Food Waste Bioconversion Features Depending on the Regime of Anaerobic Digestion

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dc.abstract.enApproximately one-third of global food production is wasted annually, which contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and economic costs. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective method for converting food waste into biogas, but its efficiency depends on factors such as temperature and substrate composition. This study compared mesophilic and thermophilic AD of selectively collected fruit and vegetable waste, quantifying process efficiency and identifying factors leading to collapse. Studies were performed in 1 dm3 reactors with gradually increasing organic loading rates until process collapse. Process dynamics, stability, and gas yields were assessed through daily biogas measurements and analyses of pH, FOS/TAC ratio, sCOD, ammonia, volatile fatty acids, alcohols, total and volatile solids, and C/N ratio. Research has shown that peak methane yields occurred at OLR = 0.5–1.0 kg VS·m−3·d−1, with thermophilic systems producing 0.63–5.48% more methane during stable phases. Collapse occurred at OLR = 3.0 in thermophilic and 4.0 in mesophilic reactors, accompanied by sharp increases in methanol, acetic acid, butyric acid, propionic acid, and FOS/TAC. The pH dropped to 5.49 and 6.09. While thermophilic conditions offered higher methane yields, they were more susceptible to rapid process destabilization due to intermediate metabolite accumulation.
dc.affiliationWydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Inżynierii Mechanicznej
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Inżynierii Biosystemów
dc.contributor.authorCieślik, Marta Zofia
dc.contributor.authorLewicki, Andrzej
dc.contributor.authorCzekała, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorVaskina, Iryna
dc.date.access2025-09-10
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-10T07:17:36Z
dc.date.available2025-09-10T07:17:36Z
dc.date.copyright2025-08-28
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Approximately one-third of global food production is wasted annually, which contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and economic costs. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective method for converting food waste into biogas, but its efficiency depends on factors such as temperature and substrate composition. This study compared mesophilic and thermophilic AD of selectively collected fruit and vegetable waste, quantifying process efficiency and identifying factors leading to collapse. Studies were performed in 1 dm3 reactors with gradually increasing organic loading rates until process collapse. Process dynamics, stability, and gas yields were assessed through daily biogas measurements and analyses of pH, FOS/TAC ratio, sCOD, ammonia, volatile fatty acids, alcohols, total and volatile solids, and C/N ratio. Research has shown that peak methane yields occurred at OLR = 0.5–1.0 kg VS·m−3·d−1, with thermophilic systems producing 0.63–5.48% more methane during stable phases. Collapse occurred at OLR = 3.0 in thermophilic and 4.0 in mesophilic reactors, accompanied by sharp increases in methanol, acetic acid, butyric acid, propionic acid, and FOS/TAC. The pH dropped to 5.49 and 6.09. While thermophilic conditions offered higher methane yields, they were more susceptible to rapid process destabilization due to intermediate metabolite accumulation.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number17
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dc.description.volume18
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en18174567
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4700
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dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationenvironmental engineering, mining and energy
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dc.relation.pagesart. 4567
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enwaste management
dc.subject.ensustainability
dc.subject.enprocess stability
dc.subject.enbiogas
dc.titleFood Waste Bioconversion Features Depending on the Regime of Anaerobic Digestion
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Biomass and Waste-to-Energy for Sustainable Energy Production
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