Abstract
The performance of biochar mediated anaerobic co-digestion (co-AD) of corn stover (CS) and chicken manure (CM) using continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) was studied. Results showed that urea pretreated CS (UPCS) and biochar addition in anaerobic digestion (AD) system can improve co-AD. The effect of urea pretreatment is similar to that of biochar addition, and their synergistic effect was apparent under medium and high OLR conditions. When the OLR was 4.2 and 6.3 g VS/L/d, the biochar mediated UPCS/CM co-AD operated stably with the VMP of 2.160 and 1.616 L/L/d, and VMP of the biochar mediated UPCS /CM were 32.8%–89.6% and 27.8%–96.4% higher than other reactors, respectively. The results reveal that urea pretreatment and biochar addition promoted AD process through strengthening the buffer capacity system established by ammonia nitrogen and volatile fatty acids and improving the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass.
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