hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, of M. soligelidi was identified during the acclimatization process.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number121376
    JournalBioresource Technology
    Volume286
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0960-8524
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • Ammonia acclimatization
    • Hydrogenotrophic pathway
    • Aceticlastic pathway
    • Metabolic pathway shift
    • Methanosarcina soligelidi

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