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Enhancement of biogas production using nanostructured magnetite (Fe3O4) in a biodigester fed with Peruvian guinea pig manure

Abstract

Magnetite nanoparticles were used to increase biogas production in a biodigester fed with Peruvian guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) manure (PGPM). The nanoparticles were synthesized via two different methods—coprecipitation and polyol—and thus showed different sizes of 410.7 nm and 34.03 nm, respectively. Likewise, various configurations were tested using three distinct Fe3O4 proportions, with each configuration tested in triplicate biodigesters. The coprecipitation trial with Fe3O4 was tested with an initial substrate of 5.57 g of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 0.96 g of volatile solids (VSs) as inoculum. This ferrous additive led to a methane production increase of up to 9.61%, with a biodegradability of 57.91%. At the same time, the polyol trial with Fe3O4 was tested with an initial substrate of 34.47 g of COD and 0.80 g VS as inoculum, increasing methane production by up to 64.5% with a biodegradability of up to 8.56%. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of the synthesized Fe3O4, which was inconsequential for bacterial growth, was analyzed. Therefore, these nanoparticles have been shown to support methanogenic bacteria in enhancing methane production.

Graphical abstract: Enhancement of biogas production using nanostructured magnetite (Fe3O4) in a biodigester fed with Peruvian guinea pig manure

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jan 2025
Accepted
11 Mar 2025
First published
09 May 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2025,15, 15375-15383

Enhancement of biogas production using nanostructured magnetite (Fe3O4) in a biodigester fed with Peruvian guinea pig manure

R. Flores Vargas, W. E. Gómez Hernández, K. E. Macazana López, C. A. Luyo Caycho, Y. A. Muñoz Baca, H. A. R. Tito and M. E. Quintana Cáceda, RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 15375 DOI: 10.1039/D5RA00102A

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