Valorization of Agro-industrial Solid Waste by Two-stage Anaerobic Digestion for Biohythane Production

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Published: Jun 30, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55164/ajstr.v27i4.253769
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Agro-industrial solid waste Biohythane Waste valorization Sustainable energy Circular economy

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Jetsada Tawantum
Division of Science for Industry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
Nantakan Muensit
Division of Physical Science (Physics), Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
Ponsit Sathapondecha
Division of Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
Chonticha Mamimin
Bio4gas (Thailand) Company Limited, Phatthalung, 93210, Thailand

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This study investigated the valorization of agro-industrial solid waste for biohythane production through a two-stage anaerobic digestion process. Seventeen waste samples were characterized, revealing diverse physico-chemical properties suitable for anaerobic digestion. The highest biohythane yields were obtained from waste-activated sludge (WAS) from a frozen convenience food wastewater treatment plant (895.63 mL/g VS), WAS from a processed chicken wastewater treatment plant (835.73 mL/g VS), and WAS from a municipal wastewater treatment plant (830.79 mL/g VS). Kinetic analysis using the modified Gompertz model provided insights into the biohythane production potential, with predicted yields ranging from 0 to 111.85 mL/g VS and production rates from 0 to 21.37 mL/d. The comparative analysis highlighted the superior biohythane production potential of the studied waste materials compared to other substrates, such as food waste (180.5 mL/g VS) and sugarcane bagasse (165.2 mL/g VS). The highest hydrogen and methane contents in the produced biohythane were 26.57% and 67.85%, respectively. The techno-economic assessment of scaled-up biohythane production demonstrated the economic feasibility, with a payback period of 2.05 years for a plant capacity of 100 ton waste/day, a biohythane yield of 500 m3/ton waste, and a biohythane production of 50,000 m3/day. The capital cost was estimated at 15 million USD, with an operating cost of 0.2 USD/m3 biohythane and a revenue of 0.6 USD/m3 from biohythane sales. The results of this study demonstrate the high potential of agro-industrial solid waste valorization for biohythane production and its contribution to sustainable waste management and renewable energy production.

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