Recovery of volatile fatty acids from sewage sludge through anaerobic fermentation

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbo Liu ◽  
Yajie Li ◽  
Bo Fu ◽  
Hongxiao Guo ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation

Acetic acid recovery from a hybrid biological–hydrothermal treatment process of sewage sludge – a pilot plant study

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 734-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Andrews ◽  
P. Dare ◽  
G. Estcourt ◽  
D. Gapes ◽  
R. Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biological Nutrient Removal ◽  
Wet Oxidation ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Oxidation Reactor

A two-stage process consisting of anaerobic fermentation followed by sub-critical wet oxidation was used to generate acetic acid from sewage sludge at pilot scale. Volatile fatty acids, dominated by propionic acid, were produced over 4–6 days in the 2,000 L fermentation reactor, which also achieved 31% solids reduction. Approximately 96% of the carbon was retained in solution over the fermentation stage. Using a 200 L wet oxidation reactor operating in batch mode, the second stage achieved 98% volatile suspended solids (VSS) destruction and 67% total chemical oxygen demand (tCOD) destruction. Acetic acid produced in this stage was recalcitrant to further degradation and was retained in solution. The gross yield from VSS was 16% for acetic acid and 21% for volatile fatty acids across the process, higher than reported yields for wet oxidation alone. The pilot plant results showed that 72% of the incoming phosphorus was retained in the solids, 94% of the nitrogen became concentrated in solution and 41% of the carbon was converted to a soluble state, in a more degradable form. Acetic acid produced from the process has the potential to be used to offset ethanol requirements in biological nutrient removal plants.

scholarly journals Volatile Fatty Acids Production from Codigestion of Food Waste and Sewage Sludge Based on β-Cyclodextrins and Alkaline Treatments

Archaea ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Yang ◽  
Xiang Liu ◽  
Si Chen ◽  
Guangmin Liu ◽  
Shuyan Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Bacterial Communities ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Integrated Treatment ◽  
Hydrolysis Rate ◽  
Novel Technology ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are preferred valuable resources, which can be produced from anaerobic digestion process. This study presents a novel technology using β-cyclodextrins (β-CD) pretreatment integrated alkaline method to enhance VFAs production from codigestion of food waste and sewage sludge. Experiment results showed that optimized ratio of food waste to sewage sludge was 3 : 2 because it provided adequate organic substance and seed microorganisms. Based on this optimized ratio, the integrated treatment of alkaline pH 10 and β-CD addition (0.2 g/g TS) performed the best enhancement on VFAs production, and the maximum VFAs production was 8631.7 mg/L which was 6.13, 1.38, and 1.57 times higher than that of control, initial pH 10, and 0.2 g β-CD/g TS treatment, respectively. Furthermore, the hydrolysis rate of protein and polysaccharides was greatly improved in integration treatment, which was 1.18–3.45 times higher than that of other tests. Though the VFAs production and hydrolysis of polymeric organics were highly enhanced, the primary bacterial communities with different treatments did not show substantial differences.

Effect of a Cellulose-Degrading Strain on Anaerobic Fermentation of Corn Straw

2011 ◽  
Vol 356-360 ◽  
pp. 2510-2514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Fen Niu ◽  
Sai Yue Wang ◽  
Wen Di Xu ◽  
An Dong Ge ◽  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Corn Straw ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Important Significance ◽  
Strong Capacity

In order to improve the rate of degradation of cellulose in corn straw, the study has an important significance that compost corn straw with inoculating high-efficient microbe agents. The experiment inoculated a cellulose-degrading strain F2 which was screened from compost into compost pretreatment, the VS of corn straw reduced from 93.14% to 71.69% after 15 days, the content of cellulose reduced from 34.12g·kg-1 to 25.66g·kg-1, the rate of degradation was 24.79% which was 10.60% higher than those without the strain. An anaerobic fermentation experiment was carried out with the two groups of composted corn straw and mixed pig feces with a certain ratio, and investigations of biogas production, pH, content of volatile fatty acids(VFA) and rate of methane production were conducted. The results were that the corn straw composted with the cellulose-degrading strain peaked 4 days earlier, the maximal daily biogas production was 1470mL, the cumulative biogas production reached 23641mL which was 16.87% higher and operated stably earlier. The study showed that the cellulose-degrading strain had a strong capacity to degrade cellulose in corn straw, and then improved the performance of anaerobic digestion.

Volatile fatty acids production from marine macroalgae by anaerobic fermentation

2012 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 500-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Nhan Pham ◽  
Woo Joong Nam ◽  
Young Joong Jeon ◽  
Hyon Hee Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Marine Macroalgae
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