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- Title
Fractionation of Anaerobic Digestion Liquid Effluents through Mechanical Treatment and Filtration.
- Authors
Sfetsas, Themistoklis; Sarikaki, Georgia; Chioti, Afroditi G.; Tziakas, Vassilis; Falaras, Polycarpos; Romanos, George Em.
- Abstract
Organic wastes and by-products from several activities, including food industries, farming, and animal husbandry, are a hygiene threat when aerobically decomposed. Therefore, their management is crucial for public health. In this direction, anaerobic digestion (AD) systems may be the solution by transforming waste into energy, which may decrease the environmental impact. However, their efficacy should be carefully examined. In this innovative study, we evaluated the physicochemical and microbial characteristics of liquid digestate (LD) retrieved from organic animal wastes in northern Greece using nanofiltration. Using treatment technologies, including physical (solid–liquid separation, microfiltration, and nanofiltration) and biological (anaerobic digestion), heavy metals and microbial (i.e., Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecalis) concentrations were reduced and nutrients were recovered. This work sets the basis for the efficient management of liquid digestate. Our method may enable the use of treated liquid digestate for unlimited irrigation water and other industrial applications of water. Apart from the sanitation process, the recovery of nutrients for soil fertilization seems to be a more sustainable way for future agricultural practices.
- Subjects
GREECE; ANAEROBIC digestion; SANITATION; ORGANIC wastes; ANIMAL waste; ANIMAL culture; IRRIGATION water
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 14, p11178
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su151411178