Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

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Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

Anaerobic digestion is a sustainability staple at resource recovery facilities. In addition to performing vital solids treatment processes such as stabilization and volatile solids reduction, anaerobic digestion also generates biogas that can be used at the resource recovery facility to generate heat and power.

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Water Environment Federation

SourceFact Sheet of the Water Science and Engineering Center

Project IDWSEC-2017-FS-002

CommitteeMRRDC

Sub CommitteeFOS

Document typeFact Sheet

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Feb 2017

Volume / Issue

Content sourceWater Science and Engineering Center

First / last page(s)1 - 6

Word count3,191

Subject keywordsBiosolidsWastewater Treatment

Associated keywords:Resource Recovery

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PROCESS DESCRIPTION

Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

Anaerobic digesters may receive solids from upstream processes in the liquid treatment train or FOG and food waste from outside sources such as restaurants and other commercial or industrial facilities.

PublisherWater Environment Federation

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Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

There are three main stages of anaerobic digestion: hydrolysis, fermentation, and methanogensis. All three occur simultaneously and in the same vessel.

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Word count676

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

Table 3 (p. 4) provides typical operating parameters for mesophilic anaerobic digesters.

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Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals

PublisherWater Environment Federation