Chemical characterisation of percolate and digestate during the hybrid solid anaerobic digestion batch process |
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Authors: | Luisa Massaccesi Alessio Sordi Caterina Micale Mirko Cucina Claudia Zadra Francesco Di Maria Giovanni Gigliotti |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 72, 06121 Perugia, Italy;2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Perugia, Via Duranti 67, 06125 Perugia, Italy |
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Abstract: | Hybrid solid anaerobic digestion batch (HSADB) is a promising technique for treating the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. The aims of the present work were to: (i) study the evolution of water extractable organic matter (WEOM) from the percolate during the process; (ii) test the possibility of using the digestate as a soil amendment. To achieve these objectives, tests were performed in a 100-l laboratory HSADB apparatus. The results showed that a few days after the beginning of the process, the water extractable organic carbon (WEOC) greatly increased due to hydrolysis of organic macromolecules (from 1010 to 11796 mg l?1 at day 8). During the process the WEOC concentration decreased and after 41 days the concentration was 920 mg l?1. The fractionation of WEOM showed that the hydrophilic fraction prevailed initially with respect to the hydrophobic fraction (Ho/Hi ratio 0.55), after which it tended to increase, reaching a Ho/Hi ratio of 1.34. This trend indicates that a series of reactions occur in the dissolved organic matter preferentially using the more labile hydrophilic fraction. Furthermore the solid digestates obtained from the HSADB process have rather good features for being classified as an organic fertilizer, except for a slight residual phytotoxicity. |
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Keywords: | Hybrid solid anaerobic digestion batch Municipal solid waste organic fraction Digestate Percolate Water extractable organic matter |
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