1. Biomethane production characteristics, kinetic analysis, and energy potential of different paper wastes in anaerobic digestion.
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Li, Wanwu, Khalid, Habiba, Amin, Farrukh Raza, Zhang, Han, Dai, Zhuangqiang, Chen, Chang, and Liu, Guangqing
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WASTE paper , *ANAEROBIC digestion , *METHANE as fuel , *ORGANIC wastes , *POTENTIAL energy , *SOLID waste , *ELECTRICITY pricing , *RENEWABLE natural gas - Abstract
Paper wastes form the major biodegradable fraction of the municipal solid waste. One of the best ways to treat paper wastes is using them as a feedstock for biomethane production through anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the AD characteristics, kinetics, and energy potential of different types of paper wastes are not clear. In this study, four kinds of typical paper wastes including corrugated board (CB), office paper (OP), tissue paper (TP), and magazine paper (MP) were used as feedstocks to produce biomethane at different volatile solids (VS) organic loading (OL). TP had a high cellulose content and showed high biomethane potential, while the lowest was obtained by CB, possibly due to its high lignin content. Kinetic analysis showed that Cone and modified Gompertz model could fit the biomethane production process well. Energy potential analysis revealed that biomethane yield, electric generating efficiency, and electricity price were the principal factors accounting for the profitability of biomethane production project treating paper wastes. Overall, paper wastes could be a promising feedstock for biomethane production, because paper wastes not only had high biomethane yield and biodegradability that exceeded many kinds of organic wastes but also could be continuously supplied for AD plants without the influence of seasonal changes. • Anaerobic digestion characteristics of typical paper wastes were investigated. • High cellulose content in tissue paper might account for its high biomethane yield. • Corrugated board with high lignin content showed the lowest biomethane yield. • Energy potential of the anaerobic digestion of paper wastes was evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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