Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure

Purposes The main purpose of the R&D was to develop a novel high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion (PDAD) for processing a mixture of cow feces and wheat straw (CFWS) in sequencing batch bioreactor (SBR) operated at high organic loading rate (OLR). The main research question was to asse...

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Main Authors: Noori M. Cata Saady, Daniel I. Massé
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Published: OICC Press 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://oiccpress.com/ijrowa/article/view/3152
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description Purposes The main purpose of the R&D was to develop a novel high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion (PDAD) for processing a mixture of cow feces and wheat straw (CFWS) in sequencing batch bioreactor (SBR) operated at high organic loading rate (OLR). The main research question was to assess the feasibility of operating the PDAD-SBR at OLR of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 . Methods Two pairs of 40 L duplicate bioreactors located in a temperature-controlled room (20 C) were operated as sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) and were fed CFWS (27 % total solids) at OLRs of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 during three successive treatment cycles of 21 days each. The biogas production, biogas composition, volatile fatty acids, and volatile solids were monitored to assess the performance of the PDAD-SBRs. Results The PDAD process fed with cow feces and wheat straw (TS of 27 %) at OLR 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 (6.53 ± 0.06 and 7.27 ± 0.12 g VS kg-1 inoculum day-1 ) resulted in average specific methane yields (SMYs) of 134.0 ± 7.7, 136.4 ± 4.9 NL CH4 kg-1 VS fed, respectively, with an average volatile solids removal of 35 % at the ends of treatment cycles (21 days). Conclusions This study reports for the first time successful operation of psychrophilic (20 C) dry anaerobic digestion (PDAD) of cow feces with wheat straw (CFWS) at 27 % total solids and OLR of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 in relatively short treatment cycle length (21 days).
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spelling doaj-art-9abe97306d4c48f9bbd6d23e8a6a7c652025-08-20T02:20:26ZengOICC PressInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152024-01-015110.1007/s40093-016-0115-9Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manureNoori M. Cata Saady0Daniel I. Massé1Department of Civil Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johnâs, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3X5, CanadaAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaPurposes The main purpose of the R&D was to develop a novel high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion (PDAD) for processing a mixture of cow feces and wheat straw (CFWS) in sequencing batch bioreactor (SBR) operated at high organic loading rate (OLR). The main research question was to assess the feasibility of operating the PDAD-SBR at OLR of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 . Methods Two pairs of 40 L duplicate bioreactors located in a temperature-controlled room (20 C) were operated as sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) and were fed CFWS (27 % total solids) at OLRs of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 during three successive treatment cycles of 21 days each. The biogas production, biogas composition, volatile fatty acids, and volatile solids were monitored to assess the performance of the PDAD-SBRs. Results The PDAD process fed with cow feces and wheat straw (TS of 27 %) at OLR 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 (6.53 ± 0.06 and 7.27 ± 0.12 g VS kg-1 inoculum day-1 ) resulted in average specific methane yields (SMYs) of 134.0 ± 7.7, 136.4 ± 4.9 NL CH4 kg-1 VS fed, respectively, with an average volatile solids removal of 35 % at the ends of treatment cycles (21 days). Conclusions This study reports for the first time successful operation of psychrophilic (20 C) dry anaerobic digestion (PDAD) of cow feces with wheat straw (CFWS) at 27 % total solids and OLR of 9.0 and 10.0 g TCOD kg-1 inoculum day-1 in relatively short treatment cycle length (21 days).https://oiccpress.com/ijrowa/article/view/3152Cow manureDry anaerobic digestionHigh-solidsHigh-ratePsychrophilicWheat straw
spellingShingle Noori M. Cata Saady
Daniel I. Massé
Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Cow manure
Dry anaerobic digestion
High-solids
High-rate
Psychrophilic
Wheat straw
title Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
title_full Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
title_fullStr Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
title_short Feasibility and performance of high-rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
title_sort feasibility and performance of high rate psychrophilic dry anaerobic digestion of high solids content dairy manure
topic Cow manure
Dry anaerobic digestion
High-solids
High-rate
Psychrophilic
Wheat straw
url https://oiccpress.com/ijrowa/article/view/3152
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