Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 Simulation of High Solids Anaerobic Digestion with Feasibility Study for El Gabal El Asfar Water Resource Recovery Facility: Aboulfotoh

Performance of continuous mesophilic high solids anaerobic digestion (HSAD) was simulated using Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1), under different conditions (solids concentrations, sludge retention time (SRT), organic loading rate (OLR), and type of sludge). Implementation of ADM1, using the p...

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Published in:Water environment research 2018-03, Vol.90 (3), p.197-205
Main Author: Aboulfotoh, Ahmed M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Performance of continuous mesophilic high solids anaerobic digestion (HSAD) was simulated using Anaerobic Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1), under different conditions (solids concentrations, sludge retention time (SRT), organic loading rate (OLR), and type of sludge). Implementation of ADM1, using the proposed biochemical parameters, proved to be a useful tool for the prediction and control of HSAD as the model predicted the behavior of the tested sets of data with considerable accuracy, especially for SRT more than 13 days. The model was then used to investigate the possibility of changing the existing conventional anaerobic digestion (CAD) units in Gabal El Asfar water resource recovery facility into HSAD, instead of establishing new CAD units, and results show that the system will be feasible. HSAD will produce the same bioenergy combined with a decrease in capital, operational, and maintenance costs.
ISSN:1061-4303
1554-7531
DOI:10.2175/106143017X15054988926361