Hydrochar-Promoted Methane Production in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Inoculum and Sludge
2.2. Hydrochar Production
2.3. Batch Experiments
2.4. DNA Extraction and Sequencing
2.5. Metagenomic Analysis Methods
2.6. Analytical Methods
3. Results
3.1. Hydrochar Enhanced the Mesophilic AD of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge
3.2. Hydrochar Enhanced the Thermophilic AD of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge
3.3. Effect of Temperature on the AD of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge
3.4. Effect of Hydrochar on Microbial Community Diversity
3.5. Microbial Community Composition and Dynamics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Jing, C.; Zhang, C.; Luo, X.; Zheng, Z. Hydrochar-Promoted Methane Production in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge. Fermentation 2024, 10, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10010010
Jing C, Zhang C, Luo X, Zheng Z. Hydrochar-Promoted Methane Production in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge. Fermentation. 2024; 10(1):10. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10010010
Chicago/Turabian StyleJing, Chaosen, Chao Zhang, Xingzhang Luo, and Zheng Zheng. 2024. "Hydrochar-Promoted Methane Production in Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Hydrothermal Pre-Treated Sludge" Fermentation 10, no. 1: 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation10010010