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Optimization of Food and Garden Waste Co-digestion with Different Pretreatments for Biogas Production Potential

Authors
Cherukuri Nithin Raja1, Purushothaman Parthasarathy1, *
1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603 203, India
*Corresponding author. Email: purushop1@srmist.edu.in
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Purushothaman Parthasarathy
Available Online 9 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_33How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Anaerobic co-digestion; Food and garden waste; Pretreatment; Biogas; Waste management
Abstract

Methane, a strong greenhouse gas, is released when food and garden waste (FGW) are not disposed of in a structured and sustainable manner. The goal of this study is to assess the biogas potential with equal proportions of garden waste (GW) and three different food waste (FW) digested in mesophilic conditions by anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD). The feedstock consists of GW and three different FW with rice as major, along with lentils with vegetables (VFGW), leafy vegetables (LFGW), and chicken (CFGW). The feedstock is also subjected to various pretreatment procedures, namely thermal at 100 ℃ for 30 minutes and mechanical (press extrusion). The thermal pretreated LFGW feedstock produced the maximum biogas, followed by CFGW and VFGW that had undergone conventional digestion without any treatment with 444, 185, and 168 mL/g VS fed, respectively. With conventionally digested LFGW feedstock, abnormal biogas generation was seen, which may have been caused by incorrect reactor installation. Pretreated feedstock produces two times more biogas than conventional digestion. The highest biodegradability for LFGW was achieved with thermal pretreatment, which made the reactor-ready organic matter available by the disintegration of the feedstock. Understanding the outputs by pretreatment of the feedstock envisages its potency for efficient biogas generation, making it an effective waste management strategy.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2023)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
9 November 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-252-1
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_33How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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