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Methane Production by Anaerobic Digestion of Grain Dust in a Plug Flow Digester

플러그 흐름 소화기 속에서 Grain Dust의 혐기성 소화에 의한 메탄가스 생산

  • Tae-Kyung Yoon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongeui University) ;
  • Sung-Bum Han (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongeui University) ;
  • Moon-Ki Park (Department of Environmental Health, Kyungsan University) ;
  • Seung-Koo Song (Department of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 1993.12.01
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Abstract

Methane production from grain dust was studied using a 3 L laboratory-scale anaerobic plug flow digester. The digester was operated at; temperature of 35, 45, and 55$^{\circ}C$; hydraulic retention time(HRT) of 6 and 12 days; and influent concentration($S_o$) of 7.8 and 9.0 % total solids(%TS). With ten different operation conditions, this study showed the significant effects of temperature, hydraulic retention time, and influent concentration on methane production. The highest methane-production rate achieved was 1.903 (L methane) /(L digester)(day) at 55$^{\circ}C$, 6 days HRT, and $S_0$ of 7.8 %TS. A total of 3.767 L of biogas per day with a methane content of 50.57 % was obtained from this condition. The ultimate methane yield($B_0$) was found to be a function of temperature and influent concentration, and was described as : $B_0$ = 0.02907T-0.1263-0.00297(T-10)(%TS), where TS is the total solids in the liquid effluent, and T is temperature($^{\circ}C$). Our results showed that thermophilic condition is better than mesophilic for grain dust stabilization in an anaerobic plug flow digester.

3리터의 실험실 크기의 플러그 흐름의 혐기성 소화기를 사용하여 grain dust로부터 메탄가스를 생산하였다. 이 실험에서 사용한 소화기는 온도(35, 45, 55$^{\circ}C$), 체류 시간(6, 12일), 초기농도(7.8, 9.0% Total Solids)의 함수로 10가지 조건에서 실험이 행하여 졌는데, 실험 결과 55$^{\circ}C$, 6일 HRT, 7.8%TS 에서 가장 높은 메탄가스를 생산하였으며, 실험결과를 토대로 메탄가스생산 관계식을 제시하였다. 또한, 위의 실험의 조건에서는 thermophilic 의 경우가 mesophilic 경우보다 메탄가스 생성이 좋은 것으로 나타났다.

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