Deciphering anaerobic ethanol metabolic pathways shaped by operational modes

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Efficient anaerobic digestion requires the syntrophic cooperation among diverse microorganisms with various metabolic pathways. In this study, two operational modes, i.e., the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and the continuous-flow reactor (CFR), were adopted in ethanol-fed systems with or without the supplement of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to examine their effects on ethanol metabolic pathways. Notably, the operational mode of SBR and the presence of CO2 facilitated ethanol metabolism towards propionate production. This was further evidenced by the dominance of Desulfobulbus, and the increased relative abundances of enzymes (EC: 1.2.7.1 and 1.2.7.11) involved in CO2 metabolism in SBRs. Moreover, SBRs exhibited superior biomass-based rates of ethanol degradation and methanogenesis, surpassing those in CFRs by 53.1% and 22.3%, respectively. Remarkably, CFRs with the extended solids retention time enriched high relative abundances of Geobacter of 71.7% and 70.4% under conditions with and without the addition of PAC, respectively. Although both long-term and short-term PAC additions led to the increased sludge conductivity and a reduced methanogenic lag phase, only the long-term PAC addition resulted in enhanced rates of ethanol degradation and propionate production/degradation. The strategies by adjusting operational mode and PAC addition could be adopted for modulating the anaerobic ethanol metabolic pathway and enriching Geobacter.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:249

Enthalten in:

Water research - 249(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 120896

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Du, Bang [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Xinmin [VerfasserIn]
Lens, Piet N L [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yifeng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Guangxue [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

142M471B3J
16291-96-6
3K9958V90M
CO(2)
Carbon Dioxide
Charcoal
Ethanol
Ethanol metabolic pathway
Geobacter
Journal Article
Methane
OP0UW79H66
Operational modes
Powdered activated carbon
Propionates
Sewage

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Date Completed 03.01.2024

Date Revised 03.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.watres.2023.120896

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364980044