Biohydrogen production from synthetic waste, SW (model organic fraction of municipal solid waste) co-digested with liquid dairy manure (M) was tested in batch reactions to assess the effect of temperature and mixi...Biohydrogen production from synthetic waste, SW (model organic fraction of municipal solid waste) co-digested with liquid dairy manure (M) was tested in batch reactions to assess the effect of temperature and mixing ratio of the substrates. A 5 × 2 factorial design experiment was conducted. Synthetic waste: manure mixtures of 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 1:0, 0:1 (volatile solids, VS, basis) were tested at 37 (T37) and 55 ℃ (T55) using thirty 1 L laboratory scale digesters. Total VS of each mixture was 50 g/L except SW:M 0:I treatment, where total VS was 27.4 g/L. Gas samples were taken daily to determine hydrogen production, and slurry samples taken before and after experimentation, were analyzed for volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration, volatile solid (VS) degradation, ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) and pH. Hydrogen production (mL/g-VS fed) showed a significant two-factor interaction between incubation temperature and SW:M ratio (P 〈 0.001). Maximum production of 15.8 mL/g-VS (fed) was achieved in SW:M ratio of 3:1 at 55 ℃. Generally, hydrogen productions at thermophilic temperature (T55) were significantly higher than at mesophilic (T37) temperature for all treatments (P 〈 0.001) except for SW:M 1:0 and SW:M 0:1 treatments (P 〉 0.05). This study indicates that hydrogen production from co-digestion of synthetic waste and manure is dependent on incubation temperature and relative contribution of wastes in the mixture.展开更多
文摘Biohydrogen production from synthetic waste, SW (model organic fraction of municipal solid waste) co-digested with liquid dairy manure (M) was tested in batch reactions to assess the effect of temperature and mixing ratio of the substrates. A 5 × 2 factorial design experiment was conducted. Synthetic waste: manure mixtures of 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 1:0, 0:1 (volatile solids, VS, basis) were tested at 37 (T37) and 55 ℃ (T55) using thirty 1 L laboratory scale digesters. Total VS of each mixture was 50 g/L except SW:M 0:I treatment, where total VS was 27.4 g/L. Gas samples were taken daily to determine hydrogen production, and slurry samples taken before and after experimentation, were analyzed for volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration, volatile solid (VS) degradation, ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) and pH. Hydrogen production (mL/g-VS fed) showed a significant two-factor interaction between incubation temperature and SW:M ratio (P 〈 0.001). Maximum production of 15.8 mL/g-VS (fed) was achieved in SW:M ratio of 3:1 at 55 ℃. Generally, hydrogen productions at thermophilic temperature (T55) were significantly higher than at mesophilic (T37) temperature for all treatments (P 〈 0.001) except for SW:M 1:0 and SW:M 0:1 treatments (P 〉 0.05). This study indicates that hydrogen production from co-digestion of synthetic waste and manure is dependent on incubation temperature and relative contribution of wastes in the mixture.