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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2021.29.4.67

A study on the introduction of organic waste-to-energy incentive system(I): Precise monitoring of biogasification  

Kwon, Jun-Hwa (Waste-to-Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Moon, Hee-Sung (Waste-to-Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Won-Seok (Waste-to-Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Dong-Jin (Waste-to-Energy Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.29, no.4, 2021 , pp. 67-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
Biogasification is a technology that produces environmentally friendly fuel using methane gas generated in the process of stably decomposing and processing organic waste. Biogasification is the most used method for energy conversion of organic waste with high moisture content, and is a useful method for organic waste treatment following the prohibition of direct landfill (2005) and marine dumping (2013). Due to African Swine Fever (ASF), which recently occurred in Korea, recycling of wet feed is prohibited, and consumers such as dry feed and compost are negatively recognized, making it difficult to treat food waste. Accordingly, biogasification is attracting more attention for the treatment and recycling of food waste. Korea's energy consumption amounted to 268.41 106toe, ranking 9th in the world. However, it is an energy-poor country that depends on foreign imports for about 95.8% of its energy supply. Therefore, in Korea, the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) is being introduced. The domestic RPS system sets the weight of the new and renewable energy certificate (REC, Renewable energy certificate) of waste energy lower than that of other renewable energy. Therefore, an additional incentive system is required for the activation of waste-to-energy. In this study, the operation of an anaerobic digester that treats food waste, food waste Leachate and various organic wastes was confirmed. It was intended to be used as basic data for preparing the waste-to-energy incentive system through precise monitoring for a certain period of time. Four sites that produce biogas from organic waste and use them for power generation and heavy gas were selected as target facilities, and field surveys and sampling were conducted. Basic properties analysis was performed on the influent sample of organic waste and the effluent sample according to the treatment process. As a result of the analysis of the properties, the total solids of the digester influent was an average of 12.11%, and the volatile solids of the total solids were confirmed to be 85.86%. BOD and CODcr removal rates were 60.8% and 64.8%. The volatile fatty acids in the influent averaged 55,716 mg/L. It can be confirmed that most of the volatile fatty acids were decomposed and removed with an average reduction rate of 92.3% after anaerobic digestion.
Keywords
Anaerobic digestion; Biogas; Food waste; Volatile fatty acids (VFAs); Incentive system;
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