Le traitement biologique des eaux usées urbaines et industrielles reste une activité ayant un impact négatif sur l’environnement et sur le changement climatique par l’émission des gaz à effet de serre (GES), notamment le CO2. Les changements innovants au niveau des procédés de traitement des eaux usées par l’intégration des flocs de microalgues-bactéries ont abouti à des procédés multitrophiques sans apport d’O2 et sans dégagement du CO2. Il s'agit d'une étude de faisabilité de ces flocs-MaB pour la photobioremédiation des polluants (organiques et minéraux) et pour la production de biomasse valorisable en bioénergie dans le cadre de l'économie circulaire. En présence de la lumière, les flocs-MaB ont été intégrés dans des photobioréacteurs à biomasse fixe afin d'assurer un traitement durable des eaux usées grâce aux échanges symbiotiques entre les micro-oragnismes en terme de nutriments et de gaz. L'encapsulation des flocs-MaB dans des billes de PVA-alginate a montré l'effet des conditions physico-chimiques et hydrodynamiques sur l'élimination des polluants et l'évolution multicellulaire des flocs au sein des réacteurs à multi-échelles. Par ailleurs, la biomasse multitrophique immobilisée sur des supports biodégradables d'olive (OPP) et sur des disques en PVC a assuré une meilleure performance des bioréacteurs à lit fluidisé et à disques rotatifs, respectivement, pour la bioremédiation des eaux usées. Les propriétés des supports (porosité, rugosité et structure) et les comportements hydrodynamiques ont été contrôlés pour favoriser l'attachement des biofilms multitrophiques. Le développement de biofilm montre l'effet des interactions multitrophiques entre les microalgues et les bactéries sur l'élimination des composés organiques (DCO) et nutriments (ammonium et phosphore). La biomasse des flocs-MaB a été récupérée et réutilisée pour le traitement du digestat liquide à l'issu du digesteur et pour améliorer la production de biométhane par une co-digestion anaérobie. Ce procédé multitrophique et intégré permet d'obtenir Zéro déchet à la sortie du processus / The biological treatment of urban and industrial wastewaters represents a process with a negative impact on the environment and on climate change through the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), particularly CO2. In the presence of light, microalgae-bacteria flocs (MaB-flocs) have been integrated into photobioreactors with fixed biomass to ensure a sustainable wastewater treatment without O2 supply and CO2 release. The entrapment of flocs in PVA-alginate beads has shown the effect of physicochemical and hydrodynamic conditions on the elimination of pollutants and the multicellularity evolution within multi-scale bioreactors. In addition, the immobilization of biomass on biodegradable olive carriers and on PVC disks provided a better performance of fluidized bed and rotating discs bioreactors, respectively, for the bioremediation of wastewater. The properties of the supports (porosity, roughness, and structure) and the hydrodynamic behaviors have favored the attachment of multitrophic biofilms. Biofilm development shows the effect of multitrophic interactions between microalgae and bacteria on the organic compounds (COD) and nutrients (ammonium and phosphorus) removals. The MaB-flocs biomass was recovered and reused for the treatment of the digestate and to improve the production of biomethane by anaerobic co-digestion. This integrated multitrophic technology makes it possible to obtain zero wastes at the end of the process

Because of the increasing trends in energy consumption and increased environmental awareness, greater focus has been placed on improvement and development of renewable energy sources. An already proven and accepted method is biogas production from anaerobic digestion at municipal wastewater treatment plants. In the waste water treatment process solid material and dissolved pollutants are separated from the water, forming a sludge. The sludge is separated from the process and stabilized during anaerobic digestion or aerobic aeration. Most often, mesophilic anaerobic digestion is used. Because of degradation by microorganisms, biogas with a high content of methane is formed during the digestion. To optimize the process different studies with co-digestion with sludge and other substrate have been made. It has been showed, in earlier research studies, that co-digestion with microalgae and sewage sludge results in a synergistic effect with increased biogas production. As the microalgae are microorganisms