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Thermophilic Anaerobic Digester Performance Under Different Feed-Loading Frequency

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Applied Biochemistry and Biotecnology

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The effect of feed-loading frequency on digester performance was studied on a thermophilic anaerobic digester with a working volume of 27.43 m3. The digester was fed 0.93 m3 of chicken-litter slurry/d, containing 50.9 g/L chemical oxygen demand. The treatments were loading frequencies of 1, 2, 6, and 12 times/d. The hourly pH, biogas production, and methane percent of the biogas were less stable at lower feed frequencies. There was no statistical difference among treatments in methanogenic activity. The feed-loading frequency of six times per day treatment provided the greatest biogas production.

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  1. Division of Agricultural Consumer, Environmental, and Outreach Programs, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV, 25112-1000

    John Bombardiere, Teodoro Espinosa-Solares, Max Domaschko & Mark Chatfield

  2. Agroindustrial Engineering Department, Autonomous University of Chapingo, 56230, Chapingo, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico

    Teodoro Espinosa-Solares

  3. Singleton Court Business Park, Enviro Control. Ltd., Wonastow Road, Monmouth, UK

    John Bombardiere

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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

    Jonathan R. Mielenz

  2. Southern Regional Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, USA

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  3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA

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Bombardiere, J., Espinosa-Solares, T., Domaschko, M., Chatfield, M. (2007). Thermophilic Anaerobic Digester Performance Under Different Feed-Loading Frequency. In: Mielenz, J.R., Klasson, K.T., Adney, W.S., McMillan, J.D. (eds) Applied Biochemistry and Biotecnology. ABAB Symposium. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-181-3_63

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