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Evaluation the Anaerobic Digestion Performance of Organic Waste from a Landfill in Morocco

Fatima Ebich1, Rajae Ramdan1 and Azzouz Essamri1
  • 1 University Ibn Tofail, Morocco

Abstract

Organic household waste has a high organic content (69 g/kg), value of pH equal to 6,3 with 94% of moisture. Anaerobic digestion is one of the technologies for recycling and stabilization of organic waste, the process is carried out in 3L reactor at semi continuous and mesophelic conditions. During the anaerobic digestion of OHW, pH was around neutrality (between 6,5 and 8), a decrease of alkalinity was observed reaching a value of 900 mg CaCo3/L), total and volatile solid were accumulated at the end of the experiment. Result of biogas production indicates that a higher methane yield was obtained for the load 0,5 g VS/L, methanogenic potential for the anaerobic digestion of OHW was 0,15LSTP/g VS.

American Journal of Environmental Sciences
Volume 13 No. 5, 2017, 351-357

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2017.351.357

Submitted On: 2 November 2016 Published On: 5 October 2017

How to Cite: Ebich, F., Ramdan, R. & Essamri, A. (2017). Evaluation the Anaerobic Digestion Performance of Organic Waste from a Landfill in Morocco. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 13(5), 351-357. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2017.351.357

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Keywords

  • Methane
  • Alkalinity
  • Digester