Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing

The feasibility of an anaerobic digestion of cattle manure for biogas production is studied in this paper. A batch thermophilic oscillatory flow anaerobic bioreactor (OFBR) operated in thermophilic (55oC) condition was used. Within the experimental conditions set in this study, the effect of mixing...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Nasir, Ismail, Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty, Omar, Rozita, Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51610/1/12%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0039-2016_pg161-170.pdf
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author Muhammad Nasir, Ismail
Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty
Omar, Rozita
Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
author_facet Muhammad Nasir, Ismail
Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty
Omar, Rozita
Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
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description The feasibility of an anaerobic digestion of cattle manure for biogas production is studied in this paper. A batch thermophilic oscillatory flow anaerobic bioreactor (OFBR) operated in thermophilic (55oC) condition was used. Within the experimental conditions set in this study, the effect of mixing intensity on volatile solids removal was found out to be significant. Results demonstrated that increasing the level of mixing decreased the digester performance. Low intensity mixing at oscillatory Reynolds number (Reo) of 100 achieved an increase of 37% in biogas yields compared to high mixing intensity, Reo of 500. It was observed that the mixing intensity effect interacts with the methane composition in the biogas. The benefit of decreasing mixing intensity emerges to significantly increase the methane composition in the biogas. These experiments established that high intensity mixing was not essential for good performance of oscillatory flow anaerobic bioreactor. In addition, the effect of mixing intensity might be reduced through the use of a slightly lower total solid concentration, hence, lowering the operational cost of the process. Although the study was lab scale a pilot-scale system where mixing retention times are longer would be useful.
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spelling upm-516102017-03-30T10:45:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51610/ Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing Muhammad Nasir, Ismail Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty Omar, Rozita Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina The feasibility of an anaerobic digestion of cattle manure for biogas production is studied in this paper. A batch thermophilic oscillatory flow anaerobic bioreactor (OFBR) operated in thermophilic (55oC) condition was used. Within the experimental conditions set in this study, the effect of mixing intensity on volatile solids removal was found out to be significant. Results demonstrated that increasing the level of mixing decreased the digester performance. Low intensity mixing at oscillatory Reynolds number (Reo) of 100 achieved an increase of 37% in biogas yields compared to high mixing intensity, Reo of 500. It was observed that the mixing intensity effect interacts with the methane composition in the biogas. The benefit of decreasing mixing intensity emerges to significantly increase the methane composition in the biogas. These experiments established that high intensity mixing was not essential for good performance of oscillatory flow anaerobic bioreactor. In addition, the effect of mixing intensity might be reduced through the use of a slightly lower total solid concentration, hence, lowering the operational cost of the process. Although the study was lab scale a pilot-scale system where mixing retention times are longer would be useful. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51610/1/12%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0039-2016_pg161-170.pdf Muhammad Nasir, Ismail and Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty and Omar, Rozita and Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina (2017) Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 25 (1). pp. 161-170. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2025%20(1)%20Jan.%202017/12%20JST%20Vol%2025%20(1)%20Jan%20%202017_0039-2016_pg161-170.pdf
spellingShingle Muhammad Nasir, Ismail
Mohd Ghazi, Tinia Idaty
Omar, Rozita
Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title_full Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title_fullStr Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title_full_unstemmed Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title_short Anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
title_sort anaerobic batch digestion of cattle manure under various oscillatory flow mixing
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51610/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51610/1/12%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%281%29%20Jan%20%202017_0039-2016_pg161-170.pdf