Anaerobic digestion of food wastes for biogas production

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Chen, Xiguang ^a   Romano, Rowena T ^a   Zhang, Ruihong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bioconversion; Biogas; Continuous digestion; Food waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651488967     PISSN: 19346344     EISSN: 19346352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2010.04.061-072     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Municipal solid waste generation, recycling, and disposal in the United States: Facts and figures. Washington, DC. 2008.
2. Cho J K, Park S C, Chang H N. Biochemical methane potential and solid state anaerobic digestion of Korean food wastes. Bioresour Technol, 1995; 52(3): 245-253.
3. Heo N H, Park S C, Kang H. Effects of mixture ratio and hydraulic retention time on single-stage anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and waste activated sludge. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng, 2004; 39(7): 1739-1756.
4. Zhang R, El-Mashad H M, Hartman K, Wang F, Liu G, Choate C, et al. Characterization of food waste as feedstock for anaerobic digestion. Bioresour Technol, 2007; 98(4): 929-935.
5. APHA. Standard methods for the examination of water wastewater. 18 ed. American Public Health Association, Washington DC, USA. 1998.
6. Carucci G, Carrasco F, Trifoni K, Majone M, Beccari M. Anaerobic digestion of food industry wastes: effect of codigestion on methane yield. J Environ Eng, 2005; 131(7): 1037-1045.
7. Angelidaki I, Ahring B. Effects of free long-chain fatty acids on thermophilic anaerobic digestion. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 1992; 37(6): 808-812.
8. Mshandete A, Kivaisi A, Rubindamayugi M, Mattiasson B. Anaerobic batch co-digestion of sisal pulp and fish wastes. Bioresour. Technol, 2004; 95(1): 19-24.
9. Davidsson Å, Lövstedt C, la Cour Jansen J, Gruvberger C, Aspegren H. Co-digestion of grease trap sludge and sewage sludge. Waste Management, 2008; 28(6): 986-992.
10. Kayhanian M. Biodegradability of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste in a high-solids anaerobic digester. Waste Manage Res, 1995; 13(2): 123-136.
11. Anderson G K, Yang G. pH control in anaerobic treatment of industrial wastewater. J Environ Eng, 1992; 118(4): 551-567.
12. Murto M, Bjönsson L, Mattiasson B. Impact of food industrial waste on anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and pig manure. J Environ Manage, 2004; 70(2): 101-107.