Comparison of the biodegradability of the grey fraction of municipal solid waste of Barcelona in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mace ◽  
D. Bolzonella ◽  
F. Cecchi ◽  
J. Mata-Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Kinetic Constant ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
First Order ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Constant Operation ◽  
Thermophilic Conditions

The results of the start-up of two digesters in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, together with its steady results at several organic loading rates are described. A kinetic study is also carried out which allows one to estimate the ultimate methane production, together with the first-order kinetic constant. Operation at thermophilic temperature yields better results as it allows a more loaded reactor and the methane production is slightly higher.

scholarly journals Enhancing methane production from the invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae through anaerobic co-digestion with olive mill solid waste: process performance and kinetic analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. de la Lama-Calvente ◽  
M. J. Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
J. Llanos ◽  
J. M. Mancilla-Leytón ◽  
R. Borja
Keyword(s):  
Anaerobic Digestion ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Methane Yield ◽  
Specific Rate ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Olive Mill Solid Waste ◽  
Olive Mill

AbstractThe biomass valorisation of the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) is key to curbing the expansion of this invasive macroalga which is generating tonnes of biomass on southern Spain beaches. As a feasible alternative for the biomass management, anaerobic co-digestion is proposed in this study. Although the anaerobic digestion of macroalgae barely produced 177 mL of CH4 g−1 VS, the co-digestion with a C-rich substrate, such as the olive mill solid waste (OMSW, the main waste derived from the two-phase olive oil manufacturing process), improved the anaerobic digestion process. The mixture improved not only the methane yield, but also its biodegradability. The highest biodegradability was found in the mixture 1 R. okamurae—1 OMSW, which improved the biodegradability of the macroalgae by 12.9% and 38.1% for the OMSW. The highest methane yield was observed for the mixture 1 R. okamurae—3 OMSW, improving the methane production of macroalgae alone by 157% and the OMSW methane production by 8.6%. Two mathematical models were used to fit the experimental data of methane production time with the aim of assessing the processes and obtaining the kinetic constants of the anaerobic co-digestion of different combination of R. okamurae and OMSW and both substrates independently. First-order kinetic and the transference function models allowed for appropriately fitting the experimental results of methane production with digestion time. The specific rate constant, k (first-order model) for the mixture 1 R. okamurae- 1.5 OMSW, was 5.1 and 1.3 times higher than that obtained for the mono-digestion of single OMSW and the macroalga, respectively. In the same way, the transference function model revealed that the maximum methane production rate (Rmax) was also found for the mixture 1 R. okamurae—1.5 OMSW (30.4 mL CH4 g−1 VS day−1), which was 1.6 and 2.2 times higher than the corresponding to the mono-digestions of the single OMSW and sole R. okamurae (18.9 and 13.6 mL CH4 g−1 VS day−1), respectively.

Earthworms as plug flow reactors: a first-order kinetic study on the gut of the vermicomposting earthworm Eudrilus eugeniae

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (31) ◽  
pp. 31062-31070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katheem Kiyasudeen ◽  
Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim ◽  
Syahidah Akmal Muhammad ◽  
Sultan Ahmed Ismail ◽  
Fadzil Noor Gonawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Eudrilus Eugeniae ◽  
Flow Reactors ◽  
First Order

Anaerobic co-digestion of winery waste and waste activated sludge: assessment of process feasibility

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Da Ros ◽  
C. Cavinato ◽  
F. Cecchi ◽  
D. Bolzonella
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Biogas Production ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Waste Activated Sludge ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Thermophilic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand

In this study the anaerobic co-digestion of wine lees together with waste activated sludge in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions was tested at pilot scale. Three organic loading rates (OLRs 2.8, 3.3 and 4.5 kgCOD/m3d) and hydraulic retention times (HRTs 21, 19 and 16 days) were applied to the reactors, in order to evaluate the best operational conditions for the maximization of the biogas yields. The addition of lee to sludge determined a higher biogas production: the best yield obtained was 0.40 Nm3biogas/kgCODfed. Because of the high presence of soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) and polyphenols in wine lees, the best results in terms of yields and process stability were obtained when applying the lowest of the three organic loading rates tested together with mesophilic conditions.

