Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7065127 | Biomass and Bioenergy | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A thermophilic pilot scale anaerobic digester treating chicken litter was subjected to pulse loads of ammonia of increasing concentration. A micro gas chromatograph (μ-GC) measured CO2, CH4, N2, H2 and H2S in the biogas. In the liquid, NH4-N was measured manually, volatile fatty acids (VFA) were measured manually and with Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Within the first 7-24 h after the pulse, the concentrations of iso-butyric and iso-valeric acid increased rapidly and were the best indicators of process stress due to ammonia pulses, confirmed by multivariate analysis. NIRS was not capable of accurate prediction of VFA iso-forms most likely due to low concentrations. Propionic acid was persistent. The ammonia pulses caused an overall decrease of biogas production. The biogas composition was not a good indicator of imbalances; little correlation with VFA measurements was observed.
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Authors
Emiliano Bruni, Alastair James Ward, Morten Køcks, Anders Feilberg, Anders Peter S. Adamsen, Anders Peter Jensen, Allan K. Poulsen,