Abstract:This paper examines the performance results of configured semi-continuous mesophilic bioreactors for methane fermentation of pretreated wheat straw codigested with cattle manure. The semi-continuous process was carried out in three different types of bioreactors, i.e. continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR), fixed film reactor (FFR), and conventional floating drum reactor (CR), with an organic loading rate of 2.2 kg of volatile solids (VS)/ day. The observed results revealed that the configuration of the FFR in… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.