LAPSE:2018.0580
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LAPSE:2018.0580
Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Enhanced and Sustainable Methane Production from Co-Digestion of Food and Lignocellulosic Wastes
Aditi David, Tanvi Govil, Abhilash Kumar Tripathi, Julie McGeary, Kylie Farrar, Rajesh Kumar Sani
September 21, 2018
This article aims to study the codigestion of food waste (FW) and three different lignocellulosic wastes (LW) (Corn stover (CS), Prairie cordgrass (PCG), and Unbleached paper (UBP)) for thermophilic anaerobic digestion to overcome the limitations of digesting food waste alone (volatile fatty acids accumulation and low C:N ratio). Using an enriched thermophilic methanogenic consortium, all the food and lignocellulosic waste mixtures showed positive synergistic effects of codigestion. After 30 days of incubation at 60 °C (100 rpm), the highest methane yield of 305.45 L·kg−1 volatile solids (VS) was achieved with a combination of FW-PCG-CS followed by 279.31 L·kg−1 VS with a mixture of FW-PCG. The corresponding volatile solids reduction for these two co-digestion mixtures was 68% and 58%, respectively. This study demonstrated a reduced hydraulic retention time for methane production using FW and LW.
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corn stover, digester performance, Methanothermobacter, microbial community, prairie cord grass, process stability, synergistic effects, thermophilic anaerobic digestion, unbleached paper
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David A, Govil T, Tripathi AK, McGeary J, Farrar K, Sani RK. Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion: Enhanced and Sustainable Methane Production from Co-Digestion of Food and Lignocellulosic Wastes. (2018). LAPSE:2018.0580
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David A: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Govil T: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Tripathi AK: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
McGeary J: Biology Teacher, Central High School, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
Farrar K: Science Teacher, Russell Middle School, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, USA
Sani RK: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA; BuG ReMeDEE Consortium, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA [ORCID]
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Energies
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11
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8
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E2058
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2018
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2018-08-08
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1996-1073
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