음식물류폐기물 혼합 가축분 퇴비(이하, 음폐 퇴비) 사용은 농경지의 작물 생산량 증가 및 토양 이화학성 개선 등의 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 반면, 농경지의 과도한 음폐 퇴비 사용은 작물 생육 저해, 농경지 양분 유출로 인한 하천의 부영양화 등 토양 환경에 역효과를 일으킬 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 음폐 퇴비(Food Waste Compost with Manure, FWC)의 사용량을 달리하여 노지에 처리하였을 때 고추의 생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위해 수행하였다. 본 연구의 처리구는 무처리구 (NF), 무기질비료 처리구(NPK50%, NPK 100%), 음폐 퇴비와 무기질비료 50%를 투입한 처리구(NPKFWC1, 2, 3)로 달리하였다. 시험 후 토양 화학성 결과, 음폐 퇴비 사용량이 증가함에 따라 유기물, 유효인산, 교환성 양이온 등의 함량이 증가하였다. 고추 생육 조사 결과, 1년차 전체 주당 생체중과 건물중은 NPKFWC1, 2에서 NPK 100%와 통계적 유의성은 없었으며, 음폐 퇴비를 3배 처리한 NPKFWC3은 NPKFWC1, 2에 비하여 약 10% 감소하였다. 2년차 전체 주당 생체중은 NPKFWC1에서 가장 높았으며, 이는 NPK 100%에 비하여 약 29% 높았다. 또한, 음폐 퇴비 사용량이 증가함에 따라 수량은 감소하는 경향이었다. 본 연구 결과, 음폐 퇴비의 사용량이 증가함에 따라 양분의 과량 축적 및 고추 생육이 저해되는 경향을 보였다. 결론적으로, 음폐 퇴비 사용 시 정량(1,309 kg 10a-1)을 사용할 것을 추천하며, 장기적 사용 시 노지 및 시설 등의 작물 영향 평가 등의 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

Food waste is a critical problem for many countries. Food producers and groceries often discard imperfect foods or food by-products that still contain nutritional value. To address this problem, some food manufacturers have turned to upcycling, that is, to convert otherwise discarded ingredients into new food products (e.g., cacao fruit pulp into crunch bites). Consumers’ acceptance of sustainable products is generally lower than that of conventional products due to quality concerns. We speculate that for upcycled food products, consumers’ perception of product quality may vary when different percentages of imperfect ingredients are integrated into the products. Drawing from schema congruity theory, this research examines how the usage of imperfect ingredients can impact the perceived quality of upcycled food products. The implications for marketing upcycled foods are discussed.

시설 재배지에 음식물류폐기물 혼합 가축분 퇴비 사용이 늘어나고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 음식물류폐기물 혼합 가축분 퇴비(Food Waste Compost with manure, FWC) 연용 시 시설 토마토(Solanum lycopersicum L.)의 생육과 수량에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위해 3년간 수행하였다. 퇴비 처리는 사용량에 따른 효과를 알아보기 위하여 농촌진흥청 시설 토마토 표준 시비량(N-P2O5-K2O=20.4-10.3-12.2 kg 10a-1)의 총 질소량 기준 100%로 하여 무기질 비료 반량 + FWC 정량(NPKFWC1), 무기질 비료 반량 + FWC 2배량(NPKFWC2), 무기질 비료 반량 + FWC 3배량 (NPKFWC3)을 처리하였다. 또한, 무기질 비료 사용량에 따른 변화를 퇴비와 비교하기 위해 무기질 비료 반량(NPK 50%) 및 무기질 비료 정량 (NPK 100%, Control) 처리하였다. 초장은 FWC 처리구가 대조구 대비 높았으며, SPAD-502 값은 NPKFWC2에서는 증가하였으나, NPKFWC3는 대조구 대비 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 3년차 수확 후 토양 pH의 경우 NPKFWC3에서 6.5로 가장 높은 수치를 보였으며, 토양 EC는 NPKFWC1에서 9.5 dS m-1로 가장 높았고, NPKFWC3 처리구에서 6.9 dS m-1 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 3년간 전체 처리구 간 과실의 평균 횡경, 종경, 당도는 차이가 없었다. 수량은 NPKFWC2까지는 높았으나, NPKFWC3에서는 오히려 대조구보다 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 무기질 비료 반량에 음식물류폐기물 혼합 가축분 퇴비 처리 시 추천 시비량 대비 2배량까지는 생육 및 수량이 증가하나 3배량에서는 오히려 감소하는 것으로 판단된다.