Start-Up Procedures and Analysis of Microbial Segregation in HABR Using Synthetic Brewery Wastewater

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 1176-1181
Author(s):  
Hui Ting Li ◽  
Yong Feng Li ◽  
Yan Jiao Gao ◽  
Shu Ai Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Loading ◽  
Process Stability ◽  
Treatment Efficiency ◽  
Brewery Wastewater ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Anaerobic Consortium ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
Community Segregation ◽  
High Treatment

A laboratory-scale hybrid anaerobic baffled reactor (HABR) with five compartments using synthetic brewery wastewater as organic loading rates (OLRs) was investigated for the start-up performance and the effects of microbial community segregation on reactor start-up. Experimental results demonstrated that it was found that the COD removal efficiencies were 92~96% at 1.2 kgCOD/(m3•d) feeding over a period of 33 d, after which the reactors then successfully started. The highest percentage of CO2 in biogas was found in Compartment 1, thereafter decreased from Compartment 2 to Compartment 5 which corresponded to the increased of the percentage of CH4. It indicated that the proper anaerobic consortium in each separate compartment was developed along with specific environmental conditions, which offers the explanations that high treatment efficiency of HABR accompanied by high process stability and low operational requirements in start-up period.

Sustainable wastewater management technology for tourism in Thailand: case and experimental studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (10) ◽  
pp. 1977-1984
Author(s):  
W. Liamlaem ◽  
L. Benjawan ◽  
C. Polprasert
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Constant ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Management ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
First Order ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Management Technology ◽  
Pre Treatment

Abstract Thailand has adopted the concept of eco-tourism as a protocol to protect environmental resources. One of the key factors in enabling the achievement of this goal is the improvement of the quality of effluent from those homestays and resorts which still lack efficient on-site wastewater treatment. This research utilized case studies of subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs), planted mainly with the Indian shot (Canna indica L.), which were designed to treat wastewaters at three resorts located in Amphawa District, Samut Songkram Province in central Thailand. The results showed that the treated effluent was of sufficient quality to meet the building effluent standards Type C, which require the concentrations of biological oxygen demand (BOD), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) and suspended solids (SS) to be less than 40, 40 and 50 mg/L, respectively. In addition, the first-order kinetic constants for the design and operation of SFCWs were determined. For treating wastewater containing organic substances, with no prior pre-treatment, the first-order kinetic constant of 0.24 1/d can be applied to predict effluent quality. For treating other types of domestic wastewater, a first-order kinetic constant in the range 0.40–0.45 1/d can be used when sizing and operating SFCWs. This research highlights the great potential of SFCWs as a sustainable wastewater management technology.

scholarly journals Kinetic Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Tolonium Chloride Under High Pressure Irradiation in Aquatic Buffer Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (s1) ◽  
pp. S19-S26 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Montazerozohori ◽  
S. Nezami ◽  
S. Mojahedi
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Kinetic Study ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
First Order ◽  
Reactor Cell ◽  
Order Kinetic Model ◽  
Tolonium Chloride

Anatase titanium dioxide catalyzed photodegradation of tolonium chloride at various bufferic pH of 2, 7, 9 and 12 in aqueous solution is presented. The effect of some physicochemical parameters such as initial concentration of dye, catalyst amount and reaction time on photocatalytic degradation has been investigated in a photo-reactor cell containing high pressure mercury lamp to obtain the optimum conditions in each bufferic pH at constant temperature. A complete spectrophotometric kinetic study of tolonium chloride under high pressure irradiation at buffer media was performed. The photocatalytic degradation observed rate constants (kobs) were found to be 2.90×10-3, 3.30×10-3, 3.20×10-3and 5.20×10-3min-1for buffer pH of 2-12 respectively. It was found that a pseudo-first-order kinetic model based on Langmuir-Hinshelwood one is usable to photodegradation of this compound at all considered buffer pH. In addition to these, the Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate constants, krfor the titled compound at various pH are reported.

