scholarly journals Pretreatment, Anaerobic Codigestion, or Both? Which Is More Suitable for the Enhancement of Methane Production from Agricultural Waste?

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 4175
Author(s):  
Lütfiye Dumlu ◽  
Asli Seyhan Ciggin ◽  
Stefan Ručman ◽  
N. Altınay Perendeci
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Antagonistic Effect ◽  
Hydrolysis Rate ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Maximum Enhancement ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Anaerobic Codigestion

Pretreatment and codigestion are proven to be effective strategies for the enhancement of the anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic residues. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of pretreatment and codigestion on methane production and the hydrolysis rate in the anaerobic digestion of agricultural wastes (AWs). Thermal and different thermochemical pretreatments were applied on AWs. Sewage sludge (SS) was selected as a cosubstrate. Biochemical methane potential tests were performed by mixing SS with raw and pretreated AWs at different mixing ratios. Hydrolysis rates were estimated by the best fit obtained with the first-order kinetic model. As a result of the experimental and kinetic studies, the best strategy was determined to be thermochemical pretreatment with sodium hydroxide (NaOH). This strategy resulted in a maximum enhancement in the anaerobic digestion of AWs, a 56% increase in methane production, an 81.90% increase in the hydrolysis rate and a 79.63% decrease in the technical digestion time compared to raw AWs. On the other hand, anaerobic codigestion (AcoD) with SS was determined to be ineffective when it came to the enhancement of methane production and the hydrolysis rate. The most suitable mixing ratio was determined to be 80:20 (Aws/SS) for the AcoD of the studied AWs with SS in order to obtain the highest possible methane production without any antagonistic effect.

scholarly journals Evaluation of batch mesophilic anaerobic digestion of raw and trampled llama and dromedary dungs: methane potential and kinetic study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
J. M. Mancilla-Leytón ◽  
D. de la Lama-Calvente ◽  
R. Borja
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Hydrolysis Rate ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
First Order ◽  
Volatile Solids ◽  
Order Kinetic Model ◽  
Methane Potential ◽  
Methane Production Rate

AbstractThis research was carried out with the aim to evaluate the anaerobic digestion (AD) of llama and dromedary dungs (both untreated and trampled) in batch mode at mesophilic temperature (35 °C). The biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests with an inoculum to substrate ratio of 2:1 (as volatile solids (VS)) were carried out. The methane yield from trampled llama dung (333.0 mL CH4 g−1 VSadded) was considerably higher than for raw llama, raw and trampled dromedary dungs (185.9, 228.4, 222.9 mL CH4 g−1 VSadded, respectively). Therefore, trampled llama dung was found to be the best substrate for methane production due to its high content of volatile solids as well as its high nitrogen content (2.1%) and more appropriate C/N ratio (23.6) for AD. The experimental data was found to be in accordance with both first-order kinetic and transference function mathematical models, when evaluating the experimental methane production against time. By applying the first-order kinetic model, the hydrolysis rate constants, kh, were found to be 19% and 11% higher for trampled dungs in comparison with the raw dung of dromedary and llama, respectively. In addition, the maximum methane production rate (Rm) derived from the transference function model for trampled llama dung (22.0 mL CH4 g−1 VS d−1) was 83.3%, 24.4% and 22.9% higher than those obtained for raw llama manure and for raw and trampled dromedary dungs, respectively.

scholarly journals Enhancing methane production from the invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae through anaerobic co-digestion with olive mill solid waste: process performance and kinetic analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. de la Lama-Calvente ◽  
M. J. Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
J. Llanos ◽  
J. M. Mancilla-Leytón ◽  
R. Borja
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Methane Yield ◽  
Specific Rate ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Olive Mill Solid Waste ◽  
Olive Mill

AbstractThe biomass valorisation of the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) is key to curbing the expansion of this invasive macroalga which is generating tonnes of biomass on southern Spain beaches. As a feasible alternative for the biomass management, anaerobic co-digestion is proposed in this study. Although the anaerobic digestion of macroalgae barely produced 177 mL of CH4 g−1 VS, the co-digestion with a C-rich substrate, such as the olive mill solid waste (OMSW, the main waste derived from the two-phase olive oil manufacturing process), improved the anaerobic digestion process. The mixture improved not only the methane yield, but also its biodegradability. The highest biodegradability was found in the mixture 1 R. okamurae—1 OMSW, which improved the biodegradability of the macroalgae by 12.9% and 38.1% for the OMSW. The highest methane yield was observed for the mixture 1 R. okamurae—3 OMSW, improving the methane production of macroalgae alone by 157% and the OMSW methane production by 8.6%. Two mathematical models were used to fit the experimental data of methane production time with the aim of assessing the processes and obtaining the kinetic constants of the anaerobic co-digestion of different combination of R. okamurae and OMSW and both substrates independently. First-order kinetic and the transference function models allowed for appropriately fitting the experimental results of methane production with digestion time. The specific rate constant, k (first-order model) for the mixture 1 R. okamurae- 1.5 OMSW, was 5.1 and 1.3 times higher than that obtained for the mono-digestion of single OMSW and the macroalga, respectively. In the same way, the transference function model revealed that the maximum methane production rate (Rmax) was also found for the mixture 1 R. okamurae—1.5 OMSW (30.4 mL CH4 g−1 VS day−1), which was 1.6 and 2.2 times higher than the corresponding to the mono-digestions of the single OMSW and sole R. okamurae (18.9 and 13.6 mL CH4 g−1 VS day−1), respectively.

