Efficiency of Anaerobic Processing of Organic Waste in Biofilters Using a Conductive Carrier

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (42) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Alexey Dorokhov ◽  
◽  
Dmitriy Kovalev ◽  
Anatoliy Fedotov
Keyword(s):  
Organic Waste ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Experimental Installation ◽  
Additional Amount ◽  
Percent Increase

Additional anaerobic treatment of the liquid fraction of the methantenk’s effluent to the content of organic substances that ensure subsequent effective processing under aerobic conditions can be carried out in a biofilter. Processing makes it possible to obtain an additional amount of biogas, reduce the volume of sludge residues. To accelerate the processes of wastewater treatment and optimize the processes of anaerobic processing of wastewater, the use of conductive carriers of inorganic biomass is promising. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in studying the effect of conductive biomass carriers on the efficiency of anaerobic processing of organic waste in biofilters. (Materials and methods) The liquid fraction of the effluent obtained as a result of the gravitational separation of the effluent of the methantenk was used as a substrate for the biofilter. The article describes experimental studies on a test bench that includes two identical bioreactors, in one of which there was placed a biomaterial carrier made of carbon tissue. The article presents a technological scheme and an experimental installation for anaerobic post-treatment of the liquid effluent fraction. (Results and discussion) In the course of experimental studies for 25 days, they showed high stability of the operation of the developed and manufactured experimental installation. In the recycled effluent of a bioreactor with a conductive carrier, the organic substances of the effluent are more fully processed into biogas. The specific (in terms of unit volume of the bioreactor) yields of biogas and methane increased by 14.0 and 22.5 percent; the specific methane yield per gram of raw and decomposed organic matter increased by 22.2 and 7.3 percent. (Conclusions) The use of a biofilter in combination with the immobilization of microorganisms on a conductive carrier allowed to increase the efficiency of fermentation of organic waste by 6 percent, increase the specific yields of biogas and methane, and reduce the volume of sludge residues.

Energy-saving technologies of technical service and processing of organic waste

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Anatoliy V. Fedotov
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Technical Service ◽  
Supercritical Conditions ◽  
Drilling Rig ◽  
Aluminum Oxyhydroxide

Agricultural production in the Russian Federation is several times more energy-and material-intensive than in developed countries. (Research purpose) The research purpose is evaluation of the effectiveness of energy-saving technologies for technical maintenance of equipment using nanostructured aluminum oxyhydroxide and hydrothermal processing of agricultural waste in supercritical conditions. (Materials and methods) Nanostructured aluminum oxyhydroxide (boehmite) was produced by hydrothermal synthesis from aluminum powders. Tribological studies were carried out on a four-ball friction machine, a special device from WAGNER, on friction machines 2070 SMT-1M and MTU. Bench-in run was carried out on the D-240 engine and gearbox of a mobile drilling rig. The crushed solid waste of the agro-industrial complex was used as adsorbents for organic wastewater pollution. Their joint processing was carried out under hydrothermal supercritical conditions. (Results and discussion) It has been shown that nanostructure boehmite has antifriction, antiwear and extreme pressure properties. The possibility of its use as a product for running of a diesel engine has been found. The application of the boehmite in oils accelerates the running-in of a diesel engine, provides savings in material, labor and energy resources. For running-in of power transmission units, an additive containing bemite, surfactant, talc and kaolin reduced the running-in time of the drilling rig gearbox by 2.5 times. The article shows that the crushed plant waste of the agro-industrial complex, such as buckwheat husk, rice, and sunflower can be effectively used as adsorbents for the localization of pollution and wastewater treatment of agricultural enterprises. Subsequent processing of the adsorbent saturated with organic matter under hydrothermal supercritical conditions ensures the complete processing of organic substances to produce purified water and a high-enthalpy vapor-gas mixture or combustible gases, depending on the processing conditions. (Conclusions) Energy-saving technologies for the technical service of a diesel engine and transmission units can be based on the use of tribotechnical materials containing nanostructure boehmite. Technological solutions for energy-saving technologies for processing solid and liquid organic waste can consist in adsorption wastewater treatment followed by hydrothermal treatment in supercritical conditions.

