Predicting the performance of a continuous anaerobic digester from batch-scale laboratory studies (2010)

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Evaluation of the suitability of food wastes for anaerobic digestion is made difficult because of variable and uncertain degradation parameters. The purpose of the research was to examine the correspondence of first-order rate constants between laboratory testing of batch and continuous-feed systems. The feedstock for the experiments was a food waste developed to simulate residential collection. Batch tests were conducted using 120 g of food waste with 1.5 L of digested sewage sludge as inoculum. Continuous feed tests were conducted in 30 L digesters with daily feed/wasting and a hydraulic retention time of 30 days. Methane production was fit to a first-order rate equation with a resulting 0.22 d-1 rate over 13 reactors. The overall fitted methane yield for batch tests varied greatly from 0.15 to 0.56 L CH4/g VS, although no signs of souring were seen. The inferred rate constant for the continuous tests were 0.09 d-1 1 INTRODUCTION when using only the yield data from the 8 of 13 tests above 0.35, and 0.3 when using all data. The results indicate broad similarity in rate constants between the two systems. They also indicate that a large number of batch tests are needed, and researchers should be reluctant to remove non-souring batch test results when fitting parameters.
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Qamaruz-Zaman, N., Milke, M. (2010) Predicting the performance of a continuous anaerobic digester from batch-scale laboratory studies. Christchurch, New Zealand: 2010 Water New Zealand Annual Conference, 22-24 Sep 2010.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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09 - Engineering::0904 - Chemical Engineering::090409 - Wastewater Treatment ProcessesRelated items
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