Citation: Wei-Tong Ren, Tian Lan, Zi-Lin He, Hua-Zhe Wang, Lin Deng, Shan-Shan Ye, Qing-Lian Wu, Wan-Qian Guo. Weak electric field promotes anaerobic granular sludge formation to enhance medium-chain fatty acids synthesis[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(8): 110563. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110563 shu

Weak electric field promotes anaerobic granular sludge formation to enhance medium-chain fatty acids synthesis

State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China

guowanqian@hit.edu.cn

Received Date: 19 June 2024
Revised Date: 26 September 2024
Accepted Date: 17 October 2024
Available Online: 18 October 2024

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Granular sludges can resist the toxicity inhibition of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) and enhance the chain elongation (CE) process. However, the granulation process is time-consuming and requires a suitable facilitating granulation mean. This study proposed two continuous fed Expanded Granular Sludge Bed bioreactors, one with electric field (EF) and one without, to demonstrate the promotion of sludge granulation by EF and the enhancement of MCFAs production efficiency by the anaerobic granular sludge (AnGS). Through more than 50 days of operation, the EF was demonstrated to be able to promote the granulation, and the formed AnGS enhanced MCFAs yield by 36%. Besides, mechanism analysis indicated that the EF promoted microbial aggregation and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) synthesis, which enabled AnGS to form more easily. Besides, AnGS formed with EF improved extracellular electron transfer capacity and microbial function activity, which also contributed to the production of more MCFAs. Overall, this study provides a method to facilitate AnGS granulation and revealed the underlying mechanisms, and offers important support for the diverse applications of AnGS in other bioresources recovery bioprocesses.
- Chain elongation,
- Medium-chain fatty acids,
- Electric field,
- Anaerobic granular sludge,
- Microbial functions
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