Abstract
Based on the semi-continuous anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) reactor, the effects of biochar addition on the internal environmental changes and gas production characteristics were studied under the condition of biogas slurry recirculation. The results showed that the addition of biochar enhanced the degradation and metabolic pathways of acetate and propionate, thereby reducing the concentrations of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), total ammonia and chemical oxygen demand by 55 %, 41 % and 61 %, respectively. The buffer system formed by the combination of NH4+ and VFAs of C2-C5 was also enhanced, thereby improving the stability of the system. The addition of biochar effectively increased the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes, Chloroflexi, Spirochaetota and Synergistota, and enhanced three methanogenic metabolic pathways. This study provides scientific support for the application of biochar to solve the system inhibition in mixed substrate semi-continuous AcoD process and provides technical support for the stable operation of biogas project.
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