Organic Waste Recycling

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%CH

4

75 77 NA

a

82

Gas production Gasprod.^3 (m

/h)

35,300 7,800 NA

a

200

CODremoval (%) 80 85 90 75

CODloading (kg/m

3 -

day) 16.34 11.05 16.02 12.02

Feed COD (mg/L) 2,500 22,000 5,330 2,400

Operating data

HRT(hr) 4.9 47 8 4.8

Capacity 961.4 m

3 /hr

37.85 m

3 /hr

10977 kg COD/day 15568 kg COD/day

Location LaCrosse, Wisc Caribou, Maine ZNSF, Nether. CSM Breda, Nether.

Reactor description

Table 4.16 Design and performance data of UASB reactors in the U.S. and Netherlands (adapted from Biljetina 1987) Type of waste Brewery Potato starch Alcohol Sugar beet a NA = not available