The object of this study is to feasibility assesment for co-digestion efficiency of food waste recycling wastewater(FWR) with thermal hydrolysis process dehydration cake (THP Sludge). As a result of THP pre-treatment experimental conditions to 160oC and 30 minutes, the solubility rate(conversion rate of TCOD to SCOD) of the THP sludge increased by 34%. And the bio-methane potential in the THP sludge increased by about 1.42 times from 0.230 to 0.328 m3 CH4/kg VS compared to the non-pre-treatment. The substrates of the co-digestion reactor were FWR and THP sludge at a 1:1 ratio. Whereas, only FWR was used as a substrate in the digestion reactor as a control group. The experimental conditions are 28.5 days of hydraulic retention time(HRT) and 3.5 kg VS/m3-day of organic loading rate(OLR). During the 120 days operation period, the co-digestion reactor was able to operate stably in terms of water quality and methane production, but the FWR digestion reactor deteriorated after 90 days, and methane production decreased to 0.233 m3 CH4/kg VS, which is 67% of normal condition. After 120 days of the experiment, organic loading rate(OLR) of co-digestion reactor was gradually increased to 4.5 kg VS/m3-day and operated for 80 days. Methane production during 80 days was evaluated to be good at the level of 0.349 m3 CH4/kg VS. As a result of evaluating the dehydration efficiency of the sludge before/after 150-180oC THP using a filter press, it was confirmed that the moisture content of the sludge treated before THP at 180oC was 75% and improved by 8% from 83-85% level. Therefore, it is expected that the co-digestion reactor of FWR and THP sludge will ensure stable treatment water quality and increase bio-methane production and reduction effect of dehydration sludge volume.

음식물류폐기물 직매립, 해양투기 등이 금지됨에 따라 음식물류폐기물은 대부분 자원화를 통해 처리되며 퇴비화하여 생산한 음식물류혼합퇴비(이 하, 음폐퇴비)는 작물 생산성을 향상 등을 위하여 농경지에 퇴비로 사용한다. 하지만, 염분 집적에 의한 작물 생육이 우려되며 이에 따른 피해를 줄이기 위하여 음폐퇴비와 블랙카본, 유용 미생물을 함께 사용하면 염분에 의한 피해를 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 이에 본 연구는 음폐퇴비와 바이오차의 한 종류인 블랙카본, 유용 미생물을 처리 시 상추의 수량과 토양 특성 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 처리구는 무비구(NF), 무기질 비료 (NPK), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 (NPKF, 대조구), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 블랙 카본 (NPKFC), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 미생물 (NPKFB), 무기질 비료 + 음폐퇴비 + 블랙카본 + 미생물 (NPKFCB)이다. 상추 생육 조사 결과, 생육 후기인 21일째에 NPKFCB 처리구에서 엽장 20.7 cm, 엽폭 20.2 cm, SPAD-502 32.0으로 가장 생육이 좋았으며, 수량 조사 결과 또한 NPKFCB 처리구에서 주당 총 엽수가 28.8개로 가장 많았다. 수량지수는 무처리가 84.1로 가장 낮았고 NPKFCB 처리구에서 128.7로 가장 높았다. 이는 블랙카본에서 공급되는 K, P, Ca 등의 양분과 미생물 활성화가 작물 생산성 향상에 도움을 준 것으로 판단된다. 토양 화학성 분석 결과 pH는 NPKFB 처리구에서 6.9로 가장 높았으며, EC는 NPKF에서 1.7 dS m-1로 가장 높았다.

