TY - JOUR
T1 - Waste paper and macroalgae co-digestion effect on methane production
AU - Rodriguez, Cristina
AU - Alaswad, Abed
AU - El-Hassan, Zaki
AU - Olabi, Abdul G.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - The present study investigates the effect on methane production from waste paper when co-digested with macroalgal biomass. Both feedstocks were previously mechanically pretreated to reduce their particle size. The study was planned according two factors: the feedstock to inoculum (F/I) ratio and the waste paper to macroalgae (WP/MA) ratio. The F/I ratios checked were 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 and the WP/MA ratios were 0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0. The highest methane yield (386 L kg−1 VSadded) was achieved at an F/I ratio of 0.2 and a WP/MA ratio of 50:50. A biodegradability index of 0.87 obtained in this study indicates complete conversion of feedstock at an optimum C/N ratio of 26. Synergistic effect was found for WP/MA 25:75, 50:50 and 75:25 mixing ratios compared with the substrates mono-digestion.
AB - The present study investigates the effect on methane production from waste paper when co-digested with macroalgal biomass. Both feedstocks were previously mechanically pretreated to reduce their particle size. The study was planned according two factors: the feedstock to inoculum (F/I) ratio and the waste paper to macroalgae (WP/MA) ratio. The F/I ratios checked were 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 and the WP/MA ratios were 0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0. The highest methane yield (386 L kg−1 VSadded) was achieved at an F/I ratio of 0.2 and a WP/MA ratio of 50:50. A biodegradability index of 0.87 obtained in this study indicates complete conversion of feedstock at an optimum C/N ratio of 26. Synergistic effect was found for WP/MA 25:75, 50:50 and 75:25 mixing ratios compared with the substrates mono-digestion.
KW - Algae
KW - Anaerobic co-digestion
KW - Biomass
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Waste paper
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UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036054421830731X
U2 - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.115
DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.115
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047610924
SN - 0360-5442
VL - 154
SP - 119
EP - 125
JO - Energy
JF - Energy
ER -