Initiating methanogenesis of vegetable waste at low inoculum-to-substrate ratio: Importance of spatial separation
Initiating methanogenesis of vegetable waste at low inoculum-to-substrate ratio: Importance of spatial separation
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在低接种物与底物比率下启动蔬菜废物的产甲烷作用:空间分离的重要性
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.104
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发表时间:
2012-02-01
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
He, Pinjing
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作者:
Lu, Fan;Hao, Liping;He, Pinjing
With the goal of starting-up the methanogenesis of easily biodegradable waste with minimum inoculum, the present work evaluated different inoculum-to-substrate ratios (r(I/S)) in completely mixed systems and in the systems with spatial separation of inoculum and waste. It was found difficult to initiate methanogenesis in the completely mixed systems, even at high r(I/S) 1.105 on a volatile solid basis. Fermentation efficiencies were independent of r(I/S). In the spatial-separation systems with a low total r(I/S) 0.053, the ultimate methane yield (35 degrees C, 1 atm) reached 445 mL/g-VS added for the inoculum-waste initially completely separated system. The yields decreased to 285, 181, and 34 mL/g-VS added, respectively, for partially separated systems with the ratios controlled at 1.105, 0.254, and 0.113 in the inoculum-containing reactors. This demonstrates the importance of setting spatial separation between inoculum and waste when inoculation is employed. An appropriate inoculation method would initiate methanogenesis rapidly even at low inoculum-to-substrate ratios. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.