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Title	Direct Conversion of Food Waste Extract into Caproate: Metagenomics Assessment of Chain Elongation Process
ID_Doc	8541
Authors	Crognale, S; Braguglia, CM; Gallipoli, A; Gianico, A; Rossetti, S; Montecchio, D
Title	Direct Conversion of Food Waste Extract into Caproate: Metagenomics Assessment of Chain Elongation Process
Year	2021
Published	Microorganisms, 9.0, 2
Abstract	In a circular economy strategy, waste resources can be used for the biological production of high added-value substances, such as medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs), thus minimising waste and favouring a sustainable process. This study investigates single-stage fermentation processes for the production of MCFAs in a semi-continuous reactor treating the extract of real food waste (FW), without the addition of external electron donors. Two sequential acidogenic fermentation tests were carried out at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 5 and 15 gCOD L(-1)d(-1) with a hydraulic retention time of 4 days and pH controlled at 6 +/- 0.2. The highest level of caproate (4.8 g L-1) was observed at OLR of 15 gCOD L(-1)d(-1) with a microbiome mainly composed by lactate-producing Actinomyces, Atopobium, and Olsenella species and caproate-producing Pseudoramibacter. Metagenomic analysis revealed the presence of key enzymes for the production of lactate, such as lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, as well as several enzymes involved in the reverse beta-oxidation pathway, thus suggesting the occurrence of a lactate-based chain elongation process.
PDF	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/2/327/pdf?version=1612748337

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