Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source

This study investigates the methane production by anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw leachate (RSL) and domestic wastewater (WW). The experiment was conducted at a controlled mesophilic temperature of 38°C in Continuous Glass Reactor (CGR) for a period of approximately 12 weeks. The process perfor...

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Main Authors: Idrus, Syazwani, Zhe, Sim Jian, Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah, Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
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Published: Engg Journals Publications 2018
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author Idrus, Syazwani
Zhe, Sim Jian
Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
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Zhe, Sim Jian
Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
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description This study investigates the methane production by anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw leachate (RSL) and domestic wastewater (WW). The experiment was conducted at a controlled mesophilic temperature of 38°C in Continuous Glass Reactor (CGR) for a period of approximately 12 weeks. The process performance was evaluated based on the efficiency of COD removal and methane production in relation to other parameters such as pH, (organic loading rate) OLR and alkalinity. This study confirmed that the rate of COD removal for co-digestion of WW and RSL achieved the stable condition at 89.33%, meanwhile the digestion of RSL with addition of urea was at 76.00%. The addition of urea into RSL, showed the synergistic effect in anaerobic digestion as the removal rate of COD increased from 61.33% to 76.00%. Meanwhile, methane production reached the highest value of 0.154 L/CH4 at day 32 with the COD conversion ratio of 81.33%. SEM analysis showed a change in surface structure of the granules and it was confirmed by EDX analysis that there was some light metal crystallisation and salt agglomeration on the sludge granule surface.
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spelling upm-440802022-03-14T04:07:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44080/ Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source Idrus, Syazwani Zhe, Sim Jian Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati This study investigates the methane production by anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw leachate (RSL) and domestic wastewater (WW). The experiment was conducted at a controlled mesophilic temperature of 38°C in Continuous Glass Reactor (CGR) for a period of approximately 12 weeks. The process performance was evaluated based on the efficiency of COD removal and methane production in relation to other parameters such as pH, (organic loading rate) OLR and alkalinity. This study confirmed that the rate of COD removal for co-digestion of WW and RSL achieved the stable condition at 89.33%, meanwhile the digestion of RSL with addition of urea was at 76.00%. The addition of urea into RSL, showed the synergistic effect in anaerobic digestion as the removal rate of COD increased from 61.33% to 76.00%. Meanwhile, methane production reached the highest value of 0.154 L/CH4 at day 32 with the COD conversion ratio of 81.33%. SEM analysis showed a change in surface structure of the granules and it was confirmed by EDX analysis that there was some light metal crystallisation and salt agglomeration on the sludge granule surface. Engg Journals Publications 2018-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44080/1/Co-Digestion%20of%20rice%20straw%20leachate%20and%20domestic%20wastewater%20for%20biogas%20production%20with%20addition%20of%20urea%20as%20nitrogen%20source.pdf Idrus, Syazwani and Zhe, Sim Jian and Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah and Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati (2018) Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 10 (1). pp. 76-81. ISSN 2319-8613 http://www.ijetch.org/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=91&id=1217 10.7763/IJET.2018.V10.1038
spellingShingle Idrus, Syazwani
Zhe, Sim Jian
Rosli, Nurul Shafiqah
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title_full Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title_fullStr Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title_full_unstemmed Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title_short Co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
title_sort co-digestion of rice straw leachate and domestic wastewater for biogas production with addition of urea as nitrogen source
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