Academic literature on the topic 'Batch digesters. eng'

Anaerobic digestion is widely used for wastewater treatment, especially in the food industries. Generally after the anaerobic treatment there is an aerobic post-treatment in order to return the treated water to nature. Several technologies are applied for winery wastewater treatment. They are using free cells or flocs (anaerobic contact digesters, anaerobic sequencing batch reactors and anaerobic lagoons), anaerobic granules (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket – UASB), or biofilms on fixed support (anaerobic filter) or on mobile support as with the fluidised bed. Some technologies include two strategies, e.g. a sludge bed with anaerobic filter as in the hybrid digester.With winery wastewaters (as for vinasses from distilleries) the removal yield for anaerobic digestion is very high, up to 90–95% COD removal. The organic loads are between 5 and 15 kgCOD/m3 of digester/day. The biogas production is between 400 and 600 L per kg COD removed with 60 to 70% methane content. For anaerobic and aerobic post-treatment of vinasses in the Cognac region, REVICO company has 99.7% COD removal and the cost is 0.52 Euro/m3 of vinasses.

Swine manure mono-digestion results in relatively low methane productivity due to the low degradation rate of its solid fraction (manure fibers), and due to the high ammonia and water content. The aqueous ammonia soaking (AAS) pretreatment of manure fibers has been proposed for overcoming these limitations. In this study, continuous anaerobic digestion (AD) of manure mixed with optimally AAS-treated manure fibers was compared to the AD of manure mixed with untreated manure fibers. Due to lab-scale pumping restrictions, the ratio of AAS-optimally treated manure fibers to manure was only 1/3 on a total solids (TS) basis. However, the biogas productivity and methane yield were improved by 17% and 38%, respectively, also confirming the predictions from a simplified 1st order hydrolysis model based on batch experiments. Furthermore, an improved reduction efficiency of major organic components was observed for the digester processing AAS-treated manure fibers compared to the non-treated one (e.g., 42% increased reduction for cellulose fraction). A preliminary techno-economic analysis of the proposed process showed that mixing raw manure with AAS manure fibers in large-scale digesters could result in a 72% increase of revenue compared to the AD of manure mixed with untreated fibers and 135% increase compared to that of solely manure.

Pre-concentration of municipal wastewater by chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) was studied under controlled laboratory conditions. Both iron and aluminium-based coagulants were examined at gradually increasing concentrations (0.23, 0.35, 0.70 and 1.05 mmol/L). The CEPT sludge generated from different coagulation experiments was digested in batch anaerobic reactors, while the supernatant was tested in a dead-end microfiltration setup. The results of the study show that biogas yield was dramatically decreased (from 0.40 to 0.10 m3/kg chemical oxygen demand of influent) with increasing coagulant dose. In contrast, supernatant filterability was improved. Based on the laboratory results, a conceptual design was produced for a community of 2000 inhabitant equivalents (IE), using CEPT technology (at low coagulant dose) with anaerobic digestion of the concentrates. According to this, the capital and operational costs were 0.11 and 0.09 €/m3, respectively. The biogas generated is used for digester heating and the overall process is energy self-sufficient. At a small-scale and in private applications, CEPT technology is preferably operated at higher coagulant dose, followed by membrane filtration for water reuse. Accordingly, sewage purification and reuse is possible without implementing aerobic biological processes.

ABSTRACT Aiming to evaluate different wastewaters in the anaerobic co-digestion (ACoD) of hatchery wastes, a batch test was conducted in bench horizontal digesters. At the end of the process, the potential production of biogas and methane was calculated as well as the chemical composition (macro- and micronutrients) of the effluent and the concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide gas at 60 days. The monitoring of the process included observations of the reduction of the organic carbon, chemical oxygen demand, and total (TS) and volatile solids (VS), as well as the variation of pH and electrical conductivity (EC). The results showed that the mixing between the hatchery fresh waste and swine wastewater (T4) and among fresh hatchery waste, water from the first anaerobic pond of the hatchery and swine wastewater (T5) represent significant sources of renewable energy and thereby greater potential for biogas production (192.50 and 205.0 L biogas per kg of VS added to T4 and T5, respectively). The average concentration of methane in the biogas varied from 72 to 77% among the treatments. For all treatments, reductions were observed in TS and VS and increases in pH and EC. It was concluded that the energy recovery from hatchery wastes is favoured by the addition of swine wastewater in the ACoD process.

