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… & Technology, 1993
Recent UASB-pilot plant and full scale experiences show that anaerobic pre-treatment is feasible ... more Recent UASB-pilot plant and full scale experiences show that anaerobic pre-treatment is feasible for sewage and domestic wastewaters in tropical regions. This offers developing countries the unique opportunity to become completely self-sufficient in this ...
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1985
Investigations on the thermophilic anaerobic treatment of high-strength wastewaters (14-65 kg COD... more Investigations on the thermophilic anaerobic treatment of high-strength wastewaters (14-65 kg COD/m(3)) are presented. Vinasse, the wastewater of alcohol distilleries, was used as an example of such wastewaters. Semicontinuously fed digestion experiments at high retention times revealed that the effluent quality of digestion at 55 degrees C is comparable with that at 30 degrees C at similar loading rates. The amount of methane formed per kilogram of vinasse drops almost linearly with increasing vinasse concentrations. This can be attributed to increasing concentrations of inhibitory compounds, resulting in increasing volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations in the effluent. The treatment of vinasse was also investigated using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Thermophilic granular sludge, cultivated on sucrose, was used as seed material. The sludge required a 4-month adaptation period, during which the size of the sludge granules decreased significantly. However, the settling characteristics remained satisfactory. After adaptation, high loading and methane generation rates could be accommodated at satisfactory treatment efficiencies, namely, 86.4 kg COD/m(3) day and 26 m(3) CH(4)(STP)/m(3) day, respectively. As in the semicontinuously fed digesters, the effluent VFA concentrations were virtually independent of the loading rates applied, indicating that the toxicity of the vinasse is more important than the loading rate in determining the efficiency of the conversion of vinasse to methane.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1985
… & Technology, 1993
Recent UASB-pilot plant and full scale experiences show that anaerobic pre-treatment is feasible ... more Recent UASB-pilot plant and full scale experiences show that anaerobic pre-treatment is feasible for sewage and domestic wastewaters in tropical regions. This offers developing countries the unique opportunity to become completely self-sufficient in this ...
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1985
Investigations on the thermophilic anaerobic treatment of high-strength wastewaters (14-65 kg COD... more Investigations on the thermophilic anaerobic treatment of high-strength wastewaters (14-65 kg COD/m(3)) are presented. Vinasse, the wastewater of alcohol distilleries, was used as an example of such wastewaters. Semicontinuously fed digestion experiments at high retention times revealed that the effluent quality of digestion at 55 degrees C is comparable with that at 30 degrees C at similar loading rates. The amount of methane formed per kilogram of vinasse drops almost linearly with increasing vinasse concentrations. This can be attributed to increasing concentrations of inhibitory compounds, resulting in increasing volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations in the effluent. The treatment of vinasse was also investigated using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors. Thermophilic granular sludge, cultivated on sucrose, was used as seed material. The sludge required a 4-month adaptation period, during which the size of the sludge granules decreased significantly. However, the settling characteristics remained satisfactory. After adaptation, high loading and methane generation rates could be accommodated at satisfactory treatment efficiencies, namely, 86.4 kg COD/m(3) day and 26 m(3) CH(4)(STP)/m(3) day, respectively. As in the semicontinuously fed digesters, the effluent VFA concentrations were virtually independent of the loading rates applied, indicating that the toxicity of the vinasse is more important than the loading rate in determining the efficiency of the conversion of vinasse to methane.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1985