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Bioaugmentation potential of inoculum derived from anaerobic digestion feedstock for enhanced methane production using water hyacinth

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03600-9

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Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Digestate; Methane; Soil ameliorant; Water hyacinth

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The utilization of water hyacinth for biogas production is an effective solution for controlling water hyacinth and addressing the global renewable energy challenge. This study investigates the potential of water hyacinth inoculum to enhance methane production during anaerobic digestion. The results show that the inclusion of water hyacinth inoculum significantly increases methane production and improves the quality of the digestate as a soil fertility enhancer.
The utilisation of water hyacinth for production of biogas is considered to be a solution to both its control and the global renewable energy challenge. In this instance, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the potential of water hyacinth inoculum to enhance methane production during anaerobic digestion (AD). Chopped whole water hyacinth (10% (w/v)) was digested to prepare an inoculum consisting mainly of water hyacinth indigenous microbes. The inoculum was incorporated in the AD of freshly chopped whole water hyacinth to set up different ratios of water hyacinth inoculum and water hyacinth mixture with appropriate controls. The results of batch tests with water hyacinth inoculum showed a maximal cumulative volume of 211.67 ml of methane after 29 days of AD as opposed to 88.6 ml of methane generated from the control treatment without inoculum. In addition to improving methane production, inclusion of water hyacinth inoculum reduced the electrical conductivity (EC) values of the resultant digestate, and, amplification of nifH and phoD genes in the digestate accentuates it as a potential soil ameliorant. This study provides an insight into the potential of water hyacinth inoculum to enhance methane production and contribute to the feasibility of the digestate as a soil fertility enhancer.

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