Estimation of Energy Recovery Potential from Primary Residues of Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Samples Collection
2.2. Chemical Analysis
2.3. Biochemical Methane Potential
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No | Wastewater Treatment Plant Identification | Substrate Origin | Symbol | |
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Design Capacity, m3/Day | Area | |||
1 | 8400 | Urban, semi-rural, piscatorial | Screening from mechanical bar screen, 6 mm spacing | ASC |
Floatings from aerated grit chamber | AFL | |||
2 | 11,400 | Urban, rural | Screening from mechanical bar screen, 3 mm spacing | KSC |
Floatings from aerated grit chamber | KFL | |||
3 | 23,400 | Urban, rural, agro-industrial | Screening from mechanical bar screen, 50 mm spacing | LSCC |
Screening from mechanical bar screen, 15 mm spacing | LSCF | |||
Screenings from mechanical bar screen, 50 mm spacing used in septic tanks line | LSCST | |||
Floatings from aerated grit chamber | LFL | |||
4 | 155,150 | Urban, industrial | Screenings from mechanical bar screen, 10 mm spacing | TSC |
Floatings from aerated grit chamber | TFL | |||
Screenings from 5 mm bar screen of sludge from primary sedimentation | TPS | |||
Sludge anaerobic digester used for inoculation | I |
Sample | Total Net CH4 (L/kg VS) | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|
ASC | 522.2810 | 38.9924 |
AFL | 95.0346 | 59.6485 |
KSC | 207.4496 | 57.2870 |
KFL | 207.4093 | 9.4035 |
LSCC | 544.3497 | 27.5496 |
LSCF | 741.9625 | 65.2636 |
LSCST | 364.8005 | 44.7425 |
LFL | 89.9468 | 14.4040 |
TSC | 255.7938 | 54.7417 |
TFL | 200.3265 | 32.0558 |
TPS | 472.7396 | 48.0594 |
I | 179.0224 | 3.8975 |
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Tsiakiri, E.P.; Mpougali, A.; Lemonidis, I.; Tzenos, C.A.; Kalamaras, S.D.; Kotsopoulos, T.A.; Samaras, P. Estimation of Energy Recovery Potential from Primary Residues of Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137198
Tsiakiri EP, Mpougali A, Lemonidis I, Tzenos CA, Kalamaras SD, Kotsopoulos TA, Samaras P. Estimation of Energy Recovery Potential from Primary Residues of Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. Sustainability. 2021; 13(13):7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137198
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsiakiri, Eleni P., Aikaterini Mpougali, Ioannis Lemonidis, Christos A. Tzenos, Sotirios D. Kalamaras, Thomas A. Kotsopoulos, and Petros Samaras. 2021. "Estimation of Energy Recovery Potential from Primary Residues of Four Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants" Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137198