Predominance of syntrophic bacteria, Methanosaeta and Methanoculleus in a two-stage up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor treating coffee processing wastewater at high organic loading rate

The effect of the organic loading rate (OLR) on the performance and microbial composition of a two-stage UASB system treating coffee processing wastewater was assessed. The system was operated with OLR up to 18.2 g COD (L d)−1 and effluent recirculation. Methane production and effluent characteristi...

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Autores: Botello Suárez, Wilmar Alirio [UNESP], da Silva Vantini, Juliana [UNESP], Duda, Rose Maria, Giachetto, Poliana Fernanda, Cintra, Leandro Carrijo, Tiraboschi Ferro, Maria Inês [UNESP], de Oliveira, Roberto Alves [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/176657
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.091
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/176657
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anaerobic digestion
Biogas
Metagenomics of anaerobic sludge
Methanogenic archaea
Pollutant removal
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Sumario:The effect of the organic loading rate (OLR) on the performance and microbial composition of a two-stage UASB system treating coffee processing wastewater was assessed. The system was operated with OLR up to 18.2 g COD (L d)−1 and effluent recirculation. Methane production and effluent characteristics were monitored. The microbial composition was examined through next-generation sequencing and qPCR from the anaerobic sludge of the first reactor (R1) operated at low and high OLR. The system showed operational stability, obtaining a maximum methane production of 2.2 L CH4 (L d)−1, with a removal efficiency of COD and phenolic compounds of 84 and 73%, respectively. The performance of R1 at high OLR in steady conditions was associated with an appropriate proportion of nutrients (particularly Fe) and a marked increase of the syntrophic bacteria Syntrophus and Candidatus Cloacimonas, and acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens, mainly Methanosaeta, Methanoculleus, Methanobacterium and Methanomassiliicoccus.