Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Understanding the treatment of leachate mediated by the development of anaerobic sludge makes it possible to create an effective design process of biodegradation technology. This study used an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor equipped with a gas–liquid-solid separator to capture CH4 f...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky, Ali Yuzir, Tiffany Messer, Agus Sofyan
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description Understanding the treatment of leachate mediated by the development of anaerobic sludge makes it possible to create an effective design process of biodegradation technology. This study used an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor equipped with a gas–liquid-solid separator to capture CH4 for treating landfill leachate to improve understanding of methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter. The performance of UASB was able to remove 154.75 g/L of chemical oxygen demand (COD) content of the leachate originally anticipated to emit 2.99 L of CH4 production into the atmosphere. The trend in the variation of internal mass transfer (IMT) factor was close to the global mass transfer factor; however, it was far higher than that of external mass transfer (EMT) factor. After 30 days of the experiment, methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate were supported mainly by the breakdown of complex molecules. The rate-limiting step of CH4 desorption was controlled by IMT at the beginning and then by EMT after 30 days of the experiment. The strongly decreased EMT factor was counterbalanced by an increased value of the IMT factor at before 5 days of the experiment. It would be of interest to predict the methanogenesis kinetics of CH4 desorption using the Generalized Fulazzaky equations, which cannot be evaluated using other models. Analysis of the methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate provides a new insight into the performance of UASB reactor, which may contribute to advanced treatment of landfill leachate in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-076b5cd0dcf447fa9b8af025cf7d15cf2024-12-18T08:55:23ZengElsevierWaste Management Bulletin2949-75072024-12-0124110Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactorMohamad Ali Fulazzaky0Ali Yuzir1Tiffany Messer2Agus Sofyan3Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Ibn Khaldun, Jalan Sholeh Iskandar, Kedung Badak, Bogor 16162, Indonesia; Corresponding author.Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBiosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USADepartment of Biology, University of Pikeville, 147 Sycamore Street, KY 41501, USAUnderstanding the treatment of leachate mediated by the development of anaerobic sludge makes it possible to create an effective design process of biodegradation technology. This study used an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor equipped with a gas–liquid-solid separator to capture CH4 for treating landfill leachate to improve understanding of methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter. The performance of UASB was able to remove 154.75 g/L of chemical oxygen demand (COD) content of the leachate originally anticipated to emit 2.99 L of CH4 production into the atmosphere. The trend in the variation of internal mass transfer (IMT) factor was close to the global mass transfer factor; however, it was far higher than that of external mass transfer (EMT) factor. After 30 days of the experiment, methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate were supported mainly by the breakdown of complex molecules. The rate-limiting step of CH4 desorption was controlled by IMT at the beginning and then by EMT after 30 days of the experiment. The strongly decreased EMT factor was counterbalanced by an increased value of the IMT factor at before 5 days of the experiment. It would be of interest to predict the methanogenesis kinetics of CH4 desorption using the Generalized Fulazzaky equations, which cannot be evaluated using other models. Analysis of the methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate provides a new insight into the performance of UASB reactor, which may contribute to advanced treatment of landfill leachate in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949750724000713Anaerobic sludge developmentChemical oxygen demand removalLandfill leachateMass transfer kinetic equationMethane production
spellingShingle Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky
Ali Yuzir
Tiffany Messer
Agus Sofyan
Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
Waste Management Bulletin
Anaerobic sludge development
Chemical oxygen demand removal
Landfill leachate
Mass transfer kinetic equation
Methane production
title Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
title_full Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
title_fullStr Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
title_full_unstemmed Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
title_short Methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
title_sort methanogenesis kinetics of organic matter of the leachate in an up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
topic Anaerobic sludge development
Chemical oxygen demand removal
Landfill leachate
Mass transfer kinetic equation
Methane production
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949750724000713
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