期刊
WASTE MANAGEMENT
卷 125, 期 -, 页码 103-111出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.02.009
关键词
SS-OFMSW; Food Waste; Mono-digestion; Anaerobic Digestion; Small Plant; Biogas
资金
- Schmack Biogas srl under an industrial PhD program
An innovative layout promoting the use of small, decentralised AD plants was proposed in this study, aiming to achieve stable processing and efficient gas production by treating high solid content source-separated OFMSW in a single-stage reactor.
Currently, centralised plants are the most favoured approach for the anaerobic treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). However, centralised solutions imply certain environmental impacts, which prevent large-scale implementation of the anaerobic digestion (AD). As a result, we are digesting <5% of organic waste both in Europe and the USA even today. Pursuing the criteria for maximising the balance between profit and impacts, an innovative layout with the ultimate goal of promoting the use of small, decentralised AD plants is proposed. In this study, source-separated OFMSW (SS-OFMSW) was treated in a mesophilic plug flow reactor by applying an atypical combination of conditions such as high SS-OFMSW solid content (214.5 g.kg(-1)), high organic loading rate (6.2 kg VS.m(-3).d(-1)), and no dilution or co-substrate addition. A suitable and an efficient mixing system is essential to control the process. Accordingly, the process was stable in a single-stage reactor, in the absence of digestate recirculation, obtaining specific gas production of 0.67 m(-3).kg(-1) VS in terms of biogas and 0.41 m(-3).kg(-1) VS in terms of methane. High reactor volume exploitation and small plant construction were feasible, reaching a gas production rate of 4.5 m(3).m(-3) d(-1). The estimated costs in terms of capital and operating expenditure are expected to realize gross economic sustainability of full-scale installation. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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