Solid Phase Anaerobic Digestion of Kitchen Waste

摘要

Solid phase anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste with different total solids content (TS) was conducted in laboratory reactors. Kitchen waste was collected from Periyar Maniammai College of Technology Women's hostel and characterized for physico-chemical parameters. Laboratory experiments under anaerobic conditions were conducted with and without temperature control and with and without innoculum. 20% TS concentration with innoculum under mesophillic condition was found to be more effective in methane production; it produced 57% more gas than other conditions.