TY - JOUR
T1 - Biogas production, waste stabilization efficiency, and hygienization potential of a mesophilic anaerobic plug flow reactor processing swine manure and corn stover
AU - Arias, Daniel E.
AU - Veluchamy, Chitraichamy
AU - Habash, Marc B.
AU - Gilroyed, Brandon H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/4/15
Y1 - 2021/4/15
N2 - Swine manure and corn stover are abundant agricultural wastes which contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nutrient runoff leading to eutrophication, and a biosafety risk with respect to improper swine manure handling. Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of swine manure and corn stover can mitigate these negative impacts while producing biogas as a renewable energy source. Semi-continuous mesophilic plug flow reactor (PFR operation) was studied during a step-wise increase in organic loading rate (OLR) over the range of 0.25–4.7 kg volatile solids added (VS) m−3 d−1, which corresponded to total solids content (TS) of 1.5–9.0%. Process stability was observed at all OLR, with the highest total biogas yield and methane content of 0.674 ± 0.06 m−3 kg−1 and 62%, respectively, at 0.25 kg m−3 d−1. As OLR and TS increased, VS reduction decreased and volatile fatty acids (VFA) increased due to shorter hydraulic retention times (HRT). Hygienization potential was assayed using fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), with some groups being reduced (E. coli, fecal coliforms) and others not (Clostridia spp., fecal enterococci). Lignocellulolytic enzyme activity trended upward as OLR was increased, highlighting changes in microbial activity in response to feeding rate.
AB - Swine manure and corn stover are abundant agricultural wastes which contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nutrient runoff leading to eutrophication, and a biosafety risk with respect to improper swine manure handling. Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of swine manure and corn stover can mitigate these negative impacts while producing biogas as a renewable energy source. Semi-continuous mesophilic plug flow reactor (PFR operation) was studied during a step-wise increase in organic loading rate (OLR) over the range of 0.25–4.7 kg volatile solids added (VS) m−3 d−1, which corresponded to total solids content (TS) of 1.5–9.0%. Process stability was observed at all OLR, with the highest total biogas yield and methane content of 0.674 ± 0.06 m−3 kg−1 and 62%, respectively, at 0.25 kg m−3 d−1. As OLR and TS increased, VS reduction decreased and volatile fatty acids (VFA) increased due to shorter hydraulic retention times (HRT). Hygienization potential was assayed using fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), with some groups being reduced (E. coli, fecal coliforms) and others not (Clostridia spp., fecal enterococci). Lignocellulolytic enzyme activity trended upward as OLR was increased, highlighting changes in microbial activity in response to feeding rate.
KW - Biogas production
KW - Co-digestion
KW - Hygienization potential
KW - Lignocellulolytic activity
KW - Plug flow reactor
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112027
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112027
M3 - Article
C2 - 33516982
AN - SCOPUS:85100025157
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 284
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
M1 - 112027
ER -