국내 음식부산물 발생량은 연간 약 500만톤으로 그 중 70 %가량은 퇴비화 또는 사료화로 자원화되고 있다. 최근 비료공정규격상 음식부산물 건조분말(DFP)이 혼합유기질비료 및 유기복합비료의 원료로 사용할 수 있게 되었지만 아직 적정사용기준에 대한 설정이 미흡한 상태이다. 이에 본 연구는 수집 시기별 음식부산물 건조분말의 화학적 특성을 평가하고 음식부산물 건조분말이 혼합된 혼합유기질비료의 사용량에 따른 작물 및 토양화학성 변화에 대해 평가하고자 하였다. 처리구는 무처리(NF), 무기질비료처리구(NPK, N-P2O5-K2O=32-7.8-19.8 kg 10a-1), 음식부산물 건조분말 단독처리구(DFP), 시판혼합유기질비료(MOF), 음식부산물 건조분말 혼합유기질비료 처리구(DFPMOF)이며 DFPMOF 처리구는 100, 200, 400 및 600%로 구분하여 설정하였다. DFP, MOF 및 DFPMOF 처리구는 질소비료 사용량을 기준으로 하여 비료처리를 하여 작물 재배실험을 진행하였다. 음식부산물의 화학적 특성은 시기별에 따라서 유의적인 차이가 없었으며 중금속 함량 또한 기준에 적합한 수준이었다. 배추 생산량은 DFPMOF 처리구가 6,280 kg 10a-1로 NPK처리구(7,000 g kg-1)와 가장 유사하였으며 질소이용효율 또한 유사한 경향이었다. 토양 pH는 DFPMOF 사용량이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향이었으며, EC, OM 및 Ex. K는 DFPMOF 사용량이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향이었다. 이를 통해 DFPMOF 는 질소비료사용량 기준으로 처리하였을 때 가장 적합할것으로 판단되나, 적정사용기준을 설정하기 위해서는 장기간 연용시험을 통한 환경영향평가가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

This study was conducted to develop a high-moisture food waste dryer that uses steam as a direct heat source to improve the drying speed. Another objective was to verify its performance through experiments. A dryer with a drying capacity of 10,000 kg/hr, which uses steam from an incineration plant as a drying heat source, was fabricated. The performance and applicability of the dryer were verified through drying experiments, in which the food waste collected from large restaurants near the incineration plant was used as the experimental material. The drying experiment results showed that the input steam temperature increased by 21℃ from approximately 145℃ to 166℃ compared to the case in which drying was performed by converting steam into heated air. The drying speed increased by 1.5 times from approximately 0.63 to 0.94 %/hr, and drying up to approximately 20%(wb) moisture content was possible. The drying energy rate, which represents the ratio of the energy consumed for drying to the input energy, increased by approximately ten times from 7.17% to 70.87%. The total drying time still remained approximately 100 hr due to the re-condensation of moisture. When steam was directly used as a drying heat source to improve the drying speed of food waste containing high moisture, the drying speed, water content after drying, and drying energy rate were clearly improved compared to the case in which steam was converted into heated air for use. Therefore, it was deemed necessary to develop a dryer that directly uses steam from an incineration plant for drying. To shorten the total drying time, it is necessary to develop a device that solves the problem of moisture condensation in the dryer.

Odor emitted from food waste is commonly known as a severe problem, and needs to be controlled to minimize public complaints against food waste collection systems. In this study, ozone oxidation with manganese oxide catalyst, which is known to effectively treat odorous substances at room temperature, was applied to remove acetaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide, the model odorous compounds from food waste. In addition, the effect of relative humidity (RH) on the ozone/catalyst oxidation was tested at 40%, 60%, and 80%. When the catalyst was not applied, the removal of acetaldehyde was not observed with the ozone oxidation alone. In addition, hydrogen sulfide was slowly oxidized without a clear relationship under RH conditions. Meanwhile, the ozone oxidation rates for acetaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide substantially increased in the presence of the catalyst, but the removal efficiencies for both compounds decreased with increasing RH. Under the high RH conditions, active oxygen radicals, which were generated by ozone decomposition on the surface of the catalyst, were presumably absorbed and reacted with moisture, and the decomposition rate of the odorous compounds might be limited. Consequently, when the ozone oxidation device with a catalyst was applied to control odor from food waste, RH must be taken into account to determine the removal rates of target compounds. Moreover, its effect on the system performance must be carefully evaluated.

