Abstract
ABSTRACTThis study was conducted to investigate coupling of UF with a mesh screen under thermophilic temperatures and compare the effectiveness of membrane filtration and temperature change in the methanogenic digester. A two-phased anaerobic digester coupled with an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system was used for anaerobic sludge digestion. The overall average chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency achieved in the two-phased anaerobic digester coupled with the UF membrane system was 97.9 ± 0.8%. In the methanogenic digester, 10.5% improvement of methane production rate was obtained by the increased microbial population and metabolic activity due to coupling with a UF membrane and a mesh screen and elevating the temperature from mesophilic to thermophilic conditions. The average methane production per VS loading and unit volume (m3) was 477.14 ± 31.5 and 567.15 ± 43.3 mL CH4g−1 VS before and after elevating the temperature, respectively. The optimal operating pressure for the UF membrane system was less than 3 kgf cm−2, and the mesh screen saved 19.0% of the operating cost and 17.3% of energy consumption. As a result, the UF membrane system enhanced the digestion of sewage sludge, where the elevation of temperature improved the methane production rate in the thermophilic methanogenic digester.
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