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Performance evaluation of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor using immobilized ZnO nanoparticle enhanced continuous biogas production

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  • Anwar Ahmad
  • Sajjala Sreedhar Reddy

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In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles immobilized by methylenebisacrylamide were used for anaerobic consortium application and were examined for biomass retention capacity characterized in terms of volatile solids and specific methanogenic activity. The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor was operated at various hydraulic retention times and was fed with palm oil mill effluent as a carbon source. The highest methane production rate of 510 mL CH 4 ·L −1 ·h −1 with a methane yield of 68.3 L CH 4 g −1 ·COD added was obtained at palm oil mill effluent concentration of 20 g COD·L -1 and 24 h of hydraulic retention time. The average biogas (4.5 L) showed methane content and chemical oxygen demand reduction of 84.5 and 95.7%, respectively. R max was 570 mL L −1 ·POME·h −1 at 15% of zinc oxide nanoparticles, with butyrate and acetic acid in an effluent contained when operated at a hydraulic retention time of 24 h and a palm oil mill effluent concentration of 20 g COD L −1 . A CO 2 reduction of 93.6% was obtained at 15% w/v loading of zinc oxide nanoparticle. Experiments demonstrated that with the granule bead size of immobilized zinc oxide nanoparticle of 3.99 mm, production of CH 4 and sequester of CO 2 were 650 m 3 ·d −1 and 456 m 3 ·d −1 , respectively. At 15% zinc oxide nanoparticle, granule leakage was found to be 0.065 mg·L −1 . It is significant that this is the first report on immobilized zinc oxide nanoparticle granule biomass for biogas production from wastewater.

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  • Anwar Ahmad & Sajjala Sreedhar Reddy, 2020. "Performance evaluation of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor using immobilized ZnO nanoparticle enhanced continuous biogas production," Energy & Environment, , vol. 31(2), pages 330-347, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:engenv:v:31:y:2020:i:2:p:330-347
    DOI: 10.1177/0958305X19865967
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    1. Anwar Ahmad & Salam S AlDawey & SS Reddy, 2021. "Anaerobic degradation of palm oil mill effluent with aluminum bauxite residue for methane production," Energy & Environment, , vol. 32(2), pages 226-241, March.
    2. Abdallah, Muhammed S. & Mansour, Mohy S. & Allam, Nageh K., 2021. "Mapping the stability of free-jet biogas flames under partially premixed combustion," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).
    3. Raquel Barrena & Javier Moral-Vico & Xavier Font & Antoni Sánchez, 2022. "Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion with Nanomaterials: A Mini Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-11, July.

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