The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry

Slurry acidification with sulfuric acid is a commonly used measure to reduce ammonia emissions from animal waste in Denmark. However, high sulfate content is an inhibiting factor in anaerobic digestion. The objective of this study was to investigate the sulfate concentration thresholds for inhibitio...

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Autores principales: Moset, Verónica, Cambra-López, María, Moller, H. B.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5708
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Cambra-López, María
Moller, H. B.
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description Slurry acidification with sulfuric acid is a commonly used measure to reduce ammonia emissions from animal waste in Denmark. However, high sulfate content is an inhibiting factor in anaerobic digestion. The objective of this study was to investigate the sulfate concentration thresholds for inhibition of thermophilic anaerobic digestion of animal slurry We conducted a batch assay for 114 days using two types of slurry (pig and cattle) and ten different sulfate concentrations per type of slurry (0 to 5000 mg SO42- L-1). Added sulfate concentrations higher than 2.500 mg SO42- L-1 in pig slurry and higher than 2000 mg SO42- L-1 in cattle slurry caused reductions of more than 40% in Methane production and accumulations of volatile fatty acids throughout the study. The biogas produced contained large amounts of hydrogen sulfide (3.2% in pig slurry and 1.9% in cattle slurry) with concentrations peaking in the first 20 days and subsequently decreasing. Waste properties can affect the inhibitory threshold of the sulfate in anaerobic digestion. Our results provide specific sulfate inhibition thresholds for pig and cattle slurries, which differ from other sulfate-rich wastewaters,
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spelling ReDivia57082025-04-25T14:44:38Z The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry Moset, Verónica Cambra-López, María Moller, H. B. Slurry acidification with sulfuric acid is a commonly used measure to reduce ammonia emissions from animal waste in Denmark. However, high sulfate content is an inhibiting factor in anaerobic digestion. The objective of this study was to investigate the sulfate concentration thresholds for inhibition of thermophilic anaerobic digestion of animal slurry We conducted a batch assay for 114 days using two types of slurry (pig and cattle) and ten different sulfate concentrations per type of slurry (0 to 5000 mg SO42- L-1). Added sulfate concentrations higher than 2.500 mg SO42- L-1 in pig slurry and higher than 2000 mg SO42- L-1 in cattle slurry caused reductions of more than 40% in Methane production and accumulations of volatile fatty acids throughout the study. The biogas produced contained large amounts of hydrogen sulfide (3.2% in pig slurry and 1.9% in cattle slurry) with concentrations peaking in the first 20 days and subsequently decreasing. Waste properties can affect the inhibitory threshold of the sulfate in anaerobic digestion. Our results provide specific sulfate inhibition thresholds for pig and cattle slurries, which differ from other sulfate-rich wastewaters, 2017-06-01T10:12:52Z 2017-06-01T10:12:52Z 2012 NOV-DEC 2012 article Moset, V., Cambra-Lopez, M. & Moller, H. B. (2012). The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry. Transactions of the Asabe, 55(6), 2309-2317. 2151-0032 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5708 10.13031/2013.42499 en openAccess Impreso
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title The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry
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title_full_unstemmed The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry
title_short The Inhibiting Effect of Sulfate on Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle and Pig Waste Slurry
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