Response of anaerobic digestion of cattle manure to continuous temperature transitions: Process performance, microbial succession, key enzymes, and metabolic pathways
Chenyang Zhu , Heran Wang , Rufei Liu , Hairong Yuan , Xiujin Li
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Abstract
This study investigated the effect of continuous temperature transitions on the anaerobic digestion (AD) performance of cattle manure (CM) and microbial response mechanisms. Experiments were conducted in a completely-stirred tank reactor (CSTR) for over 390 days with a fine 3 °C gradient from 35 °C to 65 °C. The results showed that AD achieved optimal performance at R47 (47 °C). Microbial analysis indicated that 47 °C was the critical temperature for the transition from mesophilic to thermophilic communities. Metagenomic analysis revealed that, compared with R38 (38 °C) and R53 (53 °C), R47 enhanced the hydrolysis efficiency of refractory components by upregulating key enzyme expression in glycolysis and pyruvate metabolism. At R47, elevated expression of key enzymes in both acetate/butyrate metabolic pathways and methylotrophic methanogenesis pathway contributed to the highest methane yield. The optimal temperature determined for CM provides important parameters for practical AD operations.
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Bioresource Technology publishes original articles, review articles, case studies, and short communications covering the fundamentals, applications, and management of bioresource technology. The journal seeks to advance and disseminate knowledge across various areas related to biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations, bioresource systems analysis, and associated conversion or production technologies.
Topics include:
• Biofuels: liquid and gaseous biofuels production, modeling and economics
• Bioprocesses and bioproducts: biocatalysis and fermentations
• Biomass and feedstocks utilization: bioconversion of agro-industrial residues
• Environmental protection: biological waste treatment
• Thermochemical conversion of biomass: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, catalysis.