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Effort to Mitigate Volatile Fatty Acid Inhibition by Using Mixed Inoculum and Compost for the Degradation of Food Waste and the Production of Biogas
Food waste is a rich organic matter that can potentially be converted into biogas as a source of renewable energy. The limitation in energy production lies in the presence of volatile fatty acid (VFA) during the anaerobic digestion of food waste due to the high degradation rate. The accumulation of VFA leads to a decrease in pH that exceeds the optimal pH range of 6.8–7.6 for methanogens, thus inhibiting methanogenesis and affecting biogas production. In the present study, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) and kombucha mixed inoculum and compost was applied as an alternative treatment method to alleviate inhibition. The digestion efficiency was evaluated on pH, total alkalinity (TA), total volatile fatty acid (TVFA), total solid (TS), and volatile solid (VS) throughout the digestion period of 80 days to analyse the stability of the system. The results revealed that SCOBY and kombucha mixed inoculum caused system instability, inducing inhibition at TVFA of 12,874.1 mg/L, while the pH dropped to 5.23. The inhibition in the digestion system with only the SCOBY inoculum occurred at TVFA of 11,908.3 mg/L, and the pH dropped to 5.67. The biogas and methane yield quantified from the mixed inoculum is 8.792E−4 L/L d, comparatively lower than the ethanol pre-fermentation treatment method. These findings indicate that the addition of compost improved the pH, VS, and TVFA.
Effort to Mitigate Volatile Fatty Acid Inhibition by Using Mixed Inoculum and Compost for the Degradation of Food Waste and the Production of Biogas
Food waste is a rich organic matter that can potentially be converted into biogas as a source of renewable energy. The limitation in energy production lies in the presence of volatile fatty acid (VFA) during the anaerobic digestion of food waste due to the high degradation rate. The accumulation of VFA leads to a decrease in pH that exceeds the optimal pH range of 6.8–7.6 for methanogens, thus inhibiting methanogenesis and affecting biogas production. In the present study, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) and kombucha mixed inoculum and compost was applied as an alternative treatment method to alleviate inhibition. The digestion efficiency was evaluated on pH, total alkalinity (TA), total volatile fatty acid (TVFA), total solid (TS), and volatile solid (VS) throughout the digestion period of 80 days to analyse the stability of the system. The results revealed that SCOBY and kombucha mixed inoculum caused system instability, inducing inhibition at TVFA of 12,874.1 mg/L, while the pH dropped to 5.23. The inhibition in the digestion system with only the SCOBY inoculum occurred at TVFA of 11,908.3 mg/L, and the pH dropped to 5.67. The biogas and methane yield quantified from the mixed inoculum is 8.792E−4 L/L d, comparatively lower than the ethanol pre-fermentation treatment method. These findings indicate that the addition of compost improved the pH, VS, and TVFA.
Effort to Mitigate Volatile Fatty Acid Inhibition by Using Mixed Inoculum and Compost for the Degradation of Food Waste and the Production of Biogas
Lai Llih Shyan (author) / Noreen Suliani Mat Nanyan (author) / Norli Ismail (author) / Adel Al-Gheethi (author) / Hong-Ha T. Nguyen (author) / Dai-Viet N. Vo (author) / Hesham Ali El Enshasy (author)
2023
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