Anaerobic digestion of food wastes for biogas production

Authors

  • Xiguang Chen Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
  • Rowena T. Romano Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
  • Ruihong Zhang Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v3i4.214

Keywords:

anaerobic digestion, bioconversion, biogas, continuous digestion, food waste

Abstract

Abstract: Five types of food wastes were investigated as feedstock for a potential centralized anaerobic digester system in the area of Sacramento, California to produce biogas energy.  The wastes were from a soup processing plant, a cafeteria, a commercial kitchen, a fish farm, and grease trap collection service.  Digestibilities of the food wastes, individually and in mixtures, were conducted at mesophilic (35

Author Biographies

Xiguang Chen, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Ruihong Zhang, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-5294, Tel: 1-530-752-9530. Fax: 1-530-752-2640.

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Published

2010-12-20

How to Cite

Chen, X., Romano, R. T., & Zhang, R. (2010). Anaerobic digestion of food wastes for biogas production. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 3(4), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.25165/ijabe.v3i4.214

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2010): IJABE

Section

Renewable Energy and Material Systems

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