which use photosynthesis they contain stored energy from sun light. The stored energy will be available when the microalgae are digested in mesophilic conditions. In contrast to other biomass suitable for co-digestion microalgae have the advantage of being able to grow in waste water and reduce the pollutants in the water phase. Cultivation of microalgae will therefore not compete with the cultivation of food production and at the same time has the possibility to decrease the electricity- and heat consumption at the wastewater treatment plants. The aim of this study was to investigate how a possible synergetic effect between microalgae and sewage sludge effects the biogas production and the process stability. The microalgae was cultivated in municipal waste water from the WWTP in Umeå (Sweden) and the sludge was collected from the WWTP in Västerås (Sweden). The fermenters used was of the type DOLLY© and the active volume was 5 dm3. The temperature in the fermenters was kept at 37 °C and the study was divided into two periods. During the first period the hydraulic retention time was 15 days and the organic loading rate 2.4 g VS dm-3 d-1. During the second period the hydraulicretention time was kept at 10 days and the organic loading rate was 3.5 g VS dm-3 d-1. The result showed an increase with 54.6 % in methane production per reduced VS in the fermenter with co-digestion compared to the fermenter where only sludge was digested. Period one showed the highest increase. The result also showed a good process stability for both fermenters during the whole experiment. This study shows that there are reasons for continued investigations about co-digestion with microalgae and sewage sludge for an increased biogas production. / På grund av ökande el- och värmeförbrukning och ökat miljöengagemang har större fokus lagts på förbättring och utveckling av förnyelsebara källor för el- och värmeproduktion. En redan beprövad och accepterad metod för framställning av förnyelsebar energi är från biogasproduktion vid kommunala reningsverk. Vid rening av avloppsvatten avskiljs fasta partiklar och lösta föroreningar och bildar ett slam som separeras från vattnet. Slammet kan sedan stabiliseras anaerobt genom rötning eller aerobt genom luftning. En ofta använd metod vid konventionella reningsverk är mesofil anaerob rötning. Vid rötningen bryts material ner av mikroorganismer och genererar biogas som framförallt innehåller metan och koldioxid. För att optimera en sådan process och därmed kunna utvinna mer gas har det tidigare undersökts hur samrötning med olika material påverkar biogasproduktionen. Det har visat sig i forskningsförsök att samrötning med mikroalger och orötat blandslam ger en synergieffekt och mer biogas produceras. Mikroalgerna innehåller lagrad energi från solljus, då de är fotosyntesiserande organismer. Den lagrade energin har visat sig bli tillgänglig vid mesofil anaerob nedbrytning. Till skillnad från annan biomassa som undersökts för samrötning kan mikroalgerna odlas på avloppsreningsverken och fungera som en del av reningsprocessen då mikroalgerna tar upp näringsämnen ur vattnet de växer i. På det sättet undviks konkurrens om odlingsmark för livsmedel och så blir reningsprocessen på avloppsreningsverken mer el- och värmeeffektiv. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om eventuell synergieffekt mellan mikroalgerna och slammet påverkar biogasproduktionen och processtabiliteten vid mesofil anaerob rötning. Mikroalgerna som användes var odlade på mekaniskt renat spillvatten från Umeås reningsverk och slammet som användes hämtades ifrån Västerås reningsverk. Rötkamrarna som användes var av modellen DOLLY© med en aktiv volym på 5 dm3. Temperaturen i rötkamrarna hölls kring 37°C och studien var uppdelad i två perioder. Under period ett var den hydrauliska uppehållstiden 15 dygn och den organiska belastningen 2,4 g VS dm-3 d-1, medan period två hade en hydraulisk uppehållstid på 10 dygn och en organisk belastning på 3,5 g VS dm-3 d-1. Resultaten visade att metangasproduktionen per tillförd mängd organiskt material var lägre vid samrötning jämfört med rötning av enbart slam. Metangasproduktionen per reducerad mängd organiskt material ökade med upp till 54,6 % vid samrötningen jämfört med rötning av enbart slam. Period ett gav upphov till den största ökningen. Processen hölls stabil även vid inblandning av mikroalger, under både period ett och två. Studien visar att det finns ett underlag för fortsatta studier kring samrötning av mikroalger och slam för en ökad biogasproduktion.

