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Co-digestion of sewage sludge and crude glycerol from biodiesel production

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  • Athanasoulia, E.
  • Melidis, P.
  • Aivasidis, A.

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Biodiesel has become one of the most attractive fuels since it was globally understood the renewability of its nature. Glycerol is a major byproduct of biodiesel production which is often regarded as a waste stream which is accompanied by a significant disposal cost. The effect of glycerol on the performance of a cascade of two anaerobic continuous stirred tank (CSTR) reactors treating thickened sludge at mesophilic conditions was investigated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of glycerol as a co-substrate during the anaerobic treatment of sewage sludge. For this purpose, feed mixtures of sewage sludge supplemented with 0%, 2%, 3% and 4% (v/v) glycerol were tested at hydraulic retention times between 12.3 d and 19.7 d. By adding 4% of glycerol, the system failed due to overloading. In all other cases, biodegradability of mixtures estimated to be higher than 88%, while the methane yield coefficient was 0.8 Lbiogas/g TVSremoved. Moreover, co-digestion improved biogas production by 3.8–4.7 times.

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  • Athanasoulia, E. & Melidis, P. & Aivasidis, A., 2014. "Co-digestion of sewage sludge and crude glycerol from biodiesel production," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 73-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:62:y:2014:i:c:p:73-78
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.06.040
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    1. Athanasoulia, E. & Melidis, P. & Aivasidis, A., 2012. "Optimization of biogas production from waste activated sludge through serial digestion," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 147-151.
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