Influence of different types of silver nanoparticles on the biodegradation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) contains approximately 50% of organic fraction (OF), which through landfill biodegradation processes results in leachate and biogas. Anaerobic degradation occurs driven by microbial processes, with a complex consortium of microorganisms, responsible for different phases. On the other hand, it is observed that nanoparticles (NPs), specially silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), have been appearing in a large range of new products. The MSW, for example, can present nanoparticulate materials, which, deposited in landfills, behave in a way still little known in science, and that can influence the biodegradation processes. The objective of this work is to analyze and verify the biochemical methanogenic potential of organic solid waste with and without the interference of different concentrations and types of AgNPs. For that purpose, tests of biochemical methane potential (BMP) with the concentrations of 5, 15 and 45, 50, 150 and 450 AgNPs mg.kg-1 were carried out and verified through a standard sample (white). Different types of nanoparticles were used: solid (powder), and two solutions, aqueous and alcoholic (polyvinyl alcohol — PVA). The results showed the interference of AgNPs in the highest concentrations used, considerably decreasing the biological process measured through the activity of microorganisms in the production of methane gas, which occurred in the range between 150 and 450 mg.kg-1 of AgNPs. Finally, the statistical studies and the mathematical modeling of the results showed that the logistic model adjusted well to the experimental data. The linear regression of the model parameters with the concentration of AgNPs demonstrates the decrease in the values of the parameters with the increase in the concentration of these compounds.

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Bonatto, I. da C., Moreira, A. J. G., Restrepo, J. J. B., Franco, D., & de Castilhos Junior, A. B. (2021). Influence of different types of silver nanoparticles on the biodegradation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental, 26(1), 11–19. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-415220200255

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