Anaerobic fermentation of organic solid wastes: volatile fatty acid production and separation.
Anaerobic fermentation of organic municipal solid waste was investigated using a leach-bed reactor (LBR) to assess the volatile fatty acid (VFA) production efficiency. The leachate recycle rate in the LBR affected the VFA composition of the leachate. A six-fold increase in the recycle rate resulted in an increase of the acetic acid fraction of leachate from 24.7 to 43.0%. The separation of VFAs via leachate replacement resulted in higher total VFA production. VFA separation from synthetic VFA mix and leachate of a fermented organic waste was assessed via a counter-current flow polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor. Acetic and propionic acid permeation fluxes of 13.12 and 14.21 g/m(2).h were obtained at low feed pH values when a synthetic VFA mix was used as a feed solution. The highest selectivity was obtained for caproic acid compared to that of other VFAs when synthetic VFA mix or leachate was used as a feed solution. High pH values and the presence of suspended solids in the leachate adversely affected the permeation rate.
Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: evren.tugtas@marmara.edu.tr.
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Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: evren.tugtas@marmara.edu.tr.
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Tugtas
Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: evren.tugtas@marmara.edu.tr.
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Bayrakdar
Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: evren.tugtas@marmara.edu.tr.
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D000693:Anaerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D008567:Membranes, Artificial