M. Tech. (Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology), Vaal University of Technolog / Textile industry effluents are carcinogenic and highly recalcitrant hence difficult to degrade especially through biological methods. Abattoir effluents are classified under high-strength wastewaters because of their characteristic high organic load hence highly biodegradable. Anaerobic co-digestion is the concept of degrading two effluent streams with complementary characteristics in order to improve the substrate removal rate. The feasibility of co-digesting abattoir and textile wastewater in a UASB reactor was evaluated at mesophilic and ambient temperature conditions. Preliminary experiments were conducted in 500 ml batch reactors to evaluate the optimum abattoir to textile synthetic wastewater ratio. The effect of COD, TVFA, alkalinity and pH on biogas yield was examined at both ambient and mesophilic temperatures. Anaerobic co-digestion of abattoir to textile wastewater in the ratio determined in the batch process was carried out in a 3 L UASB reactor by a continuous process. The continuous biodegradation process was executed at three different HRTs (22, 18 and 14 hrs) over a 60 day operation period. UASB reactor efficiency was achieved at organic loads ranging from 3.0 – 10.8 gCOD L-1 day-1. Continuous mode experiments were carried out at influent flow rates which corresponded to HRTs ranging between 1 to 8 days in order to evaluate the steady state operating parameters for the co-digestion process. The abattoir to textile effluent ratio was found to be 60:40 respectively. The COD, TVFA, alkalinity and pH and biogas yield followed a similar pattern over time at both mesophilic and ambient temperature conditions. Experimental data adequately fit the Grau first order kinetic model and average COD removal efficiencies of 85% and BOD5 of around 96% were achieved. The average biogas yield remained essentially constant, around 0.19 L/g CODremoved. The co-digested mixture was found to be biodegradable judging from the BOD:COD ratio of 0.53. TCOD removal efficiency decreased from 93% to 16% as HRT decreased from 8 days to 1 day. The kinetics of a UASB reactor co-digesting the mixture of synthetic abattoir and textile wastewater was evaluated in this study using Grau second order multicomponent substrate removal kinetic model. The Grau second order kinetic model, whose kinetic coefficient (ks) was 0.389, was found to be suitable for predicting the performance of a lab-scale UASB reactor.

A indústria de laticínios no Brasil gerou no 2014 em torno de 88,5 bilhões de litros de efluente, o resíduo gorduroso (RG) separado no tratamento deste efluente, atualmente carece de tratamento. A digestão anaeróbia (DA) é uma opção de tratamento a partir da qual é possível, entre outras coisas, obter biogás, fonte renovável de energia, que representa uma importante alternativa para compor a matriz energética do país. No entanto, resíduos lipídicos, além de gerar lodos de difícil manejo, descompõem-se em ácidos graxos de cadeia longa (AGCL) que inibem os microrganismos metanogênicos. Como estratégia para tratar efetivamente este resíduo, avaliou se um sistema de co-digestão anaeróbia empregando RG advindo da caixa de gordura de um laticínio, e, bagaço de cana de açúcar (BCA) pré-tratado em condições sub e supercríticas de CO2: (i) 40°C / 70 bar (ii) 60°C / 200 bar e (iii) 80°C / 200 bar, com e sem adição de NaOH, respectivamente. Dos pré-tratamentos avaliados, destaca-se o pré-tratamento com CO2 a 60°C e 200bar pelo qual foi possível remover 8,07% de lignina. A produção metanogênica advinda da digestão anaeróbia de bagaço de cana de açúcar foi aumentada em todos os casos nos quais o material foi pré-tratado com CO2 sub e supercrítico, com exceção do caso no qual se utilizou elevada temperatura e NaOH como modificador de polaridade. Os resíduos advindos da caixa de gordura apresentaram elevado potencial metanogênico na faixa de concentração de substrato estudada, sem que nenhuma inibição fosse verificada. A co-digestão de resíduos gordurosos e bagaço de cana, pré-tratados ou não, não apresentou vantagem com relação à mono-digestão dos materiais. / The dairy industry in Brazil generated in 2014 around 88.5 billion litters of effluent, the fatty residue, separated in the treatment of this effluent, currently lacks treatment. Anaerobic digestion is a treatment option from which it is possible, among other things, to obtain biogas, a renewable source of energy, which represents an important alternative to fix the country\'s energy matrix. However, lipid residues form sludges that are difficult to manage and decompose into long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) that are inhibitory to methanogenic microorganisms. As a strategy to effectively treat this residue, we evaluated an anaerobic co-digestion system employing fatty residues from a fat box of a dairy plant, and sugarcane bagasse pre-treated under sub and supercritical CO2 conditions: (i) 40°C / 70 bar (ii) 60°C / 200 bar and (iii) 80°C / 200 bar, with and without addition of NaOH respectively. Of this pre-treatments, stood out the one with CO2 at 60°C and 200 bar by which was achieved the removal of 8.07% of lignin. The methanogenic production from the anaerobic digestion of sugarcane bagasse was increased in all cases in which the material was pre-treated with sub and supercritical CO2, with the exception to the cases in which high temperatures and NaOH were combined. The residues from the dairy fat box showed high methanogenic potential in the concentration range evaluated and no inhibition was verified. The co-digestion of the greasy residues and the sugarcane bagasse with and without pre-treatment, did not present advantage in compare to the mono-digestion of the materials.

