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Bioresour Technol

Title:		Effect of pre-aeration and inoculum on the start-up of batch thermophilic anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste
Author(s):		Charles W; Walker L; Cord-Ruwisch R;
Address:		"Environmental Biotechnology CRC, Centre for Organic Waste Management, Division of Science and Engineering, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. w.charles@murdoch.edu.au"
Journal Title:		Bioresour Technol
Year:		2009
Volume:		20090106
Issue:		8
Page Number:		2329 - 2335
DOI:		10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.051
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-2976 (Electronic) 0960-8524 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In this study, a short pre-aeration step was investigated as pre-treatment for thermophilic anaerobic digestion of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). It was found that pre-aeration of 48 h generated enough biological heat to increase the temperature of bulk OFMSW to 60 degrees C. This was sufficient self-heating of the bulk OFMSW for the start-up of thermophilic anaerobic digestion without the need for an external heat source. Pre-aeration also reduced excess easily degradable organic compounds in OFMSW, which were the common cause of acidification during the start-up of the batch system. Careful consideration however must be taken to avoid over aeration as this consumes substrate, which would otherwise be available to methanogens to produce biogas. To accelerate methane production and volatile solids destruction, the anaerobic digestion in this study was operated as a wet process with the anaerobic liquid recycled through the OFMSW. Appropriate anaerobic liquid inoculum was found to be particularly beneficial. It provided high buffer capacity as well as suitable microbial inoculum. As a result, acidification during start-up was kept to a minimum. With volatile fatty acids (VFAs-acetate in particular) and H2 accumulation typical of hydrolysis and fermentation of the easily degradable substrates during start-up, inoculum with high numbers of hydrogenotrophic methanogens was critical to not only maximise CH4 production but also reduce H2 partial pressure in the system to allow VFAs degradation. In a lab-scale bioreactor, the combined pre-aeration and wet thermophilic anaerobic digestion was able to stabilise the OFMSW within a period of only 12 days. The stabilised inert residual material can be used as a soil amendment product"
Keywords:		"Aerobiosis Anaerobiosis Bacteria/cytology Bioreactors *Cities Fatty Acids, Volatile/analysis Hydrogen/analysis Laboratories Methane/metabolism Microbial Viability Refuse Disposal/*methods *Temperature Time Factors;"
Notes:		"MedlineCharles, W Walker, L Cord-Ruwisch, R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/01/09 Bioresour Technol. 2009 Apr; 100(8):2329-35. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.11.051. Epub 2009 Jan 6"