2023 AIChE Annual Meeting

(87f) Biogas Production from Co-Digesting House Hold Vegetable Waste with the Industrial Waste Water Using Expanded Granular Sludge Bed Anaerobic Digestion (AD) System

Authors

Jackson Oglesby - Presenter, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Sarah Riley, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Frank Reinsch, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Jaden Johnson, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Vena Prudent, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Justin Penn, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Haider Al-Rubaye, Missouri Science and Technology
Joseph Smith, Missouri University of Science and Technology
AD reactors are an established technology that are used to treat organic waste (liquid or solid carbon content wastes). The product of this process is biogas, which consists of methane (50-75%) and carbon dioxide (25-50%). The generated gas could be used for generating electricity, heating purposes, or upgrading to the same quality of natural gas. In this study, the team wanted to evaluate the efficacy of using vegetable waste from on-campus dining services as the primary feedstock for the AD process. Solid vegetable waste was gathered and blended. A benchtop scale of the process was performed.