A presente pesquisa teve como proposta avaliar o reator anaeróbio, operado de forma descontínua ou descontínua alimentada, contendo biomassa imobilizada em suporte inerte e com recirculação da fase líquida (AnSBBR) aplicado à produção de biohidrogênio a partir da codigestão de glicerina (efluente da produção de biodiesel) e soro de leite (efluente da produção de laticínios). A estabilidade, os índices de desempenho (referentes à produtividade e rendimento molar do hidrogênio) e o fator de conversão (entre biogás produzido e matéria orgânica consumida) foram analisados em função da composição afluente (porcentagem de cada substrato alimentado ao sistema), da variação da carga orgânica, do tempo de enchimento e da temperatura (20, 25, 30 e 35ºC). Os ensaios foram realizados em diferentes proporções dos substratos utilizando-se variadas cargas orgânicas volumétricas (10,3; 17,1 e 24,0 gDQO.L-1.d-1), as quais foram modificadas em função: (i) da concentração afluente (3, 5 e 7 gDQO.L-1) e (ii) do tempo de ciclo (4, 3 e 2 h, ou seja, 6, 8 e 12 ciclos diários). Também foram realizados ensaios para a produção de biometano a partir da codigestão proposta nesta pesquisa (com COAV de 7,6 gDQO.L-1.d-1) em diferentes proporções de mistura. Para a produção de biometano, a condição com 75% de soro e 25% de glicerina (base DQO) obteve os melhores resultados: produtividade molar de 101,8 molCH4.m-3.d-1 e rendimento por carga aplicada de 13,3 molCH4.kgDQO-1; o que representa um aumento de produtividade de cerca de 9% e 30% quando comparado com a digestão anaeróbia de soro e glicerina puros, respectivamente. A produção de metano no melhor ensaio aconteceu predominantemente pela rota hidrogenotrófica. Para a produção de biohidrogênio, a maior produtividade e rendimento do reator foram obtidas no ensaio operado com razão de mistura de 75% soro e 25% glicerina, com 7 gDQO.L-1 de concentração afluente, tempo de ciclo de 3 h e tempo de enchimento de 1,5 h (modo batelada alimentada - COAV de 23,9 kgDQO.m-3.d-1), a 30°C: foi obtida uma produtividade molar de 129,0 molH2.m-3.d-1 e rendimento de 5,4 molH2.kgDQO-1. Esses resultados representam um aumento de produtividade de 145% em relação a mono-digestão do soro na condição inicial, o que indica o benefício significativo da adição de glicerina ao afluente, provavelmente devido à sua capacidade tamponante, e a otimização das condições operacionais. A adição de glicerina e o aumento da COAV balancearam as rotas de produção de hidrogênio, sendo produzido de forma mais equilibrada pelas vias do ácido acético, butírico e valérico. A caracterização do consórcio microbiano desse ensaio indicou que a comunidade microbiana presente no AnSBBR foi dominada por Ethanoligenens e Megasphaera. / The current research evaluated an anaerobic reactor, operated in batch or fed-batch mode, containing immobilized biomass in inert support and with recirculation of the liquid phase (AnSBBR), applied to the production of biohydrogen co-digesting glycerin (effluent from biodiesel production process) and whey (effluent from dairy industry). Stability, performance (regarding productivity and molar hydrogen yield) and conversion factor (between biogas produced and organic matter consumed) were analyzed according to the percentage of each substrate fed to the system, organic loading rate, filling time and temperature (20, 25, 30 and 35ºC). Assays were carried out using different substrates proportions and organic loading rates (10.3; 17.1 and 24.0 gCOD.L-1.d-1), which have been modified in function of: (i) influent concentration (3, 5 and 7 gCOD.L-1) and (ii) cycle length (4, 3 and 2 h, i.e. 6, 8 and 12 cycles daily). Assays were also carried out aiming for biomethane production using the proposed co-digestion (with AVOL of 7.6 gDQO.L-1.d-1) with different proportions of substrate mixture. For biomethane production, the assay conducted with 75% whey and 25% glycerin (COD basis) obtained the best results: molar productivity of 101.8 molCH4.m-3.d-1 and yield per applied load of 13.3 molCH4. kgCOD-1; which is an increase in productivity of about 9% and 30% when compared with the anaerobic mono-digestion of whey and glycerin, respectively. Methane production in this assay came mainly from the hydrogenotrophic route. For biohydrogen production, the highest productivity and yield were achieved in the assay operated with 75% whey and 25% glycerin, with 7 gCOD.L-1 of influent concentration, 3 h of cycle time and filling time of 1.5 h (fed batch mode - AVOL of 23.9 kgCOD.m-3.d-1), at 30°C: a molar productivity of 129.0 molH2.m-3.d-1 and yield of 5.4 molH2.kgCOD-1 were obtained. These results represent a productivity increase of 145% in relation to whey mono-digestion at its initial condition, which indicates the significant benefit of glycerin addition to the influent, probably due to its buffering capacity, and improvement of operational conditions. The addition of glycerin and the increase in AVOL balanced the hydrogen production routes, since hydrogen was produced similarly by the acetic, butyric and valeric acid routes. The characterization of the microbial consortium of this assay indicated that the microbial community present in the AnSBBR was dominated by Ethanoligenens and Megasphaera.

