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Potential of anaerobic co-digestion of vinegar residue with different ratios of pig and chicken manure
Received:October 24, 2018  
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KeyWord:anaerobic co-digestion;vinegar;pig manure;chicken manure
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ZHOU Guan-nan Institute of Urban and Rural Mines, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213100, China  
CHEN Lin Institute of Urban and Rural Mines, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213100, China  
ZHENG Tao Institute of Urban and Rural Mines, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213100, China
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China 
 
ZHOU Zheng-zhong Institute of Urban and Rural Mines, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213100, China  
YUAN Hao-ran Institute of Urban and Rural Mines, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213100, China
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China 
yuanhr@ms.giec.ac.cn 
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Abstract:
      Co-digestion has gained wide attention due to its great compatibility and synergy with raw materials. Vinegar residue is not easily degraded as a single feed under normal anaerobic conditions. Therefore, in this study, it was mixed with pig and chicken manure for codigestion at medium temperature (37℃) to enhance its value. Through a series of systematically designed batch experiments, it was found that the optimum vinegar to pig manure ratio of volatile solids was 1:3, with the final cumulative methane production capacity up to 286.51 mL·g-1VS, demonstrating a synergistic gain of 7.71% in total methane production. The optimum ratio of volatile solids and cumulative methane production for vinegar and chicken manure mixture were 1:3 and 312.57 mL·g-1VS respectively, while the average synergistic gain in the methane production was 2.8%. On the other hand, the effect of co-digestion on the methane concentration in the biogas was insignificant when pig manure was used; and for the case where chicken manure was utilized, the methane concentration decreased with increasing vinegar residue content. Nonetheless, the results demonstrate the synergistic co-digestive effect between vinegar residue and animal manure, suggesting the potential application of anaerobic co-digestion technology to treat vinegar residue.