Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Digestion of Compost Leachate from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Pilot Plant
2.3. Experimental Setup
2.4. Kinetic Analysis Procedure
2.4.1. Daily COD Degradation Curves
2.4.2. Substrate Removal Rate Curves
2.5. Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Compost Leachate and Activated Sludge Characteristics
3.2. Anaerobic Digestion Performance
3.3. Kinetic Analysis
3.3.1. Daily COD Degradation Curves
3.3.2. Substrate Removal Rates and Mathematical Modelling
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | U.M. | Compost Leachate | Activated Sludge Inoculum |
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pH | - | 5.3 ± 0.2 | 6.9 ± 0.1 |
Conductivity | [mS/cm] | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.1 |
TS | [g/L] | 61.9 ± 2.01 | 10.8 ± 0.08 |
VS | [g/L] | 38.2 ± 2.11 | 8.9 ± 0.09 |
COD | [g/L] | 66.5 ± 3.5 | 12.8 ± 0.33 |
CODsol | g/L | 54.3 ± 0.24 | 1.7 ± 0.11 |
Alkalinity | [gCaCO3/L] | 12.6 ± 0.77 | 0.5 ± 0.04 |
VFA | [gCH3COOH/L] | 15.2 ± 0.78 | 0.08 ± 0.003 |
TKN | [g/L] | 1.52 ± 0.14 | 0.78 ± 0.008 |
N-NH4+ | [g/L] | 0.7 ± 0.05 | 1.4 ± 0.11 |
P-PO43− | [g/L] | 0.6 ± 0.03 | 39.3 ± 3.6 |
SO42− | [g/L] | 0.5 ± 0.028 | 88.7 ± 2.3 |
Ca | [g/L] | 3.6 ± 0.021 | 0.01 ± 0.02 |
Mg | [g/L] | 0.8 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.001 |
K | [g/L] | 0.6 ± 0.017 | - |
Fe | [mg/L] | 113.8 ± 4.1 | 0.3 ± 0.01 |
Pb | [mg/L] | 34.4 ± 1.1 | - |
Mn | [mg/L] | 10.6 ± 0.21 | 0.1 ± 0.005 |
Zn | [mg/L] | 20.0 ± 0.4 | - |
Ni | [mg/L] | 0.2 ± 0.01 | - |
OLR | gCOD/Ld | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
µm = (µmax/Y) X | gCOD/Lh | 0.5079 | 0.8165 | 1.5211 | 1.7096 | 1.0971 |
X | gSV/L | 3.71 | 6.50 | 9.02 | 14.34 | 45.35 |
KC | gCOD/L | 2.3596 | 2.3367 | 2.7503 | 2.1042 | 1.702 |
R2 | - | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.89 |
OLR | gCOD/Ld | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 30 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
µm = (µmax/Y) X | gCOD/Lh | 0.5042 | 0.8171 | 1.5146 | 1.7039 | 4.513 |
X | gSV/L | 3.71 | 6.50 | 9.02 | 14.34 | 45.35 |
KC | gCOD/L | 2.3513 | 2.3987 | 2.7005 | 2.1139 | 14.93 |
KI | gCOD/L | 21860 | 11580 | 367.1 | 253.6 | 4.99 |
R2 | - | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.95 |
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Limonti, C.; Curcio, G.M.; Siciliano, A.; Le Pera, A.; Demirer, G.N. Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Digestion of Compost Leachate from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste. Fermentation 2023, 9, 297. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030297
Limonti C, Curcio GM, Siciliano A, Le Pera A, Demirer GN. Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Digestion of Compost Leachate from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste. Fermentation. 2023; 9(3):297. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030297
Chicago/Turabian StyleLimonti, Carlo, Giulia Maria Curcio, Alessio Siciliano, Adolfo Le Pera, and Goksel N. Demirer. 2023. "Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Digestion of Compost Leachate from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste" Fermentation 9, no. 3: 297. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9030297