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Continuous Mesophilic-Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Solid Waste  

Oh, Sae-Eun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Lee, Mo-Kwon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Hanbat National University)
Kim, Dong-Hoon (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.31, no.5, 2009 , pp. 341-345 More about this Journal
Abstract
Continuous dry anaerobic digestion of organic solid wastes (30% TS, Total Solids) comprised of food waste and paper was performed under mesophilic condition. During the operation, hydraulic retention time (HRT) was decreased as follows: 150 d, 100 d, 60 d, and 40 d, which corresponded to the solid loading rate of 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, and 7.5 kg TS/$m^3$/d, respectively. Volumetric biogas production rate ($m^3$/$m^3$/d) increased as HRT decreased, and the highest biogas production rate of 3.49${\pm}$0.31 $m^3$/$m^3$/d was achieved at 40 d of HRT. At this HRT, high volatile solids (VS) reduction of 76% was maintained, and methane production yield of 0.25 $m^3$/kg $TS_{added}$ was achieved, indicating 67.4% conversion of organic solid waste to bioenergy. The highest biogas production yield of 0.52 $m^3$/kg $TS_{added}$ was achieved at 100 d of HRT, but it did not change much with respect to HRT. For the ease feed pumping, some amount of digester sludge was recycled and mixed with fresh feed to decrease the solid content. Recirculation volume of 5Q was found to be the optimal in this experimental condition. Specific methanogenic activity (SMA) of microorganisms at mesophilic-dry condition was 2.66, 1.94, and 1.20 mL $CH_4$/g VS/d using acetate, butyrate, and propionate as a substrate, respectively.
Keywords
Dry Anaerobic Digestion; Mesophilic; Methane; Organic Solid Waste; Recirculation;
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