Perspective Biomass Carrier for Anaerobic Processing Systems of Organic Waste AIC

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Anatoliy V. Fedotov ◽  
Viktor S. Grigoriev ◽  
Dmitriy A. Kovalev ◽  
Andrey A. Kovalev
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Porous Ceramic ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Porous Ceramics ◽  
Developed Surface ◽  
Highly Porous

To speed up the wastewater treatment under aerobic conditions and to optimize the processes of anaerobic wastewater treatment in digesters, immobilization technologies of microorganisms and enzymes on solid carriers are used. Ceramic carriers based on aluminosilicates and alumina are one of the promising inorganic biomass carriers. (Research purpose) To study the structure of porous ceramic biomass carriers for anaerobic processing of organic waste and evaluate the prospects for their use. (Materials and methods) The substrate for anaerobic digestion was a mixture of sediments of the primary and secondary sewage sumps of the Lyubertsy treatment facilities. K-65 cattle feed was used to ensure the constancy of the composition of organic substances in substrates as a cosubstrate. The authors used the method of low-temperature nitrogen adsorption of Bruner-Emmett-Teller to study the pore structure and specific surface of solid carriers on a specific surface analyzer Quntachrome Autosorb-1. (Results and discussion) The main characteristics (specific surface, volume of micro- and mesopores, predominant pore radius, water absorption and others) of chamotte foam lightweight and highly porous corundum ceramics were determined. It was revealed that ceramic materials with a developed surface and electrically conductive material provided an increase in biogas yield by 3.8-3.9 percent with an increase in methane content by an average of 5 percent. (Conclusions) The results of anaerobic digestion showed a positive effect of both a conductive carrier and highly porous ceramic materials on the process of anaerobic bioconversion of organic waste into biogas. It is advisable to expand experimental studies on the use of a conductive carrier with a developed surface based on highly porous ceramics.

PROSPECTS FOR OBTAINING GAS MOTOR FUEL FROM BIOGAS OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (144) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Viktor S. Grigor’yev ◽  
◽  
Il’ya V. Romanov
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Motor Fuel ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Mixed Gas

The ability of gas hydrates to concentrate gas into a solid chelate structure and the properties of self-preservation of gas hydrates at negative temperatures allows us to consider the possibility of developing a method for the utilization of biogas, environmentally safe storage and transportation of biomethane. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in substantiation the technological possibilities of obtaining synthetic mixed gas hydrates of biogas components, their storage and transportation based on the analysis of the existing regularities of the formation of gas hydrates in time, temperature and external pressure. (Materials and methods) The article presents the accumulated results of studies of the process of obtaining artificial hydrates of natural gas and methane- containing gas mixtures at various initial static pressures and temperatures. The object of research to substantiate the parameters of artificial creation of gas hydrates is biogas obtained during anaerobic thermophilic fermentation of organic waste at an existing experimental biogas plant. Mixed feed SK-8 with a humidity of 90-92 percent was used as an organic substrate of constant composition. The composition of biogas was studied using the Optima-7 Biogas gas analyzer. (Results and discussion) The article presents a process model and a technical appearance of an installation for producing gas motor fuel from the biogas of anaerobic digestion of organic waste of the agro-industrial complex. The hydrate formation time depends on the increase in the interfacial surface and the movement of gas bubbles relative to the liquid, which can be regulated by acting on the hydrate formation zone (shock wave, electromagnetic, mechanical, chemical, temperature). (Conclusions) The research results can be used in modeling processes in two-phase media during the formation of gas hydrates and the creation of installations for their production.

scholarly journals Influence of different temperature regimes at torrefaction of chicken litter on yield and properties of products

2019 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 06007
Author(s):  
Olga Larina ◽  
Yana Pudova
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Thermogravimetric Analysis ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Solid Residue ◽  
Optimum Temperature ◽  
Volume Yield ◽  
Temperature Regimes ◽  
Chicken Litter

