Biohythane Production from Co-Digestion of Palm Oil Mill Effluent with Solid Residues by Two-Stage Solid State Anaerobic Digestion Process

Published Date
Energy Procedia
November 2015, Vol.79:943–949, doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.591
2015 International Conference on Alternative Energy in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies
Open Access, Creative Commons license

Author 

• Wantanasak Suksong ^a
 
• Prawit Kongjan ^b
 
• Sompong O-Thong ^a,c,,

• aBiotechnology Program, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung, Thailand
• bDepartment of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand
• cMicrobial Resource Management Research Unit, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung, Thailand

Available online 3 December 2015.

Abstract

Biohythane production from co-digestion of palm oil mill effluent (POME) with empty fruit bunches (EFB) and decanter cake (DC) by two-stage solid state anaerobic digestion process was investigated. The first stage, thermophilic hydrogen fermentation of co-digestion of POME with DC at 10, 30, 50 and 70% of DC in POME has hydrogen yield of 16, 14, 3 and 1 ml H₂/gVS, respectively. Co-digestion of POME with 10% DC gave the best hydrogen yield of 16 ml H₂/gVS with hydrogen production of 1.4 m³/ton mixed waste. Co-digestion of POME with 10% EFB gave the best hydrogen yield of 16 ml H₂/gVS with hydrogen production of 1.4 m³/ton mixed waste. The effluent from the hydrogen production was further converted to methane in the second stage. The methane yield from POME mixed withn10% DC was 391 mlCH₄/gVS and from POME mixed with 10% EFB was 240 mlCH₄/gVS. The hydrogen and methane content in biogas was 25.33% and 65.21% respectively. The two-stage solid stage anaerobic digestion process can be removal efficiently of cellulose 57-59%, hemicelluloses 35-40% and lignin 16-27%. Result obtained make practical use for the development of two-stage anaerobic digestion process providing hydrogen and methane co-production from palm oil waste residues.

Keywords

Hydrogen

methane

palm oil mill effluent

empty fruit bunches

decanter cake

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