Title: Effect of different solid concentration on biogas yield and composition during anaerobic fermentation process

Authors: Lijuan Wu, Yuanyuan Hao, Chen Sun, Ronghou Liu

Addresses: Biomass Energy Engineering Research Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China. ' Biomass Energy Engineering Research Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China. ' Biomass Energy Engineering Research Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China. ' Biomass Energy Engineering Research Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 200240, PR China

Abstract: The anaerobic fermentation experiments were carried out on a self-manufactured bench scale anaerobic digester with pig dung as feed material. Under mesophilic digestion condition, effects of different solid concentration of feed on characteristics of biogas production were investigated. Results showed that daily average biogas production rate and total biogas yield were increased with the increases in the solid concentration of feed. The highest daily average biogas production rate of 1114.84 ml l⁻¹ days⁻¹ and total biogas yield of 17,057 ml were obtained at solid concentration of 12%, respectively. However, the highest TS biogas production rate of 174.86 ml g⁻¹was obtained at solid concentration of 9%. Methane contents at solid concentration of 6, 9 and 12% were 60.8, 68.1 and 68.8%, respectively, after 15 days digestion.

Keywords: anaerobic fermentation; biogas yield; pig dung; solid concentration; mesophilic digestion.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2009.027639

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2009 Vol.31 No.3/4, pp.240 - 250

Published online: 05 Aug 2009 *

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