BIODEGRADABILITY OF RESIDUES FROM THE SUGAR CANE INDUSTRY IN CUBA

NAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION

Authors

  • Jhosané Pagés-Díaz Centro de Estudios de Ingeniería de Procesos (CIPRO), Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “JoséAntonio Echeverría” (CUJAE)
  • Lizbeth Cabrera Contreras Centro de Ingeniería e Investigaciones Químicas (CIIQ)
  • Ania Cabrera Díaz Centro de Estudios de Ingeniería de Procesos (CIPRO), Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “JoséAntonio Echeverría” (CUJAE)
  • Ileana Pereda Reyes Centro de Estudios de Ingeniería de Procesos (CIPRO), Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “JoséAntonio Echeverría” (CUJAE)

Keywords:

Bagasse, co-digestion, press mud, synergy, vinasse

Abstract

The application of anaerobic digestion, from waste streams that currently have no use, can be utilized for bioenergy production. The present work objective was to evaluate themixing effect in the biodegradability of residues from the Cuban sugar industry such as bagasse, press mud and vinasse using a mixture design. Methane yield and kinetic process were also evaluated using two different kinetic models: first order model and Gompertz model. The results showed that press mud had the higher methane yield (252 mLCH4/gVS) mean while bagasse had the lowest value (170 mLCH4/gVS). All substrates mix resulted an increase in methane yield up to 23% compared to the expected yield calculated as individual fractions potential methane. This behavior demonstrate a significant synergistic effect. The kinetic results showed that vinasse had the best results

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Published

2019-09-01

How to Cite

Pagés-Díaz, J., Cabrera Contreras, L., Cabrera Díaz, A., & Pereda Reyes, I. (2019). BIODEGRADABILITY OF RESIDUES FROM THE SUGAR CANE INDUSTRY IN CUBA: NAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION. Centro Azúcar Journal, 46(3), 11. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/27

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Original Articles

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