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Dry Anaerobic Co-digestion of Cow Dung with Pig Manure for Methane Production

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The performance of dry anaerobic digestions of cow dung, pig manure, and their mixtures into different ratios were evaluated at 35 ± 1 °C in single-stage batch reactors for 63 days. The specific methane yields were 0.33, 0.37, 0.40, 0.38, 0.36, and 0.35 LCH4/gVSr for cow dung to pig manure ratios of 1:0, 4:1, 3:2, 2:3, 1:4, and 0:1, respectively, while volatile solid (VS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were 48.59, 50.79, 53.20, 47.73, 46.10, and 44.88 % and 55.44, 57.96, 60.32, 56.96, 53.32, and 50.86 %, respectively. The experimental results demonstrated that the co-digestions resulted in 5.10–18.01 % higher methane yields, 2.03–12.95 % greater VS removals, 2.98–12.52 % greater COD degradation and so had positive synergism. The various mixtures of pig manure with cow dung might persuade a better nutrient balance and dilution of high ammonia concentration in pig manure and therefore enhanced digester performance efficiency and higher biogas yields. The dry co-digestion of 60 % cow dung and 40 % pig manure achieved the highest methane yield and the greatest organic materials removal efficiency than other mixtures and controls.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51178136) and the State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Grant No. HCK201206) for valuable financial support.

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    Jianzheng Li & Ajay Kumar Jha

  2. Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal

    Ajay Kumar Jha & Tri Ratna Bajracharya

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Li, J., Jha, A.K. & Bajracharya, T.R. Dry Anaerobic Co-digestion of Cow Dung with Pig Manure for Methane Production. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 173, 1537–1552 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-014-0941-z

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