The purpose of the research is study the influence of the torrefaction process on the fuel properties of the chicken litter. Experimental studies on lab-scale system at five temperature regimes of torrefaction (220, 240, 260, 280, and 300 °C) with a holding time determined using thermogravimetric analysis were conducted. The products of the torrefaction are solid residue, non-condensable gases, and tar. For the feedstock and torrefied material the elemental composition, the lower calorific value, hygroscopicity limit and bulk density are determined. For liquid fraction the analysis of the chemical composition is carried out. The properties of non-condensable gases as chemical composition and calorific value - are investigated. Mass yields of the solid residue and tar, and specific volume yield of the non-condensable gases are presented. The conclusion about the optimum temperature regime for torrefaction of chicken litter based on the results of experimental studies is made.

Chemical Solubilization of Particulate Organics as a Pretreatment Approach

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (9-11) ◽  
pp. 2289-2292 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Mukherjee ◽  
A. D. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Alkaline Hydrolysis ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Chemical Pretreatment ◽  
Biological Treatment System

The first step degradation of particulate organic waste is solubilization. In a bioreactor, solubilization occurs due to enzymatic hydrolysis. As an alternative, the use of chemical solubilization methods may provide a means of more efficiently solubilizing the particulates to a form that can be readily utilized by a biological treatment system. In this study, an industrial waste high in particulate organic content was used as a test substrate. The chemical pretreatment methods tested were alkaline hydrolysis, oxidation, and a mixture of hydrolysis and oxidation. Experimental studies to elucidate the effects of chemical pretreatment on the characteristics of particulate organics are discussed in this paper.

Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical hydrogen production by photodegradation of organic substances

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 1441-1448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Lianos ◽  
Nikoleta Strataki ◽  
Maria Antoniadou
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Nanocrystalline Titania ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production

Commercial nanocrystalline titania (titanium dioxide, TiO2) has been used to make TiO2 films, which were employed to photodegrade several organic substances under photocatalytic (PC) or photoelectrochemical (PEC) operation. Hydrogen was produced during both operations while electricity was additionally produced during the PEC operation. Both processes were studied as typical examples of the current trend in the effort to produce useful forms of energy by photodegradation of organic waste materials.

Microbial diversity of methanogenic communities in the systems for anaerobic treatment of organic waste

Microbiology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 462-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Kallistova ◽  
G. Goel ◽  
A. N. Nozhevnikova
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Diversity ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment

Energy- and CO2-reduction potentials by anaerobic treatment of wastewater and organic kitchen wastes in consideration of different climatic conditions

2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Weichgrebe ◽  
I. Urban ◽  
K. Friedrich
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Co2 Balance

The classical municipal wastewater treatment in Germany consists of an aerobic carbon and nitrogen elimination and mostly an anaerobic sludge treatment. Organic kitchen wastes from separate waste collection as well as yard wastes are converted mostly in composting plants to soil conditioner. With these conventional types of treatment, the energy potential in waste and wastewater is lost due to aerobic material conversion. In this article three scenarios for the treatment of municipal wastewater and waste are compared on the subject of energy efficiency and useable potential: Sc1. the classical wastewater treatment and the composting of the organic waste fraction, Sc2. the anaerobic treatment of wastewater combined with deammonification and the digestion of the organic waste fraction, and Sc3. a mutual anaerobic treatment of wastewater and waste as co-digestion with deammonification. The calculation of energy and CO2-balance considers different climatic conditions. In case of using anaerobic treatment, not only the energy balance will be positive, also the CO2-balance is improved by the substitution of fossil fuels with generated biogas.

Anaerobic Treatment of Manure Together with Industrial Waste

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Ahring ◽  
I. Angelidaki ◽  
K. Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Animal Manure ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Household Solid Waste

A joint large-scale biogas plant treats animal manure together with organic industrial and household solid waste and produces biogas and organic fertilizers. In the presentation we will discuss the importance of combined treatment of manure and organic waste. Furthermore, data will be shown on the effects of addition of lipid- and protein- containing wastes to thermophilic digesters treating cattle manure.

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