Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge by Addition of Food Waste

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In order to improve the methane yield and removal efficiency of organic matters in anaerobic sludge digestion, effects of addition of food waste were investigated at mesophilic condition. Results showed that the optimal TS ratio between sewage sludge and food waste was 4:1, with a methane yield of 592.7 ml/g-VS, methane content of 66.84% and the VS removal efficiency of 31%, which were 47%, 50% and 55% higher than those of sole sludge digestion, respectively.

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