Use of modeling to aid design of a two-phase grass digestion system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 379-389

  Thamsiriroj, Thanasit ^a   Nizami, Abdul Sattar ^a   Murphy, Jerry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Grass silage; Hydrolysis; Modeling; Two phase anaerobic digestion; UASB

Indexed keywords

GRASS SILAGES; HOLDING TANK; HYDROLYSIS RATE; LEACHATES; METHANE CONTENT; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANE YIELD; RETENTION TIME; SPECIFIC DESIGN; TWO PHASE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; UASB; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS; VOLATILE SOLIDS DESTRUCTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; METHANATION; MODELS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

METHANE;

BIOGAS; METHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; DESIGN; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHATE; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SILAGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILAGE; TWO PHASE GRASS DIGESTION SYSTEM; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POACEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84858283161     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.113     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. APHA, 1998 Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 20th ed. American Public Health Association, Washington DC.
2. Asam Z., Poulsen T.G., Nizami A.S., Rafique R., Kiely G., Murphy J.D. How can we improve biomethane production per unit of feedstock in biogas plants?. Appl. Energy 2011, 88(6):2013-2018.
3. Bagley D.M., Brodkorb T.S. Modeling microbial kinetics in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: model development and experimental validation. Water Environ. Res. 1999, 71(7):1320-1332.
4. Batstone, D.J., Keller, J., Angelidaki, I., Kalyuzhnyi, S.V., Pavlostathis, S.G., Rozzi, A., Sanders, W.T.M., Siegrist, H., Vavilin, V.A., 2002. Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1. IWA publishing, London, UK.
5. Cysneiros D., Banks C.J., Heaven S., Karatzas K.-A.G. The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 2): hydrolysis, acidification and methanogenesis in a two-phase system. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:7393-7400.
6. Cysneiros D., Banks C.J., Heaven S., Karatzas K.-A.G. The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 1): optimisation of reactors' performance. Bioresour. Technol. 2012, 103:56-63.
7. Cysneiros D., Thuillier A., Villemont R., Littlestone A., Mahony T., O'Flaherty V. Temperature effects on the trophic stages of perennial rye grass anaerobic digestion. Water Sci. Technol. 2011, 64:70-76.
8. Danckwerts P.V. Continuous flow systems. Distribution of residence times. Chem. Eng. Sci. 1952, 2:1-13.
9. Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/Ec. 5 June 2009.
10. Kalyuzhnyi S.V., Fedorovich V.V., Lens P. Dispersed plug flow model for upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactors with focus on granular sludge dynamics. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2006, 33:221-237.
11. Korres N.E., Singh A., Nizami A.S., Murphy J.D. Is grass biomethane a sustainable transport biofuel?. Biofuels Bioprod. Biorefinering 2010, 4:310-325.
12. Lehtomäki A., Huttunen S., Lehtinen T.M., Rintala J.A. Anaerobic digestion of grass silage in batch leach bed processes for methane production. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99:3267-3278.
13. Lehtomäki A., Bjornsson L. Two-stage anaerobic digestion of energy crops: methane production, nitrogen mineralization and heavy metal mobilisation. Environ. Technol. 2006, 27(2):209-218.
14. Mu S.J., Zeng Y., Wu P., Lou S.J., Tartakovsky B. Anaerobic digestion model no. 1-based distributed parameter model of an anaerobic reactor: I model development. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99:3665-3675.
15. Murphy, J.D., Braun, R., Weiland, P. And Wellinger A., 2011. Biogas from crop digestion. International Energy Agency (IEA) Biogas Task 37 Available In: http://www.iea-biogas.net/.
16. Murphy J.D., Power N.M. An argument for using biomethane generated from grass as a biofuel in Ireland. Biomass Bioenergy 2009, 33(3):504-512.
17. Nauman, E. B., 2002. Chemical reactor design, optimization, and scaleup. McGraw-Hill Prof Med/Tech. 589 p.
18. Nizami A.S., Korres N.E., Murphy J.D. Review of the integrated process for the production of grass biomethane. Environ. Sci.Technol. 2009, 43:8496-8508.
19. Nizami A.S., Murphy J.D. Optimizing the operation of a two-phase anaerobic digestion system digesting grass silage. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45(17):7561-7569.
20. Nizami A.S., Orozco A., Groom E., Diertrich B., Murphy J.D. How much gas can we get from grass?. Appl. Energy 2011, 92:783-790.
21. Nizami A.S., Singh A., Murphy J.D. Design, commissioning, and start-up of a sequentially fed leach bed reactor complete with an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket digesting grass silage. Energy Fuels 2011, 25:823-834.
22. Nizami A.S., Thamsiriroj T., Singh A., Murphy J.D. The role of leaching and hydrolysis in a two phase grass digestion system. Energy Fuels 2010, 24(8):4549-4559.
23. Ripley L.E., Boyle W.C., Converse J.C. Improved alkalimetric monitoring for anaerobic digestion of high strength wastes. J. WPCF 1986, 58:406-411.
24. Rosen, C., Jeppsson, U., 2006. Aspects on ADM1 implementation within the BSM2 framework. CODEN:LUTEDX/(TEIE-7224)/1-35/(2006).
25. Shin H.S., Han S.K., Song Y.C., Lee C.Y. Performance of UASB Reactor treating leachate from acidogenic fermentor in the two phase anaerobic digestion of food waste. Wat. Res. 2001, 35(14):3441-3447.
26. Smyth B.M., Murphy J.D., O'Brien C.M. What is the energy balance of grass biomethane in Ireland and other temperate northern European climates?. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2009, 13:2349-2360.
27. Thamsiriroj T., Murphy J.D. The difficulties associated with mono-digestion of grass as exemplified by commissioning a pilot scale digester. Energy Fuels 2010, 24(8):4459-4469.
28. Thamsiriroj T., Murphy J.D. Modeling mono-digestion of grass silage in a 2-stage CSTR anaerobic digester using ADM1. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102(2):948-959.
29. Thamsiriroj, T., Nizami, A.S. and Murphy, J.D., 2011. Modeling failure of mono-digestion of grass silage using a modified ADM1 model. Submitted to, Appl. Energy (September 2011).
30. Yu H.W., Samani Z., Hanson A., Smith G. Energy recovery from grass using two-phase anaerobic digestion. Waste Manage. 2002, 22:1-5.
31. Vavilin V.A., Fernandez B., Palatsi J., Flotats X. Hydrolysis kinetics in anaerobic degradation of particulate organic material: an overview. Waste Manage. 2008, 28(6):939-951.