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Table 4 Comparative performance of dry anaerobic digestion of cow manure and wheat straw

From: A start-up of psychrophilic anaerobic sequence batch reactor digesting a 35 % total solids feed of dairy manure and wheat straw

Substrate and inoculum

Temperature (°C)

TS (%)

ISR

OLR (g TCOD kg−1 inoculum day−1)

Retention time (days)

SMY (NL CH4 kg−1 VS)

References

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

35

4.1–4.5

3.0

21

187.9 ± 16.5

This study

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

3.0

3.0

21

182.9 ± 16.9

Massé and Saady (2015c)

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

2.5

4.0

21

187.3 ± 18.4

Saady and Massé (2015)

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

1.7

5.0

21

163.6 ± 39.5

Saady and Massé (2015)

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

1.4

6.0

21

150.8 ± 32.9

Saady and Massé (2015)

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

1.7

7.0

21

147.1 ± 17.2

Massé and Saady (2015a)

Cow feces and wheat straw

20

27

1.4

8.0

21

143.2 ± 11.7

Massé and Saady (2015a)

CM:WWS (2:3 mass ratio)

35

16

0.2

0.35a

63

328

Li et al. (2011a)

Aerobically pre-treated SM, agricultural residues

35

28

NR

0.28b

130

55

Di Maria et al. (2012)

35

28

NR

0.28b

65

22

DM and SG

55

15

0.2

NR

62

28c

Ahn et al. (2010)

Rice straw and corn stover inoculated with (1:1) sewage sludge: pig manure

 

15

 

NR

156

346

Sun et al. (1987)

 

20

 

NR

156

339

26–28

25

0.2

NR

168

382

 

30

 

NR

198

423

 

35

 

NR

198

34

85 % BM plus 15 % GS

35

28

NR

0.9

100

227c

Schäfer et al. (2006)

Beef manure plus straw

32

18

NR

3.2

28

181c

Schäfer et al. (2006)

SM, turnip rape straw and wheat straw

35

16

NR

NR

120

122c

Schäfer et al. (2006)

DM, straw, and oat husk

38

17

NR

3.4

22

160c

Schäfer et al. (2006)

DM, straw, and oat husk

38

17

NR

4.1

22

84

Schäfer et al. (2006)

Fresh HM and straw

37

20

0.2

NR

28

146

Kusch et al. (2008)

37

20

0.2

NR

42

175

37

20

0.2

NR

72

208

  1. BM beef manure, CM cow manure, DM dairy manure, GS grass silage, HM Horse manure, PM poultry manure, SG switchgrass, SM swine manure, WWS wastewater sludge, NR not reported
  2. aOLR units are kg TCOD kg −1 VS
  3. bOLR units are kg VS substrate kg −1 VS inoculum
  4. cSMY units are L CH4 kg−1 VS