Submitted by Jean Medeiros (jeanletras@uepb.edu.br) on 2016-08-10T12:13:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Larissa Barreto Barbosa.pdf: 1228913 bytes, checksum: 2ac5600e4706fd0ad2c049bb9b5dba33 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T12:13:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Larissa Barreto Barbosa.pdf: 1228913 bytes, checksum: 2ac5600e4706fd0ad2c049bb9b5dba33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this study, we investigated the influence of the concentration of total solids and temperature in the process of anaerobic co-digestion of organic solid waste in one batch -1 -1 reactors, using three different concentrations of total solids: 30.5 g.L (ST1); 39.5 g.L -1 (ST2) and 48.2 g.L (ST3), and three levels of temperature: ambient (average 24 ° C) (T1), 35 ° C (T2) and 40C (T3). The experimental system was built, installed and monitored for 180 days in the physical facilities of the Experimental Biological of Sewage Treatment Station (EXTRABES) of the State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande - PB, Brazil. For power reactors was prepared substrate in a proportion of 80% of crushed vegetable solid waste and sieved at 2 mm mesh and 20% anaerobic sludge from UASB reactor treating domestic sewage. The best results with regard to removal of DQOT, TKN, proteins, carbohydrates, besides solubilization of COD and increase the concentration of N-NH4, were coming from the treatment at 35 ° C. On the other hand, the total solids -1 concentration of 30.6 g.L , provided the best efficiency in the bioconversion of organic matter. The highest yield of biogas and CH4 gas was observed for treating the substrate with a lower concentration of total solids and 35 ° C. / Neste trabalho foi investigada a influência da concentração de sólidos totais e da temperatura no processo de co-digestão anaeróbia de resíduos sólidos orgânicos em reatores de batelada única, aplicando três diferentes concentrações de sólidos totais: 30,5 -1 -1 -1 g.L (ST1) ; 39,5 g.L (ST2) e 48,2 g.L (ST3), e três níveis de temperaturas: ambiente (média 24ºC) (T1), 35ºC (T2) e 40ºC (T3). O sistema experimental foi construído, instalado e monitorado por 180 dias nas dependências físicas da Estação Experimental de Tratamentos Biológicos de Esgotos Sanitários (EXTRABES) da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande – PB, Brasil. Para a alimentação dos reatores foi preparado o substrato numa proporção de 80% de resíduos sólidos vegetais triturados e peneirados em malha de 2 mm e 20% de lodo anaeróbio proveniente de reator UASB tratando esgoto sanitário. Os melhores resultados em relação às remoções de DQOT, NTK, proteínas, carboidratos, além da solubilização de DQO e aumento na concentração de N-NH4, foram advindo do tratamento à temperatura de 35°C. Por outro lado, a concentração de sólidos -1 totais de 30,6 g.L , propiciou a melhor eficiência na bioconversão da matéria orgânica. A maior produção de biogás e de gás CH4 observada foi para o tratamento do substrato com menor concentração de sólidos totais e temperatura de 35°C.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:46:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Taiana.pdf: 1049826 bytes, checksum: 6b4cf77a1f5c7d5f54a87597ae4844ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-04 / Sheep litter has in its composition manures incorporated to rice husk, which is a lignocellulosic material. Materials with this characteristic are stabilized for longer period of time and have restrictions on decomposing since they present strong fractions that can, sometimes, be inaccessible to micro-organisms. Some alternatives have been used in order to easy these nutrients recycling, for example its ordinary mixing with another residue. Thus, this essay aimed at evaluating vermicomposting, composting and anaerobic co-digestion applied to sheep litter mixed with cattle manure in order to provide available conditions to change such residues. Three assays were carried out from five ratios of sheep litter and cattle manure: 0:100, 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 and 100:0, which represented treatments T100, T75, T50, T25 and T0, respectively. The process of vermicomposting was carried out from November 2011 to march 2012. The material has undergone a preparation in order to eliminate toxic composts. Then, 0.88 kg of dry mass and 15 adult worms (Eisenia foetida) were allocated in the vermireactor. The ≥ 45% ash content was the stability parameter adopted in this assay. The composting piles were carried out from April to July 2012 in a covered area of concrete floor. Each pile had 200 kg of dry mass and received manual turnings two times a week during the first month and weekly from then on. Composting was supervised until the piles reached values close to room temperature, when the material was stabilized. The experimental period for anaerobic co-digestion occurred from May to October 2012. An entry mixture diluted with water was made in order to obtain a 5% content of total solids. And for residues fermentation, PVC bench scale bio-digesters were used to storage 6 L volume of such material. An anaerobic co-digestion was carried out in a batch system and observed until the curve of biogas production had decreased. In all assays, the adopted experimental design was completely randomized with univariate and multivariate statistics for data evaluation. The results showed that 50% of cattle manure was necessary in the mixture so that sheep litter could be efficiently absorbed in composting and in anaerobic co-digestion. This ratio generated a compost and biofertilizer with greater stability and content of nutrients as well as provided a larger scale of biogas production. In vermicomposting, the sheep litter showed potential to be used in a ratio up to 75% in mixture with cattle manure for Eisenia foetida specie development. However, greater ratios than 25% have decreased the vermicompost quality and in all assays, the rice husk was not transformed. / A cama de ovinos é composta por dejeções incorporadas a um material lignocelulósico, a casca de arroz. Materiais com essa característica apresentam maior tempo de estabilização ou limitações na decomposição, pois são constituídos de frações resistentes, por vezes inacessíveis aos microrganismos. Algumas alternativas são utilizadas para facilitar a reciclagem desses nutrientes, como a simples combinação com outro resíduo. Com este propósito, objetivou-se avaliar a vermicompostagem, a compostagem e a co-digestão anaeróbia de cama de ovinos em mistura com dejetos bovinos a fim de que fossem fornecidas condições adequadas para a transformação dos resíduos. Os três ensaios foram realizados a partir de cinco proporções de cama de ovinos e dejetos bovinos: 0: 100, 25: 75, 50: 50, 75: 25 e 100: 0, os quais representavam os tratamentos T100, T75, T50, T25 e T0, respectivamente. A vermicompostagem foi conduzida de novembro de 2011 a março de 2012. O preparo do material foi realizado a fim de que fossem eliminados os compostos tóxicos. Posteriormente, foram depositados 0,88 kg de massa seca e 15 minhocas adultas da espécie Eisenia foetida nos vermireatores. O conteúdo de cinzas de ≥ 45% serviu de parâmetro de estabilidade adotado neste ensaio. As leiras de compostagem foram conduzidas de abril a julho de 2012, em pátio coberto e com piso em concreto. Cada leira contou com 200 kg de massa seca e foram realizados revolvimentos manuais duas vezes por semana no primeiro mês e semanalmente a partir desse momento. A compostagem foi acompanhada até as leiras apresentarem valores de temperatura próximos a ambiente, quando considerou-se o material estabilizado. Na co-digestão anaeróbia, o período experimental foi de maio a outubro de 2012. A mistura de entrada, diluída com água, foi feita a fim de obter-se o teor de sólidos totais de 5%. Para fermentação dos resíduos, utilizaram-se biodigestores de PVC de bancada com volume útil de 6 L. A co-digestão anaeróbia foi conduzida em sistema batelada e acompanhada até o decréscimo da curva de produção de biogás. O delineamento experimental adotado em todos os ensaios foi inteiramente casualizado, com emprego de análises estatísticas univariadas e multivariadas para avaliação dos dados. Os resultados demonstraram a necessidade de 50% de dejetos de bovinos na mistura, para que a cama de ovinos pudesse ser absorvida eficientemente na compostagem e na co-digestão anaeróbia. Essa proporção deu origem a um composto e biofertilizante com maior estabilidade e conteúdo de nutrientes, além de proporcionar maiores produções de biogás. Em vermicompostagem, a cama de ovinos apresentou potencial de ser utilizada em proporção de até 75% na mistura com dejetos bovinos, para desenvolvimento da espécie Eisenia foetida. Porém, proporções superiores a 25% diminuíram a qualidade do vermicomposto. A casca de arroz não foi transformada em todos os ensaios.

