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Ammonia Inhibition on Anaerobic Digestion of Butyric Acid and Improvement Effect by Magnetite Particles

부티르산 혐기성 소화에 대한 암모니아 저해영향과 자철석가루 투입을 통한 개선 효과 조사

  • Jung, Sungyun (Division of Earth Environmental System Science (Major of Environmental Engineering), Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Minjae (Division of Earth Environmental System Science (Major of Environmental Engineering), Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Joonyeob (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • 정성윤 (부경대학교 지구환경시스템과학부(환경공학전공)) ;
  • 김민재 (부경대학교 지구환경시스템과학부(환경공학전공)) ;
  • 이준엽 (부경대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.21
  • Accepted : 2022.02.04
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

In this study, the inhibition of ammonia on anaerobic digestion of butyric acid was evaluated and the potential alleviating effects of such ammonia inhibition by the addition of magnetite particles were investigated. Independent anaerobic batch tests fed with butyric acid as a sole organic source were conducted in twenty 60-mL glass bottles with 10 different treatment conditions, comprising ammonia: 0.5, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, and 7.0 g total ammonia nitrogen (TAN)/L and magnetite particles: 0 mM and 20 mM. The increase in ammonia concentration did not cause significant inhibition on methane yield; however, a significant inhibition on lag time and specific methane production rate was observed. The IC50 in the control treatments (without magnetite addition) was estimated as 6.2654 g TAN/L. A similar inhibition trend was observed in magnetite-added treatments; however, the inhibition effect by ammonia was significantly alleviated in lag time and specific methane production rate when compared to those in the control treatments. The lag time was shortened by 1.6-46.3%, specific methane production rate was improved by 6.0-69.0%. In the magnetite-added treatments, IC50 was estimated as 8.5361 g TAN/L. This study successfully demonstrated the potential of magnetite particles as an enhancer in anaerobic digestion of butyric acid under conditions of ammonia stress.

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이 논문은 부경대학교 자율창의학술연구비(2020년)에 의하여 연구되었습니다.

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