scholarly journals Biogas Production through Co-Digestion of Olive Mill with Municipal Sewage Sludge and Cow Manure

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Said Al Rabadi ◽  
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Kamel Al-Zboon ◽  
Moayyad Shawaqfah ◽  
Rebhi Damseh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Cow Manure ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Olive Mill

The treatment of olive mill (OM) residues from agricultural facilities is a daunting challenge since tremendous amounts are disposed per annum that should be treated. One of the promising treatment methods is the anaerobic methanogenic digestion of OM residues. In current investigations, the anaerobic digestion of the OM substrate is enhanced through mixing its slurries with sewage sludge (SS) or with cow manure (C), which consists of the kernels for the digestion process. Besides feedstock, other operational parameters such as hydraulic retention time (HRT), temperature and pH have a great impact on the biogas production rate and quality. Experimental investigations were conducted by means of the anaerobic biodegradation of the substrate for OM-SS and -C using a batch reactor under mesophilic conditions and foreseen HRT for 30 days. Almost neutral pH values of 7.4-7.6 were found for the anaerobic treatment of the substrate for OM-SS, and a slightly acidic pH in the range of 4.8-5.3 was found for the anaerobic treatment of the substrate for OM-C. The results revealed that the biogas production for OM-SS and -C exceeded 0.07 and 0.31 LBiogas/(LFerm·day), respectively. Regarding the COD reduction, its removal efficiency was obtained as 46.1 and 53.8% for OM-SS and -C respectively. For economic concerns, significant methane yields were attained as 56.8 and 115.8 [LCH4/kgCOD] for the OM-SS and -C substrates, respectively. In virtue of these remarkable merits, anaerobic methanogenic digestion should be adapted to a commercial scale for the treatment and biogas production of OM residues.

Wet oxidation of domestic sludge and process integration: the Mineralis® process

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lendormi ◽  
C. Prévot ◽  
F. Doppenberg ◽  
M. Spérandio ◽  
H. Debellefontaine
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Process Integration ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Wet Oxidation ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Sewage Sludge Treatment

Wet oxidation (WO) in subcritical conditions is a new alternative to usual routes for sewage sludge treatment that complies with environmental standards. This paper presents tests carried out using a batch reactor and continuous pilot and industrial units, treating municipal sewage sludge. The main products after oxidation are CO2, water, VFA and ammonia. The results highlight the considerable influence of the treatment temperature and of the type of sewage sludge which is treated. At temperatures around 240°C, VFA fraction present in WO supernatant is limited to 50% because of the presence of non-degraded fatty compounds and surfactants. Moreover, the COD reduction is limited to 70%. On the contrary, at 300°C, COD removal efficiencies greater than 80% are achieved without any catalyst addition and, in addition, only highly biodegradable compounds remain in the oxidised liquor. In order to treat the residual ammonia nitrogen by biological processes, it is therefore necessary to obtain a VFA fraction as high as possible for achieving denitrification and then to operate the WO process at high temperature and without catalyst addition.

Synergistic co-digestion of solid-organic-waste and municipal-sewage-sludge: 1 plus 1 equals more than 2 in terms of biogas production and solids reduction

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 416-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Aichinger ◽  
Tanush Wadhawan ◽  
Martin Kuprian ◽  
Matthew Higgins ◽  
Christian Ebner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge

scholarly journals Anaerobic Digestion for Biogas Production from Municipal Sewage Sludge: A Comparative Study between Fine Mesh Sieved Primary Sludge and Sedimented Primary Sludge

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 3532
Author(s):  
Phillimon T Odirile ◽  
Potlako M Marumoloa ◽  
Anthoula Manali ◽  
Petros Gikas
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Primary Sludge ◽  
Fine Mesh ◽  
Volatile Solids

Two different types of primary sewage sludge have been used as feedstock for production of biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD): the one type was sludge from a typical primary clarifier (PC), while the other type of sludge produced by a rotating belt filter, commonly called microsieve (MS). Initially the main physicochemical characteristics of the sludges, such as total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), VS/TS, pH and carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) were determined, for MS: 37.86 ± 0.08%, 83.00 ± 0.41%, 0.83 ± 0.00, 6.67 ± 0.08 and 19.68 ± 0.69, respectively, and for PC: 2.61 ± 0.08%, 78.77 ± 1.91%, 0.79 ± 0.02, 6.61 ± 0.10 and 14.46 ± 1.23, respectively. Then, calculated amounts of the sludges were inserted into airtight vials and were inoculated using anaerobic sludge. The daily biogas production was measured over a period of 30 days. PC sludge maximized the daily biogas production (44.20 mlbiogas/gvsd) 11 days after inoculation, while the MS sludge reach a peak (37.74 mlbiogas/gvsd) 14 days after inoculation. The cumulative biogas production over the 30 days of AD was in the same laver (442.29 mlbiogas/gvs for PC versus 434.73 mlbiogas/gvs for MS). However, PC sludge indicated higher daily biogas production, compared to MS sludge, while the opposite was observed for the period following the peak point. The Volatile Solids Reduction for PC and MS sludges was recorded as 46.06% and 32.39%, respectively.

