Energy Sources Part A-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, Vol.41, No.18, 2233-2245, 2019
Comparison of different mixing phenomena in anaerobic digestion using food waste and sewage treatment plant for green biofuel through simulations of velocity contours
Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics models have been developed for the comparison of diffuser-based biogas recirculation and impeller mixed anaerobic reactors with unmixed reactors for food waste co-digested with sewage treatment plant sludge for enriched with 60-73% of biogas. Enhanced biogas yield was observed in diffuser mixing, intensity of 2L/min (0.28-1.180L/g VSr), compared to impeller mixing of 200 rpm. pH of 5.94 from the feed slurry pH range of 7.0-8.4 shows sheathe-broken microbial SEM structure.