Este estudo investigou a aplicação de um AnSBBR operado de forma descontínua e/ou descontínua alimentada com agitação mecânica, no processo de produção de hidrogênio a partir da codigestão de vinhaça e melaço. O desempenho do processo foi avaliado em função da eficiência de remoção da matéria orgânica, da estabilidade, e dos índices de desempenho referentes à produtividade e ao rendimento molar do hidrogênio e à composição do biogás gerado. Foram avaliadas a influência dos seguintes parâmetros: composição (codigestão com sacarose ou melaço) e concentração afluente, tempo de ciclo, suplementação de micronutrientes (completa/parcial/ausência), tipo de alimentação (batelada/batelada alimentada) e a necessidade do tratamento do inóculo. O sistema estudado se mostrou estável e a codigestão da vinhaça e melaço viável para produção de hidrogênio. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos na condição em que o reator foi operado em batelada (tempo de alimentação 5% do tempo de ciclo), afluente com concentração 6000 mgDQO.L-1 e composição 67% vinhaça e 33% melaço, tempo de ciclo de 3 horas, ausência da suplementação de micronutrientes e foi realizado tratamento térmico do inóculo. Nesta condição a produtividade molar foi de 13,5 mol H2.m-3.d-1 e metano não foi produzido. As demais condições mostraram que o aumento da porcentagem de vinhaça no afluente e a operação em batelada alimentada prejudicaram a produção de hidrogênio. O aumento da concentração da matéria orgânica do afluente, a diminuição do tempo de ciclo, a ausência da suplementação de micronutrientes e a realização do tratamento térmico do inóculo favoreceram a produtividade e rendimento molares de hidrogênio. / A mechanically stirred anaerobic batch and/or fed-batch reactor, containing biomass immobilized on inert support (AnSBBR) was investigated as to its ability to produce hydrogen from the co-digestion of vinasse and molasses. Process performance was assessed in terms of organic matter removal efficiency, stability, and of performance indicators related to hydrogen productivity and molar yield and to composition of the generated biogas. The effects of the following parameters have been assessed: influent composition and concentration (co-digestion with sucrose or molasses), cycle length, micronutrient supplementation (complete/partial/absence), feeding strategy (batch or fed-batch) and need for pre-treatment of the inoculum. The system showed to be stable and the co-digestion of vinasse and molasses showed to be feasible. The best results were obtained at the following conditions: 3-h cycle sequencing batch (feed time equaled 5% of cycle length), influent concentration of 6000 mgCOD.L-1 containing 67% vinasse and 33% molasses, preheating of the inoculum, and with no micronutrient supplementation. At this condition, the molar yield was 13.5 mol H2.m-3.d-1, and no methane was produced. The remaining conditions showed that increase in vinasse content in the influent and fed-batch operation were detrimental to system performance. The increase in organic matter concentration, reduction in cycle length, no micronutrient supplementation and inoculum preheating favored productivity and molar hydrogen yield.

