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Anaerobic Mesophilic Codigestion of Rice Straw and Chicken Manure: Effects of Organic Loading Rate on Process Stability and Performance

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To investigate the effects of organic loading rate (OLR) on performance and stability of mesophilic co-digestion of rice straw (RS) and chicken manure (CM), benchtop experiments (40 L) were carried out at OLRs of 3.0, 3.6, 4.2, 4.8, 6.0, 8.0, and 12.0 kg volatile solid (VS)/(m3·day) with volatile solid (VS) ratio of 1:1 (RS/CM) which was based on batch tests. Anaerobic co-digestion was slightly and severely inhibited by the accumulation of ammonia when the digester was overloaded at an OLR of 6 and 12 kg VS/(m3·day), respectively. The recommended OLR for co-digestion is 4.8 kg VS/(m3·day), which corresponds to average specific biogas production (SBP) of 380 L/kg VS and volumetric biogas production rate (VBPR) of 1.8 m3/(m3·day). An OLR of 6–8 kg VS/(m3·d) with SBP of 360–440 L/kg VS and VBPR of 2.1–3.5 m3/(m3·day) could be considered, if an Anaerobic digestion (AD) system assisted by in situ removal of ammonia was adopted.

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Abbreviations

AD:

Anaerobic digestion

ADE:

Anaerobic digestion efficiency

ALK:

Total alkalinity

CM:

Chicken manure

FAN:

Free ammonia

FVFA:

Free volatile fatty acids

MY:

Methane yield

MC:

Methane content

OLR:

Organic loading rate

RS:

Rice straw

SBP:

Specific biogas production

SMP:

Specific methane production

SCOD:

Soluble chemical oxygen demand

TMP:

Theoretical methane potential

TMC:

Theoretical methane content

TVFA:

Total volatile fatty acids

TAN:

Total ammonia

TS:

Total solid

VBPR:

Volumetric biogas production rate

VMPR:

Volumetric methane production rate

VFA:

Volatile fatty acids

VS:

Volatile solid

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21476222), the National Key Technology Support Program of China (2015BAD21B01), and the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (CAAS-ASTIP-2015- BIOMA).

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  1. Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Zili Mei

  2. Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 9 Section 4, Renmin Nan Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaofeng Liu, Dong Li, Zhiying Yan & Yuexiang Yuan

  3. Chengdu Organic Chemicals Co., LTD., Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Xianbo Huang & Yajun Huang

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Mei, Z., Liu, X., Huang, X. et al. Anaerobic Mesophilic Codigestion of Rice Straw and Chicken Manure: Effects of Organic Loading Rate on Process Stability and Performance. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 179, 846–862 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-016-2035-6

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