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Optimizing anaerobic co-digestion blends using linear programming enhances biogas production. This method balances methane yield with digestate quality, validated in pilot-scale tests with diverse organic waste streams.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Anaerobic co-digestion (ACOD) of multiple organic substrates offers synergistic benefits for biogas production.
  • Maximizing methane yield while maintaining digestate and biogas quality is crucial for sustainable ACOD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a linear programming (LP) optimization strategy for ACOD blend design.
  • To maximize chemical oxygen demand (COD) conversion into methane through optimized substrate blending.

Main Methods:

  • A linear programming optimization method was employed to determine optimal substrate blends.
  • The LP model incorporated experimental and heuristic data for objective functions and linear constraints.
  • Constraints were dynamically adapted to facilitate further optimization of methane productivity.

Main Results:

  • The proposed LP blending strategy successfully maximized COD conversion into methane.
  • The method maintained desirable digestate and biogas quality parameters.
  • Pilot-scale continuous operation validated the LP model's predictions for various substrate mixtures (glycerine, gelatine, pig manure).

Conclusions:

  • LP-based substrate blending is an effective strategy for enhancing methane productivity in ACOD.
  • The developed method provides a robust framework for optimizing ACOD processes for energy recovery and waste management.
  • Dynamic constraint adaptation in LP modeling allows for continuous improvement of biogas yields.