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Modified ADM1 structure for modelling municipal primary sludge hydrolysis.

H Yasui¹, R Goel, Y Y Li

¹Kurita Water Industries, 1-1, Kawada-Gochoyama, Nogi, Tochigi 329-0105, Japan. hidenari.yasui@kurita.co.jp

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Area of Science:

Environmental microbiology
Biochemical engineering
Waste management

Background:

Primary sludge particle disintegration and hydrolysis are critical but complex steps in anaerobic digestion.
Existing models may not fully capture the kinetics of these processes, particularly for larger particles.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify the rate-limiting steps in primary sludge particle disintegration and hydrolysis.
To develop an improved model for simulating primary sludge degradation in anaerobic digesters.

Main Methods:

Analysis of methane production rate (MPR) curves from multiple anaerobic batch experiments.
Characterization of primary sludge into distinct biodegradable fractions using a method similar to activated sludge models (ASMs).
Evaluation of anaerobic respirograms from 17 runs across four datasets.

Main Results:

Primary sludge degradation exhibits a complex methane production rate (MPR) curve with two distinct peaks.
The first MPR peak corresponds to readily hydrolysable substrates, while the second delayed peak is linked to large particle disintegration.
Primary sludge was classified into three fractions: readily hydrolysable (X(Settle-I)), biomass lysis-like (X(Settle-II)), and requiring disintegration (X(Settle-III)).

Conclusions:

A more elaborate particle disintegration and hydrolysis model is necessary to accurately simulate primary sludge degradation.
Proposed modifications to the anaerobic digestion model no. 1 (ADM1) can enhance the modeling of primary sludge solid breakdown.