The Influence of Boria and EDTA on the Hydrodesulfurization Activity on CoMoS Supported Catalysts

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matin Parvari ◽  
Peyman Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid ◽  
Supported Catalysts ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Kinetic Constant ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
First Order ◽  
Pseudo First Order ◽  
Xrd Studies ◽  
Al2o3 Catalyst ◽  
Hydrodesulfurization Activity

The hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene (HDS of DBT) in a high pressure batch reactor at 320°C was carried out over CoMo/Al2O3-B2O3 catalysts with different B2O3 contents (4, 10, and 16 wt%). Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) with different EDTA/Co mole ratios (0.6, 1.2 and 1.8) was used as a chelating ligand during the preparation of CoMo/Al2O3-B2O3. XRD studies, FTIR, TPD of NH3, and BET experiments were used to investigate the catalyst samples. The results showed that the catalyst using the support with 4 wt% B2O3 and an EDTA/Co mole ratio of 1.2 had a hydrodesulfurization activity (in pseudo first order kinetic constant basis) value of ~2.96 times higher than that of the simple CoMo/Al2O3 catalyst.

Mathematical modeling and simulation of hexane degradation in fungal and bacterial biofilters: effective diffusivity and partition aspectsThis article is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue on Biological Air Treatment.

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1919-1925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Arriaga ◽  
Sergio Revah
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Kinetic Constant ◽  
Effective Diffusivity ◽  
Reaction Model ◽  
Small Error ◽  
Bacterial Biofilm ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Biofilm Thickness ◽  
First Order ◽  
Superficial Area

Mathematical modeling in the biofiltration of volatile organic compounds is a valuable tool for performance prediction and in scaling up. Majority of the published models include parameters obtained from fitting experimental data, thus masking their real influence as they are lumped generally. The present work aims to evaluate experimentally some of the most relevant parameters including kinetic constant, partition coefficient in the biofilm, biofilm thickness, superficial area, and effective diffusivity. For the fungal biofilm, all the parameters mentioned above were obtained experimentally; and for the bacterial biofilm, the biofilm thickness and some intrinsic parameters used to obtain the first-order kinetic constant were taken from the literature. These parameters were then incorporated in a mathematical model to describe the steady-state degradation of hexane in bacterial and fungal biofilters operating under continuous mode. Experimentally, the dimensionless partition coefficients (mG) indicated that hexane was 4 and 35 times more soluble in the bacterial (mG = 9.14) and fungal (mG = 0.88) biofilters, respectively, than in water (mG = 30.4). Comparison of model estimates with experimental concentration profiles of the pollutant along the height of the biofilters proves that the first-order limited by reaction model was appropriate to interpret the experimental results with a small error of ∼1%.

Start-Up Strategy to Achieve Excellent Efficiency of Degradation Acetate,Ethanol and Propionate in UASB

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 2103-2106
Author(s):  
Ming Yue Zheng ◽  
Ming Xia Zheng ◽  
Kai Jun Wang ◽  
Hai Yan
Keyword(s):  
Loading Rate ◽  
Anaerobic Treatment ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Organic Loading Rate ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Metabolic Intermediate ◽  
Loading Rates ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket

The performance of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) fed with three metabolic intermediate (acetate, ethanol, and propionate) respectively was studied. The degradation of metabolic intermediate were investigated to discuss the reason for propionate inhibition problem in anaerobic treatment. The hydraulic retention time (HRT) in the reactors started with 8.0h.The yield rate of biogas were 237ml/gCOD, 242ml/gCOD, 218ml/gCOD for acetate, ethanol and propionate, respectively when finishing start-up under OLR of 5.0 kgCOD/(m3·d) (HRT=9.6h).The HRT remained constant 9.6h,and the substrate concentration was gradually increased from 1,000 to 16,000mg/L as COD,and the organic loading rates(OLR) was from 3.0 to 40.0 kgCOD/(m3·d).The maximum propionate concentration was 41.6 gHPr-COD/L at the organic loading rate of 43.9 kgCOD/(m3·d) (HRT, 9.6h) as well as acetate and ethanol.

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