In Korea, the daily waste production in 2015(excluding specified waste) was 404,812 tons, of which household waste accounted for 12.7%(51,247 tons/day). Total household food and vegetable waste amounted to 1,120 tons/day; of this, 70% of was ultimately used as feed or fertilizer and 30% was buried. In this study, a drying unit was developed to enable the production of solid refuse fuel using high-moisture food waste, and its performance was examined through an experiment. Thus, a laboratory pyrolysis system with a drying capacity of 500 kg/hr was manufactured. Food wastes were collected from a company cafeteria and from Changwon City and used for experiment. The drying characteristics of the food waste were examined depending on the input temperature of the drying air. The results of the food waste drying experiment showed that the total required drying time was approximately 20 hours, and the drying speed was approximately 2.90 %/hr. The drying time was five hours longer than the research target value(15 hours per batch). However, the time was approximately 16 hours when the preheating and cooling times required for the input and output were excluded, which was close to the research target value. The drying time did not show a large difference depending on the temperature of the input drying air. Drying time was 21 hours at 155℃, and thus drying operation would be possible without the use of high-temperature air(more than 200℃) when waste heat is utilized in the future. It is thought that rather than the temperature of the input air, it is the contact area between the input air and the food waste that has a significant effect on reducing the drying time.

본 연구에서는 파일럿 및 상용급 규모에서 UF 분리막을 결합한 혐기성 소화 공정을 장기간 운영하여 분리막의 성능, 소화효율, 바이오가스 생산량과 수질 등의 다양한 인자를 도출하였다. 파일럿 규모에서 막의 투과 플럭스는 15∼20 LMH, 막간 차압은 1∼3 kgf/cm2로 운전되었다. 유입수의 TCOD 와 SCOD 는 각각 113 g/L, 62 g/L 이었고, 유출수의 TCOD 와 SCOD는 UF 공정 이후 제거효 율이 93% 및 86% 로 나타났다. 상용급 규모의 운전 결과, 분리막의 투과 플럭스는 12∼15 LMH로 나타났다. 유입수의 CODcr, TS, VS는 각각 236 g/L, 62.5 g/L, 50.2 g/L였으며, 농축여과분리막을 통과 후 제거율은 각각 99%, 94% 및 98%로 조사되었다.

지구 온난화, 석유고갈, 환경오염에 대한 해결 방안으로 수송부분에서 국제적으로 바이오연 료에 관한 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 바이오디젤은 석유계 디젤과 비교해 이산화탄소 및 대기오염 물질 배출이 적고 세탄가가 높은 장점을 가지고 있다. 현재 국내 바이오디젤 수요는 지속적으로 증가하고 있으나 원료부족으로 인해 수입의존도가 커지고 있는 상황이다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 연구는 현재 사용되지 않는 음폐유(약 33 % 유리지방 산 함유)를 Amberlyst-15 촉매가 이용한 에스테르화 반응을 통해 바이오디젤 원료로서 활용가능성을 확인 하였다. 다양한 반응 조건의 영향을 조사하기 위한 실험을 수행한 결과 반응온도 383 K에서 97.62 %의 전환 율을 얻었으며, 반응속도는 353 K에서 373 K로 증가 할 때 최대 1.99 배까지 상승하였다. 또한 동역학 적 결과를 이용하여 29.75 kJ/mol의 활성화 에너지를 확인하여 선행연구에서 연구된 타 고체촉매에 비 해 에스테르화반응에 Amberlyst-15 더 적합함을 확인하였다. 그리고 메탄올 몰 비가 증가함에 따라 최 대 91.43 %의 반응 전환율을 확인하였고, 촉매량 영향의 경우 0 wt%에서 20 wt%까지 증가시킨 결과 반응 전환율이 43.78 %에서 94.62 %까지, 초기 반응 속도는 1.1∼1.4 배로 상승하는 것을 확인하였 다. 교반속도의 경우 100∼900 rpm의 조건에 따라 실험을 수행하였으나 반응 전환율에는 큰 영향을 주 지 않음을 확인하였고 반응 시간에 따른 영향의 경우 240 분 까지 산가 감소를 보이다가 300 분이 지 나면서부터 산가가 상승하는 결과를 가져왔다. 그리고 위 실험들을 통해 도출된 최적 조건을 적용하여 음폐유 에스테르화 반응에 적용하였고 그 결과 반응시간 60 분에서 음폐유와 모사 폐유지간의 13 %의 반응 전환율 차이를 보였으나 최종 240 분 반응 전환율은 모사 폐유지 98.12 %, 음폐유는 97.62 %로 거의 유사한 결과를 얻었다.

