Abstract
In this research batch reactors were operated with coffee processing waste and autochthonous microbial consortium, and a taxonomic and functional analysis was performed for phase I of stabilization of maximum H2 production and for phase II of maximum H2 consumption. During phase I, the reactor's operating conditions were pH 4.84 to 8.18, headspace 33.18% to 66.82%, and pulp and husk from 6.95 to 17.05g/L. These assays continued for phase II, with initial pH conditions of 5.8-8.1, headspace of 33.18-66.82%, and pulp and husk remaining from phase I. The highest homoacetogenesis was observed in assay 5 with pH 7.7, 40% headspace, and 15g/L of pulp and husk (initial concentrations of phase I). A relative abundance of Clostridium 41%, Lactobacillus 20% and Acetobacter 14% was observed in phase I. In phase II, there was a change in relative abundance of 21%, 63%, and 1%, respectively, and functional genes involved with autotrophic (formyltetrahydrofolate synthase) and heterotrophic (enolase) homoacetogenesis, butanol (3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase), and propionic acid (propionate CoA-transferase) were identified. This study provides a new and amplified insight into the physicochemical and microbiological factors, which can be used to propose adequate operational conditions to maximize the bioenergy production and reduce homoacetogenesis in biological reactors.
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