A Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Biodegradation of Food and Fruit Residues during Biogas Generation Using Initial Rate Method

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dc.creatorWilliam, Wanasolo
dc.creatorManyele, Samwel V.
dc.creatorMakunza, John K.
dc.date2016-07-12T19:15:10Z
dc.date2016-07-12T19:15:10Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:37:29Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:37:29Z
dc.descriptionA kinetic study of biogas production from Urban Solid Waste (USW) generated in Dar es Salaam city (Tanzania) is presented. An experimental bioreactor simulating mesophilic conditions of most USW landfills was developed. The goal of the study was to generate the kinetic order of reaction with respect to biodegradable organic waste and use it to model biogas production from food residues mixed with fruit waste. Anaerobic biodegradation was employed under temperature range of 28˚C - 38˚C. The main controls were leachate recirculation and pH adjustments to minimize acid inhibitory effects and accelerate waste biodegradation. The experimental setup was comprised of three sets of bioreactors. A biodegradation rate law in differential form was proposed and the numerical values of kinetic order and rate constant were determined using initial rate method as 0.994 and 0.3093 mol0.006·day−1, respectively. Results obtained were con-sistent with that found in literature and model predictions were in reasonable agreement with experimental data.
dc.identifierWanasolo, W., Manyele, S.V. and Makunza, J., 2013. A kinetic study of anaerobic biodegradation of food and fruit residues during biogas generation using initial rate method. Engineering, 5(07), p.577.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3154
dc.identifier10.4236/eng.2013.57070
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3154
dc.languageen
dc.publisherScientific Research
dc.subjectUrban and Municipal Solid Waste
dc.subjectBiogas Production
dc.subjectAnaerobic Biodegradation
dc.subjectMesophilic conditions
dc.subjectOrder of reaction
dc.subjectKinetic model
dc.subjectInitial rate method
dc.subjectRenewable energy
dc.subjectBioreactor
dc.subjectLandfill
dc.subjectBiodegradable organic waste
dc.titleA Kinetic Study of Anaerobic Biodegradation of Food and Fruit Residues during Biogas Generation Using Initial Rate Method
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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