Biomass and biomass-derived waste are important renewable energy sources which plays a vital role in greenhouse gas reduction from fossil fuel.  Biomass can be degraded in a process known as anaerobic digestion (AD) to produce biogas. Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide which is utilized as a renewable source of energy. This project was based on the investigation of AD process in Nordvästra Skånes Renhållnings AB (NSR) a biogas facility in Helsingborg Sweden. A lab simulation of NSR digesters was conducted to evaluate the effects of swine manure on AD using two continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTR) R1 (control) and R2 with a working volume of 4L for 21 weeks. The study was divided into 4 periods and the investigation was carried out by increasing the organic loading rate (OLR) step wise from 2.5 to 3.6 gVSL-1day-1. To assess the effects of swine manure, the performance and stability of the reactors were monitored by collecting data from process parameters. These process parameters included biogas production, pH, volatile fatty acids, methane yield, methane content and organic solids (total and volatile solids). Increase in OLR resulted in increase biogas production in both reactors, however R2 with additional swine manure (15%) produced more biogas than R1. Methane yield was fairly stable during the experiment and had a similar trend in both reactors, but however R2 had a slightly higher average yield (730±60 mLCH4 gVS-1) than R1 (690±60 mLCH4 gVS-1) during the entire experiment. Increase OLR resulted in increase VFA in period 2; R2 with additional swine manure had a lower peak VFA concentration of 25 mM as compared to 33mM in R1.  The characteristics of NSR substrate mix and swine manure provided a good buffering system (stable pH), and reactors were still running stably at 3.6 gVSL-1day-1. Furthermore swine manure was investigated to contain macro-nutrients and trace metals which might have enhanced the AD process in R2 containing more Co, Zn, Ni and Mo than R1. Since this investigation was a simulation, the waste mix used at NSR contained 7% swine manure, this made it difficult to give clearer conclusions about the effects of co-digestion of swine manure on the biogas process since the control (R1) had 7% swine manure. Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, co-digestion, swine manure, substrate mix, organic loading rate, biogas production, methane yield, VFA, process parameters, CSTR.

A indústria de laticínios no Brasil gerou no 2014 em torno de 88,5 bilhões de litros de efluente, o resíduo gorduroso (RG) separado no tratamento deste efluente, atualmente carece de tratamento. A digestão anaeróbia (DA) é uma opção de tratamento a partir da qual é possível, entre outras coisas, obter biogás, fonte renovável de energia, que representa uma importante alternativa para compor a matriz energética do país. No entanto, resíduos lipídicos, além de gerar lodos de difícil manejo, descompõem-se em ácidos graxos de cadeia longa (AGCL) que inibem os microrganismos metanogênicos. Como estratégia para tratar efetivamente este resíduo, avaliou se um sistema de co-digestão anaeróbia empregando RG advindo da caixa de gordura de um laticínio, e, bagaço de cana de açúcar (BCA) pré-tratado em condições sub e supercríticas de CO2: (i) 40°C / 70 bar (ii) 60°C / 200 bar e (iii) 80°C / 200 bar, com e sem adição de NaOH, respectivamente. Dos pré-tratamentos avaliados, destaca-se o pré-tratamento com CO2 a 60°C e 200bar pelo qual foi possível remover 8,07% de lignina. A produção metanogênica advinda da digestão anaeróbia de bagaço de cana de açúcar foi aumentada em todos os casos nos quais o material foi pré-tratado com CO2 sub e supercrítico, com exceção do caso no qual se utilizou elevada temperatura e NaOH como modificador de polaridade. Os resíduos advindos da caixa de gordura apresentaram elevado potencial metanogênico na faixa de concentração de substrato estudada, sem que nenhuma inibição fosse verificada. A co-digestão de resíduos gordurosos e bagaço de cana, pré-tratados ou não, não apresentou vantagem com relação à mono-digestão dos materiais. / The dairy industry in Brazil generated in 2014 around 88.5 billion litters of effluent, the fatty residue, separated in the treatment of this effluent, currently lacks treatment. Anaerobic digestion is a treatment option from which it is possible, among other things, to obtain biogas, a renewable source of energy, which represents an important alternative to fix the country\'s energy matrix. However, lipid residues form sludges that are difficult to manage and decompose into long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) that are inhibitory to methanogenic microorganisms. As a strategy to effectively treat this residue, we evaluated an anaerobic co-digestion system employing fatty residues from a fat box of a dairy plant, and sugarcane bagasse pre-treated under sub and supercritical CO2 conditions: (i) 40°C / 70 bar (ii) 60°C / 200 bar and (iii) 80°C / 200 bar, with and without addition of NaOH respectively. Of this pre-treatments, stood out the one with CO2 at 60°C and 200 bar by which was achieved the removal of 8.07% of lignin. The methanogenic production from the anaerobic digestion of sugarcane bagasse was increased in all cases in which the material was pre-treated with sub and supercritical CO2, with the exception to the cases in which high temperatures and NaOH were combined. The residues from the dairy fat box showed high methanogenic potential in the concentration range evaluated and no inhibition was verified. The co-digestion of the greasy residues and the sugarcane bagasse with and without pre-treatment, did not present advantage in compare to the mono-digestion of the materials.