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Comparison of anaerobic digesters performance treating palmitic, stearic and oleic acid: determination of the LCFA kinetic constants using ADM1
In this work, the process performance of three parallel anaerobic digesters was evaluated while treating emulsified long-chain fatty acids (LCFA)...
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Modelling of autogenerative high-pressure anaerobic digestion in a batch reactor for the production of pressurised biogas
BackgroundPressurised anaerobic digestion allows the production of biogas with a high content of methane and, at the same time, avoid the energy...
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Model-based control for a demand-driven biogas production to cover residual load rises
The development of systems for energy storage and demand-driven energy production will be essential to enable the switch from fossil to renewable...
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Modeling the dynamic performance of full-scale anaerobic primary sludge digester using Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1)
Anaerobic digestion is one of the most commonly accepted processes applied for the stabilization and treatment of primary sludge generated in...
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Recycling of Multiple Organic Solid Wastes into Biogas via Anaerobic Digestion
The accumulation of solid organic wastes (SOW) has reached critical levels globally and therefore, sustainable management of wastes is the key to...
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Heterotrophic nitrification and related functional gene expression characteristics of Alcaligenes faecalis SDU20 with the potential use in swine wastewater treatment
A new heterotrophic nitrifying bacterium was isolated from the compost of swine manure and rice husk and identified as Alcaligenes faecalis SDU20....
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Co-Digestion Biomethane Production and the Effect of Nanoparticle: Kinetics Modeling and Microcalorimetry Studies
To improve the production rate of methane, powder-activated carbon (PAC), granule activated carbon (GAC), titanium dioxide-anatase (TiO 2 ), and...
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Dynamic modeling of a full-scale membrane bioreactor performance for landfill leachate treatment
Leachate treatment is crucial in landfill management. As landfill ages, inert constituents and ammonia nitrogen concentration in leachate increases,...
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Innovations in anaerobic digestion: a model-based study
BackgroundIncreasing the efficiency of the biogas production process is possible by modifying the technological installations of the biogas plant. In...
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Intermittent fasting for microbes: how discontinuous feeding increases functional stability in anaerobic digestion
BackgroundDemand-driven biogas production could play an important role for future sustainable energy supply. However, feeding a biogas reactor...
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Biogas production management systems with model predictive control of anaerobic digestion processes
We developed a biogas production management system to control biogas production by determining the feedstock inputs to the anaerobic digestion...
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Adaptive identification of anaerobic digestion process for biogas production management systems
To achieve the goals of sustainable development, supplies of renewable energy must be increased and methods of stable production developed. This...
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Enhancement of Hydrolysis and Biogas Production of Primary Sludge by Use of Mixtures of Protease and Lipase
This study aims to improve the hydrolysis and degradation of primary sludge by using wild-type enzymes (protease and lipase) and establishing the...
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A non-linear model of hydrogen production by Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus for diauxic-like consumption of lignocellulosic sugar mixtures
BackgroundCaldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus is an attractive hydrogen producer suitable for growth on various lignocellulosic substrates. The aim...
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A fast linear predictive adaptive model of packed bed coupled with UASB reactor treating onion waste to produce biofuel
BackgroundAgro-industrial wastes are an energy source for different industries. However, its application has not reached small industries. Previous...
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Assessment and parameter identification of simplified models to describe the kinetics of semi-continuous biomethane production from anaerobic digestion of green and food waste
Biochemical reactions occurring during anaerobic digestion have been modelled using reaction kinetic equations such as first-order, Contois and Monod...
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Development of Anaerobic High-Rate Reactors, Focusing on Sludge Bed Technology
In the last 40 years, anaerobic sludge bed reactor technology has evolved from localized laboratory-scale trials to worldwide successful...
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Evaluation of different kinetics for bioethanol production with emphasis to analytical solution of substrate equation
Fermentation is typically modelled by kinetic equations giving the time evolutions for biomass, substrate, and product concentrations. In the present...
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What could the entire cornstover contribute to the enhancement of waste activated sludge acidification? Performance assessment and microbial community analysis
BackgroundVolatile fatty acids (VFAs) production from waste activated sludge (WAS) digestion is constrained by unbalanced nutrient composition (low...
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Influent Fractionation for Modeling Continuous Anaerobic Digestion Processes
The first dynamic model developed to describe anaerobic digestion processes dates back to 1969. Since then, considerable improvements in identifying...