Optimization of Liquid-State Anaerobic Digestion by Defining the Optimal Composition of a Complex Mixture of Substrates Using a Simplex Centroid Design
Résumé
This study aimed to define the optimal composition of three heterogeneous substrates
of the anaerobic digestion process to maximize methane production. The investigated substrates
were sewage sludge (SS), the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), and horse waste
(HW). The optimal composition of these substrates was defined using the mixture design and, more
specifically, the simplex–centroid mixture design. Customized methods and materials were employed
to study the complex mixture design of these substrates. The findings revealed that the optimal
mixture involved all three substrates with the composition 0.17 HW, 0.66 SS, and 0.17 OFMSW, which
demonstrated the highest methane yield at 269 NmL·gVS−1. In addition, a mathematical model was
developed to predict methane production based on a specific composition of co-substrates. The
results were validated at the small pilot scale.
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