Sunflower residues are considered a prominent renewable source for biogas production during anaerobic digestion (AD). However; the recalcitrant structure of this lignocellulosic substrate requires a pretreatment step for efficient biomass transformation and increased bioenergy output. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of alkaline pretreatment of various parts of the sunflower residues (e.g., heads and stalks) on their methane yield. Experimental data showed that pretreatment at mild conditions (55 °C; 24 h; 4 g NaOH 100 g−1 total solids) caused an increase in the biochemical methane potential (BMP) of both heads and stalks of the sunflower residues as determined in batch tests. The highest methane production (268.35 ± 0.11 mL CH4 g−1 volatile solids) was achieved from the pretreated sunflower head residues. Thereafter; the effect of alkaline pretreatment of sunflower head residues was assessed in continuous mode; using continuous stirred-tank reactors (CSTRs) under two operational phases. During the first phase; the CSTRs were fed with the liquid fraction produced from the pretreatment of sunflower heads. During the second phase; the CSTRs were fed with the whole slurry resulting from the pretreatment of sunflower heads (i.e., both liquid and solid fractions). In both operating phases; it was observed that the alkaline pretreatment of the sunflower head residues had a negligible (phase I) or even a negative effect on biogas production; which was contradictory to the results of the BMP tests. It seems that; during alkaline pretreatment; this part of the sunflower residues (heads) may release inhibitory compounds; which induce a negative effect on biogas production in the long term (e.g., during continuously run digesters such as CSTR) but not in the short-term (e.g., batch tests) where the effect of the inoculum may not permit the inhibition to be established.

An attractive way of recovering essential phosphorus from digested sludge of a WWTP is the precipitation in the sludge directly, as part of the continuous treatment process. For optimizing the precipitation, 1 litre-batch tests were performed in a model system to examine the MAP-crystallization kinetics. Different parameters such as e.g. the aeration flow rate were investigated. The aim was to find an optimized setting for a pilot reactor for the continuous production of MAP. This reactor performed as an airlift reactor for an improved mixing and stripping the dissolved CO2 and separating the MAP-crystals. The optimal condition for the airlift pilot reactor is given when the air flow rate for mixing the system and for stripping CO2 for a maximum MAP precipitation is aligned with the particle size distribution.

Wastewaters generated from agricultural industries are usually hard to treat due to a high organic content. The basic treatment process to be used can only be anaerobic digestion, a process with the additional advantages of (i) limited production of stabilized sludge and (ii) utilization of the produced biogas. The cotreatment of such seasonally produced wastewaters is proposed in order to secure the economically favorable and stable year-round operation of a treatment plant, with the additional benefits of smaller capital costs (due to the use of centrally located rather than distributed treatment facilities) and the exploitation of complementarity in waste characteristics (e.g. avoidance of nutrients (N,P) addition when a codigested wastewater contains nutrients in excess). A mathematical model for codigesting piggery, olive-mill and dairy wastewaters was developed based on batch kinetic experiments. An organic loading rate of 3.84 g COD/l·d was found to be safe for a digester operating on a year-round basis, fed sequentially with piggery, piggery-olive-mill and piggery-dairy wastewaters.

Many waste water treatment plants in Sweden have been using pre-precipitation, which has considerably decreased the load on the existing activated sludge process. In many cases it has been possible to introduce predenitrification, with minor changes or increase of volume, in order to reach the required effluent values, which in Sweden varies between 10 and 15 mg Ntot/l as annual average value. In treatment plants with anaerobic digestion of sludge, some 15–20% of the nitrogen load is recirculated with the return liquors from dewatering. Separate treatment of ammonia-rich return liquors has successfully been using SBR-technique for nitrogen removal, adding external carbon source, e.g. methanol or ethanol. The overall result is, however, not sufficient to meet the requirement, without additional action. The use of SBR-reactors, designed for nitrification/denitrification of return liquors from dewatering of digested sludge, and part of the influent raw waste water, 20–30%, as a carbon source, has been proven most cost-effective, both from investment and operation cost point of view. The result is a considerably decreased load on the existing biological stage, making it possible to introduce pre-denitrification without any extension of reaction volumes. The paper presents the result from full-scale operation of some plants in Sweden.

