1. Comparison of pre- and inter-stage aerobic treatment of wastewater sludge: Effects on biogas production and COD removal
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Julie Jimenez, Søren Eriksen, Sasha D. Hafner, Hélène Carrère, Charlotte Rennuit, Jin Mi Triolo, Rennuit, Charlotte, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Vand Center Syd, Partenaires INRAE, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement [Narbonne] (LBE), Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), and Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)
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[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,02 engineering and technology ,Wastewater ,010501 environmental sciences ,Waste Disposal, Fluid ,01 natural sciences ,Bioreactors ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Anaerobiosis ,Organic matter loss ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Biogas production ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Sewage ,methane ,boue ,General Medicine ,Accessibility ,Pulp and paper industry ,6. Clean water ,accessibility ,production de méthane ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,prétraitement ,Methane ,Anaerobic exercise ,organic matter loss ,Environmental Engineering ,020209 energy ,Bioengineering ,Fractionation ,Methane yield ,Waste Water ,Aerobic digestion ,Organic matter ,recalcitrance ,complexity ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,digestion aérobie thermophile ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Environmental engineering ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Complexity ,Anaerobic digestion ,chemistry ,matière organique ,Biofuels ,Recalcitrance - Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate thermophilic (55 °C) aerobic digestion (TAD) as pre- and inter-stage treatment of sludge anaerobic digestion and to analyse the change in organic matter accessibility and complexity. Pre-treatment decreased methane yield (up to −70%), due to oxidation losses whereas inter-stage treatment slightly improved overall methane yield (+2.6%) and total COD removal (+5%) compared to control. Anaerobic degradability and COD removal in the second anaerobic stage significantly increased, by 13–40%. Organic matter fractionation showed that TAD led to an increase in sludge organic matter accessibility in all cases. Organic matter complexity, measured by fluorimetry, increased after TAD pre-treatment whereas it remained constant after inter-stage treatment. TAD was shown to be more efficient if applied to a more recalcitrant substrate and should thus be used as inter-stage treatment to avoid decreasing methane production.
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- 2018