Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages 1162-1167Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.108
Keywords
Methane production; Sludge hydrolysis; Thermal treatment; Thermophilic anaerobic digestion
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2015R 1D 1A 1A01060589]
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A continuous full scale thermophilic anaerobic digestion (AD) of wastewater sludge in conjunction with thermal pretreatment was developed for enhanced CH4 production as well as sludge stabilization and reduction. Continuous thermal sludge treatment obtained 45.5, 51.7, and 26.1% of hydrolysis based on TS, VS, and COD at 160 degrees C for 30 min. After AD, TS, VS, and COD removal efficiencies reached 54.7, 60.4, and 59.2%, respectively, at 3.50 kg VS/m(3).d. Maximum CH4 yield (0.35 m(3) CH4/kg VSadd) was obtained at 2.49 kg VS/m(3).d and less, and the yield decreased with increasing sludge load while net available energy production increased. Continuous thermal sludge treatment and thermophilic AD enhanced CH4 production and solids reduction and showed stable performance for full scale application.
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