Anaerobic digestion of fungally pre-treated wine distillery wastewater

Melamane, Xolisa L; Tandlich, Roman; Burgess, Jo E

Title: Anaerobic digestion of fungally pre-treated wine distillery wastewater
Creator: Melamane, Xolisa L
Creator: Tandlich, Roman
Creator: Burgess, Jo E
Date Issued: 2007
Date: 2007
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71740
Identifier: vital:29932
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2007.000-2305
Description: The combination of fungal pre-treatment with Trametes pubescens and anaerobic digestion were tested for the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and phenolic compounds from wine distillery wastewater. The COD removal efficiency after fungal pre-treatment reached 53.3%. During digestion, pH buffering was achieved using CaCO3 and K2HPO4. This provided a stable environment inside digester for efficient and time-independent COD removal. The total COD removal efficiency reached 99.5%, and the system proved able to eliminate shock COD loads, as indicated by the concentrations of sludge and volatile fatty acids. Complex changes of phenolic compounds are suspected in anaerobic digestion system, and are investigated further.
Format: 4 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Journal of Biotechnology
Relation: Melamane, X., Tandlich, R. and Burgess, J., 2007. Anaerobic digestion of fungally pre-treated wine distillery wastewater. African Journal of Biotechnology, 6(17).
Relation: African Journal of Biotechnology volume 6 number 17 1990 1993 September 2007 1684-5315
Rights: Melamane, Xolisa L, Tandlich, R, Burgess, Jo E
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Journal of Biotechnology Open Access statement (https://academicjournals.org/open_access)

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