Biomethanation of a mixture of salty cheese whey and poultry waste or cattle dung - a study of effect of temperature and retention time

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02788070· OSTI ID:588728

Patel, C; Madamwar, D ^[1]

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1. Sardar Patel Univ., Gujarat (India)

This paper describes the results of a study aimed at improving the efficiency of anaerobic digestion of salty cheese whey in combination with poultry waste or cattle dung. Best results were obtained when salty cheese whey was mixed with poultry waste in the ratio of 7:3, or cattle dung in the ratio of 1:1, both on dry weight basis giving maximum gas production of 1.2 L/L of digester/d with enriched methane content of 64% and 1.3 L/L of digester/d having methane content of 63% respectively. Various conditions such as temperature and retention time have been optimized for maximum process performance. 16 refs., 3 figs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 588728
• Journal Information: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 60, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
CATTLE
EFFICIENCY
METHANE
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
RETENTION
WHEY
METHANATION
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
FOOD INDUSTRY
WASTE PROCESSING
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
OPTIMIZATION
BIOCONVERSION