Effect of sludge age on population dynamics and acetate utilization kinetics under aerobic conditions


PALA-OZKOK I., REHMAN A., KOR-BICAKCI G., URAL A., SCHILHABEL M. B., Ubay-Cokgor E., ...Daha Fazla

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, cilt.143, ss.68-75, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 143
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.095
  • Dergi Adı: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-75
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study addressed acetate utilization by an acclimated mixed microbial culture under different growth conditions. It explored changes in the composition of the microbial community and variable process kinetics induced by different culture history. Sequencing batch reactors were operated at steady-state at different sludge ages of two and ten days. Microbial population structure was determined using high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes. Parallel batch experiments were conducted with acclimated biomass for respirometric analyses. A lower sludge age sustained a different community, which also reflected as variable kinetics for microbial growth and biopolymer storage. The maximum growth rate was observed to change from 3.9/d to 8.5/d and the substrate storage rate from 3.5/d to 5.9/d when the sludge age was decreased from 10 d to 2.0 d. Results challenge the basic definition of heterotrophic biomass in activated sludge models, at least by means of variable kinetics under different growth conditions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.