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Anaerobic Digestion of Pig Slurry in Fixed-Bed and Expanded Granular Sludge Bed Reactors

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  • Jurek Häner

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany)

  • Tobias Weide

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany)

  • Alexander Naßmacher

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany)

  • Roberto Eloy Hernández Regalado

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, Germany)

  • Christof Wetter

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany)

  • Elmar Brügging

    (Faculty of Energy Building Services Environmental Engineering, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany
    Institute Association for Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Stegerwaldstr. 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany)

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion of animal manure is a potential bioenergy resource that avoids greenhouse gas emissions. However, the conventional approach is to use continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of greater than 30 d. Reactors with biomass retention were investigated in this study in order to increase the efficiency of the digestion process. Filtered pig slurry was used as a substrate in an expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor and fixed-bed (FB) reactor. The highest degradation efficiency (η COD ) and methane yield (MY) relative to the chemical oxygen demand (COD) were observed at the minimum loading rates, with MY = 262 L/kg COD and η COD = 73% for the FB reactor and MY = 292 L/kg COD and η COD = 76% for the EGSB reactor. The highest daily methane production rate (MPR) was observed at the maximum loading rate, with MPR = 3.00 m 3 /m 3 /d at HRT = 2 d for the FB reactor and MPR = 2.16 m 3 /m 3 /d at HRT = 3 d for the EGSB reactor. For both reactors, a reduction in HRT was possible compared to conventionally driven CSTRs, with the EGSB reactor offering a higher methane yield and production rate at a shorter HRT.

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  • Jurek Häner & Tobias Weide & Alexander Naßmacher & Roberto Eloy Hernández Regalado & Christof Wetter & Elmar Brügging, 2022. "Anaerobic Digestion of Pig Slurry in Fixed-Bed and Expanded Granular Sludge Bed Reactors," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:12:p:4414-:d:841056
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