scholarly journals Effect of Biochar Addition on the Microbial Community and Methane Production in the Rapid Degradation Process of Corn Straw

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2223
Author(s):  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Ying Guo ◽  
Weiwei Wang ◽  
Liumeng Chen ◽  
Yongming Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Hydrolysis Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Corn Straw ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Fermentation Time

Anaerobic digestion with corn straw faces the problems of difficult degradation, long fermentation time and acid accumulation in the high concentration of feedstocks. In order to speed up the process of methane production, corn straw treated with sodium hydroxide was used in thermophilic (50 °C) anaerobic digestion, and the effects of biochar addition on the performance of methane production and the microbial community were analyzed. The results showed that the cumulative methane production of all treatment groups reached over 75% of the theoretical methane yield in 7 days and the addition of 4% biochar increased the cumulative methane production by 6.75% compared to the control group. The addition of biochar also decreased the number of biogas and methane production peaks from 2 to 1, and had a positive effect on shortening the digestion start-up period and reducing the fluctuation of biogas production during the digestion process. The addition of 4% biochar increased the abundance of the bacterial family Peptococcaceae throughout the digestion period, promoting the hydrolysis rate of corn straw. The dominant archaeal genus Methanosarcina was significantly more abundant at the peak stage and the end of methane production with 4% biochar added compared to the control group.

scholarly journals Influence of moisture content of solid-state NaOH pretreatment and codigestion on methane production in the semi-dry anaerobic digestion of rose stalk

BioResources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 4210-4223
Author(s):  
Yongsheng Chen ◽  
Zhijuan Ke ◽  
Yue-gan Liang
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Naoh Pretreatment ◽  
Production Kinetics ◽  
Anaerobic Codigestion ◽  
Dry Anaerobic Digestion

Large quantities of burned or abandoned rose stalks are leading to serious environmental pollution. In this study, the effect of the moisture content of a solid-state NaOH pretreatment on methane production was first determined by a biochemical methane potential test. Then, the effect of codigestion with pig manure on methane production was investigated under the optimal moisture via thermophilic semi-dry anaerobic digestion by leaching bed reactor. Biogas production kinetic was assessed by the first-order kinetic model and modified Gompertz model. An increase in methane yield and biogas production kinetics was shown in the solid-state NaOH pretreated biomass. There was no significant difference in methane production for the three moisture contents studied during pretreatment (54%, 70%, and 77%). The anaerobic codigestion of rose stalk and pig manure increased 41% to 52% for methane yields and improved biogas production kinetics compared with monodigestion of rose stalk. Anaerobic codigestion did not greatly change the process stability, except for NH4+-N. The optimal process for the anaerobic digestion of rose stalk was as follows. The rose stalk was initially pretreated via solid-state NaOH pretreatment with a moisture content of 70%. Then, the pretreated rose stalk was co-digested with pig manure at a total solids ratio of 1:1.

scholarly journals Methane Production from Slaughterhouse Waste and Wheat Straw: Influence of Concentration

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meneses-Quelal W.O. ◽  
Velázquez-Martí B.
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Straw ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Cone Model ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Anaerobic Codigestion ◽  
The City ◽  
Kinetics Of

The indiscriminate generation of slaughterhouse waste and agricultural waste can present pollution problems in the environment. An alternative to counteract these problems is the anaerobic digestion of waste through the production of biogas and methane as clean and renewable energy. In this sense, this study aimed to optimize methane production from anaerobic codigestion of slaughterhouse waste from cattle and wheat straw. The treatments were evaluated using anaerobic sludge as inoculum from the wastewater treatment plant of the city of Ibarra. The tests were carried out under mesophilic conditions (38°C) in digesters with a useful volume of 186 ml. The influence of the substrate concentration was evaluated by anaerobically digesting 45 samples at different concentrations (5, 10 and 15 g VS/l) with a substrate/inoculum ratio of 1:2. The highest accumulated methane yield occurred in the digesters composed of 15 g VS/l. The maximum methane production was 320.48 Nml/g VS. The kinetics of the tests were adjusted with the cone model, where there were correlations greater than 99%. Keywords: biogas, methane, codigestion, synergy, inoculum, kinetics. Resumen La generación indiscriminada de residuos de matadero y desechos agrícolas pueden presentar problemas de contaminación en el medio ambiente. Una alternativa para contrarrestar estos problemas es la digestión anaeróbica de los desechos mediante la produción de biogás y metano como energía limpia y renovable. En este sentido el objetivo de este estudio es la optimización de la producción de metano a partir de la codigestión anaeróbica de residuos de matadero de ganado vacuno y paja de trigo. Los tratamientos se evaluaron empleando como inóculo lodo anaerobio de la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la ciudad de Ibarra. Los ensayos se realizaron en condiciones mesofílicas (38°C) en digestores de 186 ml de volumen útil. La influencia de la concentración del sustrato se evaluó digiriendo anaeróbicamente 45 muestras a diferentes concentraciones (5, 10 y 15 g SV/l) con una relación sustrato/inóculo de 1:2. El mayor rendimiento acumulado de metano se produjo en los digestores compuestos por 15 g SV/l. La producción máxima de metano fue de 320,48 Nml/g SV. La cinética de los ensayos se ajustó con el modelo del cono, donde se tuvo correlaciones superiores al 99%. Palabras Clave: biogás, metano, codigestión, sinergia, inóculo, cinética.

