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Water Environ Res

Title:		Digestion performance of various combinations of thermophilic and mesophilic sludge digestion systems
Author(s):		Kim J; Novak JT;
Address:		"Infilco Degremont Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA. Jongmin.Kim@Infilcodegremont.com"
Journal Title:		Water Environ Res
Year:		2011
Volume:		83
Issue:		1
Page Number:		44 - 52
DOI:		10.2175/106143010x12681059117337
ISSN/ISBN:		1061-4303 (Print) 1061-4303 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Various combinations of single- and multi-stage anaerobic and aerobic-anaerobic digestion systems were studied to evaluate their solids reduction potential with capabilities to control sulfur-based biosolids odor compounds. All the multi-stage digestion systems removed more volatile solids than the single-stage anaerobic digestion systems, even at the same overall retention time. However, digestion systems with mesophilic digestion as the final stage showed a much lower headspace organic sulfur content in the dewatered biosolids than the systems with thermophilic digestion as the final stage. This observation leads to the conclusion that placing a mesophilic anaerobic digestion system at the end of multi-stage digestion systems will enable greater sulfur-based odor reduction from dewatered biosolids with greater solid reduction than single-stage mesophilic or thermophilic digestion systems"
Keywords:		"Biopolymers *Bioreactors *Sewage Sulfur *Temperature Waste Disposal, Fluid/*methods Water Purification/methods;"
Notes:		"MedlineKim, Jongmin Novak, John T eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2011/02/05 Water Environ Res. 2011 Jan; 83(1):44-52. doi: 10.2175/106143010x12681059117337"