Enhancing biogas and methane production from leaf litter of neem by co-digestion with vegetable waste: Focus on the effect of tannin

2021 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 106007
Author(s):  
M.B. Muhammad ◽  
R. Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Vegetable Waste

Comparison of methane production by co-digesting fruit and vegetable waste with first stage and second stage anaerobic digester sludge from a two stage digester

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 1252-1257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan D. Park ◽  
Ronald W. Thring ◽  
Steve S. Helle
Keyword(s):  
Methane Production ◽  
Anaerobic Digester ◽  
Batch Reactors ◽  
Vegetable Waste ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Methane Generation ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Substrate Ratio ◽  
Sewer Sludge ◽  
Anaerobic Digester Sludge

Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) was co-digested with first stage (FSS) and second stage anaerobic digester sludge (SSS) separately, over the course of 10 days, in batch reactors. Addition of FVW significantly increased the methane production in both sludges. After 10 days of digestion FSS + FVW produced 514 ± 57 L CH4 kg VS−1added compared with 392 ± 16 L CH4 for the SSS + FVW. The increased methane yield was most likely due to the higher inoculum substrate ratio of the FSS. The final VS and COD contents of the sewer sludge and FVW mixtures were not significantly different from the control values suggesting that all of the FVW added was degraded within 10 days. It is recommended that FVW be added to the first stage of the anaerobic digester in order to maximize methane generation.

scholarly journals Inferring Methane Production by Decomposing Tree, Shrub, and Grass Leaf Litter in Bog and Rich Fen Peatlands

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Yavitt ◽  
Anna K. Kryczka ◽  
Molly E. Huber ◽  
Gwendolyn T. Pipes ◽  
Alex M. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Rich Fen

Effect of the addition of fatty by-products from the refining of vegetable oil on methane production in co-digestion

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 2237-2242 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Torrijos ◽  
P. Sousbie ◽  
L. Badey ◽  
F. Bosque ◽  
J. P. Steyer
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Loading Rate ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Vegetable Waste ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
By Products

The purpose of this work was to investigate the effects of the addition of by-products from the refining of vegetable oil on the behavior of co-digestion reactors treating a mixture of grass, cow dung and fruit and vegetable waste. Three by-products were used: one soapstock, one used winterization earth and one skimming of aeroflotation of the effluents. Three 15 l reactors were run in parallel and fed five times a week. In a first phase of 4 weeks, the three reactors were fed with the co-digestion substrates alone (grass, cow dung and fruit and vegetable waste) at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 1.5 g VS/kg d (VS: volatile solids). Then, a different by-product from the refining of oil was added to the feed of each reactor at an OLR of 0.5 g VS/kg d, generating a 33% increase in the OLR. The results show that the addition of by-products from the refining of oil is an efficient way of increasing the methane production of co-digestion reactors thanks to high methane yield of such by-products (0.69–0.77 l CH4/g VS loaded). In fact, in this work, it was possible to raise the methane production of the reactors by about 60% through a 33% increase in the OLR thanks to the addition of the by-products from the refining of vegetable oil.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Methane Production From Dairy Cow Manure and Vegetable Waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Ephodia Sihlangu ◽  
Dibungi Luseba ◽  
Khathutshelo A. Nephawe ◽  
Florence V. Nherera-Chokuda
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Dairy Cow ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Buffering Capacity ◽  
Animal Waste ◽  
Cow Manure ◽  
Vegetable Waste ◽  
Dairy Cow Manure ◽  
Determine Effect

Dairy cow manure has high buffering capacity hence a substrate for anaerobic digestion, however the process is not optimised in mono-digestion system due to limited substrate. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of co-digesting animal waste and vegetable waste on methane production. Two systems were applied- batch and continuous anaerobic digestion system to determine effect on methane yield. The experiments were conducted with treatments as: manure alone (M), composite of manure with cabbage (MC), manure with potatoes (MP), manure with cabbage and potatoes (MCP), faecal alone (F), faecal with cabbage (FC), faecal with potatoes (FP) and faecal with cabbage and potatoes (FCP). Rectal grab samples were collected prior to incubation and manure was collected from the pens. All treatments were in replicates. Composite of manure or faecal with cabbage and potatoes produced the highest biogas (FCP: 32.1 mL/g DM, MCP: 29.5 mL/g DM) and methane (FCP: 3.13 mL/g DM, MCP: 2.36 mL/g DM) compared to manure alone or faecal alone (F: 27.0 biogas mL/g DM, M: 26.6 biogas mL/g DM) (F: 1.36 methane mL/g DM, M: 1.18 methane mL/g DM). Co-digesting dairy excreta with cabbage as only vegetable substrate affected anaerobic digestion (FC: 24.8 mL/g DM, MC: 24.9 mL/g DM), since it was the lowest in biogas production compared to all treatments. The anaerobic digestion system had an effect in methane production since continuous anaerobic digestion system produced the highest methane compared to batch anaerobic digestion system in all treatments. The results obtained in this study suggest that composite of manure with both cabbage and potatoes results in the highest biogas and methane production.

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