H2O2 induced cost effective microwave disintegration of dairy waste activated sludge in acidic environment for efficient biomethane generation

A. Parvathy Eswari; S. Kavitha; J. Rajesh Banu; O. Parthiba Karthikeyan; Ick Tae Yeom

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.078

H₂O₂ induced cost effective microwave disintegration of dairy waste activated sludge in acidic environment for efficient biomethane generation

A. Parvathy Eswari
, S. Kavitha
, J. Rajesh Banu
, O. Parthiba Karthikeyan
, Ick Tae Yeom

Graduate School of Water Resources

Anna University
Hong Kong Baptist University

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Abstract

This study aimed to improve the biomethane potential of dairy waste activated sludge (WAS) by H₂O₂-acidic pH induced microwave disintegration (HAMW-D) pretreatment approach. The results of HAMW-D compared with the microwave disintegration (MW-D) alone for energy and economic factors. In the two phase disintegration process, the H₂O₂ concentration of about 0.5 mg/g SS under acid pH of 5 was found to be optimum for effective dissociation of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) matrix. A higher liquefaction of about 46.6% was achieved in HAMW-D when compared to that of MW-D (30%). It subsequently improved the methane yield of about 250 mL/g VS in HAMW-D, which was 9.6% higher than MW-D. A net profit of about 49 €/ton was achieved for HAMW-D, therefore it is highly recommended for WAS pretreatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	688-697
Number of pages	10
Journal	Bioresource Technology
Volume	244
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.078
State	Published - 2017

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Keywords

Cost analysis
EPS matrix
Methane production
Microwave
Pretreatment

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