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| Autor(es): |
Chatila, Sami
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Zaiat, Marcelo
Número total de Autores: 2
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | FERMENTATION-BASEL; v. 11, n. 9, p. 16-pg., 2025-09-03. |
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Sugarcane vinasse, a byproduct of ethanol production, presents environmental challenges due to its high organic content and occasional contamination with antibiotics, such as monensin. This study successfully evaluated thermophilic two-phase anaerobic digestion for simultaneous monensin degradation and biogas production. The system, consisting of an acidogenic anaerobic structured-bed bioreactor (ASTBR) operating at with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 7.5 h followed by a methanogenic reactor at HRT = 24 h, with two options of the methanogenic phase, an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB), and an ASTBR, operated continuously for 254 days with incremental monensin concentrations (0-2000 ng<middle dot>mL-1). The acidogenic reactor consistently removed over 70% of monensin across all phases, demonstrating its effectiveness as a pretreatment step. At realistic residual concentrations (20-100 ng<middle dot>mL-1), monensin not only failed to inhibit biogas production but enhanced methane yield by up to 100% through selective pressure on the microbial community. This study demonstrated that anaerobic digestion can effectively degrade monensin while increasing the value of vinasse, providing a scalable solution for mitigating antibiotic contamination and enhancing bioenergy recovery in the sugarcane-ethanol industry. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 15/06246-7 - Aplicação do conceito de biorrefinaria a estações de tratamento biológico de águas residuárias: o controle da poluição ambiental aliado à recuperação de matéria e energia |
| Beneficiário: | Marcelo Zaiat |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |
| Processo FAPESP: | 17/02147-0 - Cromatografia líquida em uma gota e seu acoplamento com espectrometria de massas: estratégias instrumentais, desenvolvimento de materiais, automatização e aplicações analíticas |
| Beneficiário: | Fernando Mauro Lanças |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |