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Optimization of Anaerobic Co-digestion of Strawberry and Fish Waste

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Anaerobic co-digestion of agri-food waste is a promising management alternative. Its implementation, however, requires evaluating the proportion in which waste should be mixed to optimize their centralized treatment. The combined treatment of strawberry extrudate and fish waste, which are widely generated in Mediterranean areas, was optimized. Strawberry extrudate and fish waste were mixed and treated at different proportions (88:12, 94:6, and 97:3, respectively; wet basis). The proportions selected for the mixture allow the different flows to be absorbed simultaneously. The highest methane production was observed for the ratio 94:6 (0.205 m3 STP CH4/kg volatile solid) (VS) (STP; 0 °C, 1 atm), with a methane production rate in the range of 5 · 10−3–9 · 10−3 m3 STP/kg VS · d, while the highest organic loading rate was observed for the mixture at a proportion 88:12 (1.9 ± 0.1 kg VS/m3 · d). Biodegradability was found to be similar for the 88:12 and 94:6 proportions, with values around 90 % in VS. Nevertheless, the 97:3 ratio was not viable due to a low methane production. An inhibition phenomenon occurred at increasing loads due to the effect of some compounds contained in the fish waste such as chloride or nitrogen.

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Abbreviations

Alk:

Alkalinity (kg CaCO3/m3)

BD:

Biodegradability (%, in VS)

COD added:

Chemical oxygen demand added to the reactors (kg COD)

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand (kg; kg O2/kg)

D.L.:

Detection limit

NH3 :

Free ammonia (mg/L)

GAL:

Glucose, sodium acetate, and lactic acid solution

G T :

Experimental maximum methane volume (m3)

MS:

Total mineral solids (kg/kg)

N-NH4 + :

Ammoniacal nitrogen (kg/m3; kg/kg)

OLR:

Organic loading rate (kg/(m3 · d))

P soluble :

Soluble phosphorus (kg/m3)

P total :

Total phosphorus (kg/kg)

r G :

Methane production rate (m3/kg VS · d)

SFWM:

Strawberry and fish waste mixture

STP:

Standard temperature and pressure conditions

TAN:

Total ammoniacal nitrogen (mg/L)

TS:

Total solids (kg/m3; kg/kg)

VA:

Volatile acidity (kg acetic acid/m3)

VA/Alk ratio:

Ratio between VA and Alk (eq acetic acid/eq CaCO3)

VS:

Total volatile solids (kg/m3kg; kg/kg)

VSadded :

Added total volatile solids (kg)

wt:

Wet basis

WWTP:

Wastewater treatment plant

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The authors are very grateful to the ADESVA Technology Center and the HUDISA S.A. Company of Huelva, Spain, as well as the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for funding this research through Project CTM2011-26350. We also wish to express our gratitude to Inmaculada Bellido for her contribution to this research.

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    Antonio Serrano, José A. Siles, M. Carmen Gutiérrez & M. Ángeles Martín

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Serrano, A., Siles, J.A., Gutiérrez, M.C. et al. Optimization of Anaerobic Co-digestion of Strawberry and Fish Waste. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 173, 1391–1404 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-014-0942-y

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