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Evaluation of straw as a biofilm carrier in the methanogenic stage of two-stage anaerobic digestion of crop residues

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Summary, in English

Straw was evaluated as a biofilm carrier in the methanogenic stage of the two-stage anaerobic digestion of crop residues. Three reactor configurations were studied, a straw-packed-bed reactor, a glass packed-bed reactor and a reactor containing suspended plastic carriers. The reactor with the packed straw bed showed the best results. It had the highest methane production, 5.4 11(-1) d(-1), and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal ranged from 73-50% at organic loading rates from 2.4-25 g COD 1(-1) d(-1). The degradation pattern of volatile fatty acids showed that the degradation of propionate and longer-chain fatty acids was limiting at higher organic loading rates. A stable effluent pH showed that the packed-bed reactors had good ability to withstand the variations in load and volatile fatty acid concentrations that can occur in the two-stage process. The conclusion is that straw would work very well in the intended application. A further benefit is that straw is a common agricultural waste product and requires only limited resources concerning handling and cost. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publishing year

2002

Language

English

Pages

51-56

Publication/Series

Bioresource Technology

Volume

85

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Industrial Biotechnology

Keywords

  • biogas
  • two-stage anaerobic digestion
  • biofilm
  • crop residues
  • straw

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1873-2976