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ArticleScientific reports2017

Characterization of biocarbon-source recovery and microbial community shifts from waste activated sludge by conditioning with cornstover: Assessment of cellulosic compositions.

Kaili Wen, Aijuan Zhou, Jiaguang Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Guoying Wang, Wenzong Liu, Aijie Wang, Xiuping Yue

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Kaili WenCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Aijuan ZhouCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Jiaguang ZhangCollege of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Zhihong LiuCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Guoying WangCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.
Wenzong LiuResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Aijie WangResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiuping YueCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China.

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Abstract

Most studies on the production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) from waste activated sludge (WAS) digestion have focused on operating conditions, pretreatments and characteristic adjustments. Conditioning by extra carbon sources (ECS), normally added in a solid form, has been reported to be an efficient approach. However, this has caused considerable waste of monomeric sugars in the hydrolysate. In this study, the effects of two added forms (pretreated straw (S) and hydrolyzed liquid (L)) of cornstover (CS) on WAS acidification were investigated. To obtain different cellulosic compositions of CS, low-thermal or autoclaved assisted alkaline (TA or AA) pretreatments were conducted. The results showed that AA-L test achieved the highest VFAs value (653 mg COD/g VSS), followed by AA-S (613 mg COD/g VSS). These values were 12% and 28% higher, respectively, than that obtained in the TA-L and TA-S tests. Meanwhile, higher percentages of acetic acid were observed after AA pretreatment (~62% versus ~53% in TA). The added forms of CS played an important role in structuring the innate microbial community in the WAS, as shown by high-throughput sequencing and canonical correspondence analysis. The findings obtained in this work may provide a scientific basis for the potential implementation of co-digesting WAS with ECS simultaneously obtaining energy and high value-added products.

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