| publication name | Effect of Thermal Pre-treatment and Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Sludge and Waste on Physical Characteristics and Total Organic Carbon Removal |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rehab El-hefny; Hanan A. Fouad; Ahmed I. Marie; Ahmed M. Aboulfotoh |
| year | 2022 |
| keywords | Digestion; Anaerobic Co-digestion; Sludge, Waste, Total Organic Carbon |
| journal | Engineering Research Journal - Faculty of Engineering (Shoubra) |
| volume | 51 |
| issue | 3 |
| pages | 98-104 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | https://doi.org/10.21608/erjsh.2022.250000 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Ahmed Ismail Marei Ali _ERJSH_Volume 51_Issue 3_Pages 98-104.pdf |
Abstract
A biogas potential test was used to study the physical characteristics and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removal ratio caused by the anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of thermally pre-treated waste and sludge. Waste was mixed with sludge by a ratio of 1:2 (VS based) and the total solids was 11.20%. A fresh inoculum was mixed with the waste and sludge mixture by a ratio of 1:1 (based on volume). The waste and sludge were heated at 100, 120, 140, 160, and 180℃. Several mixing conditions were used 1) pretreated waste with untreated sludge, 2) untreated waste with pretreated sludge, 3) pretreated waste with pretreated sludge. These cases are replicated for all temperatures and compared with the blank reactor. The results indicated that the viscosity of the mixture was reduced with pretreatment and the optimal removal ratio was obtained in the second case at 140℃. The TOC removal ratio was 53.902% higher than the blank reactor which was 34.91%.