title: [Co-digestion of waste activated sludge and kitchen garbage].
abstract: The effects of mixture ratio and hydraulic retention time on mesophilic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and kitchen garbage were investigated, and the mixtures having the ratios of 75%:25%, 50%:50% and 25%:75% on a TS basis, operated at the HRTs of 10d, 15d and 20d. In all the digesters, with an OLR 1.53-5.63 g/(L x d), there were no indication of failure, such as low pH, insufficient alkalinity, ammonia inhibition and accumulation of VFAs. The optimum operating conditions of all the digesters were found to be a mixture of 50%:50% in terms of the stability and performance, buffer capacity was the highest. The volatile solid removal efficiency, specific methane production and methane content in this condition achieved 51.1%-56.4%, 0.353-0.373 L/g and 61.8%-67.4%.
authors.affiliation: School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
authors.forename: Sheng-tao
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Shui-li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiao-ju
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D005502:Food; D008697:Methane / Q000032:analysis; D012722:Sewage; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D008697:Methane