During the decay process of food waste, odor and leachate are generally produced because food is easily decomposed due to its high organic and moisture contents. In this study, various food waste samples, including samples artificially prepared and collected from actual waste containers, were tested to determine odor and leachate production as the samples were decomposed at a constant temperature of 35°C. In the air phase, total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), acetaldehyde (AA), methyl mercaptan (MM), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) were measured as a function of the decay period for four days. The results of the experiment showed that TVOC and AA were produced at higher concentrations in the actual food waste than in all artificial wastes. The AA concentration accounted for about 90% of the TVOC in all of the waste samples except for the food waste containing meat and fish only. The concentrations of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) were generally lower than 100 μg/kg, and the concentration of DMS was the highest among the VSCs. In the waste sample containing meat and fish only; however, the concentration of VSCs increased up to 1,700 μg/kg, and mostly consisted of MM and DMS. Complex odor concentrations were found to be the highest after a decay period of 12-48 hours. In addition, the complex odor was mostly related to VSCs with low odor thresholds rather than the TVOC. The pH values mostly decreased from 5 to 3.5 as the waste samples were in the decomposition periods, while the pH value increased to 6 in the food waste containing meat and fish only. Consequently, odor intensity and leachate production were the highest in the 12-48 hour range as the decomposition started, and thus an appropriate control strategy needs to be implemented based on the waste composition and the decay period.

Acetate, propionate, butyrate are the major soluble volatile fatty acids metabolites of fermented food waste leachates. This work investigate the effects of volatile fatty acid on the growth rate and NH4-N, PO4-P removal efficiency of mixotrophic microalgae Chlorella vulgaris to treat digested food waste leachates. The results showed that acetate, propionate and butyrate were efficiently utilized by Chlorella vulgaris and microalgae growth was higher than control condition. Similar trends were observed upon NH4-N and PO4-P consumption. Volatile fatty acids promoted Chlorella vulgaris growth, and nutrient removal efficiencies were highest when acetate was used, and butyrate and propionate showed second and third. From this work it could be said that using mixotrophic microalgae, in this work Chlorella vulgaris, fermented food waste leachates can be treated with high efficiencies.

음식폐기물 산발효액 내 존재하는 유기산은 산업 원료로 가치가 있으나 분리 비용이 높은 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 저에너지 유기산분리를 위해 전기투석공정에서 산발효액 내 유기산의 이동현상과 운전조건 (전압, 희석율, pH) 간의 상관관계를 연구하였다. 아세트산과 부틸산으로 주로 구성된 음식물 산발효액 원액 (COD 기준 유기산 67.3 %) 을 실험실 규모 전기투석기를 사용하여 분리전압을 5 V ~ 12 V로 변화시켰을 때, 분리전압 8 V에서 최대 유기산 회수율 (COD 기준 89.4 %, 순도 86.8 %) 을 보였으며, 이 때 분리에 사용된 에너지는 0.286 kWh/kg-COD of VFAs로 나타났다. 전기투석과정에서 분자량 차이에 따른 유기산 간의 이동현상 차이는 발견되지 않았다.

음식물류폐기물의 에너지 잠재량은 2,206 천TOE 임에도 대부분 사료화와 퇴비화로 약 85.5%가 재활용 되고 있으며, 해당 시설에서 생산된 제품 중 사료화는 72%, 퇴비화는 61%가 무상판매 되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 음식물류폐기물을 반탄화 반응을 이용하여 연료화하고자 한다. 하지만 음식 물류폐기물만 단독으로 연료화 할 경우 연료적 가치가 낮아짐을 예방하고자 하수슬러지를 일정 비율로 혼합하여 진행하였다. 음식물류폐기물과 하수슬러지의 혼합비율은 10:0, 8:2, 6:4, 5:5로 하였다. 실험 결과 혼합 비율에 상관없이 반응온도 240℃이상에서 함수율 10% 이하로 감소하는 것을 확인 할 수 있 었다. 고정탄소의 경우 반응온도가 높아질수록, 하수슬러지의 비율이 높아질수록 증가하였으며, 초기 1.1%에서 최대 약 36% 로(혼합비율 6:4, 반응온도 270℃) 측정 되었으며, 발열량의 경우 반응온도 24 0℃부터 고형연료제품기준인 3,000Kcal/Kg 이상에 만족하는 발열량을 나타내었으며, 초기시료보다 약 6 배 정도 증가한 발열량을 얻을 수 있었다. Van krevelen Diagram이 Lignite 범위까지 이동하였으며, 슬 러지 혼합비율이 높아질수록 높은 연료비와 5,500Kcal/kg 이하의 연소성지수를 얻을 수 있었다. 하수슬 러지 혼합 비율이 높아질수록 발열량은 감소하지만, 고정탄소 함량 증가, 연료비 개선 등으로 음식물류 폐기물만 단독 고형연료화 한 것 보다 연료로써의 품질이 좋아지는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