Homoacetogenic bacteria are strict anaerobes capable of autotrophic growth on H2/CO2 or CO, and of heterotrophic growth on a wide range of sugars, alcohols, methoxylated aromatic compounds and one carbon compounds, yielding acetate as their sole metabolic end-product. Batch activity tests on anaerobic granular sludge, using H2/CO2 as a substrate and 2-bromoethanesulfonate (BES) as a specific methanogenic inhibitor revealed that H2/CO2 conversion and concomitant acetate production commenced only after a lag period of 60–100 h. This finding suggests that the homoacetogenic population of digester sludge could be maintained by heterotrophic growth on sugars or other organic compounds, rather than by autotrophic growth on H2/CO2. In the present study, two upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactors were operated at 37°C and 55°C for two distinct trial periods, each characterised by the application of influents designed to enrich for homoacetogenic bacteria. Specific primers designed for the amplification of the functional gene encoding formyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (FTHFS), a key enzyme in the acetyl-CoA pathway of acetogenesis, were used as a specific probe for acetogenic bacteria. The diversity of acetogens in the granular sludge cultivated in each reactor was revealed by application of FTHFS targeted PCR. Results show that biomass acetogenic composition was dependent upon the operational temperature of the reactor and the substrate supplied as influent.

Resumo: Investigou-se a influência da utilização de inóculos sobre a digestão anaeróbia de resíduos de aves de postura, frangos de corte e suínos em biodigestores modelo batelada com volume útil de 60 L operados à temperatura ambiente, por meio da caracterização do potencial e distribuição da produção de biogás ao longo do tempo, o estudo da redução de sólidos, a análise das características dos efluentes quanto à concentração de ácidos graxos voláteis e por meio da determinação do número mais provável (NMP) de coliformes fecais e totais nos afluentes e efluentes. Avaliou-se também a atividade metanogênica nos biodigestores com 10 % de inóculo. Foram testadas três concentrações de inóculo: 0, 10 e 15 %. Os resultados mostraram que os resíduos de aves de postura, frangos de corte e suínos são bons substratos para o processo de digestão anaeróbia, apresentando potenciais médios que variaram de 0,3828 a 0,4403 m3, de 0,3495 a 0, 3915 m3, e de 0,1949 a 0,4466 m3 de biogás por kg de ST adicionados, respectivamente para resíduos de aves de postura, frangos de corte e suínos. Com base em todos os parâmetros estudados, as concentrações de inóculo que promoveram melhores resultados foram 10 % para resíduos de aves de postura e frangos de corte, e 15 % para resíduos de suínos. O tratamento anaeróbio revelou-se eficiente na remoção de coliformes totais e fecais independente da concentração de inóculo, alcançando porcentagens médias de redução de NMP que variaram de 99,71 % de 1,09 x 102 a 100 %. A atividade metanogênica específica foi mais elevada nas amostras provenientes dos biodigestores operados com resíduos de aves de postura (0,0340 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h-1), seguida pelos resíduos de frangos de corte (0,0188 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h-1) e suínos (0,0029 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h-1). Estes resultados parecem estar mais associados aos teores...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: This study was carried out in 60 L volume batch digesters at ambient temperature and investigated the inoculums concentration effects on anaerobic digestion of laying hens, poultry and piggery wastes through evaluation of potential and distribution of biogas production along the time, solids removal, analyze of volatile fatty acids efluent concentration and by monitoring the most probable number (MNP) of total and faecal coliforms in the inffluents and effluents. Specific methanogenic activity (SMA) into the 10 % inoculum digesters was also measured. Three inoculum concentrations (0, 10 and 15 %) were tested. Results showed that laying hens, poultry litter and piggery wastes are good substrats to anaerobic digestion. The potential biogas production varied from 0.03828 to 0.4403 m3, 0.3495 to 0.3915 m3 and 0.1949 to 0.4466 m3 of biogas kg-1 of total solids added, respectively for laying hens, poultry and piggery wastes. The best results for inoculum concentration were 10 % for laying hens and poultry wastes, and 15 % for piggery wastes. Anaerobic digestion was efficient for reduction of the most probable mean number of total and faecal coliforms. Reduction of MNP mean varied from 99.71 of 1,09 x 102 to 100 %. SMA test showed the best activity was from laying hens wastes (0,03400 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h-1), followed by poultry wastes (0,01877 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h- 1) and by piggery wastes (0,00293 mmol CH4 g-1 SV h-1). Results of SMA test appear to be most affected by volatile solids content of the samples than the best ability of the microrganisms to convert substrate. The best organic load rate for activity test were 0,25 g DQO g-1 SV.
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