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ACEA is a modern Italian multi-utility company, which currently provides services for Municipalities, private companies and citizens. The Waste Treatment facilities of ACEA Pinerolese Industriale S.p.A. have been developed during years 2001–2003. The entire process is based on the connection of four different treatment plants (anaerobic digestion, composting plant, wastewater treatment plant and a landfill), where both anaerobic and aerobic digestion take place. The efficiency of the system is aligned to literature data for best efficiency as we can see from the 0,534 m3/KgVSfed of the specific biogas production and from the substrate removal effectiveness reaching 69 % in 4 years time data. Moreover, the amount of energy consumed by the anaerobic digestion (AD) treatment is less than the 27 % of the energy produced by the AD system, which is a remarkable gain in efficiency.
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Mainero, D. Integrated anaerobic–aerobic systems for solid waste treatment. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 11, 343–352 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-012-9300-0
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