期刊
PROCESSES
卷 9, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr9040677
关键词
biogas; biorefinery; hydrothermal carbonization; inhibition; methane; wastewater
资金
- Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [745012]
Investigations on the biodegradability of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural process-wastewater and its components in a continuous anaerobic process revealed disparities and inconsistencies in the degradation process, which may compromise the overall process stability.
Production of bio-based materials in biorefineries is coupled with the generation of organic-rich process-wastewater that requires further management. Anaerobic technologies can be employed as a tool for the rectification of such hazardous by-products. Therefore, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural process-wastewater and its components were investigated for their biodegradability in a continuous anaerobic process. The test components included 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, and the full process-wastewater. Each component was injected individually into a continuously operating anaerobic filter at a concentration of 0.5 gCOD. On the basis of large discrepancies within the replicates for each component, we classified their degradation into the categories of delayed, retarded, and inhibitory. Inhibitory represented the replicates for all the test components that hampered the process. For the retarded degradation, their mean methane yield per 0.5 gCOD was between 21.31 +/- 13.04 mL and 28.98 +/- 25.38 mL. Delayed digestion was considered adequate for further assessments in which the order of conversion to methane according to specific methane yield for each component from highest to lowest was as follows: levulinic acid > furfural > 5-hydroxymethylfurfural > process-wastewater. Disparities and inconsistencies in the degradation of process-wastewater and its components can compromise process stability as a whole. Hence, the provision of energy with such feedstock is questionable.
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