Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion of Long Chain Fatty Acid by Adding Magnetite and Carbon Nanotubes.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the impact of stimulating direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET), by supplementing nano-sized magnetite (nFe3O4, 0.5 g Fe/g VSS) and carbon nanotubes (CNT, 1 g/L), in anaerobic digestion of oleic acid (OA) at various concentrations (0.10 - 4.00 g chemical oxygen demand(COD)/L). Both supplementations could enhance CH4 production, and its beneficial impact increased with increased OA concentration. The biggest improvements of 114% and 165% compared to the control were achieved by nFe3O4 and CNT, respectively, at OA of 4 g COD/L. The enhancement can be attributed to the increased sludge conductivity: 7.1 ± 0.5 (control), 12.5 ± 0.8 (nFe3O4-added), and 15.7 ± 1.1 µS/cm (CNT-supplemented). Dissolved iron concentration, released from nFe3O4, seemed to have a negligi

SUBMITTER: Mostafa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature