Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 98, Issue 11, Pages 2102-2108Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.08.013
Keywords
cheese whey; acidogenesis; methanogenesis; cross-flow microfiltration
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Two-phase anaerobic digestion of cheese whey was investigated in a system consisting of a stirred acidogenic reactor followed by a stirred methanogenic reactor, the latter being coupled to a membrane filtration system to enable removal of soluble effluent whilst retaining solids. The acidogenic reactor was operated at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of one day, giving maximum acidification of 52.25% with up to 5 g/l volatile fatty acids, of which 63.7% was acetic acid and 24.7% was propionic acid. The methanogenic reactor received an organic load up to 19.78 g COD/1 d, corresponding to a HRT of 4 days, at which 79% CODs and 83% BOD5 removal efficiencies were obtained. Average removals of COD, BOD5 and TSS in the two-phase anaerobic digestion process were 98.5%, 99% and 100%, respectively. The daily biogas production exceeded 10 times reactor volume and biogas methane content was greater than 70%. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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