The anaerobic biodegradability of food waste (FW), meat waste and FOG (fats, oils
and greases) with municipal primary sewage sludge was assessed using a laboratory scale
anaerobic digester and by ultimate sludge digestibility, at mesophilic conditions by varying
the inoculum to feedstock ratio (1:2-1:10) and solids retention time (SRT). Preliminary
analysis assessed the anaerobic digestion of food waste and meat at a biogas production
over 30 days at 1000 mL and 1400 mL, respectively. The maximum methane yield was
0.18 m3/kg VS and 0.50 m3/kg VS for 1:10 in meat and FOG, respectively in 28 days with
56-61% volatile solids of destruction and first order methane generation rate of 0.15 d-1 for
both meat and FOG. The optimal ratio for meat and FOG was determined to be beyond
highest ratio tested (1:10), and longer SRT should be considered to investigate the impact
of feedstock on methane yield. Preliminary modeling suggests that for one 1.74 MG
digester, diverting just 0.6% of the food waste generated in one-third of Palm Beach
County could produce enough methane to power 130-360 homes for one full month. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_40853 |
| Contributors | Sethi, Rohan (author), Meeroff, Daniel E. (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 108 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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