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Sining Yun1, Tian Xing1, Feng Han1
1Functional Materials Laboratory (FML), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710055, China.
Abstract:
Transition metal compounds have been widely used to enhance the anaerobic digestion (AD) performance, while the role of transition metal compounds in enhancing AD performance remains unclarified. In this work, the function of transition metal oxide accelerants (tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, hafnium oxide, and tungsten oxide) in enhanced AD systems was investigated from experimental and theoretical standpoints. Higher biogas production (565.01-617.85 mL/g VS), chemical oxygen demand degradation rate (67.17%-70.45%), total solids and volatile solids reduction rates (29.76%-34.71%, 51.83%-60.88%) were achieved in AD systems with transition metal oxide accelerants than the control (327.08 mL/g VS, 56.65%, 22.65%, and 41.18%). The first-principle density functional theory calculations, electron exchange capacity analysis, and the 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing demonstrated superior electron transfer and exchange capacities as well as microbial consortia development in transition metal oxides-induced DIET mechanism. This work provides a promising strategy for understanding the function of high-performance accelerants in AD systems.
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