PMID- 34273625 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210804 LR - 20210804 IS - 1873-2976 (Electronic) IS - 0960-8524 (Linking) VI - 338 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Algae biochar enhanced methanogenesis by enriching specific methanogens at low inoculation ratio during sludge anaerobic digestion. PG - 125493 LID - S0960-8524(21)00833-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125493 [doi] AB - Carbon materials are promising in improving the performance of anaerobic digestion, however, interactive mechanisms between the carbon-based enhancement and operating parameters remained unclear. Using anaerobic digested sludge as inoculum, the effects of Taihu blue algae biochar (ABC) on methanogenesis at different inoculation ratios were investigated during sludge anaerobic digestion. Results showed that ABC enhanced methane productions at the lower inoculation ratios (4% and 1%, v/v), but not at the higher ratio (10%, v/v). Mechanism analysis demonstrated methanogenic improvements at the lower inoculation ratios were not owing to initial organic loading rate increments. Otherwise, ABC addition at the lower inoculation ratios were more favorable for the enrichment of Methanosarcina than the higher ratio, which might be benefit for methanogenesis through directed interspecies electron transfer. Thus, for the improvement of sludge anaerobic digestion, the microbial enrichments at different inoculation ratios would be more important than the merely biochar addition. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Jiang, Qian AU - Jiang Q AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. FAU - Zhang, Chao AU - Zhang C AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. FAU - Wu, Ping AU - Wu P AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. FAU - Ding, Peng AU - Ding P AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China. FAU - Zhang, Yan AU - Zhang Y AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou 215011, China. FAU - Cui, Min-Hua AU - Cui MH AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou 215011, China. FAU - Liu, He AU - Liu H AD - School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou 215011, China. Electronic address: liuhe@jiangnan.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210704 PL - England TA - Bioresour Technol JT - Bioresource technology JID - 9889523 RN - 0 (Sewage) RN - 0 (biochar) RN - 16291-96-6 (Charcoal) RN - OP0UW79H66 (Methane) SB - IM MH - Anaerobiosis MH - *Bioreactors MH - Charcoal MH - Methane MH - *Sewage OTO - NOTNLM OT - Algae biochar OT - Anaerobic digestion OT - Inoculation ratio OT - Methanogenic improvement OT - Sewage sludge EDAT- 2021/07/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/05 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/17 20:16 PHST- 2021/05/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/17 20:16 [entrez] AID - S0960-8524(21)00833-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125493 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Bioresour Technol. 2021 Oct;338:125493. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125493. Epub 2021 Jul 4.