Response surface methodology (RSM) based on a Box-Behnken Design (BBD) was applied to optimize the thermal-alkaline pre-treatment operating conditions for anaerobic digestion of flotation scum in food waste leachate. Three independent variables such as thermal temperature, NaOH concentration and reaction time were evaluated. The maximum methane production of 369.2 mL CH4/g VS was estimated under the optimum conditions at 62.0°C, 10.1% NaOH and 35.4 min reaction time. A confirmation test of the predicted optimum conditions verified the validity of the BBD with RSM. The analysis of variance indicated that methane production was more sensitive to both NaOH concentration and thermal temperature than reaction time. Thermal-alkaline pretreatment enhanced the improvement of 40% in methane production compared to the control experiment due to the effective hydrolysis and/or solubilization of organic matters. The fractions with molecular weight cut-off of scum in food waste leachate were conducted before and after pre-treatment to estimate the behaviors of organic matters. The experiment results found that thermal-alkaline pre-treatment could reduce the organic matters more than 10kD with increase the organic matters less than 1kD.

VFAs like acetate are the major soluble metabolites of food waste leachates after digested. Therefore this study investigates the effect of acetate on growth rate and nutrient removal efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris to treat digested food waste leachates. The initial acetate concentration varied from 0 to 20 mM. As a result, Chlorella vulgaris growth rate was increased as high as the concentrations ranged from 0 to 20 mM. The same trend was observed with NH4-N and PO4-P consumption. The highest growth rate and the highest NH4-N, PO4-P removal rate were observed at acetate concentration of 20 mM. The microalgae growth rate and NH4-N, PO4-P removal rates were 1.5, 1.8, 2.3 times higher than the condition without acetate.

This study was performed to measure the concentration of odorous compounds and dilution ratio values at each part of the anaerobic digester process with composting facilities using swine manure and food waste. Complex odors, ammonia, volatile fatty acids and sulfur compounds were measured at each part of the process. Complex odors measured during swine manure storage, food waste storage and in the digested liquid tank, were 35,312 Odor Unit(OU), 39,086 OU and 17,733 OU, respectively. The odor contribution index was calculated by the concentration of odorous compounds during each process divided by the threshold limit. As a result, the major odorous compound that appeared during swine manure storage, food waste storage and in the digested liquid tank was hydrogen sulfide. On the other hand, the major odorous compound in the other processes was ammonia. The overall average concentrations of ammonia were highest in the digested liquid tank(337 ppm) and the separated liquid tank(131 ppm). Wastewater treatment process(10.9 ppm) and deodorization process(11.6 ppm) revealed the lowest concentration of ammonia. The overall average concentration of total volatile fatty acids(TVFAs) was 102.8 ppb during food waste storage and among the TVFAs, the main element was propionic acid(66.1 ppb). Sulfur compounds were only detected during swine manure storage, food waste storage and in the digested liquid tank. The dominant sulfur compound was hydrogen sulfide during swine manure storage(96.3 ppm) and methyl mercaptan during food waste storage(17.7 ppm) and dimethyl sulfide during food waste storage(34.5 ppm).

Food waste leachate (FWL) is a serious pollutant waste coming from the food waste recycling facilities in Korea. FWL has a high organic matter content and high COD to nitrogen (COD/N) ratio, which can disturb efficient methane production in the anaerobic digestion of FWL. In the present study a microalga, Clorella vulgaris (C.V), was used as co-substrate for the FWL anaerobic digestion in order to supply nutrients, decrease the COD/N ratio and increase its methane yield. Different co-digestion mixtures (COD/N ratios) were studied by using biochemical methane potential test and modified Gompertz equation for kinetic study. Mixed substrate of FWL and C. vulgaris in the co-digestion clearly showed more the biomethane yield than the sole substrates. The maximum methane production, 827.7 mL-CH4/g-VS added, was obtained for COD/N ratio of 24/1, whereas the highest improvement of methane yield was found for COD/N ratio of 15/1.