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The performance and phase separated characteristics of an anaerobic baffled reactor treating soybean protein processing wastewater

  • Ge Fu Zhu*
  • , Jian Zheng Li
  • , Peng Wu
  • , Hui Zheng Jin
  • , Zheng Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Henan College of Architecture and Engineering

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Abstract

A laboratory-scale anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) with four compartments using soybean protein processing wastewater as organic loading rates (OLRs) was investigated for the performance and phase separated characteristics. It was found that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies were 92-97% at 1.2-6.0 kg COD/m3 d feeding. The dominated species, propionate and butyrate, were found in the 1st compartment. Acetate was dominated in the 2nd compartment and then decreased in the 3rd and 4th. Meanwhile, 93% volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were removed in the 3rd and 4th compartments. In the 1st compartment, biogas revealed carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2). The highest H2 yield was found in the 2nd compartment, thereafter decreased from the 2nd to 4th which corresponded to the increased of the methane (CH4) yield. It indicated that the proper anaerobic consortium in each separate compartment was developed along with substrate availability and specific environmental conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8027-8033
Number of pages7
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume99
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2008

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR)
  • COD removal
  • Performance
  • Phase separation
  • Soybean protein processing wastewater

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