Effect of sodium salt on anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste.
The effect of different sodium salt concentration on anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste was investigated. The methane production performance, the corresponding methane production model and sodium salt inhibition model were studied, and the degradation efficiency was analyzed. With the increase of sodium salt concentration, the methane yield and the maximal methane production rate decreased along with the increase of lag phase time. The highest methane yield of 594 mL/g-VSadded (VS: volatile solids) was found with no sodium salt addition while the lowest was obtained with addition of 16 g/L NaCl. The declines of the methane yield were negligible when the sodium salt concentration was below 8 g/L, which corresponded to <10% inhibiting efficiency. In contrast, a sharp decrease of methane yield was observed with addition of >8 g/L NaCl (causing 17-80% inhibition). Five kinds of regression models were developed to describe the sodium salt inhibition efficiency, and the cubic regression model of y = 0.508 + 2.401x - 0.369x(2) + 0.033x(3) showed the best fitting. The volatile fatty acids/ethanol gradually accumulated along with the increase of the sodium salt concentration, and the volatile solid removal efficiency represented a gradual decline accordingly. It is recommended that the sodium salt concentration in the anaerobic digesters should be controlled below 8 g/L in order to avoid intense methane inhibition.
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Naveed
N
Anwar
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Wen
W
Wang
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Jie
J
Zhang
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Yeqing
Y
Li
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Chang
C
Chen
Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Center, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China E-mail: anne_wangwen@163.com.
Guangqing
G
Liu
Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Ruihong
R
Zhang
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000378:metabolism; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*
D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile; D012964:Sodium; D008697:Methane