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Assessment of the degradation efficiency of full-scale biogas plants : A comparative study of degradation indicators

Li, Chao LU ; Ivo Achu, Nges LU ; Lu, Wenjing and Wang, Haoyu (2017) In Bioresource Technology 244. p.304-312
Abstract

Increasing popularity and applications of the anaerobic digestion (AD) process has necessitated the development and identification of tools for obtaining reliable indicators of organic matter degradation rate and hence evaluate the process efficiency especially in full-scale, commercial biogas plants. In this study, four biogas plants (A1, A2, B and C) based on different feedstock, process configuration, scale and operational performance were selected and investigated. Results showed that the biochemical methane potential (BMP) based degradation rate could be use in incisively gauging process efficiency in lieu of the traditional degradation rate indicators. The BMP degradation rates ranged from 70 to 90% wherein plants A2 and C showed... (More)

Increasing popularity and applications of the anaerobic digestion (AD) process has necessitated the development and identification of tools for obtaining reliable indicators of organic matter degradation rate and hence evaluate the process efficiency especially in full-scale, commercial biogas plants. In this study, four biogas plants (A1, A2, B and C) based on different feedstock, process configuration, scale and operational performance were selected and investigated. Results showed that the biochemical methane potential (BMP) based degradation rate could be use in incisively gauging process efficiency in lieu of the traditional degradation rate indicators. The BMP degradation rates ranged from 70 to 90% wherein plants A2 and C showed the highest throughput. This study, therefore, corroborates the feasibility of using the BMP degradation rate as a practical tool for evaluating process performance in full-scale biogas processes and spots light on the microbial diversity in full-scale biogas processes.

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Biochemical methane potential, Chicken manure, Degradation efficiency, Kitchen waste, Microbial diversity, Municipal solid waste
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Bioresource Technology
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244
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304 - 312
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:28780264
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0960-8524
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10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.157
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English
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