Li, Y;
Jin, Y;
Borrion, A;
Li, H;
Li, J;
(2017)
Effects of organic composition on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste.
Bioresource Technology
, 244
(Part 1)
pp. 213-224.
10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.006.
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Abstract
Anaerobic digestion of food waste (FW) has been widely investigated, however, little is known about the influence of organic composition on the FW digestion process. This study aims to identify the optimum composition ratios of carbohydrate (CA), protein (CP) and lipid (EE) for maintaining high methane yield and process stability. The results show that the CA–CP–EE ratio was significantly correlated with performance and degradability parameters. Controlling the CA–CP–EE ratio higher than 1.89 (CA higher than 8.3%, CP lower than 5.0%, and EE lower than 5.6%) could be an effective way to maintain stable digestion and achieve higher methane production (385–627 mL/gVS) and shorter digestion retention (196–409 h). The CA-CP-EE ratio could be used as an important indicator for digestion performance. To effectively evaluate organic reduction, the concentration and removal efficiency of organic compositions in both solid phases and total FW should be considered.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Effects of organic composition on mesophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.006 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Food waste; Anaerobic digestion; Organic composition; Methane |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1563460 |
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