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Anaerobic co-digestion: a sustainable approach to food processing organic waste management

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Anaerobic digestion is a promising technology to control pollution and recover energy from organic matter. In this study, batch experiments were conducted to investigate methane yields of seven organic wastes from a food processing company and dairy manure (DM) from a tie-stall barn having two straw lengths (2 cm and 10 cm) at 52 °C. This was followed by anaerobic co-digestion of all organic wastes with DM in bench experiments. The results indicated that the highest methane yield was observed in lipid-rich waste (basil sauce, 0.47 L/gVS) followed by carbohydrate-rich wastes (pumpkin processing residue, 0.21 L/gVS); the lowest yield was obtained from tomato leaves and stems (0.09 L/gVS). Furthermore, the methane yield from DM was about 0.18 L/gVS, irrespective of the straw length. Anaerobic co-digestion of food processing residues with DM demonstrated a 41% increase in methane yield (0.24 L/gVS), as compared to DM alone (0.17 L/gVS), while the milling of both organic wastes and DM did not affect methane yields. Thus, integration of anaerobic co-digestion in food processing residue management is a sustainable approach that guarantees a closed-loop flowing economy and makes food processing environmentally friendly.

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  1. Department of Agricultural Engineering and Socio-Economics, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan

    Fetra J. Andriamanohiarisoamanana & Ikko Ihara

  2. Airwater Co. Ltd, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 003-0027, Japan

    Seiichi Yasui

  3. Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, 080-8555, Japan

    Takaki Yamashiro & Kazutaka Umetsu

  4. Ecole Supérieure Des Sciences Agronomiques, Université D’Antananarivo, 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Vonifanja Ramanoelina

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Andriamanohiarisoamanana, F.J., Yasui, S., Yamashiro, T. et al. Anaerobic co-digestion: a sustainable approach to food processing organic waste management. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 22, 1501–1508 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01040-3

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