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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2016.1084

Comparison of Single-stage Thermophilic and Mesophilic Anaerobic Sewage Sludge Digestion  

Jang, Hyun Min (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology,)
Choi, Suk Soon (Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Semyung University)
Ha, Jeong Hyub (Department of Integrated Environmental Systems, Pyeongtaek University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.27, no.5, 2016 , pp. 532-536 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, single-stage continuous anaerobic reactors to treat sewage sludge were operated under different temperature (55 and $35^{\circ}C$; $R_{TAD}$ and $R_{MAD}$) to evaluate the reactor stability and performance of the thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digestion. During the overall digestion, both anaerobic reactors maintained quite stable and constant pH and total alkalinity (TA) values in the range of 6.5-8.0 and 3-4 g $CaCO_3/L$, respectively. After the start-up period, $R_{TAD}$ showed 10% higher VS removal efficiency than that of $R_{MAD}$ ($R_{TAD}$; 43.3%; $R_{MAD}$ : 33.6%). Although organic acids such as acetic and propionic acid were detected in both anaerobic reactors at the start-up period, all organic acids in $R_{TAD}$ and $R_{MAD}$ were consumed at the steady state condition. Also $R_{TAD}$ showed 31.4 % higher methane production rate (MPR) than that of $R_{MAD}$ at the steady state condition ($R_{TAD}$; 243 mL $CH_4/L/d$; $R_{MAD}$ : 185 mL $CH_4/L/d$). Meanwhile, the experimental results indicated similar methane yield between $R_{TAD}$ and $R_{MAD}$.
Keywords
sewage sludge; thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD); mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD); methane production rate;
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