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Effect of nickel ions on anaerobic methane production from water hyacinth
The effect of different concentrations of nickel ions (Ni2+, 0, 10, 40 and 80 mg/L) on the anaerobic methane production of water hyacinth were investigated. Under these four concentrations, the methane production in 40 d was 2,275, 2,703, 3,210 and 2,481 mL, respectively. This situation illustrated that the Ni2+ promoted the growth of hydrogen-producing acetic acid bacteria and methanogenic bacteria, even at high concentrations (i.e. 40–80 mg/L). The highest methane production per unit weight water hyacinth reached 206 mL/gTS with 40 mg/L Ni2+. Meanwhile, the modified Gompertz and Logistic equations were applied to describe the effect on anaerobic culture of Ni2+. According to these models, the values of methane production potential (mL) for four concentrations were in the following order: 40 mg/L (3,123.42 ± 60.08) > 10 mg/L (2,541.16 ± 46.94) > 80 mg/L (2,432.36 ± 40.18) > 0 mg/L (2,238.10 ± 31.90). According to the analysis of the digestate, the residual concentration of Ni2+ was approximately 1.05–4.9 mg/L, which was relatively low compared with the Ni2+ concentrations in the raw feedstock. The results would provide academic guidance and technical support for treatment of water hyacinth with an accumulation of heavy metals.
Keywords: methane, nickel ions (Ni2+), water hyacinth
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