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Microbiome of Seven Full-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Plants in South Korea: Effect of Feedstock and Operational Parameters

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  • Michal Sposob

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    NIBIO, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, P.O. Box 115, N-1431 Ås, Norway
    Both authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hee-Sung Moon

    (Waste-Energy Research Division, Environmental Resources Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, Incheon 22689, Korea
    Both authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dongjin Lee

    (Waste-Energy Research Division, Environmental Resources Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, Incheon 22689, Korea)

  • Yeo-Myeong Yun

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

Abstract

In this study, the microbiomes linked with the operational parameters in seven mesophilic full-scale AD plants mainly treating food waste (four plants) and sewage sludge (three plants) were analyzed. The results obtained indicated lower diversity and evenness of the microbial population in sludge digestion (SD) plants compared to food digestion (FD) plants. Candidatus Accumulibacter dominated (up to 42.1%) in SD plants due to microbial immigration from fed secondary sludge (up to 89%). Its potential activity in SD plants was correlated to H 2 production, which was related to the dominance of hydrogenotrophic methanogens ( Methanococcus ). In FD plants, a balance between the hydrogenotrophic and methylotrophic pathways was found, while Flavobacterium and Levilinea played an important role during acidogenesis. Levilinea also expressed sensitivity to ammonia in FD plants. The substantial differences in hydraulic retention time (HRT), organic loading rate (OLR), and total ammonium nitrogen (TAN) among the studied FD plants did not influence the archaeal methane production pathway. In addition, the bacterial genera responsible for acetate production through syntrophy and homoacetogenesis ( Smithella , Treponema ) were present in all the plants studied.

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  • Michal Sposob & Hee-Sung Moon & Dongjin Lee & Yeo-Myeong Yun, 2021. "Microbiome of Seven Full-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Plants in South Korea: Effect of Feedstock and Operational Parameters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-11, January.
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