Co-digestão de dejetos de vacas leiteiras e glicerina bruta

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of crude glycerin in co-digestion with dairy cows manure, on biogas production, methane and reduction of solid constituents. In the first experiment were used semi-continuous digesters and the second experiment batch digesters type. The experimental design used in the first experiment was a completely randomized factorial 3x3, three hydraulic retention times (HRT- 10, 17 and 24 days) and three crude glycerin rates (0, 5 and 10% of the total solids - TS), adopting the follow-up period of biodigesters as subparcels (five weeks). The experimental design used in the second experiment was randomized using crude glycerin five doses (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% of TS) and five repetitions. In semi-continuous digesters, the largest reductions of TS and volatile solids (VS) were 38.4 and 40.2% at doses of 3.6 and 2.7% of crude glycerin TS, respectively. Moreover, in the batch digesters reductions of TS and VS were 36.7 and 50.7% in doses of glycerine 4.7 and 3.4% of TS, respectively. The maximum potential methane production by TS and VS added, found in a semi-continuous system, were 1.4 and 1.8 l/g, in crude glycerin doses of 3.0 and 3.3%, respectively. It corresponds an increase of approximately 190 and 160% compared to control. In the batch system for the same parameters, the maximum values were of 0.19 and 0.26 l/g, at doses of 7.8 and 5.8% TS, respectively, which corresponds into increased 11 and 8% compared to the treatment without addition of crude glycerin. That inclusion of crude glycerin in doses between 2 and 4% TS were better for all parameters assessed in semi-continuous system. And crude glycerin doses between 5 and 8% of the TS, were better to enhance the production of biogas and methane in the batch system.