Anaerobic Fermentation of Slaughterhouse Waste—Codigestion with Wheat Straw to Determine Methane Biochemical Potential and Kinetic Analysis

Abstract

Slaughterhouse solid waste is one of the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) today. Crop residue decomposition or incineration has a great impact on global warming. Therefore, it is urgent to study the possibility of better environmentally friendly approaches to solid waste management and its safe disposal. The digestion of this type of solid waste in a decomposing process from organic content allows the recovery of valuable resources (such as biogas) and the use of the digestate in various fertilizer industries. In this study, two substrates were studied to determine their biomethane (BMP) potential in anaerobic digestion. The substrates were fermented and digested anaerobically and biogas production was measured. Methane yield of the slaughterhouse substrates had a lower methane yield between 232.2 and 250.8 mL/gVS and 53.6 to 57.9% biodegradability. Harvest substrates produce between 167.1 and 274.9 mL/gVS with a biodegradability of 39.1 to 64.3%. Co-digestion of both substrates at a ratio of IS 1:2 (RR:WS 3:1) generated a higher yield 289.1 ml/gVS and 66.9%. biodegradability of A kinetic analysis was carried out using Gompertz models, transfer and logistic function for methane production biodegradation.

Keywords

• anaerobic co-digestion
• biochemical methane potential
• slaughterhouse waste
• kinetic model
• biogas
• methane