title: Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid wastes: dry thermophilic performance.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of two laboratory-scale reactors (5.0L) treating organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW): source sorted OFMSW (SS_OFMSW) obtained from a university restaurant and mechanically selected municipal fraction (MS_OFMSW) obtained from a Municipal Treatment Plant placed in Cadiz-Spain. Discontinuous reactors operated at thermophilic (55 degrees C) and dry (20% total solid) conditions. Different decomposition patterns were observed: (1) the SS_OFMSW exhibited the classical waste decomposition pattern with a fast start up phase beginning within 0-5 days and 20-30 and a subsequent stabilization phase. The VS removal was 45% with a cumulative biogas of 120L in approx. 60 days; (2) the MS_OFMSW showed a methanogenic pattern throughout the whole experimental period (60 days) and this gave higher levels of organic biodegradation (56%VSr) and biogas production (82L). Both processes were completed and a high level of cumulative methane production was achieved in less than 60 days, proximally 25-30L.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Food Technology and Environmental Technologies, Faculty of Sea Sciences and Environmental Sciences, University of Cadiz, Campus Rio San Pedro s/n, 11510-Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forster-Carneiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D013696:Temperature; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D008697:Methane; D010100:Oxygen