Fate of mycotoxins and related fungi in the anaerobic digestion process
| Autor: | Terenzio Bertuzzi, Sergio Piccinini, Lorella Rossi, Paola Battilani, Mariangela Soldano, Paola Giorni, Amedeo Pietri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Aflatoxin Environmental Engineering 020209 energy Biogas Food Contamination Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology Biology Fumonisins Zea mays 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Aflatoxins Fusarium Aflatoxin contamination 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Renewable Energy Food science Methane production Mycotoxin Waste Management and Disposal Sustainability and the Environment Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Fungi Fumonisin General Medicine Mycotoxins Contamination Maize Anaerobic digestion Aspergillus 030104 developmental biology chemistry Digestate Settore AGR/12 - PATOLOGIA VEGETALE |
| Zdroj: | Bioresource Technology. 265:554-557 |
| ISSN: | 0960-8524 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.05.077 |
| Popis: | In this study, the possibility to manage maize contaminated with aflatoxins and fumonisins for the production of biogas was considered. This is a priority in the climate change scenario that is expected to increase the occurrence of aflatoxins in maize. The results clearly underline how the anaerobic digestion process used in biogas plants is able to reduce aflatoxin contamination, mainly when highly contaminated maize is used for feeding the biodigestors without affecting the efficiency of methane production. In particular, the higher aflatoxin contamination is, the higher is mycotoxin reduction during biodigestion, with reductions up to 95% in digestate. The co-occurring mycotoxins, fumonisins, were also reduced by around 15%. The vitality of mycotoxin producing fungi was also significantly reduced. Biogas production is therefore suggested as a good alternative use for uncompliant maize. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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