Title:
Recovery of Agro-Industrial By-Products for Anaerobic Digestion:olive Pomace and Citrus Pulp
Author(s):
Soldano, M., Labartino, N., Rossi, L., Fabbri, C., Piccinini, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
CRPA Lab has conducted anaerobic digestion tests in the experimental continuous pilot plants, of two agro-industrial by-products, olive pomace and citrus pulp. They were co-digested in mixtures with cattle manure and maize silage. Four mixtures were tested; the process was conducted in mesophilic conditions. Olive pomace and citrus pulp represented from 35 to 50% of volatile solids fed daily in reactors (corresponding to about 30% by weight). Results of the tests showed that all mixture generated biogas in significant quantities, of which 57-58% is methane; the mixtures with citrus pulp has provided the best performance. However, during the test, appropriate attention to the evolution of the main parameters for the monitoring process were required.
Keywords:
anaerobic digestion, biogas, agroindustrial residues
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass feedstock, residues and by-products
Event:
22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1CV.3.43
Pages:
203 - 205
ISBN:
978-88-89407-52-3
Paper DOI:
10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-1CV.3.43
Price:
FREE
