Evaluation of chemical, thermobaric and thermochemical pre-treatment on anaerobic digestion of high-fat cattle slaughterhouse waste
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Article Title | Evaluation of chemical, thermobaric and thermochemical pre-treatment on anaerobic digestion of high-fat cattle slaughterhouse waste |
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ERA Journal ID | 3454 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Harris, Peter W. (Author), Schmidt, Thomas (Author) and McCabe, Bernadette K. (Author) |
Journal Title | Bioresource Technology |
Journal Citation | 244 (1), pp. 605-610 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0960-8524 |
1873-2976 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.179 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852417312956?via%3Dihub |
Abstract | This work aimed to enhance the anaerobic digestion of fat-rich dissolved air flotation (DAF) sludge through chemical, thermobaric, and thermochemical pre-treatment methods. Soluble chemical oxygen demand was enhanced from 16.3% in the control to 20.84% (thermobaric), 40.82% (chemical), and 50.7% (thermochemical). Pre-treatment altered volatile fatty acid concentration by −64% (thermobaric), 127% (chemical) and 228% (thermochemical). Early inhibition was reduced by 20% in the thermochemical group, and 100% in the thermobaric group. Specific methane production was enhanced by 3.28% (chemical), 8.32% (thermobaric), and 8.49% (thermochemical) as a result of pre-treatment. Under batch digestion, thermobaric pre-treatment demonstrated the greatest improvement in methane yield with respect to degree of pre-treatment applied. Thermobaric pre-treatment was also the most viable for implementation at slaughterhouses, with potential for heat-exchange to reduce pre-treatment cost. Further investigation into long-term impact of pre-treatments in semi-continuous digestion experiments will provide additional evaluation of appropriate pre-treatment options for high-fat slaughterhouse wastewater. |
Keywords | Fat, oil and grease, abattoir, biomethane potential, alkali, biogas, dissolved air flotation sludge |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300199. Agricultural biotechnology not elsewhere classified |
419999. Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified | |
310602. Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts | |
Public Notes | Open access article. |
Byline Affiliations | National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q46z0/evaluation-of-chemical-thermobaric-and-thermochemical-pre-treatment-on-anaerobic-digestion-of-high-fat-cattle-slaughterhouse-waste
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