scholarly journals Kinetic studies on organic degradation and its impacts on improving methane production during anaerobic digestion of food waste

2018 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 136-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyang Li ◽  
Yiying Jin ◽  
Hailong Li ◽  
Aiduan Borrion ◽  
Zhixin Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Organic Degradation

Process performance of dry, batch anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: methanogenic seed mixtures

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 445-450
Author(s):  
B. Rózsáné Szűcs ◽  
G. L. Szántó ◽  
M. Simon ◽  
Gy. Füleky
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Liquid State ◽  
Process Performance ◽  
Mixing Ratio ◽  
Mixing Ratios ◽  
Stirred Reactor ◽  
Degradation Rates ◽  
Sludge Drying

A dry, batch anaerobic digestion (DBAD) process was tested on two sewage sludge types with different methanogenic seed fractions under laboratory conditions. The aim was to indicate optimal sludge:seed mixing ratios and analyse process performance based on degradation rate and reactor-specific methane production. The attained results were compared with the performance of a liquid-state, laboratory-scale stirred reactor (SR). A mixing ratio of at least 1:1.25 (sludge:seed) yielded processes free from significant inhibitions. Further seeding increments resulted in slightly better performances, but much lower sludge fractions treated in the reactors. Compared with the SR process, the DBAD reactors produced comparable degradation rates albeit in a significantly longer process and with somewhat lower reactor-specific methane production rates. These findings indicate that the DBAD method may provide a viable alternative to liquid-state processes if sludge drying is already applied and reactor volume requirements are of importance.

Esterification of Corn Silk Fiber to Improve Oil Absorbency

2016 ◽  
Vol 1133 ◽  
pp. 552-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robabeh Asadpour ◽  
Nasiman Sapari ◽  
Mohamed Hasnain Isa ◽  
Saeid Kakooei ◽  
Kalu Uka Orji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Sorption Capacity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Corn Silk ◽  
High Sorption

Oil contamination has caused more public anxiety than other waste or spilt materials into the marine environment. Oil sorbents of high sorption capacity, biodegradable, readily available and low cost, are important for protection of water environment, especially from oil spillage. This work deals with raw and modified corn silk, an agricultural waste, as a low cost sorbent for oil-products spill cleanup in the aquatic environment. Corn silk was modified using fatty acid (oleic acid) to improve its sorption capacity. The chemical functional groups of raw and modified corn silk were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Kinetic tests were conducted with a series of contact times. The kinetic studies showed good correlation coefficients for a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The oleic acid treated corn silk (OTCS) showed high degree of hydrophobicity and oil sorption capacity of approximately 10.7 and 11.90 g oil/g sorbent for Tapis and Arabian crude oil, respectively. Corn silk is a cheap waste material that can be treated to have an acceptable sorption capacity which can be used as an alternative to the commercial synthetic sorbents such as polypropylene.

scholarly journals Energy Recovery from Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Peels

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6269-6273
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Kinetic Modelling ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Banana Peel ◽  
Batch Reactors ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
First Order

Bananas are tropical fruits mostly eaten in Malaysia. The banana peels are high in organic, and putrescible caused the odour and leachate problem where it has been a dump. In practice, banana peels considered as a waste product that has been combined with municipal solid waste and dumped into the landfills. However, banana peels are bountiful in organic matter and high with moisture content. Thus, it could be a convincing substrate for biogas production through anaerobic digestion so that the major concerns of environmental protection is achieved aside from producing energy in a sustainable way. Therefore, this study was initiated to estimate the ultimate methane yield from the unripe banana peel (UBP) and ripe banana peel (RBP). Besides that, the assessment on the kinetics of the methane production from UBP and RBP is conducted using Modified Gompertz and first-order kinetic modelling. In this study, the anaerobic digestibility of banana peels measured in a batch reactor for 25 days each fed by UBP and RBP. The batch reactors operated at an inoculum to substrate ratio (I/S) of 1.0 and at a mesophilic temperature (37°C). The ultimate methane yields from UBP and RBP digestion were 847.57mLCH4 /gVS and 1405.31mLCH4 /gVS, respectively. The higher bioavailability (in term of COD, and solid) in RBP resulted in the higher methane production rate. Two first-order and modified Gompertz kinetic models were compared for the prediction of organic degradation, and the results indicated that the first-order kinetic model of the RBP fitted the experiment best. It concluded that ripe banana peels are the most preferable feedstock for the anaerobic digestion.

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