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Influence of a Conductive Material and Different Anaerobic Inocula on Biochemical Methane Potential of Substrates from Alcoholic Beverage Production

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The impact of a conductive material as powdered activated carbon (PAC) on the biochemical methane potential of whisky pot ale (PA) and brewery spent yeast (SY) was investigated. The test was carried out with three different types of anaerobic inocula: manure inoculum (MI), sewage sludge (SS) and granular sludge (GR). Brewery spent yeast produced partial (in sewage and granular sludge) and total (in manure inoculum) methanogenesis inhibition due to the toxicity of some of its constituents (hops extract). The inhibition was overcome by the supplementation of PAC, that improved significantly the anaerobic digestion process for SY, allowing to reach biochemical methane potential values between 657–699 L CH4 kg−1 VS and it reduced redox potential from − 368 to − 398 mV. The activated carbon did not improve the methane yields from whisky PA since microorganisms did not have difficulties to process this substrate; in fact, the redox potential slightly increased from − 355 to − 330 mV.

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This research was supported by Destilería Siderit in the framework of the Innova Program in the Autonomous Community of Cantabria.

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    David Valero & Liliana Alzate-Gaviria

  2. Department of Water and Environmental Science and Technologies, University of Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros, s/n, 39005, Santander, Spain

    Jesús A. Montes & Carlos Rico

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Valero, D., Alzate-Gaviria, L., Montes, J.A. et al. Influence of a Conductive Material and Different Anaerobic Inocula on Biochemical Methane Potential of Substrates from Alcoholic Beverage Production. Waste Biomass Valor 11, 5957–5964 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00834-3

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Keywords

  • Biochemical methane potential (BMP)
  • Powdered activated carbon (PAC)
  • Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET)
  • Anaerobic digestion
  • Whiskey pot ale
  • Brewery spent yeast