Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and trade wastes: beneficial and inhibitory effects of individual constituents

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dc.contributor.authorBerzal de Frutos, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorGötze, Martin
dc.contributor.authorPidou, Marc
dc.contributor.authorBajón Fernández, Yadira
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T11:29:53Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T11:29:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-08
dc.description.abstractAnaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge can be optimised by adding trade wastes (TWs) because of their nutrient content and boost in biogas formation if non-inhibitory. However, some components in TWs might have an inhibitory impact, such as nitrogen compounds, sulphate, heavy metals, metalloids, halogens and organic pollutants (e.g., phenol). This study aimed to understand the impact of TWs on the co-digestion with sewage sludge to identify appropriate TW loads for sustainable AD operation. The composition of 160 TWs was evaluated and the constituents with potential to cause inhibition or toxicity were tested in bio-methane potential (BMP) tests. The compounds studied in BMP tests included ammonia, zinc, copper, aluminium, mercury, arsenic, chloride, sulphate and nitrate. An improvement was observed at concentrations 2–746 mg Zn/L, 1066–2821 mg Cl/L as zinc sulphate and sodium chloride in biogas production, and 2–746 mg Zn/L, 162 mg SO4/L, 25 mg Hg/L as zinc sulphate, sodium chloride and mercury sulphate in methane production, respectively. Considering the TWs characterised and the results of the BMP tests, a volumetric ratio of 10/90 of TWs and sewage sludge is proposed as a suitable feedstock for co-digestion.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationBerzal de Frutos O, Götze M, Pidou M, Bajón Fernández Y. (2023) Anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and trade wastes: beneficial and inhibitory effects of individual constituents, Processes, Volume 11, Issue 2, February 2023, Article number 519en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2227-9717
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/pr11020519
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19196
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectinhibitionen_UK
dc.subjectsaltsen_UK
dc.subjectcounter-ionsen_UK
dc.subjectbiogasen_UK
dc.subjectkineticsen_UK
dc.subjectmethaneen_UK
dc.titleAnaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and trade wastes: beneficial and inhibitory effects of individual constituentsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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