Anaerobic fermentation of organic municipal solid waste was investigated using a leach-bed reactor (LBR) to assess the volatile fatty acid (VFA) production efficiency. The leachate recycle rate in the LBR affected the VFA composition of the leachate. A six-fold increase in the recycle rate resulted in an increase of the acetic acid fraction of leachate from 24.7 to 43.0%. The separation of VFAs via leachate replacement resulted in higher total VFA production. VFA separation from synthetic VFA mix and leachate of a fermented organic waste was assessed via a counter-current flow polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane contactor. Acetic and propionic acid permeation fluxes of 13.12 and 14.21 g/m2.h were obtained at low feed pH values when a synthetic VFA mix was used as a feed solution. The highest selectivity was obtained for caproic acid compared to that of other VFAs when synthetic VFA mix or leachate was used as a feed solution. High pH values and the presence of suspended solids in the leachate adversely affected the permeation rate.
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Anaerobic fermentation of organic solid wastes: volatile fatty acid production and separation Available to Purchase
H. Yesil;
H. Yesil
1Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
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A. E. Tugtas;
1Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
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A. Bayrakdar;
A. Bayrakdar
1Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
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B. Calli
B. Calli
1Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, 34722 Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
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Water Sci Technol (2014) 69 (10): 2132–2138.
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Received:
July 17 2013
Accepted:
February 26 2014
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H. Yesil, A. E. Tugtas, A. Bayrakdar, B. Calli; Anaerobic fermentation of organic solid wastes: volatile fatty acid production and separation. Water Sci Technol 1 May 2014; 69 (10): 2132–2138. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.132
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