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Mill Scale Addition to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Anaerobic Digestion

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  • Byung-Kyu Ahn

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

  • Tae-Hoon Kim

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

  • Jiyun Seon

    (Seojin Energy Co., Ltd., 410, Jeongseojin-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea)

  • Seung-Kyun Park

    (Seojin Energy Co., Ltd., 410, Jeongseojin-ro, Seogu, Incheon 22689, Korea)

  • Yeo-Myeong Yun

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-Gu, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

Abstract

Direct addition of sulfur-reducing agents during anaerobic digestion (AD) is very effective in controlling hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) content in biogas, although one major problem is the high operational cost due to the large amount of chemicals used. The objective of this study was to remove H 2 S using a waste mill scale (MS) as a sulfur-reducing agent. To evaluate its feasibility, MS was added to AD fed with food waste (FW) at concentrations between 0 and 160 g MS/kg total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) during the batch test, and the experimental results were compared to those of the batch test with the addition of iron chloride (FeCl 3 ). Both FeCl 3 and MS played an important role as electro-conductive materials in improving methane productivity by promoting direct interspecies electron transfer. An increase in H 2 S removal efficiency was observed with increases in both materials. In total, 30%, 60%, and 90% of H 2 S production based on the maximum sulfur in the form of H 2 S (control) was 3.7, 9.4, and 23.8 g FeCl 3 /kg TCOD and 13.3, 34.1, and 86.2 g MS/kg TCOD, respectively. This finding indicates that MS can be used as a sulfur-reducing agent substitute for H 2 S removal in AD fed with FW.

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  • Byung-Kyu Ahn & Tae-Hoon Kim & Jiyun Seon & Seung-Kyun Park & Yeo-Myeong Yun, 2021. "Mill Scale Addition to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Production in Anaerobic Digestion," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-8, October.
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