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Long-Term Evaluation of Mesophilic Semi-Continuous Anaerobic Digestion of Olive Mill Solid Waste Pretreated with Steam-Explosion

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  • Antonio Serrano

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
    School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Campus St. Lucia—AEB Ed 49, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia)

  • Fernando G. Fermoso

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Bernabé Alonso-Fariñas

    (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Sevilla, Higher Technical School of Engineering, Camino de los Descubrimientos, s/n, 41004 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Guillermo Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Sergio López

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
    Department of Cell Biology, University of Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Juan Fernandez-Bolaños

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Rafael Borja

    (Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Edificio 46, Ctra. de Utrera km 1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

Abstract

Steam-explosion is a promising technology for recovering phenolic compounds from olive mill solid waste (OMSW) due to its high impact on the structure of the fibre. Moreover, the recovery of the phenols, which are well-known microbial inhibitors, could improve the subsequent biomethanization of the dephenolized OMSW to produce energy. However, there is a considerable lack of knowledge about how the remaining phenolic compounds could affect a long-term biomethanization process of steam-exploded OMSW. This work evaluated a semi-continuous mesophilic anaerobic digestion of dephenolized steam-exploited OMSW during a long operational period (275 days), assessing different organic loading rates (OLRs). The process was stable at an OLR of 1 gVS/(L·d), with a specific production rate of 163 ± 28 mL CH 4 /(gVS·d). However, the increment of the OLR up to 2 gVS/(L·d) resulted in total exhaust of the methane production. The increment in the propionic acid concentration up to 1486 mg/L could be the main responsible factor for the inhibition. Regardless of the OLR, the concentration of phenolic compounds was always lower than the inhibition limits. Therefore, steam-exploited OMSW could be a suitable substrate for anaerobic digestion at a suitable OLR.

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  • Antonio Serrano & Fernando G. Fermoso & Bernabé Alonso-Fariñas & Guillermo Rodríguez-Gutiérrez & Sergio López & Juan Fernandez-Bolaños & Rafael Borja, 2019. "Long-Term Evaluation of Mesophilic Semi-Continuous Anaerobic Digestion of Olive Mill Solid Waste Pretreated with Steam-Explosion," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:11:p:2222-:d:238931
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