Integration of bioenergetics in the ADM1 and its impact on model predictions

In this work, the integration of dynamic bioenergetic calculations in the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1) is presented. The impact of bioenergetics on kinetics was addressed via two different approaches: a thermodynamic-based inhibition function and variable microbial growth yields based...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2019-07, Vol.80 (2), p.339-346
Main Authors: Patón, Mauricio, Rodríguez, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Agricultural production
Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic treatment
Anaerobiosis
Bioenergetics
Bioreactors
Computation
Computer simulation
Energy
Free energy
Gibbs free energy
Hydrogen
Integration
Kinetics
Metabolism
Microorganisms
Models, Theoretical
Oxidation
Propionic acid
Reaction kinetics
Science
Substrates
Thermodynamics
Water treatment
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Summary:In this work, the integration of dynamic bioenergetic calculations in the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1) is presented. The impact of bioenergetics on kinetics was addressed via two different approaches: a thermodynamic-based inhibition function and variable microbial growth yields based on dynamic Gibbs free energy calculations. The dynamic bioenergetic calculations indicate that the standard ADM1 predicts positive reaction rates under thermodynamically unfeasible conditions. The dissolved hydrogen inhibition approach used in ADM1 is, however, deemed as adequate, offering the trade-off of not requiring dynamic bioenergetics computation despite the need of hydrogen inhibition parameters. Simulations of the model with bioenergetics showed the low amount of energy available in butyrate and propionate oxidation, suggesting that microbial growth on these substrates must be very limited or occur via alternative mechanisms rather than dissolved hydrogen.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.2019.279