title: Modified version of ADM1 model for agro-waste application.
abstract: Agro-residues account for a large proportion of the wastes generated around the world. There is thus a need for a model to simulate the anaerobic digestion processes used in their treatment. We have developed model based on ADM1, to be applied to agro-wastes. We examined and tested the biodegradability of apple, pear, orange, rape, sunflower, pig manure and glycerol wastes to be used as the basis for feeding the model. Moreover, the fractions of particulate COD (X(c)) were calculated, and the disintegration constant was obtained from biodegradability profiles, considering disintegration to be the limiting process. The other kinetic and stoichiometric parameters were taken from the ADM1 model. The model operating under mono-substrate and co-substrate conditions was then validated with batch tests. At the same time the model was validated on a continuous anaerobic reactor operating with pig manure at lab scale. In both cases the correlation between the model and the experimental results was satisfactory. We conclude that the anaerobic digestion model is a reliable tool for the design and operation of plants in which agro-wastes are treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, No. 1, 6th Floor, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galí
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benabdallah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Astals
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mata-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D012984:Software; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage