Comprehensive analysis of the microbial communities and operational parameters of two full-scale anaerobic digestion plants treating food waste in South Korea: Seasonal variation and effect of ammonia

[Display omitted] •Seasonal microbial changes at full-scale food waste AD plants were documented.•Higher diversity and more shared bacteria (all seasons) assure stable performance.•Members of class Clostridia and Bacteroidia are inevitable during the food waste AD.•High ammonium presence leads to lo...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2020-11, Vol.398, p.122975-122975, Article 122975
Main Authors: Sposob, Michal, Moon, Hee-Sung, Lee, Dongjin, Kim, Tae-Hoon, Yun, Yeo-Myeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobiosis
Bioreactors
Food
Food waste
Methane
Microbial communities
Microbiota
Refuse Disposal
Republic of Korea
Seasonal variation
Seasons
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Seasonal microbial changes at full-scale food waste AD plants were documented.•Higher diversity and more shared bacteria (all seasons) assure stable performance.•Members of class Clostridia and Bacteroidia are inevitable during the food waste AD.•High ammonium presence leads to lower diversity and CH4 generation through H2 and CO2. There are about ninety full-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plants in South Korea that treat food waste (FW); however, the key diff ;erences in the microbial communities in different seasons and the effects of ammonia in AD remain poorly understood. In this study, the seasonal changes in microbial communities associated with operational parameters of two full-scale ADs (C and W plants) treating FW were analyzed. The organic loading rate (OLR) variability had an influence on the seasonal CH4 yield; the W plant had a lower CH4 yield with an unstable AD performance while the C plant had a higher CH4 yield with a stable AD performance. It was mainly due to the substantially different NH4+ concentration; the W plant had a NH4+ concentration nearly 1.6 times higher compared to the C plant. The high NH4+ presence in the W plant led to the dominance of class Clostridia, and methanogenesis was mostly done by hydrogenotrophs (Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis). Additionally, the members belonging to Clostridia and Bacteroidia were found at both plants in each season (share ≥0.5%) implying their indispensable role during the anaerobic digestion of FW.
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122975