title: Sewage sludge addition to food waste synergistically enhances hydrogen fermentation performance.
abstract: The effect of sewage sludge (SWS) addition on the H2 fermentation of food waste (FW) was investigated. It was found that a slight addition of SWS (10:1=FW:SWS on a COD basis) significantly enhanced the H2 fermentation performance, not only increasing the total amount of H2 produced but accelerating the whole reaction, shortening the lag period, and increasing the H2 production rate. Substrate degradation and microbial germination were also facilitated by SWS addition. A simple calculation reveals that the increased amount of H2 production derived mostly from FW, indicating that SWS addition synergistically enhanced H2 fermentation performance. This was attributed to the existence of Fe and Ca at much higher concentrations in the SWS compared to the FW. The batch process treating a mixture of FW and SWS was repeated and showed an average H2 yield of 2.11 ± 0.20 mol H2/mol hexose(added), which was 13% higher than that of FW treated alone.
authors.affiliation: Wastes Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 102 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea. dhkim77@kier.re.kr
authors.forename: Dong-Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-Hyoun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mi-Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hang-Sik
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D061249:Batch Cell Culture Techniques; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology*; D005502:Food; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis*; D014835:Volatilization; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D012722:Sewage; D014866:Waste Products; D006859:Hydrogen