Characteristics on the Production of Methane Gas and the Removal of Nutrients in the Biogasfication of Different Waste Types
In this study the production of methane gas and the removal efficiency of nutrients in the anaerobic co-digestion facilitieswith food waste/food waste leachate (FWL), animal manure and food waste leachate (A-MIX), and sewage sludge andfood waste leachate (S-MIX) were investigated. The average amount of the theoretical methane production was 578.4CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 606.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 570.0CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The amount of the practical methane production was 350.7CH4·L/kg·VSin from the anaerobic digestion facilities with FWL, 379.5CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with A-MIX and 348.8CH4·L/kg·VSin from those with S-MIX, respectively. The nutrient compositions of FWL were 3.2g/100g for carbohydrates, 1.8g/100g for proteins and 1.9g/100g for lipids. The nutrient compositions of A-MIX were 0.4g/100g for carbohydrates,2.55g/100g for proteins 0.4g/100g and 0.7g/100g for lipids, respectively. The nutrient compositions of S-MIX were0.4g/100g for carbohydrates, 2.4g/100g for proteins 1.6g/100g and 0.4g/100g for lipids, respectively. The removalratio of carbohydrate was very high over 75% in all facilities and that of lipid was very low below 25%.