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The effect of three total solid (TS) concentrations of 7.5, 10 and 12.5% on bio-hydrogen production potential of food waste (FW) in comparison with noodle waste (NW) and rice waste (RW) derived from FW were studied after co-digesting the wastes with heat shocked sludge under mesophilic (37°C) and thermophilic (55°C) conditions. The increase in TS concentration from 7.5% to 10% found an effective way to improve cumulative bio-hydrogen production from all tested wastes. As a whole, 7.5% TS concentration represented higher conversion efficiency of volatile solids into bio-hydrogen and the highest experimental yield of 95.8mL/VSfed was observed in 7.5%NW digester under thermophilic conditions. The increase in temperature within experimental range found an effective way to increase bio-hydrogen production potential of FW and NW only, whereas the same increase in temperature caused negative impact on bio-hydrogen production potential of RW. The optimum time period for active bio-hydrogen production found to be 24-72h of incubation. After 72h of incubation, the bio-hydrogen production reduced considerably in all reactors due to an abrupt increase in volatile fatty acid, and due to inhibition of bio-hydrogen production the drop in pH was also decreased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The biohydrogen productions from the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (OFMSW) were studied under pH management intervals of 12 h (PM12) and 24 h (PM24) for temperature of 37±0.1°C and 55±0.1°C. The OFMSW or food waste (FW) along with its two components, noodle waste (NW) and rice waste (RW), was codigested with sludge to estimate the potential of biohydrogen production. The biohydrogen production was higher in all reactors under PM12 as compared to PM24. The drop in pH from 7 to 5.3 was observed to be appropriate for biohydrogen production via mesophilic codigestion of noodle waste with the highest biohydrogen yield of 145.93 mL/g CODremoved under PM12. When the temperature was increased from 37°C to 55°C and pH management interval was reduced from 24 h to 12 h, the biohydrogen yields were also changed from 39.21 mL/g CODremoved to 89.67 mL/g CODremoved, 91.77 mL/g CODremoved to 145.93 mL/g CODremoved, and 15.36 mL/g CODremoved to 117.62 mL/g CODremoved for FW, NW, and RW, respectively. The drop in pH and VFA production was better controlled under PM12 as compared to PM24. Overall, PM12 was found to be an effective mean for biohydrogen production through anaerobic digestion of food waste. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]