Energy and economic evaluation of three generations of anaerobic reactors for starch wastewater treatment

Three anaerobic reactors for treating starch wastewater as the Anaerobic Digester (AD), Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor, and Internal Circulation (IC) reactor, were assessed in terms of energy supply and economic factors pertaining to biogas production. For all three reactors, more t...

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Published in:Environmental pollutants & bioavailability 2019-01, Vol.31 (1), p.252-260
Main Authors: He, Huihui, Ji, Xiaowen, Xie, Xianchuan, Ding, Xinchun, Wang, Fang, Ding, Jue, Hai, Zibin, Tang, Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaerobic reactor
Anaerobic treatment
Biogas
Chemical oxygen demand
Economic analysis
Economic factors
Economics
Energy
energy balance
energy efficiency
Heat loss
Heating
Influents
net energy production
Organic chemistry
Reactors
Sludge
Sludge digestion
Starch
starch wastewater
Substrates
Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors
Wastewater treatment
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Summary:Three anaerobic reactors for treating starch wastewater as the Anaerobic Digester (AD), Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor, and Internal Circulation (IC) reactor, were assessed in terms of energy supply and economic factors pertaining to biogas production. For all three reactors, more than 90% of heat loss was derived from the substrate heating loss. When the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of wastewater exceeded 15,000mg/L, the UASB and IC reactors produced excess energy and achieved an economic surplus throughout the year. The UASB and IC reactors reached energy equilibrium throughout the year when the influent COD was 11,195.44mg/L, and 9,844.67mg/L, respectively. The economic equilibrium of the UASB and IC reactors was achieved for influent COD of 12,984mg/L and 11,561mg/L, respectively. The energy and economic equilibria of the AD could not be achieved throughout the year with influent COD concentrations ranging from 5,000mg/L to 20,000mg/L.
ISSN:2639-5932
2639-5940
DOI:10.1080/26395940.2019.1662734