Effect of organic load on the performance and methane production of an AnSBBR treating effluent from biodiesel production |
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Authors: | Bezerra Roberto Antonio Rodrigues José Alberto Domingues Ratusznei Suzana Maria Canto Catarina Simone Andrade Zaiat Marcelo |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Engenharia Qu?mica e de Alimentos, Escola de Engenharia Mau?, Instituto Mau? de Tecnologia (IMT), Pra?a Mau? 1, CEP 09.580-900 S?o Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil;(2) Departamento de Hidr?ulica e Saneamento, Escola de Engenharia de S?o Carlos, Universidade de S?o Paulo (USP), Av. Trabalhador S?o-Carlense 400, CEP 13.566-590 S?o Carlos, SP, Brazil; |
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Abstract: | Currently, there is an increasing demand for the production of biodiesel and, consequently, there will be an increasing need
to treat wastewaters resulting from the production process of this biofuel. The main objective of this work was, therefore,
to investigate the effect of applied volumetric organic load (AVOL) on the efficiency, stability, and methane production of
an anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor applied to the treatment of effluent from biodiesel production. As inert support,
polyurethane foam cubes were used in the reactor and mixing was accomplished by recirculating the liquid phase. Increase in
AVOL resulted in a drop in organic matter removal efficiency and increase in total volatile acids in the effluent. AVOLs of
1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0 g COD L−1 day−1 resulted in removal efficiencies of 92%, 81%, 67%, and 50%, for effluent filtered samples, and 91%, 80%, 63%, and 47%, for
non-filtered samples, respectively, whereas total volatile acids concentrations in the effluent amounted to 42, 145, 386 and
729 mg HAc L−1, respectively. Moreover, on increasing AVOL from 1.5 to 4.5 g COD L−1 day−1 methane production increased from 29.5 to 55.5 N mL CH4 g COD−1. However, this production dropped to 36.0 N mL CH4 g COD−1 when AVOL was increased to 6.0 g COD L−1 day−1, likely due to the higher concentration of volatile acids in the reactor. Despite the higher concentration of volatile acids
at the highest AVOL, alkalinity supplementation to the influent, in the form of sodium bicarbonate, at a ratio of 0.5–1.3 g NaHCO3 g CODfed−1, was sufficient to maintain the pH near neutral and guarantee process stability during reactor operation. |
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