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Anaya-Reza O, Altamirano-Corona MF, Basurto-García G, Patricio-Fabián H, García-González SA, Martinez-Hernandez E, Durán-Moreno A. Wet anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste: experience with long-term pilot plant operation and industrial scale-up. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2024; 47:235-247. [PMID: 38170236 PMCID: PMC10867089 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-023-02958-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
This paper presents the analysis of a pilot anaerobic digestion plant that operates with organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) from a wholesale market and can treat up to 500 kg d-1. The process was monitored for a period of 524 days during which the residue was characterized and the biogas production and methane content were recorded. The organic load rate (OLR) of volatile solids (VS) was 0.89 kg m-3 d-1 and the Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) was 25 d during the process. The yield was 82 Nm3 tons OFMSW-1 biogas, equivalent to 586 Nm3 tons CH4 VS-1. The results obtained in the pilot plant were used to carry out a technical-economic evaluation of a plant that treats 50 tons of OFMSW from wholesale markets. A production of 3769 Nm3 d-1 of biogas and 2080 Nm3 d-1 of methane is estimated, generating 35.1 MWh d-1 when converted to electricity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Omar Anaya-Reza
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de La Investigación Científica, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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Hu Y, Wang X, Zhang S, Liu S, Hu T, Wang X, Wang C, Wu J, Xu L, Xu G, Hu F. Microbial response behavior to powdered activated carbon in high-solids anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste: Metabolism and functional prediction analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 337:117756. [PMID: 36934497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Anaerobic digestion (AD) can not only treat organic waste, but also recycle energy. However, high-solids AD of kitchen waste usually failed due to excessive acidification. In this study, the effect of activated carbon (AC) on kitchen waste AD performance was investigated under high-solids conditions (total solids contents = 15%). The results showed that efficiencies of acidogenesis and methanogenesis were promoted in presence of moderate concentration (50 g/L > AC >5 g/L), but high concentration (AC >70 g/L) weakened AD performance. Moreover, AC addition enhanced the methane production rate from 66.0 mL/g VS to 231.50 mL/g VS, i.e., up to 250.7%. High-throughput sequencing results demonstrated that the abundance of electroactive DMER64 increased from less than 1%-29.7% (20 g/L AC). As AC gradually increased,aceticlastic methanogenesis changed to hydrogenotrophic pathway. Predicted functional analysis indicated that AC can enhance abundances of energy and inorganic ion metabolism, resulting in high methane production.
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- Yuying Hu
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- JiangXi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen, 333000, China
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- JiangXi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen, 333000, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Hu F, Zhang S, Liu S, Wan L, Gong G, Hu T, Wang X, Xu L, Xu G, Hu Y. Alleviating acid inhibition via bentonite supplementation during acidulated swine manure anaerobic digestion: Performance enhancement and microbial mechanism analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137577. [PMID: 36529178 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Swine manure is usually transmitted by the "collection-storage-transport" mode of the biogas project. However, this particular application pattern results in high volatile fatty acids (VFAs) concentration due to the long transition time in the "collection-storage-transport" process. In this work, acidulated swine manure anaerobic digestion (AD) with bentonite supplementation was firstly investigated with an expectation of acid alleviation, performance enhancement and microbial mechanism. Results indicated that the methane production rate in the 20 g/L bentonite-added digester was 2.87 fold higher than that of the control digester. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate was elevated by 140.1% via bentonite supplementation. Besides, the rapid decrease of VFAs and ammonia indicated that bentonite supplementation could offer buffering capacity and alleviate acid inhibition. Microbial community analysis revealed that acetoclastic methanogenesis (Methanosaeta and Methanosarcina) was the predominant methanogenesis pathway in this AD system. Syntrophic acetate oxidation (SAO) bacteria were discovered in the bentonite-added digester, and they converted acetate into H2/CO2 to support hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. This study could offer guidance for acidulated swine manure AD in the practical biogas project.
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- Fengping Hu
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Zhenghe Environmental Protection Group, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Zhenghe Environmental Protection Group, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- JiangXi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen, 333000, China
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- JiangXi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen, 333000, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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Hu Y, Liu S, Wang X, Zhang S, Hu T, Wang X, Wang C, Wu J, Xu L, Xu G, Hu F. Enhanced anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste at different solids content by alkali pretreatment and bentonite addition: Methane production enhancement and microbial mechanism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128369. [PMID: 36423763 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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High solid anaerobic digestion (AD) has been considered as a promising and sustainable technology for treating kitchen waste. To enhance AD of kitchen waste, alkali pretreatment and bentonite addition treatment (AP/Be) was performed on kitchen waste, and microbial community was investigated at different total solids (TS) content (10%, 13%, 19%, 22% and 25%). The results indicated that after AP/Be treatment, methane yield was as high as 198 mL CH4/g volatile solid (VS), which increased by 236% as the control. Moreover, microbial community analysis revealed that AP/Be treatment enriched bacterial microbial diversity. At TS of 10%, AP/Be treatment enhanced the hydrogenotrophic methanogens (Methanobacterium) significantly. In addition, the dominant methanogenic pathways changed at different TS content. These results demonstrated AP/Be treatment had a positive effect on methanogenesis during kitchen waste anaerobic digestion process. This study threw new insights towards enhancing kitchen waste anaerobic digestion, as well as the microbial mechanism.
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- Yuying Hu
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Jiangxi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen 333000, China
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- Jiangxi Water Science Detecting and Researching Co., Ltd., Jingdezhen 333000, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang 330013, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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