Anaerobic treatability and biogas production potential of selected in-mill streams

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2427-2434

  Yang, M I ^a   Edwards, E A ^a   Allen, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic treatment; BCTMP effluent; Methane production; Pulp mill wastewater; Sulphite evaporator condensate

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BCTMP EFFLUENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; PULP MILL WASTEWATER; SULPHITE EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE;

ASSAYS; BIOGAS; CONDENSATE TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; EVAPORATORS; HYDRAULICS; METHANE; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PULP MANUFACTURE; SOFTWOODS; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; LIGNIN; TANNIN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CONDENSATE; DEGRADATION; LIGNIN; METHANE; MILL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; STREAMWATER; SULFITE; TANNIN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL METHANE POTENTIAL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEWATERING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; MINE TAILINGS; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

BIOGAS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; EVAPORATORS; HYDRAULICS; METHANE; PULP MILLS; SOFTWOODS; WASTE WATERS;

EID: 79951595176     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.980     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. APHA 1992 Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition. American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
2. Cakir, F. Y. & Stenstrom, M. K. 2005 Greenhouse gas production: a comparison between aerobic and anaerobic wastewater treatment technology. Water Res. 39, 4197-4203. (Pubitemid 41427024)
3. Chakradhar, B., Kaul, S. N. & Nageswar, G. D. 1995 Bio-energy recovery from pulp processing wastewater. J. Environ. Sci. Health 30(5), 971-979.
4. Driessen, W. & Vereijken, T. 2003 Recent developments in biological treatment of brewery stream. Institute & Guild of Brewing (Africa Sector)-Proc. 9th Brewing Convention, The Institute and Guild of Brewing Convention, Livingstone, Zambia, pp. 268-376.
5. Edwards, E. A. & Grbic-Galic, D. 1994 Anaerobic degradation of toluene and o-xylene by a methanogenic consortium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60, 313-322.
6. Habets, L. & Driessen, W. 2007 Anaerobic treatment of pulp and paper mill streams-status quo and new developments. Water Sci. Technol. 55(6), 223-230.
7. Hagerman, A. E., Riedl, K. M., Jones, G. A., Sovik, K. N., Ritchard, N. T., Harzfeld, P. W. & Riechel, T. L. 1998 High molecular weight plant polyphenolics (tannins) as biological antioxidants. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46, 1887-1892.
8. Kennedy, J. R., Panesar, P. S. & Grover, R. 2006 Continuous Methanogenesis of black liquor of pulp and paper mills in an anaerobic baffled reactor using an immobilized cell system. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 81(7), 1277-1281.
9. Law, R. 2007 Enhancing Methane Production by Acclimation of Anaerobic Inoculums. 4th Year Thesis, University of Toronto.
10. Lebrato, J., Rodriguez, J. L. P., Maqueda, C. & Morillo, E. 1990 Cheese factory wastewater treatment by anaerobic semi-continuous digestion. Resour. Conserv. Recycling 3(4), 193-199.
11. Owen, W. F., Stuckey, D. C., Healy, J. B., Young, L. Y. & McCarty, P. L. 1979 Bioassay for monitoring biochemical methane potential and anaerobic toxicity. Water Res. 13, 485-492.
12. Pokhrel, D. & Viraraghavan, J. 2004 Treatment of pulp and paper mill wastewater - a review. Sci. Total Environ. 333, 37-58.
13. Puhakka, J. A., Rintala, J. A. & Vuoriranta, P. 1985 Influence of sulphur compounds on biogas production from forest industry wastewater. Water Sci. Technol. 17(1), 281-288.
14. Rintala, J. A. & Puhakka, J. A. 1993 Anaerobic treatment in pulp- and paper-mill waste management: a review. J. Bioresour. Technol. 47, 1-18.
15. Rittmann, B. E. & McCarty, P. L. 2001 Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications. McGraw-Hill, New York.
16. Sierra-Alvarez, R. & Lettinga, G. 1991 The methanogenic toxicity of wastewater lignins and lignin related compounds. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 50(4), 443-455.
17. Sierra-Alvarez, R., Kortekaas, S., Eekert, M. V. & Lettinga, G. 1991 The anaerobic biodegradability and methanogenic toxicity of pulping wastewaters. Water Sci. Technol. 24(3/4), 113-125.
18. Yang, M. I. 2008 Anaerobic Treatment of In-Mill Wastewaters Collected from a Pulp and Paper Mill. M.A. Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto.