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Co-digestion of industrial recycled pulp and paper sludge with vinasse wastewater: experimental and theoretical study

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Anaerobic co-digestion of sludge from recycled pulp and paper industry (RPPS) with vinasse effluent from alcohol distilleries (VW) was performed under mesophilic conditions (37 °C) at laboratory scale, using one-liter continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs). The physicochemical parameters were monitored during the process. The average pH and alkalinity were 7.7 and 1000 mg CaCO3 Kg−1, respectively, indicating that the process is working well without the risk of acidification. The methane yield and biodegradability of this mixture were determined. The methane yield was about 112 (NmL CH4 g−1 VS added) and biodegradability reached 73%. Nevertheless, in monodigestion of RPPS, the methane yield was 94 (NmL CH4 g−1 VS added) and biodegradability 65%. The anaerobic co-digestion of (RPPS) with (VW) at a proportion of (70:30) improved methane production by 16% and biodegradability by 11%. Bioenergy recovery from industrial (RPPS) is promoted by co-digestion with (VW), and the removal efficiency of 73% indicates the performance of the process adopted. A kinetic study was performed using five models Richards, modified Gompertz, Logistic, Cone, and first order. The results show that Richards' was the most appropriate model for adjusting methane production from (RPPS) and (VW) co-digestion.

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Abbreviations

AD:

Anaerobic digestion

CSTR:

Continuous stirred tank reactor

RPPS:

Recycled Pulp and Paper Sludge

VW:

Vinasse wastewater

RPPI:

Recycled Pulp and Paper Industry

EPD:

Ethanol Production Distilleries

COD:

Chemical Oxygen Demand (g.L−1)

TS:

Total Solids (%)

VS:

Volatile Solids (%)

FS:

Fixed Solids (%)

OLR:

Organic Loading Rate (gVS.L−1. d−1)

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The authors are very grateful to the Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) "www.iresen.org" for funding this research through Project “InnoThermo-InnoBiomass Digester 14.”

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This study was funded by the Research Institute in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) "www.iresen.org’’ through Project “InnoThermo-InnoBiomass Digester 14.”

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, analysis, and modeling were performed by [Fadoua Karouach], [Mohammed Bakraoui], [Ayoub Zguani1], and [Aziz Hammadi]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [Fadoua Karouach] and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. The review and editing were performed by Hassan El Bari. Supervision was performed by Hassan El Bari.

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Karouach, F., Bakraoui, M., Zguani, A. et al. Co-digestion of industrial recycled pulp and paper sludge with vinasse wastewater: experimental and theoretical study. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 18, 3651–3664 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03111-2

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