The biohydrogen production from food wastes by anaerobic fermentation of digested sludge is studied. It is found by gas chromatography analysis that the volumetric ratios of H2 to CO2 in the biogases derived from rice, potato, lean meat and fat are respectively 0.77, 0.82, 0.93 and 0.82. The yield of methane is quite little, because the methane-producing activity is restrained and the hydrogen-producing activity is simultaneously kept when the digested sludge is preheated in the boiling water. Ethanol (0.43%) is the highest volatile fatty acid in the fermentation solution derived from lean meat, implying that it belongs to ethanol-type fermentation. The butyric acid concentrations are the highest (respectively 0.96%, 0.44% and 0.34%) in the fermentation solutions derived from rice, potato and fat, which implies that they all belong to butyric acid-type fermentation.
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ASME 2005 Power Conference
April 5–7, 2005
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Power Division
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0-7918-4182-0
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Junhu Zhou,
Junhu Zhou
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Binfei Xie,
Binfei Xie
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Jianzhong Liu,
Jianzhong Liu
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Kefa Cen
Kefa Cen
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Jun Cheng
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Junhu Zhou
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Binfei Xie
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Lin Xie
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Jianzhong Liu
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Kefa Cen
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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PWR2005-50334, pp. 1433-1436; 4 pages
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October 27, 2008
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Cheng, J, Zhou, J, Xie, B, Xie, L, Liu, J, & Cen, K. "Biohydrogen Production From Food Waste by Anaerobic Fermentation." Proceedings of the ASME 2005 Power Conference. ASME 2005 Power Conference. Chicago, Illinois, USA. April 5–7, 2005. pp. 1433-1436. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PWR2005-50334
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