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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2011.22.2.203

Effect of Effluent Recirculation and Internal Return on the Performance of UASB Process  

Kim, Jin-Hyok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Han, Seong-Kuk (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Kwon, Oh-Hoon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Yoon, Kyung-Jin (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Jae-Yong (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.22, no.2, 2011 , pp. 203-208 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dumping of wastes at sea will be strongly prohibited from 2012 by London Dumping Convention. So, finding the method for treatment of food waste at ground is needed urgently. The solution for above mentioned problem is the resource development from food waste leachate by using Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) process. In this research, we try to find out the effect of effluent recirculation and internal return influence on organic removal efficiency and biogas production. Laboratory investigation was conducted for 25 days with only internal recycling, and then, effluent recirculation was performed. As the result of experiments, the organic removal efficiency was above 90%, and the content of methane was 78~80% during operating time. Also, when UASB reactor was operated to over the 3 Q effluent recirculation, there was not 1 N-NaOH consumption any more, therethrough the experiment was economically and stably carried out.
Keywords
food waste leachate; UASB process; anaerobic digestion; granular sludge; biogas;
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