Distinct effects of chemical- and bio- flocculants on the sludge acidogenic fermentation for volatile fatty acids production by affecting the acidogenic steps, microbial community structure and metabolic functions.
Chitosan
Metabolic function
Microbial toxicity
Poly‑aluminum chloride
Volatile fatty acids
Journal
The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Dec 2023
20 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
11
07
2023
revised:
30
08
2023
accepted:
17
09
2023
medline:
15
11
2023
pubmed:
21
9
2023
entrez:
20
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Flocculants play crucial roles in sludge treatment, while the specific impact of chemical and bio-flocculants on sludge anaerobic fermentation was unknown. This study unveiled the contrasting effects of chitosan (CTS) and poly‑aluminum chloride (PAC) on volatile fatty acids (VFAs) generation during sludge fermentation. CTS supplementation resulted in 17.2 % increase in VFAs production, while PAC exposure led to 7.6 % reduction compared to the control. Further investigation revealed that CTS facilitated sludge solubilization and hydrolysis, thus providing sufficient organic substrates for VFAs generation. Additionally, environmental-friendly CTS exposure positively influenced the abundance and activity of functional anaerobes, as well as the expression of genes associated with VFAs biosynthesis. In contrast, PAC exposure resulted in the formation of larger sludge flocs, which hindered WAS solubilization and hydrolysis. Meanwhile, its potential microbial toxicity also impeded the microbial metabolic activity (i.e., genetic expressions), resulting in unsatisfactory VFAs production.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37730033
pii: S0048-9697(23)05834-5
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167207
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Sewage
0
Fatty Acids, Volatile
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
167207Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.