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Effect of alkaline pretreatment on anaerobic digestion of olive mill solid waste

Pellera Frantseska-Maria, Santori Sofia, Pomi, Raffaella, Polettini Alessandra, Gidarakos Evaggelos

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/47716F02-A85A-416A-BF1B-E82CA8F20AA3
Year 2016
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation F.-M Pellera, S. Santori, R. Pomi, A. Polettini and E. Gidarakos, "Effect of alkaline pretreatment on anaerobic digestion of olive mill solid waste," Waste Manage., vol. 58, pp. 160-168, Dec. 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.08.008 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.08.008
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The present study evaluates the influence of alkaline (NaOH) pretreatment on anaerobic digestion of olive pomace. Batch hydrolysis experiments with different NaOH dosages, process durations and temperatures were conducted, in which the variation of olive pomace solubilization in the liquid phase was investigated. The effect of pretreatment on anaerobic digestion was studied through biochemical methane potential assays. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the NaOH pretreatment in improving olive pomace solubilization as well as its biodegradability. Maximum specific methane yields were achieved at different NaOH dosages depending on the pretreatment temperature. Consequently, it was concluded that the two operating parameters of the pretreatment stage (NaOH dosage and temperature) may exert a joint effect on substrate biodegradability and methane yields. The highest methane yield (242 NmL CH4/gVS) was obtained for the material pretreated at 90 °C, at a dosage of 1 mmol/gVS (4% of VS).

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