Journal
ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages 425-433Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201700176
Keywords
Anaerobic digestion; Citric acid; Waste frying fat; Yarrowia lipolytica; Yeast
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- European Union [689242]
- H2020 Societal Challenges Programme [689242] Funding Source: H2020 Societal Challenges Programme
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The application of spent yeast for biogas production has been studied only in the context of breweries so far. This study is focused on the anaerobic digestion of concentrated yeast biomass (CYB), being a by-product of citric acid biosynthesis. Two experimental set-ups were used in order to test CYB as a mono-substrate and co-substrate for closing the loop in accordance with the bioeconomy' approach. The results show that CYB allows for obtaining a high biogas yield, with a maximum of 1.45 m(N)(3)/kg(VS) produced when CYB was used as a mono-substrate. The average methane concentration was 66 +/- 4%. However, anaerobic digestion of CYB alone was difficult to perform because of a tendency for over-acidification, meaning that the maximum possible organic loading rate was 1 kg/(m(3)*d). Repeated clogging of tubes with coagulated biomass also disturbed continuous feeding. In contrast, the co-digestion of CYB with waste frying fat at a ratio of 1:20 showed stable operation during a 70-day fermentation period. The biogas yield using the substrate mixture was 1.42 m(3)/kg(VS) at an organic loading rate of 2 kg/(m(3)*d). The methane concentration reached 67 +/- 4% and the acetate concentration did not exceed 30 mg/L during the entire fermentation.
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