In this work, a modified swirling jet-induced cavitation has been employed for increasing anaerobic digestion efficiency of cattle manure. The hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) treatment improved the organic matter solubilization and the anaerobic biodegradability of cattle manure. The degree of disintegration increased by 5.8, 8.9, and 15.8% after the HC treatment at 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 bars, respectively. However, the HC treatment at 7.0 bars had better results in terms of methane production. This result may be attributed to the possible formation of toxic and refractory compounds at higher inlet pressures, which could inhibit the methanization process. Further, total Kjeldahl nitrogen content was found to decrease with increasing inlet pressures, as the pH and the turbulent mixing favored the ammonia stripping processes. HC treatment decreased the viscosity of the treated cattle manure, favoring the manure pumping and mixing. Considerations on the energy input due to the HC pre-treatment and the energy output due to the enhanced methane yield have been presented. A positive energy balance can be obtained looking at the improved operational practices in the anaerobic digesters after the implementation of the HC pre-treatment.
Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure Influenced by Swirling Jet Induced Hydrodynamic Cavitation / Langone, Michela; Soldano, Mariangela; Fabbri, Claudio; Pirozzi, Francesco; Andreottola, Gianni. - In: APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0273-2289. - ELETTRONICO. - 2017(2017), pp. 1200-1218.
Titolo: | Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure Influenced by Swirling Jet Induced Hydrodynamic Cavitation |
Autori: | Langone, Michela; Soldano, Mariangela; Fabbri, Claudio; Pirozzi, Francesco; Andreottola, Gianni |
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Titolo del periodico: | APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85030308987 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 28980222 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000429415300010 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12010-017-2612-3 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/200543 |
Citazione: | Anaerobic Digestion of Cattle Manure Influenced by Swirling Jet Induced Hydrodynamic Cavitation / Langone, Michela; Soldano, Mariangela; Fabbri, Claudio; Pirozzi, Francesco; Andreottola, Gianni. - In: APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0273-2289. - ELETTRONICO. - 2017(2017), pp. 1200-1218. |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |
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