1. Characterisation of the biodegradability of post-treated digestates via the chemical accessibility and complexity of organic matter
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Mylène Daumoin, Céline Druilhe, Anne-Marie Pourcher, Julie Jimenez, Nathalie Wéry, Géraldine Maynaud, Dominique Patureau, Michel Torrijos, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement [Narbonne] (LBE), Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Optimisation des procédés en Agriculture, Agroalimentaire et Environnement (UR OPAALE), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Université Bretagne Loire (UBL), ADEME grant number 1306C0032, Wéry, Nathalie, Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), and Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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anaerobic digestion ,Environmental Engineering ,respirometry ,spectroscopie à fluorescence ,digestate ,biodegradability ,complexity ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,020209 energy ,digestion anaérobie ,Bioengineering ,Fraction (chemistry) ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Soil ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Anaerobic treatment ,Organic chemistry ,Organic matter ,Anaerobiosis ,Organic Chemicals ,digestat ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis ,2. Zero hunger ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Principal Component Analysis ,Sewage ,respirométrie ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,biodégradabilité ,General Medicine ,Biodegradation ,Pulp and paper industry ,Aerobiosis ,Refuse Disposal ,Kinetics ,Anaerobic digestion ,Biodegradation, Environmental ,post traitement ,chemistry ,Digestate ,dégradation de la matière organique ,Volatilization ,Linear correlation - Abstract
The stability of digestate organic matter is a key parameter for its use in agriculture. Here, the organic matter stability was compared between 14 post-treated digestates and the relationship between organic matter complexity and biodegradability was highlighted. Respirometric activity and CH4 yields in batch tests showed a positive linear correlation between both types of biodegradability (R2=0.8). The accessibility and complexity of organic matter were assessed using chemical extractions combined with fluorescence spectroscopy, and biodegradability was mostly anti-correlated with complexity of organic matter. Post-treatments presented a significant effect on the biodegradability and complexity of organic matter. Biodegradability was low for composted digestates which comprised slowly accessible complex molecules. Inversely, solid fractions obtained after phase separation contained a substantial part of remaining biodegradable organic matter with a significant easily accessible fraction comprising simpler molecules. Understanding the effect of post-treatment on the biodegradability of digestates should help to optimize their valorization.
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- 2017
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