Subcritical wet oxidation of municipal sewage sludge: comparison of batch and continuous experiments

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lendormi ◽  
C. Prevot ◽  
F. Doppenberg ◽  
J.N. Foussard ◽  
H. Debellefontaine
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Bubble Column ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Continuous Reactor ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Bubble Column Reactor ◽  
Wet Oxidation ◽  
Oxidation Reactor

Wet oxidation in subcritical conditions is a new alternative to usual routes for sewage sludge treatment and it complies with environmental standards. The paper presents tests carried out on a batch reactor and on a continuous pilot unit, treating municipal sewage sludge. A method is proposed that shows that the oxidation efficiency in a continuous reactor can only be easily predicted from the residence time distribution and batch tests results. Nevertheless, a partial settling of the solid residue in the continuous bubble column reactor is evident, and it increases the solid residence time and then decreases its organic content with respect to a similar batch test. In addition, these results highlight the considerable influence of temperature in the oxidation reactor and of the type of sewage sludge which is treated. At temperatures around 240deg;C, foaming can seriously impair the operation of the continuous reactor, because of the presence of non-degraded fatty compounds and surfactants. Moreover, the COD reduction is limited to 70%. On the contrary, at 300deg;C, COD removal efficiency greater than 80% is achieved without any catalyst additive and, in addition, only highly biodegradable compounds remain in the oxidised liquor.

scholarly journals Effect of Zinc and Copper on Anaerobic Stabilization of Sewage Sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Dokulilová ◽  
Tomáš Koutný ◽  
Tomáš Vítěz
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Anaerobic Fermentation ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Anaerobic Microorganisms ◽  
Sludge Stabilization

The most frequently found metals in municipal sewage sludge are copper and zinc. The aim of this study was to the evaluate effect of these metals on anaerobic microorganisms during sewage sludge stabilization. Anaerobic fermentation tests were carried out in 24 batch fermenters with hydraulic retention time 21 days at mesophilic temperature conditions 38 °C ± 0.2 °C. Five different concentrations of metal ionts (100-1000 mg∙l-1) were tested. Cumulative biogas and methane production were used as the comparative parameters of inhibition. Hypothesis, which predicted presence of inhibitory effect of zinc and copper on anaerobic microorganisms, mainly on methanogenic Archaea, was confirmed. The lowest concentration of zinc and copper which cause significant inhibition of biogas production was 400 mg Zn2+∙l-1 and 1000 mg Cu2+∙l-1, which cause reduction of 10.3 ± 2.0 % and 82.8 ± 1.1 %, respectively. The lowest concentration of zinc and copper which lead to significant inhibition of methane production is 400 mg Zn2+∙l-1 and 600 mg Cu2+∙l-1, which caused to reduction of 16.1 ± 3.2 % and 17.4 ± 2.2 %, respectively. The reduction in methane production is higher than in biogas production.

scholarly journals Consolidation properties of a dewatered municipal sewage sludge

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1350-1358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan C O'Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Pore Pressure ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Deformation Response ◽  
Secondary Compression ◽  
Triaxial Apparatus ◽  
Degraded Material ◽  
Primary Consolidation

The consolidation properties of a dewatered municipal sewage sludge were studied using the oedometer, hydraulic consolidation cell, and triaxial apparatus. Bioactive and stabilized test specimens of dried-compacted material and slurry material at different states of biodegradation (LOI = 55–70%, where LOI is the loss on ignition) were consolidated under applied stresses of 3–400 kPa. The rate of biogas production and the resulting pore pressure response of the unsaturated material were also studied for different specimen drainage conditions. The sludge material largely consisted of organic clay-sized particles, and although highly compressible, the material was practically impermeable (k = 10–9–10–11 m/s for slurry material, where k is the coefficient of permeability). Primary consolidation generally constituted only a small part of the overall deformation response for moderately degraded material (LOI [Formula: see text] 70%). Secondary compression was dominant, and for the bioactive material, included a significant contribution as a result of ongoing degradation of the organic solids. The contribution of primary consolidation to the overall deformation response increased for higher levels of treatment (LOI [Formula: see text] 55%) and the coefficient of secondary compression (Csec) values reduced; for example, Csec = 0.10–0.24 (σa = 35–150 kPa, where σa is the applied stress) for moderately degraded material and Csec [Formula: see text] 0.09 (σa = 300 kPa) for strongly degraded material. Biogas evolved from the material at a steady rate of up to 0.33 m3 gas/day/tonne for moderately degraded slurry, which caused the pore pressure to steadily increase to up to 40 kPa/day when the biogas remained trapped within the specimens.Key words: sewage sludge, consolidation, biodegrade, biogas.

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