Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case

Abstract Biofilm is a syntrophic community of microorganisms enveloped by extracellular polymeric substances and displays remarkable adaptability to dynamic environments. Implementing biofilm in anaerobic digestion has been widely investigated and applied as it promotes microbial retention time and...

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Main Authors: Getachew Birhanu Abera, Erik Trømborg, Linn Solli, Juline M. Walter, Radziah Wahid, Espen Govasmark, Svein Jarle Horn, Nabin Aryal, Lu Feng
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02592-4
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author Getachew Birhanu Abera
Erik Trømborg
Linn Solli
Juline M. Walter
Radziah Wahid
Espen Govasmark
Svein Jarle Horn
Nabin Aryal
Lu Feng
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Erik Trømborg
Linn Solli
Juline M. Walter
Radziah Wahid
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Nabin Aryal
Lu Feng
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description Abstract Biofilm is a syntrophic community of microorganisms enveloped by extracellular polymeric substances and displays remarkable adaptability to dynamic environments. Implementing biofilm in anaerobic digestion has been widely investigated and applied as it promotes microbial retention time and enhances the efficiency. Previous studies on anaerobic biofilm primarily focused on application in wastewater treatment, while its role has been significantly extended to accelerate the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, improve gas–liquid mass transfer for biogas upgrading, or enhance resistance to inhibitors or toxic pollutants. This work comprehensively reviewed the current applications of biofilm in anaerobic digestion and focused on impacting factors, optimization strategies, reactor set-up, and microbial communities. Moreover, a full-scale biofilm reactor case from Norway is also reported. This review provides a state of-the- art insight on the role of biofilm in anaerobic digestion. Graphical Abstract
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spelling doaj-art-e3004e94c31842ffa1b1bb0fe19c5a042025-08-20T02:39:43ZengBMCBiotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts2731-36542024-12-0117112010.1186/s13068-024-02592-4Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale caseGetachew Birhanu Abera0Erik Trømborg1Linn Solli2Juline M. Walter3Radziah Wahid4Espen Govasmark5Svein Jarle Horn6Nabin Aryal7Lu Feng8Faculty of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Faculty of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)Antec Biogas AsAntec Biogas AsAntec Biogas AsNorwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), Campus PorsgrunnNorwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)Abstract Biofilm is a syntrophic community of microorganisms enveloped by extracellular polymeric substances and displays remarkable adaptability to dynamic environments. Implementing biofilm in anaerobic digestion has been widely investigated and applied as it promotes microbial retention time and enhances the efficiency. Previous studies on anaerobic biofilm primarily focused on application in wastewater treatment, while its role has been significantly extended to accelerate the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, improve gas–liquid mass transfer for biogas upgrading, or enhance resistance to inhibitors or toxic pollutants. This work comprehensively reviewed the current applications of biofilm in anaerobic digestion and focused on impacting factors, optimization strategies, reactor set-up, and microbial communities. Moreover, a full-scale biofilm reactor case from Norway is also reported. This review provides a state of-the- art insight on the role of biofilm in anaerobic digestion. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02592-4BiogasMethanogensBiomethaneFull-scale biofilm reactorLignocellulosic biomass
spellingShingle Getachew Birhanu Abera
Erik Trømborg
Linn Solli
Juline M. Walter
Radziah Wahid
Espen Govasmark
Svein Jarle Horn
Nabin Aryal
Lu Feng
Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
Biogas
Methanogens
Biomethane
Full-scale biofilm reactor
Lignocellulosic biomass
title Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
title_full Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
title_fullStr Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
title_full_unstemmed Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
title_short Biofilm application for anaerobic digestion: a systematic review and an industrial scale case
title_sort biofilm application for anaerobic digestion a systematic review and an industrial scale case
topic Biogas
Methanogens
Biomethane
Full-scale biofilm reactor
Lignocellulosic biomass
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02592-4
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