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ArticleScientific reports2026

In situ buffering and enzymatic regulation of acidogenesis in two-stage anaerobic digestion of composite vegetable waste.

Debkumar Chakraborty, Abhishek Pitta, Makarand Ghangrekar, Gorakhanath Jadhav, Anil Dhanda, Paula Sfirloaga, Narcis Duteanu

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Debkumar ChakrabortyNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania. dchakrab@gitam.edu.
Abhishek PittaDepartments of Life Sciences, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, AP, 530045, India.
Makarand GhangrekarNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania.
Gorakhanath JadhavNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania.
Anil DhandaNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania.
Paula SfirloagaNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania. paulasfirloaga@gmail.com.
Narcis DuteanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. A.P. Podeanu street, No. 144, 300569, Timisoara, Romania. narcis.duteanu@upt.ro.

Funding

Executive Agency for Higher Education; Research, Development and Innovation Funding; Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization CF 39/28.07.2023, PNRR-III-C9-2023 I8
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Abstract

Peels of vegetable waste (VW), rich in cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose, can impede hydrolysis due to reduced enzymatic accessibility and activity. This research comparatively evaluated the effects of composite vegetable waste (CVW) comprising of 2:3 food waste (FW):VW on biological buffering potential and enzymatic activity during acidogenesis in a two-stage (Leached Bed Reactor-airlift reactor) system. Results demonstrated that maximum buffering and enzymatic activity occurred within the first 3-5 days. The system maintained an in situ maximum buffering capacity of 0.145 mol/L (FW) and 0.089 mol/L (CVW) without chemical additives. Peak α-amylase activities reached 72.2 U/mL (FW) and 64 U/mL (CVW), while protease reached 34.94 U/mL (CVW). The ratio of 2:3 for FW:VW moderated enzymatic hydrolysis rates through its lignocellulosic content and stabilized the acidogenic environment, which in turn regulated VFA dynamics, resulting in a 1.8-fold increase in acetate yield (18.19 g/L). Conversely, FW achieved a higher biohydrogen yield of 121.3 mL/g VS (43% composition) compared to 110 mL/g VS (36.4% composition) for CVW. The FW also produced 4.2 times higher propionic acid (95.3 g/L) than CVW (22.64 g/L). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) confirmed the sustainability of this minimized-discharge model, with H

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Refuse DisposalVegetablesalpha-AmylasesAnaerobiosisBioreactorsBuffersFood Loss and WasteHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrolysisLigninPeptide Hydrolasesalpha-AmylasesBuffersFood Loss and WasteLigninPeptide HydrolasesBiohydrogenBiological bufferHydrolysisLignocellulosic wasteSustainability analysis

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PMCPMC13493924

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