Additional function of pasteurisation pretreatment in combination with anaerobic digestion on antibiotic removal

• Published in: Bioresource technology 2020-02, Vol.297, p.122414-122414, Article 122414
• Main Authors: Yin, Fubin, Dong, Hongmin, Zhang, Wanqin, Zhu, Zhiping, Shang, Bin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobiosis; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics; Chlortetracycline; Manure; Methane; Oxytetracycline; Pasteurisation pretreatment; Swine; Swine manure
• ISSN: 0960-8524; 1873-2976
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122414

[Display omitted] •Pasteurisation pretreatment in combination with anaerobic digestion (PPAD) is studied.•PPAD could increase methane production and reduce technical digestion time.•PPAD only affected archaeal communities in anaerobic digestion (AD).•Pasteurisation pretreatment (PP) affected bacterial and archaeal communities.•PPAD removed more chlortetracycline (CTC) and oxytetracycline (OTC) than PP or AD. Pasteurisation pretreatment (PP) in combination with anaerobic digestion (PPAD) is one of the best ways for sterilisation of pathogenic microorganisms in manure. However, the effect of antibiotic residues in manure on PPAD has not been studied. This study investigated the function of PPAD on antibiotic removal and the effect of antibiotic on PPAD performance. Results demonstrated that chlortetracycline (CTC) and oxytetracycline (OTC) concentrations decreased from 17.236 and 183.446 to 0 and 17.348 mg/kg·TS using PPAD, respectively. PPAD for swine manure containing CTC and OTC increased methane production from 244.0 ± 7.6 to 254.0 ± 6.1 mL/g·VS and reduced technical digestion time (T80) from 30 to 25 days compared with AD process. Moreover, PPAD affected only archaeal communities, whereas PP affected bacterial/archaeal communities. Thus, PPAD can be used to treat antibiotic-containing manure and reduce the negative effects of antibiotics.