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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Biochemical Methane Potential of Cork Boiling Wastewater at Different Inoculum to Substrate Ratios
Contributor:
Mota-Panizio, Roberta;
Hermoso-Orzáez, Manuel Jesús;
Carmo-Calado, Luis;
Lourinho, Gonçalo;
Brito, Paulo Sérgio Duque de
Published:
MDPI AG, 2021
Published in:
Applied Sciences, 11 (2021) 7, Seite 3064
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/app11073064
ISSN:
2076-3417
Origination:
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Description:
The present study evaluates the digestion of cork boiling wastewater (CBW) through a biochemical methane potential (BMP) test. BMP assays were carried out with a working volume of 600 mL at a constant mesophilic temperature (35 °C). The experiment bottles contained CBW and inoculum (digested sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)), with a ratio of inoculum/substrate (Ino/CBW) of 1:1 and 2:1 on the basis of volatile solids (VSs); the codigestion with food waste (FW) had a ratio of 2/0.7:0.3 (Ino/CBW:FW) and the codigestion with cow manure (CM) had a ratio of 2/0.5:0.5 (Ino/CBW:CM). Biogas and methane production was proportional to the inoculum substrate ratio (ISR) used. BMP tests have proved to be valuable for inferring the adequacy of anaerobic digestion to treat wastewater from the cork industry. The results indicate that the biomethane potential of CBWs for Ino/CBW ratios 1:1 and 2:1 is very low compared to other organic substrates. For the codigestion tests, the test with the Ino/CBW:CM ratio of 2/0.7:0.3 showed better biomethane yields, being in the expected values. This demonstrated that it is possible to perform the anaerobic digestion (AD) of CBW using a cosubstrate to increase biogas production and biomethane and to improve the quality of the final digestate.