Characterization and anaerobic digestion of waters from washing of virgin olive oil

R. Borja; J. Alba; A. Martín; A. Ruiz; F. Hidalgo

doi:10.3989/gya.1993.v44.i2.1102

Characterization and anaerobic digestion of waters from washing of virgin olive oil

Authors

R. Borja Instituto de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC)
J. Alba Instituto de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC)
A. Martín Departamento de Ingeniería Química. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Córdoba
A. Ruiz Instituto de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC)
F. Hidalgo Instituto de la Grasa y sus Derivados (CSIC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.1993.v44.i2.1102

Keywords:

Anaerobic digestion, Kinetics, Macroenergetic parameters, Virgin olive oil, Waters from washing

Abstract

A characterization and kinetic study of the anaerobic digestion of waters from washing of virgin olive oil were carried out. The experimental setup used consisted of a 1;litre thorough mixing bioreactor that was operated at 35 °C and loaded with sepiolite-immobilized biomass at a concentration of 10.8 g VSS/L. The bioreactor worked satisfactorily for a hydraulic retention time of 1.1 to 5.0 days and eliminated more than 92% of the initial COD in all instances. Guiot's kinetic model was used to determine the macroenergetic parameters of the system, which was found to have a true yield coefficient for the biomass Y = 0.006 g VSS/g COD and a specific rate of substrate uptake for cell maintenance m = 0.072 g COD/g VSS ∙ day. According to the experimental results obtained, the rate of substrate uptake, Rs (g COD/g VSS ∙ day), was correlated with the concentration of biodegradable substrate, Sb (g COD/L), through an equation of the Michaelis-Menten type.

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1993-04-30

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Borja R, Alba J, Martín A, Ruiz A, Hidalgo F. Characterization and anaerobic digestion of waters from washing of virgin olive oil. Grasas aceites [Internet]. 1993Apr.30 [cited 2024Apr.20];44(2):85-90. Available from: https://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1102

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (1993)

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Research

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